The record-union., 1896-11-16
fIFTY-fIFTH CONGRESS.
HOW THE POLITICAL SUBDIVIS-
IONS WILL STAND.
Changes That Hove Been Made by
the Election in the Several
Committees.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15-Although
the official figures of the recent elec-
ton have not in all cases reached Re-
publican Congressional headquarters,
the results of the contests in the vari-
Gus Congressional Districts is known
with sufficient exactness to warrant a
summary of the political divisions in
the House of Representative in the Fiji
ty-hfth Congress. This shows 207
Republicans, 137 Democrats and 13
Populists.
In making this division the commit
tee has placed among the Populists
Messrs. Hartman of Montana, New
lands of Nevada and Shafroth of Colo
rado, who We're elected to the present
Congress as Republicans. Also Judge
Baker of Illinois, who was a Repub-
lican Representative in the Fifty-firs
Congress. The other Populists come,
four from Kansas, three from North
Carolina, one from Colorado and one
from California Upon the question of
silver division it is said to be: For free
silver 153, against free silver 204. Two
of the Democrats are opposed to free
coinage of silver-Messrs. McAleer of
-
olina, and five Republicans favor it
Messrs. Hilborn of California. Broder-
ick and Curtis of Kansas, Lindsay of
North Carolina and Beach of Ohio
A study of the mortality among the
present committees of the House re-
veals some interesting facts. Not a
single one of the majority members of
the Ways and Means Committee failed
Of reelection, while of the six members
of the minority, two were not returned
-Messrs. Turner of Georgia and Cobb
Of Missouri.
The minority also lost its leader-ex-
Speaker Crisp, by death. However, he
was not candidate for reelection
The Committee on Appropriation loses
Messrs. Arnold of Pennsylvania, Hainer
of Nebraska, Blue of Kansas and Nc
Call of Tennessee, Republicans: and
Dayton of Ohio and Bartlett of New
York, Democrats. Other leading COM
mttees lost the following: Elections
Four Republicans. including Chairman
Daniel of No. l, and three Democrats.
Judiciary-Ffve Republicans and three
Democrats. Banking and Currency
Three Republicans and two Demo-
Gratis. Coinage, Weights and Measures
Five Republicans and one Democrat.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Three Republicans and five Demo-
Gratis. Rivers and Harbors-Five Re-
publicans and one Democrat Her
chant Marine and Fisheries-Three Re
publicans and three Democrats Agri-
culture-Four Republicans, one Popu-
list and one Democrat. Foreign At
fairs-One Republican and four DEM
ocrats. NavalEThree Republicans and
three Democrats. Postoffices and Post
Roads-Five Republicans and three
Democrats. Public Lands-Five Re
publicans and one Democrat. Indian
Affairs-Seven Republicans and two
Democrats. Territories-Edgh Repub-
licans and three Democrats. Railways
and Canals-Three Republicans and one
Democrat. Pacific Railroads-Five Re-
publicans and four Democrats. Labor
Three Republicans, including Chair
Democrat Patents Five Republic
ans, including Chairman Draper of
Massachusetts, and one Democrat. In
valid Pensions-Eight Republicans, in
Guiding Chairman Pickler of South Da-
kota, two Democrats and one Populist
Claims-Four Republicans. four Demo-
Gratis and one Populist. War Claims
Four Republicans and two Democrats.
Reform in Civil Service-One Repub-
lican. three Democrats and one Popu-
list. Accounts-Four Republicans. in
Guiding Chairman Aldrich Of Illinois,
and three Democrats. Ruies-One
Democrat (ex-Speaker Crisp).