San Francisco (CA) Bulletin, “Organization of the United States House of Representatives,” December 7, 1859

    Source citation
    “Organization of the United States House of Representatives,” San Francisco (CA) Bulletin, December 7, 1859, p. 2: 1.
    Newspaper: Publication
    San Francisco Daily Evening Bulletin
    Newspaper: Headline
    Organization of the United States House of Representatives
    Newspaper: Page(s)
    2
    Newspaper: Column
    1
    Type
    Newspaper
    Date Certainty
    Exact
    Transcriber
    Don Sailer, Dickinson College
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    The following text is presented here in complete form, as it originally appeared in print. Spelling and typographical errors have been preserved as in the original.

    ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. – This body is now, without doubt, engaged in an animated struggle for the election of its officers. It seems to be supposed that recent events have forced a union between the regular Democrats and Southern Opposition members. This combination, if complete, would command 115 votes, and would leave 122 members classed as Republicans, anti-Lecompton Democrats and Independents. The information before us induces us to believe that the coalition most likely to prevail is one between the Republican, anti-Lecomptonites and irregulars. All the members included within these three classes were elected in opposition to regular Democratic candidates, by Republican votes. The first of these circumstances furnishes a reason against concurrence by them with any proceeding designed to advance the interests of the Democrats as a party, and the last is a bond of union with the Republicans not likely to be broken through by those members looking to a reelection. The total number of members elected upon the Republican sentiment, and as representatives of it, is 121, a clean majority of 5.

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