The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-03

A Memorable body Of which but Few |
t. Now Survive.

The death OF Hon. Timothy o. How
removes one OF the few men lately in activl
political life who composed the Senate q
the special session Of the Thirty.seyentl
Congress, which met on the 4th Of July
1881, having been called by proclamation
OF President Lincoln, Issued on the 10Th o
April previous, the day after the fall OF For
Sumpter.
Hannibal Hamlin was the Vice Presi
dent Of the United States and called ths
Senate TO order, and the Rev. DR.. Byron
Sunderland offered prayer. Both these
gentlemen are still living. Mr.. Hamlir
had had long experience In the Senate
having been first elected in 1S4S and SERVING
continuously with the exception OF lesl
than two months. occupancy OF the Cub
ernatorial chair Of Maine. Until very re
Gently liz has been in public lie ever since
serving another full term in the Senate
since the war. The two Senators from
Maine were Lot NJ. Morrill, and William
Pitt Fessenden. Mr.. Fessenden had been
in the Senate since 1885,. Mr.. Nor.
rill was new Senator elected 10 sue.
ceedi Mr.. Hamlin. Mr.. Fessenden died
in 1869 and Mr.. Morrill, last year. Vermont
was represented by Solomon Foote and
Jacob Collamer, both men OF great ability
and distinction. MIR. Foote entered the
Senate in 1851 and died and in office in
1864. He was President pro tenn. OF the
Senate during this Congress. Mr.. Cola.
mer first entered the Senate in 1856. hav.
ing previously been twice Chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court OF Vermont, six years a
member OF the House OF Representatives
and Postmaster General in Taylor's I'D.
ministration. He died in Office in 1876,
and his statue is one OF the contributions
OF his State 10 the Hall OF Slatuary in the
National Capitol. ,... .
John P. Hale and Daniel Clark were the
Senators from New Hampshire. Mr.. Hale
was serving his third term. Mr.. Clark en-.
tered the Senate in 1857 for a short term,
ending in 1861, and was reelected. Mir.
Hale has been dead ten years, but Clark
has been United States District Judge for
New Hampshire since 1866. The represen,
tatives OF Massachusetts were Charles Sum.
per and Henry Wilson. The. former hap
been Senator since 1851, and the latter
since 1855. Mr.. Sumner died in 1874, and
Mr.. Wilson the following year. Rhode
Island was represented by James F. Sim.
mons and Henry 3. Anthony. Mr.. Sim.
mons had been O Senator from 1871 10
1877, and was reelected in 1857. In 1852
he resigned, and died two years later. Mr..
Anthony began his long senatorial career,
which IL not yet ended, in 1859. There IL
but one other member Of the Senate in
that Congress who is now member oil
that body, and Mr.. Anthony alone has had
continuous service. James Dixon and
Lafayette s. Foster were the Conn, lieut.
Senators. Mr.. Dixon entered the Senate
in 1857, served two full terms, and died in
1873. Mr.. Foster became Senator in 1855,
and served two. terms. He was chosen
drew johnson became President Of the
United States, He is not now living.
Preston King and Ira Harris were the
New York members. Judge Harris was a
new member, having been elected to sue.
coed William H. Seward. Mr.. King had
been in the Senate four years. Both are
dead. The New Jersey Senators were
John r. Thomson and John @. Ten Eyck.
Mr.. Thomson was Democrat, serving his
second term. Mr.. Ten Eyck was Repub.
lican, and had been in the Senate two
years. The former died in 1882 We do
not know whether the other is living OF
not. Pennsylvania was represented by
David Wilmot, OF Wilmot proyiso fame,
and Edgar C0wen. Both were new SEN
ators. Mr.. Wilmot died in 1868. and we
are in doubt about Mr.. Cowen. Delaware's
Senators were James A. B4yard, father oil
the present Senator Bayard, and Willard
Salisbury. We believe that Mr.. Bayard is
dead and Salisbury is living. Anthony
Kennedy and James A. Pearce were the
two Maryland members. Mr.. Pearce had
been Senator continuously since 1913.
He died in 1862. Mr.. Kennedy served out
one term. y ,......L
John, G.. Breckinridge and Lazarus w.
Powell were the Kentucky members. Mr..
Breckenridge had been Vice President dur
ing Buchanan's term, and was defeated
candidate for the Presidency. He was ex.
PEELED from the Senate the following Sep.
lem Der, and became General in the rebel
army. Both are dead. Trusten Polk, OF
Missouri, was serving his first term, and
was the only Senator from that State. he,
too, was expelled tor disloyalty. Andrew
johnson alone appeared from Tennessee,
the other Senator, A o. P. Nicholson, not
appearing at the opening Of the session,
aud being expelled on the 18th OF July.
johnson is dead, and probably Nichol.
son also. Lyman Trumbull had ust
been chosen for second term
from Illinois. His colleague, Stephen A..
Douglas, had died month before the Sen.
ate met, and Mr.. rrumbull's fst duty after
the roll.call was to present the credentials
Of o. II. Browning, appointed Senator in
Douglas place by the Governor Of the State,
Mr.. Trumbull still lives, but Mr.. Browning
is dead. The Senators from Indiana were
Jesse D. Bright and Henry s. Lane. Mr..
Bright had been Senator from 1876, and
during several sessions President Of that
body. He was afterwards expelled for
disloyalty. Mr.. Lane bad Just taken his
seat, having been elected Senator two days
alter his Inauguration sas Governor OF In
diana. By this means Lieutenant Govern.
or Oliver P. Morton became Governor.
Both Lane and Bright are dead.
The Ohio Senators were Benjamin F.
Wade and John Sherman. Mr.. Wade bad
been in the Senate ten years, Mr.. Sher-
man was q new Senator, having been
chosen to succeed Salmon P. Chase. Mr..
Wade is dead, but Mr.. Sherman is still in
active political life and member Of the
Senate, but In the meantime he has been
| four years Secretary Of the Treasury In
President Hayes administration. Zach
ariah Chandler and KinsleyS. Bingham
were the Michigan Senators. Mr.. Chand.
ller has been two years in the Senate, having
succeeded Gen Cas-. Mr.. Bingham had
also served two years. Both are dead. From
Iowa we're James W. Grimes and James
Harlan. The latter was beginning his
second term, and Mr.. Grimes had been q
Senator for TWO years. Both are dead. Mr..
Howe's colleague from Wisconsin was
James R. Doolittle, who survives him. The
4 Senator from California was Milton
s. Latham. There was vacancy
from this State. The Minnesota
Senators were Henry H, Rice and Morton
s. Wilkinson, whose subsequent history is
unknown TO us, The Oregon Senators were