Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-18
REPUBLICAN CONTROL OF
CONGRESS
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InaJOflLy.
However, as the record now
stands, the political complexion of
the new is as follows: Sen
ate-59 Republicans, AZ Democrats,
. Farmer-Laborites and l vacancy;
House-222 Republicans, 201 Demo-
Gratis, 1 Farmer-Laborite, l indie
pendent, 1 Socialist, and 9 vacancies.
The vacancies will all be flied be-
fore December and it is' expected
that the Republicans will get the one
senator and three of the representa-
tives. This would give the GO. P.
a majority of six in the senate and
of fifteen in the House.
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Since the new congress was elect
ed last November, sixteen members
of the House have died or resigned
and three senator's have died. Seven
of the House vacancies and two of
those in the senate have already
been filed, and the others will be
taken care of in special elections.
There are four gaps In the New York
delegation in the House. while Illi-
nois, Kentucky, Arkansas, North
Carolina and Vermont are each short
one member.
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Nicholson of Colorado, Nelson of
Minnesota, and Dillingham; of Ver-
mont. The governor of Colorado
appointed a Democrat. Alva b.
Adams, as the successor to Nicho1-
son while Magnus Johnson, the pic
turesque Farmer-Laborite, won thu
spectacular election to fill the va
cancy caused by The death of Knute
Nelson. The Vermont vacancy is
still to be filed, but it is regarded
as a foregone conclusion that a Re-
publican will be chosen.
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The representatives who have died
and their successors so far as chosen
are: John l. Nolan, fifth California.
Republican, succeeded by his wife,
Mae e. Nolan, also Republican;
Samuel Marx, nineteenth New York,
Democrat, succeeded by Sol. Bloom,
Democrat; James r. Mann, second
Illinois, Republican, succeeded by
Morton d. Hull, Republican; Henry
u. Osborne, tenth California, sue
ceeded by John ID. Fredericks. Re-
publican; John r. Tyson, second
Alabama, succeeded by Lister Hill.
Democrat; j. M. c. Smith, third
Michigan, Republican, succeeded by
Arthur B. Williams, Republican.
Those who have died and whose
az lcessors are yet to be elected are
w. Bourke Cochran, sixteenth New
York, Democrat; Daniel j. Riordan,
eleventh New York, Democrat; John
w. Rainey, fourth Illinois, Demo-
crat; l.. Il. Slayer. sixth Alabama,
Democrat; Claude Kitchen, second
North Carolina, Democrat; Luther
Mott, thirty-second New York, Re-
publican; James c. Cantrill, seventh
Kentucky, Democrat; James V. GAN
ly, twenty-fourth New York, Demo-
crat.
Horace M. ToWner, of the eight
Iowa district, a Republican, resigned
to accept an appointment as COVER
nor of Porto Rico. His successor,
Hiram X. Evans, is a Republican.
Stanley Webster, of the fifth WASH
lngton, resigned to accept a judicial
appointment. He is a Republican,
but his recently elected successor,
Judge Sam. B. Hill, is a Democrat.
Porter II. Dale, of the second YER
mont district, resigned to make the
race for the late Senator Dilling-
hams seat. His successor Is still to
be chosen.
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Being a party whip in the next
congress will not be a soft snap be-
cause the margin of control is SO
narrow in both houses, and because
of the uncertainty as to the perform
ance of some of the representatives
and senator's. Party whips are
charged with the responsibility of
seeing that all their party members
are on hand when an important vote
Is to be taken, and when so-called
party measures are under considera-
ton they are supposed to see that
all their party members vote in or
thodox party fashion.
When one party or the other has
an overwhelming majority in the
House or senate the whips have little
to do, for on the one side it is GER
tain that there will be sufficient
votes to control all partisan legisla-
ton, while on the other side the
minority is so helpless that it is
futile to attempt to accomplish any
thing save illuminate in the Record.
But this winter the whips will be
about the busiest individuals on
Capitol Hill. National legislators
have a habit of straying away from
washington during sessions, when
they are not particularly interested
in the bills that are under consider
alton, and absenteeism will be one
big source of trouble to the leaders
who WELD the party lash.
However, the Republican whips
will have the more difficult task
growine out of the uncertainty as to
how certain representatives and sem
ators will vote on party questions,
despite their avowed Republican
affiliations.
A revolt has already been threat
ened. In the House there is a group
of members who were elected on the
Republican ticket but who call
themselves Progressives and V no are
demanding recognition in the matter
of committee assignments over and
beyond their ordinary seniority
rights. They are insistent that the
element within the party which they
represent is entitled to chairman-
ships which they might not secure
IN the old basis of length of service,
and If the party organization is not
willing to concede this to them they
may kick over the traces and make
1t impossible for the Republicans to
organize the House.
For example, it is said that the en-
tire delegation from Wisconsin in
the House will follow the leadership
of Senator LaFoll tie in any matter
that has anything to do with politics.
And Senator LaFollette has made IL