New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-05
THE LVTH CONGRESS.
THE SENATE PROBABLY REPUBLICAN
AND FOR SOUND MONEY.
. SUBSTANTIAL REPUBLICAN AND SOUND MONEY
,.,op,ry IN THE HOUSE OF REPREsEN-
rATIvEs-THE SITUATION IN THE
UPPER BRANCH OF CON-
GRESS ANALYZED

TATIVES-THE SITUATION IN THE
UPPER BRANCH OF con-
GREss ANALYZED.
ro,urns from the States beyond the Mis-
-, Indicating the capture by the Bryan
I'D Fusion forces of one or two additional seats
~ tho United States Senate. threaten 10 limit the
panuh,ican and sound-money strength IN the
,,nner branch Of Congress after March next
o. a hare quorum. The Legislatures in Wash
,rgton. Kansas and Missouri are now conceded
a. show working Popocratic plurahties' whie
~. no,itIcal complexion Of the South Dakota
legislature is still doubtful. California and
Nortb Dakota will return Republican Senators.
ra,owares Legislature is admitted to be Demo-
,-a,,c which means that Democratic senator
Ill, no sent 10 Washington to press claim to
.,s seat vacated by Anthony Higgins on March
,eo3 In North Carolina it Is not yet appar-
~, what forces will control the next Legislature.
49,, :, ,s more than likely that the Republican
por,,,st fusion on legislative candidates mas
.onr snccessful and that Mr.. Pritchard or some
ether Republican VIII DE CHOSEN aS N" '
Marion Buffers colleague
r,orgb the Republican side In the Senate mas
.e,,.ad a material reinforcement as result
. rosdav.s elections. its strength had been SO
,,,ooa hv the desertion silver or nothing contin-
49,. from, the mining States that 1t can scarcely
o. 20 do more than make up its losses OF last
I,no and reassert a party control OF the senate
. cha aid of the Vice-Presidents vote On-
49,. frrther losses are reported from the STATES
IAN i, doubt. the Republican party vote IN 'he
go otter March will probably be 1or'y-
e. rs short Of sef-registering MAJORITY
Tho onpostion forces are likely 10 De sp"' up
,nto four factons-Sound Money democrats.
cuysr Democrats. Silver Senators pure a"O
s,mnle and Populists. The latest returns III
acate that there will be thirty silver De"'o
crafts in the chamber, four Sounu MONEY
crafts five Silver Senator's and SIX rop""'''
=, south Dakota and North Carolina are car
r,ed by the Popocratic legislative '|"'''
silver Democrat and enc Populis' VIII oe "uu
IN the opposition. which VIII theh DC d" "''N
majority Six of the Senators classed DE- nepu'
,cans-Shoup. of Idaho Woco'' oi
Carter. OF Montana; Mitchell, OF oregon ""'
Clark and Warren. of Wyoming-haNe ne'e
fore voted for free silver coinage measures "''''
,,a four Senators classed sound-money fnen
&c .au as five BRYAN Democrats-Messrs. "or-
man Of MARYLAND: Murphy. of New orK' MILES.
If Texas: Martin Of Virginia. and Mltche"' Vi
Uisconsin-have heretofore opposed Tree CUM
age legislation. The actual sou''u- 'o'
Strength in the Senate will not therefore, d'''e'
greatly from the Republican parry "
the Senate.
OF the ninety Senators who VIII be eh'i.ieu u
coats after March 3. 1891. hfty-eight hold over
from the present Congress They can De ui'i'eu
politically as follows: Republicans. 81 Democrats
90: Sound Money Democrats, !; silver Men, d.
Populists 3 Thrty-two vacancies are 10 De
e,ed from the following States: Alabama Ark
apsas California, Colorado Connecticut Dela-
ware Florida Georgia. Idaho Illinois. INDIANA
Iowa Kentucky Louisiana. Maryland, MISSISSIPPI
nj Missouri Nevada, New-Hampshre New
York. North Carolina North Dakota ONO ore-
CON Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dah'-
"a. Utah. Vermont. Washington and Wisconsin
ponublican Senators have succeeded themselves
already in Iowa and Vermont, and two additional
seats have been gained in Ohio and Maryland by
the choice Of J. b. Foraker and George L. wei
Nngton TO succeed Calvin :. Brice and {. H.
Gibson Democratic Senators have also peen
chosen In Mississippi ard Louisiana to succeed
Democrats. In Kentucky the present Legislature,
which is TO choose a successor to J. c. S. Black
burn has now a Republican majority OF two, and
ought TO be able to elect a Republican next win
ter at Frankfort In these six States II is now
apparent that the present Republican repre-
senation will be maintained-Cafornia. Con-
nectcut, New Hampshire North Dakota. Penn
sylyania and Oregon Democrats will succeed
Democrats in these six States: Alabama. Arkan-
sas Florida Georgia Missouri and South Caro-
Ina Populist Senators will probably be returned
from Nevada and Kansas
In New-York. Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin
four Republicans will replace Messrs. Hill, Noor
hees Palmer and Villas In Washington a silver
Senator Squire will be succeeded by Demo-
GRAFT Colorado will return Senator Teller and
another silver man will replace Brown. a straight
Republican, In Utah Dubois. silver Senator
will probably be dispossessed in Idaho in favor
Of Populist.
The Democratic side will gain seat in Della
ware-ihe one from which Colonel Dupont was
excluded last spring by close vote in the Senate
II South Dakota's Legislature is Republican the
Populists will lose the seat which Mr. Kyle now
holds. North Carolina will probably return a
Republican in the person Of Pritchard the sitting
Senator. AS a result Of Tuesdays election. there
fore, the Republican side has made net gain Of
six seats. which. considering the unusual cond
tons prevailing in many Western States. is
achievement Of the most creditabe and SUBJ
stantiai sort
The following table will show the makeup OF
the Senate after March next:
THE SENATE OF 1SS7-99
ALABAMA
j. T. Morgan CD)..... 1901 ---- ...Ioo3
ARKANSAS.
H. Berry (D)...... $50, ------ tD). ....... 1903
CALIFORNIA
6 NJ. White D)......iso ----- (R)..... 1903
COLORADO.
Z O. wolco;, RJ....ls97l -- ts)...... 1903
CONNECTICUT
D. H. Hawley RD..... 1898 R-). ...... 1906
DELAWARE.
george Gray IS NJ. d. 1899 - O)...... 1901
FLORIDA.
. Pasco ID .......... 1883 - DJ........1e 1890
West AhSt.