The sun., 1900-11-09
BRYAN CONGRATULATES
M'k|NLEY ON HIS
SECOND VICTORY
Nebraska is the Scene of a
Red Hot Political
Battle.
COMPLEXION OF CONGRESS-
According to the Latest Returns, the
New Senate Will Stand % Re-
publicans to 30 FOR the
the Opposition, a Re
publican Major
ity Of 20.

Washington, Nov. S.--Thcrc has been
hr, little change in the election figures
from those already announced
According to the latest revised returns,
The new senate will stand ~ Republicans
to 81 for the opposition, Republican
majority of 20. Several congress dis
iries are very close. but the best obtain
able figures give the Republicans a ma
jnrty over all the opposition in the next
house of 30.
In Chicago Vice Chairman Henry G.
Payne Of the Republican national COM
mittce has received II telegram from the
chairman of the state committee Of Ne
braska stating that the Republicans car
rcd the state by a safe majority; also
that they have the state senate and in all
probability will be able to organize the
house.
Assistant Secretary OF War Meiklejohn
has tclcgraphcd as follows from Fuller
ton. Ncb.:
Nebraska il redeemed. Mckinley has
carried thr state by not less than 1000.
The legislature is Republican, both
houses
On the other hand telegram was re-
crvch AT Democratic national hcadquar-
tors from W. J. Bryan stating that the
Democratic national ticket carried Ne
hra$ka by n majority OF 1000 and the
state ticket by 1000. and that the next
legislature will bc Democratic.
4 special to the Chicago Chronicle
from Detroit says:
don VI. Dickinson is authority for the
statement that within three weeks Il
meeting will be held in New York city
10 outline plan of reorganization for the
DCmocratic party. He says the call fol
tho meeting will have the signatures OF
prominent Democrats. The meeting, Mr.
Dickinson says. will hr attended by Dcni-
oclats of both gold and silver lcanings
The tall for the meeting will he sent ont
in Il lcw days. Il win br mailed through.
out ~ land. appealing 10 all Democrats
gnld and silver alike"
William j. Bryan has sent the fI,law
Ing telegram to Iresidcu Mciiinley;
Zion. William AcSinlcy, President oi
the United ,Slafrs
M thc close or another presidrntia
rHrluign il il ray lnl u congratulate yul
Ii t4 >cc"nd viCalG.
lEe EIana I'6r Congress.
'rhp lNfly ,vrenth congress. clagtcd u
Tup dt5, unicsa cale3 IN special sassiu!
ly iho president, Wiil uot mecl Until th,
HEtl t4'll'lu. IN l'tt'bll4tIs ls'ls 'AtlA
many impor,ant questions remain to b,
settled Is the second session Of the iif,y
si%th congress. The time Of thr con
gr SSnlcn elected on Tuesday dne4 not b.
gin until March i Of nest year. The slor
session OF The Fitly-siEth congress vii
hepin on the first Monday of December
and as both branches arc fully organ
lied innOrtant bills can be introduced
and referred to committees without delay
The secretary of the navy will suhmi
an estimate for the fiscal year endins
june /. 1902 which will include larg,
additions to the fighting force. There vii
be no currency question and no tariff aei
tation before the short session, and thu
entire three months can he devoted t.
the affairs of the Philippines, Cuba
Porto Rico. Hawaii and the appropria
tion bills.
Gossip of possible changes in the cabi
net has been started, but most of TIN
Republican leaders are of the opinion
that the president will make few if an
changes unless some members of hi
present cabinet insist upon retiring t.
private life. 1t is understood that Score
taries Hay, Root, Gage and Long, if no
the entire cabinet will be asked to re
main with the president until the end O.
his second term.
Director Merriam of the census expects
to be able to transmit to congress early il
December the schedule of population b!
states, which will enable the house t
fix at the short session the basis of rep
resentation. AS soon as that has beer
fixed the legislatures of the diHeren
states can proceed with the realportion
ment under which congressman will b'
elected in 1902. 1t is expected int New
York state will gain ut least two mem
bers of the house and that one q tht
additional members will be allotiN tt
New York county in the rcapporion
mcnt.