The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-12
A NOVEL EXPERIENCE.
Congress in Accord With the PresI-
dent in the Middle of His Term.

Congress in Accord With the Hresl-
dent in the Middle of His Term.
president Mckinley is TO have an I'M
usual presidential experience in the sec
ond half of his term" said Mr.. o. z. Aus
tin. chief OF the bureau OF statistics dis
GUESSING to-day the result OF the Tuesday
elections. From the days OF Andrew
Jackson TO the present time no President
was ever given IN the midst Of his -FOUR
years term a House and Senate In accord
with him politically save In the eXcep-
tioaal period lS60-lS4. during most OF
which only portion OF the states were
represented in Congress. In President
Cleveland FIRST term the House Of kep-
resentatives elected in the midst of the
term was I'm accord with him. but on that
occasion his party failed to control the
Senate. So. emitting consideration of the
1s6O-fS7f period there has never been from
Jackson to Mckinley. an occasion IN
which the people gave 20 the President. IN
the midst Of his term. as they have now
done. a Congress clearly controlled by MS
own party
Van Buren,, who entered the White
House in 1897 with Democratic House
I'm his first term, was confronted IN the
second half with a House so closely u
vided that whig speaker was finally
chosen. The whig party, which con-
trolled the House. elected simultaneously
with Harrison and Tyler lost control OF
that body IN the second Congress OF that
presidential term. Polk. Democrat lad
Democratic House in hi; irst congress-
but the wings controlled K ia the second.
The Observation-Disclosures whig administration
found Democratic control in the House
during both of its Congresses. Pierce.
Democrat. with whom Democratic
House was elected. was confronted tn the
second half Of his term with House
controlled by the 'antiNebrasia. subse-
ouently Republican. Marty. buchahah'
Democrat. had similar experience the
House of Representative in his first
Congress being Democratic, and the sec
ond Republican.
"From 1861. the date Of Lincoln's inaug-
aration. until January. 1871. the mouse
ala NOT contain n fun representation OF
the entire number Of states, out III the
midst Of President Grants second term,
normal conditions raving been resumed
he found himself confronted By House
controlled by the opposition party Hayes
ReDublicaD found Democratic control
IN the House in both Congresses OF ms
administration. The Garteld-Arthur ad-
ninisi-ation had the cooperation OF a
Republican House during the first half
of the term. but Democratic control in
the second half Cleveland Democrat
In his first term had the cooperation OF
the Democratic party in the House IN
both Congresses but failed 10 control
the Senate in either Harrison (Republi-
CAM, during the first half Of his term had
the cooperation OF q Republican House
of Representatives. but the Democrats
controlled that body i'm the second half
Of his term Cleveland In his second
term had a Democratic House and Sem
ate I'm the first half. bur an overwheim-
ingly Republican House iu the second.
And now President Mckinley, whose
party while controlling the House during
the first half of his term did not have
a clear majority In the Senate. hnds him
self the first President In more than half
a century aside from the 1904 Pc
riods) given. I'm the second half OF his
presidential term. a House and Senate
in accord with him. Washington Star.