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CONGRESS. (ORGANIZATION.) 



under the terms of the scheme for local purposes, 

 to the neglect of the great public societies of the 

 denomination. A discussion of The Problem of 

 Congregational Churches in Large Towns resulted 

 in the appointment of a committee to consider 

 the whole subject, together with that of village 

 churches, with power to take such immediate 

 steps as might be considered desirable and found 

 to oe practical. A deputation was appointed to 

 represent the union and convey its congratula- 

 tions at the celebration of the Union of the Free 

 and the United Presbyterian Churches of Scot- 

 land, about to be held. A resolution passed by 

 the assembly urged a uniting of all Christians in 

 order to promote any practical measures for the 

 restriction of the liquor traffic. Other resolutions 

 uflirmed that the internal strife within the Estab- 

 lished Church itself showed the necessity for a 

 definite change in the ecclesiastical conditions, 

 and that in the opinion of the assembly the only 

 change which would prove satisfactory was dis- 

 estalilislmieiit ; declared the various proposals for 

 a Roman Catholic University in Ireland to be un- 

 wise and reactionary attempts to meet the case 

 I iy a remedy contrary alike to wise principle and 

 sound policy; and emphasized the necessity of the 

 application of the fundamental principles of re- 

 ligious equality to the question of national educa- 

 tion. A meeting was held in behalf of the Congre- 

 gational settlements of Mansfield (Canningtown), 

 the Women's Settlement (Canningtown), Brown- 

 ing Hall (Walworth), Ipswich, Middlesborough, 

 and Manchester. 



A Congregational Historical Society is in 

 course of formation, the object of which will be to 

 collect, examine, edit, and publish the documents 

 and records of the denomination, which are de- 

 scribed as being numerous and interesting. 



Congregational Union of South Africa. 

 The amalgamation of the Congregational unions 

 of Natal and the Cape Colony as " the Congre- 

 gational Union of South Africa " was consum- 

 mated at a joint meeting held for that purpose 

 in Durban, Natal, early in the fall. About 50 

 ministers and delegates from all parts of South 

 Africa were present on the occasion. The Rev. 

 W. Friend, of Port Elizabeth, presided. The Rev. 

 J. F. Ritchie was chosen secretary, to devote all 

 his time to the work of that office. Besides 

 an anticipated year's income of 800, the union 

 expects to receive grants from the London and the 

 Colonial Missionary Societies. 



CONGRESS. The Fifty-sixth Congress met 

 for its first session Monday, Dec. 4, 1899. Its 

 membership was as follows: 



SENATE. 

 President pro tempore, WILLIAM P. FRYE. 



Alabama. Florida. 



1901. John T. Morgan, D. 1908. Stephen R. Mallory, D 

 1903. Edmund W. Pettus, D. 1905. J. P. Taliaferro, D. 



Kansas. 



1901. Lucien Baker, R. 

 1903. William A. Harris, P. 



Kentucky. 



1901. William Lindsay, D. 

 1903. William J. Deboe, R. 



North Dakota. 

 1903. H. C. Hansbrough, R. 

 1905. P. J. McCumber, R. 



Ohio. 



1903. Joseph B. Foraker, R. 

 1905. Marcus A. Hanna, R. 



Arkanta*. 



1901. Jamea H. Berry, D. 

 1908. James K. Jones, D. 



California. 

 1908. George C. Perkins. R. 



1905. Thomas R. Bard, R. 



Colorado. 



1901. Edward O. Wolcott, R. 

 1908. Henry M. Teller, I. 



Connecticut. 

 1903. Orvllle H. Platt, R. 



1906. Jowph R. Hawley, R. 



Delaware. 

 1901. Richard R. Kenney, D. 



Georgia. 



1901. AH -usi us O. Bacon, D. 

 1903. Alex. S. Clay, D. 



Idaho. 



1901. George L. Shoup, R. 

 1903. Henry Heitfeld, P. 



Illinoit. 



1901. Shelby M. Cullom, R. 

 1903. William E. Mason, R. 



Indiana. 



1908. Cha*. W. Fairbanks, R. 

 1906. Albert J. Beveridge, R. 



Iowa. 



