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Show POLITICAL BALANCE CLOSE IN HOUSE WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. How closo the political balance in the house willbe when congress reconvenes on January 3 is shown by this summary mado by South Trimble, clerk of the house: Total membership 435; Democrats 211; Republicans 209; independent group 6; vacancies 9. The vacancies are by resignations of Representatives Fitzgerald, Griflln and Bruckner of New York; and of Adam-son Adam-son of Georgia; deaths of Representatives Representa-tives Bathrlck of Ohio and Martin, Illinois, and absonces on army service of Representatives Johnson, South Dakota; Da-kota; Laguardia, New York, and Heintz, Ohio. |