The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-29

Of early resumption, aud Is ranked II
"A revenue tariff man. 4lf
Fernando Wood, of New York CITY
the second on The committee of way
aud means, was born IN Philadelphia
January II, 1872, aud removed 70 New
York In $50, Az ~ he became a ship
ping MERCHANT, hut he retired with /,
fortune IN 1850, lIowas thrice MAYO
Of New York, serving in that capacity
IN 1905, 'j6, ~ VI and '62, He was
member Of Congress In lSll, A2 ~
and again IN 1862 was elected 10 III,
Thlrty-elghth Congress. He was re-
elected to tho Bor,ietA Congress, an,
has ever since been u memher.
John Hancock, the third mem her o
the ways aud means, represents tn,
Fourth District Of Texas, lie wa,
born in Jackson, Alabama, October
20, 1924 was admitted TO the bar il
1916; settled in Texas in 1917; elected
Judge in 1851, aud was u member o.
the Legislature In 1860 and l6l, buI
was expelled in the latter year for re,
luslng to swear allegiance to the Con.
lederacy member0f the State Con,
stltutional Convention in 1866; elect.
cd to the Forty-thrd Congress, and
served there ever since. III the lust
Congress he served on the committee
on appropriations.
Philip Francis Thomas, of Maryland,
the fourth member, was born In Tai
bot county, Md, September -, 1910
admitted TO the bar in 1881, and was
IN Congress from 1889 to 1871 elected
Governor of Maryland IN lSl7; Com
missioner of the Patent 0nlce In 1860,
under Buchanan, aud In the same year
appoilied Secretary Of the Treasury,
vice Howell COBB, resigned. fH
Benjamin II. Hill, of Georgia, the
fifth member, was born in Jasper
county, Georgia, September II, 1923;
began practicing law in 1915; was Il
leader in the Confederate senate
elected to the House last May to I'LL a
vacancy.
Chester w, Chaplin, of Massachu-
sets, the sixth on the committee, was
born in ludlow, December III, l70S ;
acquired wealth as n manager of stage
lines and afterwards of steamboat aud
railway lines. He is now President of
the Boston and Albany Railroad.
EX-Speaker Blaine, of Maine, the
first in order Of the Republican mem
bers of the ways aud means: William
ID. Kelley, of this city, long an active
aud leading member Of the same COM
mittee; James A, Garfield, Of Ohio,
chairman of the appropriation COM
mittee of the last House, and Horato
G. Burchard, of Illinois, are all well
known. a
Samuel j. Randall, chairman of the
committee oh appropriation, which is
the second in Importance, is too well
known tomake any extended sketch
Of him necessary He has been in
Congress since 1861, and was Mr. Kerr's
principal rival 70 the Speakership. BY
virtue of his native energy and parlia-
mentaW experience he is the leader of
the majority on the floor. Sod 5r.E
Samuel S. Cox, Of New York, chair
man Of the committee on currency
and banking, was born at GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, September 20, 1924 graduated
at Brown University, Providence, in
1916; practiced law, edited and owned
the Columbus Ohio Statesman in
1854: is author of several works, and
has been delegate to several Nation
al Democratic conventions; elected TO
Congress from the Columbus District
to the Thirty-flfth, Thirty-sixth, Thir-
ty-seventh, Thirty.eighth Congresses
from 1857 to 1855 aud then removed
to New York city, where he was again
elected to the F0rty-hrst Congress In
1868, reelected to the Forty-second
Congress, and after being defeated for
the Forty-third as candidate-at.la large
was elected to the same Congress vice
James Brooks, deceased.
j. Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, the
seventh in order, is q grandson of John
Randolph, of Roanok, and Il brother of
Beverly Tucker, was born in Win
chester, Virginia, December "a, 1923 (;
educated at the University of Virginia
and admitted TO the bar in 1915; has
served twice as Presidential elector,
and been Acknowledgement of the
lege nov Washington and Lee
University, and was elected to Con-
gress in ISL