1901. John fl. Gear. R. 

 1908. William B. Allison, R. 



Louisiana. Oregon. 



1901. Donelson Caffery, D. 1901. George W. McBride, R 

 1903. Samuel D. McEnery, D. 1903. Joseph Sirnon, R. 



Maine. 



1901. William P. Frye, R. 

 1905. Eugene Hale, R. 



Maryland. 



1903. Geo. L. Wellington, R. 

 1905. Louis E. McComas, R. 



Massachusetts. 

 1901. George F. Hoar, R. 

 1905. Henry C. Lodge, R. 



Michigan. 



1901. James McMillan, R. 

 1905. Julius C. Burrows, R. 



Minnesota. 

 1901. Knute Nelson. R. 

 1905. Cusbman K. Davis, R. 



Mississippi. 

 William V. Sullivan, D. 

 1905. 11. D. Money, D. 



Missouri. 



1903. George G. Vest, D. 

 1905. F. M. Cockrell, D. 



Montana. 



1901. Thomas H. Carter, R. 

 1905. William A. Clark, D. 



Nebraska. 



1901. John M. Thurston. R. 

 1905. William V. Allen, P. 



Pennsylvania. 

 1903. Boies Penrose, R. 

 1905. Matthew S. Quay, R. 



Rhode Island. 



1901. George P. Wetmore, R. 

 1905. Nelsou W. Aldrich, R. 



South Carolina. 

 1901. Benjamin R. Tillman, D. 

 1903. John L. McLaurin, D. 



South Dakota. 



1901. Richard F. Pettigrew, R. 

 1903. James H. Kyle, I. 



Tennessee. 



1901. Thomas B. Turley, D. 

 1905. William B. Bate, D. 



Texas. 



1901. Horace Chilton, D. 

 1905. C. A. Culberson, D. 



Utah. 



1903. Joseph L. Rawlins. D. 

 1905. 



Vermont. 



1903. Jonathan Ross, R. 

 1905. Redfleld Proctor, R. 



Virginia. 



1901. Thomas S. Martin. D. 

 1905. John W. Daniel, D. 





Nevada. Washington. 



1903. John P. Jones, S. 1903. George Turner. P. 



1905. William M. Stewart, I. 1905. Addison G. Foster, R. 



New Hampshire. West Virginia. 



1901. William E. Chandler. R. 1901. Stephen B. Elkins. R. 

 1903. Jacob H. Gallinger, R. 1905. Nathan B. Scotl, R. 



New Jersey. 



1901. William J. Sewel, R. 

 1905. John Kean, R. 



New York. 



1903. Thomas C. Platt, R. 

 1905. C. M. Depew, R. 



North Carolina. 

 1901. Marion Butler, P. 

 1903. Jeter C. Pritchard, R. 



Wisconsin. 



1903. John C. Spooner, R. 

 1905. Joseph V. Quarles, R. 



Wyoming. 



1901. Francis E. Warren. R. 

 1905. Clarence D. Clark. R . 



Senator Sullivan, Mississippi, was appointed in 

 place of E. C. Walthall, deceased; Senator Alien. 

 Nebraska, in place of M. L. Hayward, deceased : 

 and Senator Ross, Vermont, in place of Justin S. 

 Morrill, deceased. The Senate refused to admit 

 Mr. Quay, appointed by the Governor of Pennsyl- 

 vania, and Mr. Clark, of Montana, resigned, May 

 1."), 1!00, to anticipate action on charges of bribery 

 brought against him. The vacancies in Delaware 

 and Utah remained unfilled. 



HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

 Speaker, DAVID B. HENDERSON, Iowa. 



George W. Taylor, D. 

 Jesse F. Stallings, D. 

 Henry D. Clayton, D. 

 Gaston A. Robbing, D. 

 Willis Brewer, D. 



P. D. McCulloch, Jr., D. 

 John S. Little. D. 

 Thomas C. McRae, D. 



J. H. Bankhead, D. 

 John L. Burnett, D. 

 Joseph Wheeler, D. 

 O. W. Underwood, D. 



Arkansas. 



William L. Terry, D. 

 H. A. Dinsmore, D. 

 S. Brundidge, Jr., D. 



