The Portland daily press., 1896-12-14
THE NEXT SENATE.
How 1t Will Differ From the Pres
ent One.
REPUBLICANS MAY HAVE TO RELY
UPON THE VICE PRESIDENTS
VOTE,

To Be Sure of Control Republicans Must
CaroIina-The Chance Good n Ken
lucky but Poor in North Carolina
Narrow Chance for . Tariff Bill Unless
Some of the Silver Senators Help.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREsS.J
Washington, December 13.-The status
of the United States Senate, now and
after the fourth of next March, Is at pred
ent the subject Of anxious computation,
and the interests involved are SO vital
that it is worth the while to consider the
mem bership of this coordinate branch
of the government. There are 46 states
in the Union, each entitled to a repre-
sentation. of two members in the Senate.
Therefore the full m embership Of the
Senate Is 80.
Every two years the entire MON bership
of the Houss Is elected anew. But such
is not the case every six years in the SEN
ate. That body Is divided into three
classes, one of which retires every two
yenrs. Therefore on the third Of next
March. when the 54th Congress expires,
80 Senators will retire, and so new ones
will come in. Including the filling Of the
present vacancy in Delaware, 81 will
come in.
At present there are but SO members
in the Senate, one eeat in the Delaware
delegation being left vacant by the refu-
sal OF the Senate to seat Mr.. Du Pont.
OF these &c. there are 80 who are elassed.
since the recent eleotion, as st raight
Kepu blicans; 8s as Democrats, and IL
as Populists, silverites and people Of that
kind.
The composition of this band of SO
straight Repu blioans Is worth noticing.
1t is made up of two Senators from each
of the following states: Rhode Island,
Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Hamp-
shire, Wyoming, Minnesota, Maine. Iowa,
Connecticut, Massachusetts. Oregon, Yer
mont, Idaho, and one Senator from each
of these states: Kansas, e tab, Montana,
Illinois, West Virginia, North Dakota,
Wisconsin, California North Carolina,
New Jersey, Chic, Washington and Colo
RADIO.
The 3S stra light Democrats are dis
tributed as follows: From Tennessee 2,
Arkansas Q. Kentucky ., Louisiana 2,
Ohio /, Florida 2, Texas 3. Missouri 3.
Virginia Q. West Virginia 1, Mississippi
2, Maryland 9. Georgia 2, Delaware l.,
New York ., South Carolina 2, Alabama
2, Illinois i, North Dakota ], New Jersey
/, Indiana 2, California ], Wisconsin l.
The 10 silver men, Populists, bolting
Republicans, etc., come fAom the folio W.
ing states: Nebraska l, North Carroll ma
/, Utah 1, Idaho /, Nevada 9, Montana l.,
Kansas 1, South Dakota ., Washington l.,
Colorado /.
The 80 clsssed as str aight Republicans
include Mr.. Garter of Montana and Mr..
Woloott of Colorado, who have been in the
past so tender to silver that they could
not be relied on to support party meas
ures always. Whether they will in the
next Congress support a. tariff bill with
out getting at the same time considera-
tion for silver remains to be seen. They
are now counted as ready to stand by a
tariff bill even if they do not get silver
legislation.
Senator Roach Of North Dakota, who
was elected by coalition, is counted al
a Democrat.
In the ranks of the 10 silver men,
Populists, etc., are included Cannon OF
Utah, who walked out of the st. Louis
convention with Teller, Dubois OF Idaho,
who has resigned his place as secretary
of the Republican Senate caucus; Man
tie of Montana, who did not 60 into the
same caucus; Pettigrsw of South Dakota
and Squire of Washington, who is In
the same boat wish Pertigrew.
This is the composition of the Senate
at present. II will be observed that the
Republicans at most can muster only 50
Aotes against 80 Democrats, P0pulists,
boilers etc., nearly all OF whom are ready
to put trigs in the way Of Republican
success.
The 90 complexion Of the Senate Will bs
different after the third Of next March.
The terms of 80 Senators will have ex-
pired: 10 Republicans. IA Democrats and
Populists. etc.
The 10 Republicans ar 9: Brown OF
u tab, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Gal,
linger of New Hampshire, Hansborougf
of North Dakota, Mitchell Of Oregon,
Morrill, of Vermont, Perkins of Califor
MIA, Platt of Connecticut, Pritchard ol
North Carolina and Allison of Iowa.
The IA Democrats whose terms expire
March Sd, are: Blackburn Of Kentucky
Blanchard of Louisiana, Brice Of Ohio
Call of Louisiana, Gibson Of Maryland
Gordon of Georgia, Hill OF New York,
Irby of South Carolina, Jones Of Arkan
sas. Palmer of Illinois, Pugh Of Alabama.
Vest of Missouri, Villas of Wisconsin
and voorhees, of Indiana.
The six Populists, ETC., whose terms ex
pire are: Dubois of Idaho, Jones of Ne
vada, Kyle of South Dakota, PETER o.
Kansas, Squire Of Washington and Teller