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Show , The FOKTY-TiiiKn Congress, convened con-vened on Monday, is the first Congres.-under Congres.-under the new appointment of representatives repre-sentatives and members. 202 members in the House against 243 lus-t year; an increase of 40; Arkansas, California, Califor-nia, Florida. Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia, having each gained one member; Alabama, Georgia, Indiana. Kansas, New Jersey, New York, Tennrsaee, and Wisconsin, two; Iowa, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, three; Missouri. IbuT; and Illinois, fivu. 0. these 39-j are Republicans, and 97 Democrats; and Lilierals; an administration adminis-tration gain of fourteen. This body, in view of the November elections, is scarcely more ncaily representative ol the people than is the Trench Assembly. As-sembly. The Senate shows a Republican Repub-lican loss of five. |