The Portland daily press., 1895-02-05
by Mr.. Chandler. Republican OF New Hainp-
shire.
The Senate then adjourned
CHANGES IN THE NEXT CONGRESS.
How the Senate and House VIII Stand
After Man ch A..

| Wa shiDeton- Fe ebruary 4.-Although thu go
State legisiat .res are yet 10 be heard from.
and several special elections will have to
| ue held to fill vacancies in the list of Repre-
senta tives-eIect. it is now possible 10 give
the representatives of each political party
in both houses of the new Congi iess.
Including the two Senators from Utah, to
be elected after July l, when that Territory
is admitted to Statehood; the reelection of
Senators Higgins of Delaware: Shoup of
Idaho, and Dolph of Oregon. or their Re-
publican succe ssors. The next Senate will
comprise: Re publioans. 45; Democrats. 49,:
Populists, 6. Total, 90.
Assuming that Republicans will be elected
to fill vacancies from Illinois and Pennsyl-
vania. caused by the deaths. respectively OF
Messrs. Post and Wright. and Democrat to
| succeed the late Mr.. Campbell. from the
Tenth New York district. the next House
will stand: Republicans, 244; Democrats.
l05; Populists. 6; silver, /. Total, $50.
From the figures of the Senate it will be
seen that the Popuiists, even after the two
Republicans from Utah are chosen. will
hold the balance of power in that body. II
mas beer the ambition of the Republicans to
be able to organize he next Senate without
populistic support, but they must have the
voter of at least one member OF the third
party to give them ma joIity.
Should all six Populisis vote with the
thirty-nine Democrats it would make tie
and leave the Vice President to ,ast the
deciding vote in favor of the Democrats. No
such contingency. however. need be ex-
pected. Senators Jones and Stewart will
certainly vote withsssthe Republicans and
thus guarantee the latter the organization
of committee. appointment and all the
other patronage in the Senate that goes
with the pred ominant party.
OF the members comprising the present
Senate twelve have been reelected with
the cases of Messrs. Higgins, Shoup and
Dolph yet to be acted upon by their respec-
tive State Legislatures. They are: MessI 8.
Berry. Arkansas; Caffery, Louisiana
Harris, Tennessee: Lindsay, Kentucky, and
Morgan. Alabama. Democrats. Chandler.
New Hampshire; cullom. Illinois; Frye,
Maine; Hoar, Massachusetts: Mcmillan.
Michigan; Pettigrew. South Dakota. and
Wolcott. Colorado. Republicans.
An even ten of the familiar faces will be
missing after March 4, either through defeat
in legislatures or by reverse Legislatures as
a result of last Eovember's elections. They
are: Mr.. Power of Montana. who will be
succeed by Mr.. Carter; Mr.. Carey of
Wyoming, who will be replaced by Mr.. War
ren; Mr.. Washburn of Minnesota, whose
place will be taken by Mr. Nelson; Mr..
Butler of South Carolina. who will be sue
Gee ded by Nj. illman; Mr.. Hlnton.of Vir-
ginia, who will be followed by MIR. Martin.
and Mr.. Walsh of Georgia. whose seat will
be taken by Mr. Bacon. Mr.. Camden of West
Virginia. " no will be displaced by MI
Elkins, Republican,: Mr.. Martin of Kansas.
Democrat, who will give way 10 Mr.. Barker.
Republican; Mr.. Mcpherson of New Jersey,
Democrat, whose place will be taken b, Mr..
Sewall. Republican. and Mr.. Ransom. Dem
ocrat of North Carolina. who will be fol-
lowed by Mr.. Butler, Fopulist.
Providing for New Executive Mansion.
Washington, February 4.-Senator Cha nd
Ter, today. by request, introduced bill 10
acquire by condemnation the site on Six
teenth street of the city of Washington.
upon which to erect a residence for the
President of helUnitedsStates,ejght hundred
thousand dollars. to be appropriated to carry
out the provisions of the lii.