The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-03
PERSONNEL of CONGRESS.
Many New Memberx ih Moth Bodies
Revolution In the Hou.e -

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.--No such reyol,,.
ton in the personnel of the members of
congress has occurred in recent years at
least Exactly 163 new faces appeared in
total Of S56 members. Some of the Oldest
and most tried leaders among the Demo-
Gratis were swept out by the tide which
rolled up Republican majority of 40 in
the Fifty-fourth House. OF ninety-four dis.
tricts north of Mason's and Dixon's line.
which were represented by Democrats in
the last Congress, hut thirteen returned
Democrats to the new House. The Demo-
cratic victory of $780, which turned a Re.
publican majority sinIsthe' Fifty-frst Con.
gress into a Democratic majority of $50
was not so complete as the Republican fri
umph which last year changed Demo.
cratic majority of ninety-fYe into a Re,
publican majority of 140.. In the new House
the Republicans control thirty-one of the
forty-four State delegations, which insures
them the next presidency should the cleo.
ton be thrown into the House. They have
twenty solid delegations while the Demo.
Gratis have but four In the once "soliG
South the Kentucky and Tennessee dele,
cations are almostl.evenly divided. In
North Carolina and Missouri, the Repub-
licans control The West Virginia deIega-
ton is solidly Republican. Texas and yir-
glnia each has Republican and South
Carolina and Alabama send Populists The
number of PoDulistS in the House is re-
duced from twelve too six.
Among those whose long service and
striking personalities make their absence In
the newly assembled House most noticea BILE
are such grizzled veterans as Judge Hol-
man, of Indiana, the father of the House."
and watch dog Of the treasury" who
began his congressional service in 1859: Gen,
Dan Sckels. of New York. the hero of
Gettysburg who achieved. distinction as &.
soldier, diplomatic and statesman; "Silyer
Dick Bland, of Missouri, and William NJ
Springer, of Illinois, both of whom served
twenty-five years in the House. and General
Hooker CT Mississippi. and General Hatch.
of Missouri. who were both Confederate.
veterans who first came into congressional
life in 1875. Others there We're whose term
of service was shorter but whose talents
and ability made them exceptionally prom>
inent like William Ia Wilson, who framed
the tariff bin in the last Congress, or ".
Bourke Cochran, of New York. whose ora,
tory often kindled the House. Then there
were such men as William j.. Bryan, Ton,
Johnson. John Dewitt Warner, of New
York. and Champ Clark. of Missouri |:
Thomas Dun English. cot New Jersey, who
wrote the song Don't Iou Remember Sweet
Alice Ben Bolt? around which Du Maur-
ier's story hovers SO persistentiy; Buck
kilgore, of Texas, who is now a federal
judge; Daniel Lockwood. of Buffalo. Presi-
dent Clevelands old law partner; Michael
Harter of Ohio; Sbiey. of Pennsylvania,
whose ardent advocacy of the cause of free
silver has given him prominence as a pos
sibc silver candidate for the presidency;
General Tracy, of Albany, close friend
of the administration on the floor of the
House; Joseph Outhwaite. of Ohio, now a
member of the government ordnance board;
Benjamin A. Enloe, of Tennessee: Geary,
OF California. the author of the latest Chi
nese exclusion act: Mccain, OF Chicago:
LATE Pence, of Colorado: DIR. Everett, of
Massachusetts; Asher Caruth. of Ken,
lucky one of the wits of the House. and
w c. p breckenridge. of the same State
and Jerry Simpson. the leading Populist OF
the House. These and many others are
gone, but there are new men of as striking
ability. as interesting history or peculiari-
Gen James A. Walker the Republican from
Virginia, a Confederate soldier of renown,
who assumed command of Stonewal Jack
sons brigade after the latter was shot at
Charlottesville.
!, The presence OF new blood is quite as no.
ticeable in the usually slow-changing SEN
ate as in the House. Among the most
notable of the absentees are Butler of South
Carolina. Ransom of North Carolina, Coke
of Texas, Dolph OF Oregon, Henderson OF
Nebraska and Mcpherson of New Jersey,
each of whom had served more than one
term. OF the thirty Senator's whose terms
expired on the 4th OF March last only thir-
teen were reelected. The new men are
Augustus @. Bacon. OF Gorgia. who succeeds
Patrick Walsh: I.ucien Baker. of Kansas.
vice John T.. Martin: Marion Butler, of
North Carolina, vice NJ w. Ransom:
Thomas r.. carter-- OF Montana. vice
as, vice Richard Coke, stephen T. t.lkins
of West Virginia. vice J. y. Camden: John
II. Gear OF Iowa, vice j. F: Wilson: George
Thomas 5. Martin. of Virginia. vice Eppa
Hunfon: Knute Nelson's. of Minnesota VICE
w. ID. Washhurn; w. J. Sewcll, of New