Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1884 — The Next Congress. [ARTICLE]

The Next Congress.

Mr. MoPherson, Secretary of the Bepublioan Congressional Committee, says, from the most anthentlc information he has been able to secure, the next House of Representatives will consist of 182 Democrats, 141 Republicans, 1 Greenbaoker (Brumm, of Pennsylvania), and 1 Fusionist (Weaver, of Iowa); a Democratic major.ty over all of 39. As compared with the membership of the present,House this estimate shows a loss of 19 votes to the Democrats and 4 to the Independents, and a gain of 22 Republicans and 1 Fusionist vote. The Columbus Times recalls the fact that Gen. Jackson had 219 electoral rotes In 1832. Onk-thxbd of the Independent rote in Massachusetts was in E eston. v