The sun., 1892-11-20
THE NEW HOUSE AND THE0LD
COMPARISON OF THE FYFTY-sECoND
and F1FTr. THIRD CONGRESSES.


AND F1FTY.THIRD CONGRESSES.
The Democrats Lose Many Capable. and
ExverieneeA Members. While tho Nc
,,b,,sans Gain Mors Than They Have
Lost some Conspieuous Men or botA
Parties who Have Been Returned.
WARRINGTON. Nov. 10. - In the House >oi
Representatives OF the Fifty-second Congress
there are 235 Democrats. 80 Republicans, and
8 Farmers Alliance men, making atotal OF o3Z
members. In tho Fifty-third Congress the
total membership will be 35e. gain OF "a
under the reapportionment OF the new census.
or this total number the Democrats Will have
about as many as now. while the Republican
column will go UP to the neighborhood OF I'D.
It having gained additions by the Increased
| representation, and several reliably Repub-
| lican districts that were lost In the great
anti. Mckinley bill tidal wave OF 1890 having
| been won bnck. The falling on In the
| number Of Populist Congressmen-Far Farmers
| Alliance mon they were called until the late
campaign-has also helped to swell tho he
publican representation. 1t Is Impossible yet
| to state definitely the relative strength OF each
party In the House. because returns have not
yet been received from many districts. and
because, also in others the official count Will
be necessary to determine accurately tho re-
suit. From the returns already received. how.
| ever, it is evident that the Democrats will
| have in round numbers 900 members. the ke-
| publicans 100. and tho Populists ana lnoe-
| pondents the remaining u. Later returns
| from the election districts will change these
| figures somewhat. but not suhciently 10
impair the largo majority which the democrats
will have over Republicans. Populists. and the
ono independent (McEttrick OF the Tenth
Massachusetts, district). majority that VIII
be In the neighborhood Of ninety. With such
n working majority as this the Democrats
will be able to enact any legislation they
choose on the tariff or any other question;
aud as the Senate will also have Democratic
majority. the party will be entirely responsible
for whatever legislation Is sent to President
Cleveland for his signature.
study Of the personnel OF the newly elected
House shows that remarkably few changes
have been made in Its membership consider
| ing the fact that the Representatives were
| voted for at q Presidential election. whom men
| OF both parties are naturally more anxious for
| nominations than in so-called of years. Thers
| have been comparatively few men OF con-
| spicuous ability or striking personality IN the
| lower House during tho past few years. and
| the Fitty-second Congress was especially lack
| ing in big men. Tho new Congress gains
| little II anything by the changes result
| Ing from the elections. and the Democrats
| have failed to make up In ability what they
have lost in tho failure Of old and capable
members to bo renominated or reelected. Tho
| Republicans. on the other hand. have gained
| much more than they have lost and In pro-
! portion to their total number will have moro
| men OF real ability and parlism entary expert
| snce than tho Democrats As for the Populists.
| they have no men OF broad calibre in the
| md will hovo a In tho naYt-
The Democrats will still have such strong
mon as Speaker, n. Crisp. judge , h9lman. man
en eoEs Hsetsr e9SaFtR; Uho AHs @
Touisiana:. but they have lost Blo1nt Of
Georgia Herbert and Eor11ey ld1fyy. Of ualabamai
years In Congress, and are possessed n.s
ss s q thse %ssif s's
tY' Of Ha Them. % howsSer @ u had grown Tired The
offcal harness in which they had known hard
rnd oi
front rank and Apparently had 6risht ieeis.
OF South Ca arolina and the called Conserya;
he so well deserved. He was a representative
Of tho best element Of the social and political
HE OF the South. and will no doubt reanpear
Nspp5ssns lost none q ths,r Leaders,
their dethroned Car during the sessions Of tn .
and viii continus to follow the Brilliant. il er.
ratio and fateful. leadership OF Tom Reed.
orsed Gy o the f large Cee Of
andsds H thas "a frss nGds ara
Iinois. The Iooseness Of his tongue and the
q his mHuth mo !, formed political
M the 4h March, nSs M a. sat
The mos FORSYTH and sspss ss
legislators In, Congress, AS O. fres-for- all
hs na me- sqes1ss esss IN hs SS
pqDlicans. and his colleagues viii all wseoms
CT. S ss hepab
sns sSs D%s ve9 6o back
stats; who is at present Harrlson's Solicitor Of
n.. rssS @sa S hf om Hsss sna m
y e s fss Bseha%
hrt wss e Mans ths ths Ideep, deep,.
Inged saGbne ,b Of Kalamazoo julius Cesar
DuTTOWS, tn0 TWO 1tenuerSOnS. D0ro. the
biz, e-legged soldier orator from Iowa. and
Tom" tho soft,voiced radical Republican.
who has represented an Illinois district since
1875: the popular r r. Hit Of the same State.
who was once Oliver P. Morton's stenographer.
then Secretary Of tho American Legation at
Paris. then Blaine,s Assistant Secretary. OF
Stats TT Chair%an h 81 tn Committee on Foreign
husband Of the handsomest and most brilliant
woman In Washington society. besides being
theintinate mutual friend OF James G. Blaine
and Thomas b. Reed; Henry Cabot Lodge the
viii soon be promoted to the senate; Elijah
Adams Morse OF Canton Mass. distant rela-
tive OF the Adams family" and last, but not
least. tho Hon. Joe Walker of the same State.
also made name for himself that day in the
summer OF 1890 when he removed his coat in
order to cool himself while lighting free silver
on the floor OF the House. he being according
to his own testimony. . recognized Authority
on financial questions.
The Democratic mem bership will include. in
addition to the leaders already named John
, Allen OF MiSslssippt the humorlst OF the House
bailey OF Texas the air-spitting defender on
the The, Constitution. whose conscience will not
allow MIN 70 draw his salary on days whom he
does not lttcnu the sessions. Rrvop ~ NJ