Gloucester County Democrat., 1892-11-10
THE COMING CONGRESS.
Indications that the Democrats will
Control Both Branches.

Control Both Branches.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O.-Equally i'm
portant as the contest over the presi-
dency was the political complexion of
the next senate. That body now EN-
braces forty-seven Republicans, thirty
nine Democrats and two Farmers All
lance men-a Republican majority Of
six over the combined opposition. On
March 4 next twenty-nine, seats in the
senate viii become vacant BY expiration
Of the terms of the present senators.
There is also vacancy in Kansas,
caused by the death of Senator Plumb.
Six of the retiring senators have already
been reelected Sherman, Aldrich and
Proctor, Republicans; German, George
and Daniel, Democrats.
Reports from the congressional elec-
tions are still far from complete. State
ments of the political divisions Of the
membership of the senate and house Of
representatives in the SD congress neces-
sarlly contain elements Of uncertainty
that cannot be avoided, but the reports
that have been received do not make any
material changes in the tables heretofore
sent out by the United Press. Demo-
Gratis claim that they have carried the
Wyoming legislature and will thereby
secure successor to Senator Warner,
whose terms expires March next. This
would give them AZ senators and almost
certainly give to the Third party senators
the control of that body. Enthusiastic
democrats, however, claim that their
party will secure enough additional sem
ators from other western states to give
them control of the upper branch of
congress after March A.
The returns Of the Legislative cleo
tions show the loss of two seats by the
Republicans-New York and Wisconsin
and leave five seats III doubt, four of
these being now held by Republicans and
only ono by Democrat. If the Eaepul-
lieans hold their own in the doubtful
states, the next senate win be made up
Of 45 Republicans, Al Democrats, and 2
Farmers Alliance men-a Republican
majority of 2 only. The loss of one more
seat will thus tie the senate, and the loss
of two seats will turn its control over to
the opposition.
A compilation of the returns for con
gressmen give the Democrats a majority
over the Republicans in the next house
of seyenty-seven, and over both Republi-
cans and Third partyites of sixty-nine.
with eleven districts put in the doubtful
column. The returns as yet, of course,
are very incomplete, and changes viii
have to be made In the figures of each
side, as the latter reports win probably
show the defeat of a number of congress
men now said to be elected, and vice
versa.
The figures, however, clearly indicate
that the next house of representatives
viii be Democratic by good, large
working majority, which will doubtless
finally be found to be somewhere from
go to so. According to the present COM
pilation, there viii be 207 Democrats, 100
Republicans and Third party men in
the next house, with II additions vet to
be made to complete the quota of 356
members. There were in the last house
235 Democrats, SO Republicans and 8 In
dependents. or 332 members In all.
The result is a relative gain for the Re
pubhcans as compared with the tremen-
dous landslide of two years ago, so that
the Republicans will need more than
two aisles in the national legislative
chamber for their members. But though
the Democrats have lost a number of
members, as compared with the present
house. their majority is certainly large
enough for all practical purposes. The
strength Of the Independents will be
pretty nearly the same in the next house
as in this.
The present house consists Of 236
Democrats, So Republicans, and 8
Farmers Alliance men.