The Washington herald., 1906-11-16
FIXSTATUS OF HOUSE
Semi official Figures Show
Majority of Fifty-fOur.
FINAL TABULATION IS MADE
New Members VIII Number 1Oi, of
Whom 16 Have Served I'm Former
ConEresses-Vacancf Created i'm
Fifteen Committee ChRirmnnShfDs
by the Defeat of Prominent Men.

The best informed persons as TO the
true complexion Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives are the men composing the
clerical force of that body. Yesterday
they agreed upon final tabulation of the
Congressional election to send 10 the Pub
lie Printer The figures and names in
the table and list of members are, Of
course, unofficial, but they are accepted
as correct until the Clerk of the House
receives the certificates of the election Of
members.
The political complexion of the House
according to these unofficial figures, which
are based upon the most reliable reports
as TO the face OF the returns, shows that
the Republicans have just % majority,
the strength of the two parties being:
Republicans. 2l9; Democrats, 165. Nacan-
cies exist in two districts, which, when
elections are held, viii more than likely
add two votes to the Republican strength,
These are the districts represented by the
late Gen. John H. Ketcham, Of New York
and lockwood Hoar, OF Massachusetts,.
How Vacancies Are Filled.
Nine vacancies. by reason of death and
resignation, existed in the present House
up to the election. These vacancies were
filled as follows:
CaIifornia-Frst district, w. F. Engle-
bright, Republican, elected in place OF
J. y. Ginett. Republican, elected governor
OF the State.
Georgia-First district. J. W. Overstreet.
elected in place Of Rufus Z. Lester, de-
ceased.
Ilinois-Thirteenth district Frank o.
Lowden, elected in place Of Robert r.
Hit, deceased.
Indiana-TweIfth district. c c. Gil
liams, elected in place Of \. W. Gilbert.
resigned.
PenRsylvania-Second district, John z.
Reyburn. elected in place Of Robert
Adams. deceased; Third district, J. Hamp-
ton Moore, elected in place of George A.
Castor, deceased.
New York-Eighth district, Daniel j.
Riordan, elected in place of Timothy d.
Sullivan, resigned.
Virginia-Fifth district +. NJ. Saunders,
elected in place Of Claude \. Swanson,
resigned 70 take the Office of governor
OF the STATE.
Wisconsin,. u. Nelson, in place of H.
c. Adams, deceased.
OF the members elected to the Sixtieth
Congress. 2S3 We're reelected. making 1Ol
new members, of whom 81 are Democrats
and 30 Republicans. OF the new members.
is have served in Congresses prior to the
Fifty-niuth. while s. are entirely new 10
the Congressional experience.
Former Members Returned.
The members who had served in former
Congresses are:
B. F. Caldwell and II. D. Foster, Demo
Gratis, Of Illinois; W H. Jackson, Repub-
lican. Of Maryland: c. ". Hamlin and
Robert Lamar, Democrats, of Missouri;
c. n. Hitchcock. Democrat of Nebraska;
William Hughes. Democrat of New Jer-
sey; Francis b Harrison and Daniel J..
Riordan. Democrats, of New York; ~. T.
Crawford, Democrat OF North CAROLINA;
I. r. Sherwood, Democrat, OF c W
2. Ellis. Republican. of Oregon; Jbhn Z.
Reybu-n and c. \. BTumm, Republicans,
OF Pennsylvania; sam b. Cooper, Demo
crat. of Texas; Frank R. Lassiter, Demo
crat, of Virginia.
The complexion Of the House by States
IS aS follows