Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-14

Special Correspondence
Washington, Dec. g,--'rhc ilfty-sev'
enth Congress is now fairly under way
though, as in previous sessions, compar-
ntively little Nv accomplished until after
The holiday recess, 1t takes about
The first week or two for the new sene-
;ors and representatives to get comfort
ably settled ia their seats. There are
lOg OF the colts In this Congress
~ IN the Senate and 80 In the House
The Senate at present has melnber-
ship OF 81, with vacanclcs-2 from
Delaware and from South Dakota, the
latter being ocoasioned by the death Of
Senator Kyle The political complexion
"a; Republicans, %; Democrats, ~,
Populsts and Sllyerites, 6, thus glying
The Republicans a clear majority OF ID
The House has 81, members and dele
gates, these berry divided politically
mis- way. Republicans, 1885 Democrats,
1852, Popui9ts, Silvertes and fusionistb
p. leaving a Republican majority OF 90
over all. OF the new representatives
10 are Republicans, % are Democrats,
and s are Popullsts or Silyerites. or
Inc new senator's are Democrats
Republicans and Popullst.
The study Of the faces Of the new
Yolons IS interesting They come from.
all sections Of our big country and
ere thoroughly representative OF II,
thirty-one states being represented
wholly or in part by new men. Among
them Is an unusual number Of compar-
atiyely young men, with bright, eager
lntelligent features which bespeak an
Earnest ambition tC serve their country
we'll and faithfully. How far they VIII
succeed time win tell. There are also
among the new faces many that arc
strlklngly handsome, though the num-
Der Of quaint characters and individd-
ais Of picturesque appearance Is somc-
what below the average,
There is almost score Of million
aires among the newcomers, the most
prominent of whom Is Oliver IL. Z,
Belmont, who cones from the Thr-
teenth New York district, With clear
cut face and regularly chiseled fea-
lures and arrayed In fautessly fashv
ionabe attire, he Is one of the figures
on the floor most frequently pointed
cut from the galleries Mr. Belmont is
a brother Of Perry Belmont, who served
IN the B0rty-ninth and Flftloth Con-
Pressea II is intmated that the latter
may have a seat In this Congress, and
Tc Will have the rather unusual colnci-
denca OF two brothers serving as repre-
sentatives in the same house from the
same section Congressman Nicholas
Muller recently resigned from the sew
enth New York district, and II Is ur-
derstcod that Perry Belmont Is willing
and likely e. be elected TO hll the va"
Cancy.
There Is IN this Congress the usual
prepOndellnoe of lawyers over other
professions, but there is quite a sprlL-
king Of substantial and successful
business men, whose knowledge of
practical affairs viii be useful IN legls-
lation. Altogether 1t seems to be a
thoroughly representative body Of
American citizens
with the opening OF Congress new life
Is infused into Washington society,
though the social season does not fairly
begin until after the Presidents New
Years reception. The households Of
the foreign ENJOYS. which constitute a
prominent factor in the social life Of
the national capital are again estab-
llshed here, nearly all Of the diploma
lists and their families having returned
from their summer outings
one OF the ambassadors who was not
expected to return, but who has come
back to Washington by order Of his
government is Count Cassinl, the rep