The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-04-14

ate meeting to consider a Taft ad.
ministration measure directs unusual
attention to the new congress-. The
political compilations of the two
branches of congress will be as fol
lows:
House democrats, 22S, republicans,
100; socialist, !; vacancies, 2, the
ninth Iowa and the second Pennsyl-
vania districts.
Senate, republicans, so; democrats,
Al; vacancies, 1, from Colorado.
In the house the democrats will
show a gain of ffty-four members and
the republicans a loss OF fifty-five, the
socialist member, Victor Berger of
Milwaukee, accounting for the differ.
ence in the equation. Il
BY reason of the change resulting
rom the election last November, new
faces will be seen not only in the
membership of the house but in the
whole organization. Republican en-
ployees in great number awe been
dropped and their places filled by
| democrats. Choice rooms in the cap
itOl and in the house office building,
long controlled by the republicans are
surrendered to the representatives OF
| the party which is to gather up the
| house reinS.
Fifty Republican Senators.
Instead of the tifty-nine republicans
who occupied seats in the senate on
March 4, there are only sfifty-One.
The ranks of the minority are in
| rrnocnn from fhirt VI ,rn IN for. y-nOn
and to forty-two when the vacancy in
Colorado is filled. There was one va
cancy in the last session, caused by
the death of the late Senator Hughes
Of Colorado.
More notable even than the large
number Of new faces in the senate
and the house is the absence of SO
man. veteran legislators. The speak
er's marble rostrum will o resound
with the vigorous whacks Of the Can
non gavel for Mr.. Cannon will appear
in the ranks of the minority. Netor-
ans OF many legislative struggles viii
be missed from the house floor. Chief
among those whose absence will loom
large will be TaWney OF Minnesota;
Boutell OF Illinois, Scott of Kansas,
Mckinlay of California, Bennett.
Fish, Parsons and Cocks Of New
York, Hull and Smith of Iowa. DENLY
of Michigan, Keller Of Ohio. Four
members, Hitchcock Of Nebraska,
polndeXter OF Washington, Gronna Of
North Dakota, and Townsend Of Mich
igan, have been elevated to the sen
f ave.
Many striking figures are missed
from the senate floor, notably Aldrick
Of Rhode Island, who is succeeded by
f Henry f. Lippit, Hale of Maine, sue
CecGed by Charles +. Johnson: Bev
cridge of Indiana, who was ~vanQuished
by John W. Kern; Kean Of New Jer
f sey. in whose place will be John +
Maltine; Warner Of Missouri, II
placed by James A. Reed; Dick OF
] Ohio. replaced by Alice Pomerene
and Carter Of Montana, succeeded by
1 Henry /. Meyers. All OF these
changes represent democratic gains
except in the ease Of Rhode Island
Luke Lea Youngest Senator.
The other senate changes are Fraz
icI OF Tennessee, succeeded by Luke
Lea, the youngest OF ali the senators
Money OF Mississippi. whose place
will be filed by John Sharp Williams
formerly the democratic leader of tn,
house; Flint OF California, whose tog;
:. will grace the shoulders OF John d
Work: Buckley of Connecticut, VIII
gives way to George p. Mclean. fol
g lIerly governor Of his state; Barrow
Of Michigan. whose mantle is 10 b
worn by former Representative Tow
send; BUrkett of Nebraska. succeed
ed by former Representative Iiitcl
cock; Scott and ElkiIS OF West Vii
W.. f.. Chiffon, while G. W. WatsO
=: already has taken the place Of Sens
:, tor Elkins, and Piles OF Washington
who has been succeeded by forme
Representative PoindexIer. The plac
Of Senator Depew was filled after
= long struggle by the eleclion of Ju.
tice James O'Gorman.
Senator Hale was the senate ca,
Gus chairman. but he Will nor be i
- the new congress-. At the caucus Sci
. ator CullUm Of Illinois will be chose
chairman by reason of the 1act tha
after Senator Frye, who has decline
on accoun Of i'll health, he is tn
re senior republican in the senate. Sel
IT. ator Gallinger of New Hampshire wi
be made chairman of the senate con
"a nl;ttee on committees.
y Representative James r. Mann c
II y11;,,o;o l., +ho o~r- r,;,,,., $500 y.-