The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-24
PRESIDENTS AND CONGRESS.
Only Once Has the President Fate
to Have I MAJORITY OF the House.
Especial Dispatch To Tn. T;,,.s

WASHINGTON, August EFT is inter.
estins to observe that only once since tie
war has the successful candidate FOR Pre<i-
dent failed 70 carry with him a majority
OF the House. pledged to support his poll
c5eS. This exception occurred in the pIaa
ton o. 1876 when the Republicans elected
President Hayes, but the Democrats car
ried the House
Beginning with General Grants election
in 1865 the Forty-first Congress stood
seventy three Democrats and one hundred
and seventy Republicans. ana the EepubIi-
cans had q proportionate majority in the
Senate, or sixty-one to eleven. with two
vacancies Grants reelection in 1872 re-
suited in an increased majority for th,
Republicans in the lower House. only
lightweight Democrats being elected RI
two hundred and three Republicans. while
the Senate of the Forty-thfrd Congress
stood nineteen Democrats and ffty-four
Republicans. with one vacancy.
The Forty-tifth Congress came in with
a majority for the Democrats. who carried
one hundred and ffty-siN seats to one
hundred and tfirtyseyen for the Rapubli-
cans. although the latter elected HAYES
President and held the Senate by a narrow
margin OF thirty-nine to thirty-six. one
independent with this exception every
Congress elected since the war preceding
and following this.aereed in complexion
with the politics OF the elected candidate
for President.
The Forty-seventh Congress (Gardefdl
was Republican. The Democrats we're
tied in the Senate. thirsv-seven and thirty
seven, with one American end one Re-
adjuster and the President holding
the balance o. power The House was Re
publican, one hundred and dfty-two to
one hundred and thirty. with nine
Nationals and two .EeaiiuSters
The Fortv-ninth was the first Cleveland
Congress The Democrats held the House
bv one hundred and eighty-two to one
hundred and forty. with two Nationals
and one vacancy: but the Republicans
had the Senate by forty-onc to thirty
Four years after Harrison was inaugu-
rated and the country gave him Repuh-
,icar House and Senate. In the lower
branch OF the F'ifty-frst Congress the Re
nuhIfcans had one hundred and seventy
three seats and the democrats one hun
fred and fftv-stx. with one independent
The Senate stood forty-seven Republicans
TO thirty-seven Democrats.
Cleveland carried the election in 1892
and with 1t the House and Senate the
former standing two hundred and twenty
Democrats. one hundred md t,anty-eFei,t
Republicans and eight populists The
Senate was made " OF forrg-sour Demo
Gratis thirty-eight Re-ub'.cens one indie
nendant. ore Formers. Alliance and one
Poouist. with three vacancies
Mckinley and the FifrI-ffth Congress
were elected Simultaneously the Democrats
having lost both branches of Congress as
well as the executive. The Senate stood
thirty-four Democrats forty-four Renubli-
cans. five Pnpuiis.s. six Silver Republicans
and one Tndenendent: and the House two
hundred! and three Een,inIieans. ona hun
araa erf twant--sra Democrats. twnntv-
49, r-,nl's.s t"rse Silver ard four Irse-
pendents with Ave vacancies.