The New

Senate Faces. There were 33 Senators elected last week. Of these, 13 will make their first appearance in the purple toga when the 69th Congress assembles next year. The other 20 Senators were reelectees. There will be two other new faces, as yet undetermined, the successors chosen to the late Senator Brandegee of Connecticut and the late Senator Lodge of Massachusetts. Here are the changes in the

Senate :

New State Present

Means (Rep.) ........ Col. ..............Adams (Dem.)

Mr. X ...................... Conn. ........................vacant

DuPont (Rep. ....... Del. .......................Ball (Rep.)

Deneen (Rep.) ..... Ill. ............McCormick (Rep.)

Sackett (Rep.) .... Ky....................Stanley (Dem.)

Gillett (Rep.) ........ Mass. .............Walsh (Dem.)

Mr. Y ..................... Mass. .........................vacant

Schall (Rep.) ...... Minn. ............Johnson (F. L.)

Bratton (Dem.) ... N. M. .............Bursum (Rep.)

Pine (Rep.) ........... Okla. .............Owen (Dem.)

Metcalf (Rep.) .... R. I. ..............................vacant

Blease (Dem.) .... S. C. ......................Dial (Dem.)

McMaster (Rep.) .. S. D. .............Sterling (Rep.)

Tyson (Dem.) ............... Tenn. ....Shields (Dem.)

Goff (Rep.) ........... W. Va. .............Elkins (Rep.)

The three vacant seats were occupied by Republicans, Senators Frank B. Brandegee, LeBaron B. Colt, Henry Cabot Lodge. It may be assumed that Mr. X. will be a Republican, and also Mr. Y. Hence the Republicans have gained five and lost one seat--a net gain of four.

Senate Alignment. Granting the vacant seats to the Republicans, the alignment in the next Senate will be 55 Republicans, 40 Democrats, 1 Farmer-Laborite--a nominal majority of 14. But Senators LaFollette, Frazier, Ladd, Norris and Brookhart must be deducted from the Republican majority and added to the Opposition, because of their consistent insurgency. This makes the alignment: 50 Regular Republicans, 46 Opposition--a majority of only four. The defection of three* other progressives in the Republican ranks would then readily upset the Republicans' narrow "working majority." That this defection may take place is far from unlikely in many cases, if one considers only the present personnel without accounting for the strayings from the fold of such newcomers as Schall of Minnesota or McMaster of South Dakota.

House Faces. The most note worthy change in the appearance of the House which can be visualized will be the disappearance from the Speaker's Chair of Frederick C. Gillett, gone to join new comrades in the Senate. Representative Longworth, Republican floor leader, is already nursing his ambition to be Speaker.

House Alignment. According to tabulations by William Tyler Page, Clerk of the House, the alignment of that body will be :

Republicans 247

Democrats 183

Farmer-Laborites 3

Socialists 2

Net Republican majority 59

With allowance for 15 insurgent Republicans, the regular Republicans would have 232 seats to their opponents' 203, or a majority of 29.

* In case of a tie vote, the Vice President casts the deciding ballot. With Mr. Dawes in the Chair and 48 regulars on the floor, the Republicans would always have a majority.