Evening star., 1901-11-23
Representatives Who Make Their
Debut Next Week
FROM ALL PARTS OF The COUNTRY
Will Add Greatly to the Strength
of the House.
A FINE LOOKING BODY

Written for The Evening Star
When the new Congress, the Fffty-sev-
enth, assemblies in the Capitol for the first
time at noon Monday, December 2. there
will appear in the Senate twelve new faces,
and in the House of Representatives ninety
new faces.
A lively interest always attaches to the
new men sent up fresh from the people at
the opening of a Congress, because they in
fuse new blood into the legislative body
and constitute an unknown factor that in
yites scrutiny; and though they do not usu-
ally guide Legislation, they yet exercise
considerable influence over it. President
Andrew Jacksons aphorism, Congress is
a curious collection is exemplified now as
in his day. In the new Congress will be
seen typical and literally representative
men from the various walks of life and
from the different grades of our citizen
ship, selected in each case for reasons
deemed sufficient and exhibiting the pecu-
liar local flavor of their several constitu-
encies.
striking feature of the new Congress is
the large number of handsome men among
the fresh recruits, some of the accom-
paEying portraits Indicate Many of the
reelected congressman are already known
TO possess a fair degree CT personal pull
chritude. and with these exceptional ac-
tCusly styled the handsome Congress by
way of distinction. There are at least
dozen milliOnaires among the newcomers.
The comparatively young men are more nu-
mCrous than the midde-aged and elderly.
but inasmuch as many of the young
cruits have prematurely grizzled hair, gray
heads will not be at a discount. The usual
heavy predominance Of lawyers over men
OF other professions is also noticeable, but
there is quite valuable. infusion of sub
stSntial business men, whose knowledge of
practical affairs will be useful in legisla-
ton. The allotment of quaint characters
and individuals OF odd appearance is some
what below the average. and from all sur
face indications the new Congress promises
to measure up to the best standard of legis-
lative timber CuriousIy for the first time
in many years not single colored man will
hold a seat in either House or Senate.
Party LiEes.
The House will consist of 357 members
and delegates. Politically 1876 of them are
republicans, 152 are democrats and nine
are populists siiverites or fusionists, leav-
ing a republican majority of thirty-five
over all. The Senate at present has men,
bership of eighty-seyen, with three vacan-
cies-two from Delaware and one from
South Dakota. occasoned by the death of
Senator Kyle. Fifty-three of the Senators
are republicans. twenty-eight are demo-
Gratis and six are populists or silverites,
giving an available republican majority of
twenty. and inasmuch as House, Senate
and executive are all in political accord,
whatever legislation is seriously attempted
whether 1t be concerning the Nicaragua
canal, transpacific cable, the government
OF the Philippines the suppression of
anarchism is likely to eventuate into law
OF the new representatives forty-nine are
republicans thirty-eight are democrats and
three are populists or silverites. OF the
new senators six are democrats. five repub-
licans and one populists. The new repre-
sentatives hail from every section of our
widespread common country. thirty-one
states, in fact, being represented, some
largely, some to slight extent and others
wholly, by the new members On the other
hand twelve states and three territories re-
turn without change of personnel the COM
plete delegations that served in the last
Congress. Most of these, however. are of
minor size. the most important ones being
those from Georgia. louisiana, Minnesota
and New Jersey.
From New England.
New England sends six fresh faces-seven
81 We include Ex-Governor Llewellyn Pow
ers. republican. of Maine. who succeeds the
late Captain Boutelle from the fourth dis
tTict. Though he was elected Cor one term