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Show THE RECORD OF FIFTY YEARS. How CongreM Ha Ktood in Relation to the Administration. ' In a speech made a few days before the recent election Jlr. Blaine declared that "from the time of John Quincy Adams to Abraham Lincoln, with one exception, every administration lost its second congress." con-gress." The suggestion embodied In this deliverance of the Maine statesman has been utilized byacontrilmtor to The Philadelphia Phila-delphia Press. His highly interesting summary sum-mary of congressional elections for the lust lifty years is as follows: , lfO-WIUiam H. Harrison (Whig) elected . president Congress elected stood, Whigs, 133; Locofocns. 108. The congress elected In l(M8 stood, Whigs, 09; Locofocos, 140. 1844 Jamos K. Polk (Democrat) elected pre. dent Congress elected stood, Wblgs. 78; Ixk'c-focos, Ixk'c-focos, 185. The congress elected in 1848 stood, Whigs, 115; Locofocos, 108. , " 1848-Zachury Taylor (Whig) elected president Congress elected stood, Whigs, ill; Locofocos, 110. The congress elected In lfcSO stood, Wblgs, 88; opimsltloD, 140. 1858 Fraiiklin I'ieroe (Democrat) elected president pres-ident Congress elected stood, Wblgs, 71; Democrats, Dem-ocrats, 159. The congress elected in 1854 stood, Republicans, 108; Democrats, 83; Fillmore-Ameri-cans, 48. 1850 James Buchanan (Democrat) elected president. Congress elected stood, Democrats, 131 ; Republicans, 92. The congress elected in 1858 stood, Republicans, 114; Democrats, 87. I60O Abraham Lincoln (Republican) elected president Cougress elected stood, Republicans, l'MI ; Dumocruts, 4; Unionists, 88. The congress elected In 18U8 stofxl, Republicans, 108; Democrats, Demo-crats, 75. 1W14 Abraham Lincoln (Republican) re-elected pivsldent Congress elected stood, Republicans, 14.V, Democrats, 40. The congrass elected in 1800 stood, ItepuljlicuiiH, 1J.'1; Democrats, 49, 1KB8U1)ssi 8. Grant (Republican) elected president Congress elected stood, Republicans, 159; Democrats, 01. The congress elected In 1870 stood, Republicans, 131 ; Democrats, 90. 1878 Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) re-elected pnwlilent Congress elected stuod, Republicans, 19 ); Democrats, 88. The congress elected In 1874 stood, Republicans, 108; Democruts,1(18. 1874 Itutliorford B. Hayes (Republican) elect-el elect-el president. Congress elected stood, Republicans, Repub-licans, 140; Democruts, 158. The congress elected elect-ed In 1878 stood, Republicans, 130; Democrat, ' 149. . lP80-Jomes A Garfield (Republican) elected president C'ongn elected stood, Republicans, )53; Democrats, 100. The congress elected in 1888 stood. Republicans. 1!9; l'euiocrats.800. 18KI- Grover Cleveland (Democrat) elected pn-.ildcnt. CVjugress elected stood, Itepubllcans, Dcnmcmts, 188. Tbo congress elected in 1880 BUxxl, Republicans, 158; Democrats, 1U0. .. . The Harrison figures are not given, be-rnuse be-rnuse it, la probable that the actual status of the next congress will not liecome ap-yurent ap-yurent until the meeting in December. The Queen Collects Her Kent. The royal courts of juattce at London wilnosaal uqueer ceremony recently. Ccnt-tllios Ccnt-tllios ncro Vllcr le Bruu was granted ground Riiv.-blob to p'.Bce a forgo, the yearly leutal t the crown being sis horseshoes and rixty-ono nails. About the same time Nicolas do Mora received a pioce of land cn condition that he nnuually cut in twain one fagot with n bill hook and another with a Imtchct. Those properties are held even now on the sumo terms, and theother day at the opening of court proclamation was niiido: "Tenunts and occupiers of a piece of wasto ground culled 'The Moors,' in tho county of Salop, como forth and do your service." Upon this Mr. Crawford went through the ceremony of cutting the fagots, one being severod with a hatchet and the other with a bill hook, two formidable instru-mauts, instru-mauts, which, in conjunction with a small stjnaro chopping block, had been set out on tho table before the queen's remembrancer. remem-brancer. Then the proclamation was made: "Tenants and occupiers of a certain tenement called 'The Forgo,' In the parish of St. Clement Danes, in the county of Middlesex, come forth and do your service!" ser-vice!" Once more Mr. Crawford advanced to tho table, and gravely counted out six borseHhoes and si.ity-one nails. Their correctness cor-rectness was vouched for by the remembrancer remem-brancer announcing "Good number." The horseshoes, the nails uud the fugots are , iiow the property of the queon. |