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Show MANY M FACES INMATE Largest Representation in History of the County, Being Composed of Ninety-two Members. Nearly One Hundred New Members of the House, While Seventeen Men from Varlous( Paijts (of Country Coun-try 8port Togas for First Time. p ' Washington. Tho sonnto will bo tho largest In tho history of tho country, coun-try, nB It will bo composed of nlnoty-two nlnoty-two members, the Increase being mado by tho admission of Oklahoma, whoso two senators will bo Robert L. Owen nnd T. P. Goro. With tho two senators from Oklahoma Okla-homa thero will be soventcon now members of tho senate, which In-cludo In-cludo successors to Senators Morgnn and Pcttus. Tho now men lncludo William Borah, who recently camo out victorious In land fraud cases In Idaho, and Jonathan Bourne, Jr., of .Oregon, whoso advocacy of a "second elective term" for tho president brought him Into national promlncnco somo tlmo ngo. Frank C. Brlggs of New Jcrsoy succeeds Senator Dry-den, Dry-den, and Norrls Brown, formerly attorney at-torney goneral of Nebraska, comes with a record for ontl-rallroad prosecutions prose-cutions in his slate. Joffcrson Davis of Arknnsns has a reputation ns a fiery orator that may causo Senator Tlllmnn to look to his lurels. Simon Guggonholm of Colorado Colo-rado has gained a grent roputatlon in tho business world through his connection con-nection with tho Anierlcnn Smelting & Refining company. Joseph E. Johnston, John-ston, tho successor of Senator Pcttus, Pct-tus, Is a confodornto veteran. Harry A. Hlchnrdson of Delawnro Is a millionaire, mil-lionaire, as also 1b Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin, tho last named being tho successor, of Senator Spooner, nnd known a tho pioneer lumberman of tho northwost. Itobort L. Taylor of TcnnesBCO has n great reputation as a humorist, and during his recent campaign for tho Benatorshlp carried a violin through his p'.nto and opened his mcotlngs by fiddling for tho amusement of his constituents. John H. Bankhead, successor suc-cessor to Senator Morgan nnd Joseph M. Dixon of Montana come to tho senate direct from tho house of representatives, rep-resentatives, and T. H. Paynter of Kentucky formerly seved in tho houso, ns also did Senator Stephenson. Stephen-son. Senator Owen, who will represent repre-sent Oklahoma, is one-third Cherokeo Indian, and Senator Goro has been blind slnco childhood. Tho Bcnato will havo a majority of moro thnn two-thirds Republican. Tho houso of representatives also has a largo Republican majority, thero being 222 Republicans and 208 Democrats. Thoro will bo many In-foresting In-foresting and plcturesquo characters in tho houso. Thoro nro ninoty-nlno now members in tho houso, but of that number twelvo havo sorved in that body prior to the' Inst congress. Of tho now men slxty-ono nro Democrats. |