The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-01

Isaac II. Goodnight. William T. Ellis. and
John II. Wilson served two years. At the be-
ginning OF this Congress the aggregate Of the
terms Of service OF her members was thirty
eress the aggregate viii be forty.elght years.
Louisiana shows up as well as kentucky.
hMnsEf fa Is Gn " N SsS 6 Shsass has IN h sFs ds' dToppsd
out and is succeeded by h q Davey. a new
n nani The Is sl SeNtG me g. sian lp ssdvi SRo ff Sas
pc. and probably. win Be. elected United States
death Of Randall 1. Gibson.
Barnes Compton is the, oldest member in
Years In the House. 1.-THE beginning Of this
Congress- her aggregate in service was sixteen
more IS foIlowInc the example Of philadelphia.
u Mis ssnisr ms l1ts t IL tsS nsss eG SSns hss viii VIII
active. member Of the House Of Representa.
inSs and john iOhr,e n. Alien iHal will .fo ii him Il cred
tied with ten years each. Mississippi began
the, Fifty;thlrd with the sam aggregate.
years . member: William ii. Hatch comes
P PeSsn WIN his %iU GGssres yc %Ith s% sn ssvrs Missou Il
Congress with an aggregate Of iifty-tour years
the enc next S'u Sens Ms@o viii irG Se JOIN GSat |. isrSi&s m
S Ssr n SaH his ef HOUSE, seDf 3 William nni i G ,H.S e %i@.
With ten years experience. North Carolina. at
gate Il sIxtse =. Years seryice.. In Il next
Congress her aggregate will be twenty. -.
a, s0q Hsr G oiSess ep %ssss ssS gG ia th fisSSC chnT.s St
is George p. Til!man. with fourteen years OF
sss1is sone Hsr H eldest St M 1isp,es %FIt'.M 4. il Rrs the
each with two years Of service: Her ag.
was tWenty;ioSr years. Her aesreeste at tie
beginning of the next will DO four years. A.
present. tsents delee fsf1gv With e'e one excertIon. This
s sjHissptii IL 1h Is H aiSe pierHfe c ,ai9. sh "a sac%rs Of !, free re-.
nomination. Her oldest member Is Benton
Texas shows a great falling oil. David B:
to his credit. Her aggregate at the beginning
years, Her aggregato at the beginning o. the
next Congress will be forty eight years. This
s sppSrti { lSss at 'w TiSins Rer n two so' tSSf % sh
oid Virginia never tires. Her oldest NOM
viii be George j. Wise Of Richmond. He viii
have had twelve years Of service. Col. Chas.
p Re H : Vir sSmsf n aesr essa 'e At tie Sss6 Begin Sn-
| ming Of the present Congress- was twenty four
y ;v;Ii E. Her. her aggregate in the next Congress-
West Virginia reelected, her, entire deleea;
f haTs h Sad sir ~ v w,,.aHm ssr Ii w' at th wh bes YIN.
The figures. like those Of tho last Congress.
shoE a net loss fort h South: She seems to o be- BE-
later. unless her best mon are retained. she is
be 5eI noth III gin IN &C eom paris y With with mem e But the
South is losing some OF her Oldest and ableSt
iReir a PAGES ,s w'i Her ds mHfS 'p Began q of iS the 'I last st
Congress. Before that she had gained in
every Congress since the war.
Thn nrrrnDnfn NJ fhn rNnInD
rom tie North; and only fsS Tor those from
sented almost entirely, by Democrats. while
Tiers Sn Is : stT TRsr sS wI1I liz H5o P sorfSsrn SSgn in
Gratis in the next House. and only 9a from the
North. Their terms Of service show that not
SdntSs4n bsm sns iSl!in sf, III fan In s auts SGpss sb tss
from the North. The lle Southern Demo
s srass t Ti1l 5s Sosthe ao2 B ysnss 81 ex anI1 SSa
years.
Untimely political frost nipped many .
tender Congressional plant In the last elec-
ton. Fifty-nine members serving their first
terms were retired. Some OF them were valu-
able men and deserved a better fate. A few.
approaching the spasmodic character OF the
convulsion that threw them into Congress.
refused to accept a denomination. Others al
lowed 1t to be thrust upon them. with the I'M
derstanding that there was to be neither as
sessment nor Investment.
The great majority Of these legislative
shoots. however. not only sought a renomina-
ton. but strained every nerve to secure o re-
election. The mortality In certain sections
was great. and hardly to be explained upon
tho theory that 1t was Presidential election
year. The vote for Congressman In many dis
tricts did not keep pace with the vote for cleo
tors. In other States 1t outstripped them.
In Michigan, for instance. whore both cleo
tors and congressman were elected from tho
same districts. there were five Democratic
Congressman sent to the next House. and only
four Democratic electors chosen. In the pres
emit House there are seven Democrats and four
Republicans from Michigan. In the next there
will be seven Republicans and five Democrats.
Wisconsin made q different deal. The DEM
ocrats there made a magnificent showing In
the Presidential and Gubernatorial contests.
but lost three Congressman.
In Iowa the mortality was terrific. The DEM
ocratic loss Of Congressman was q fitting
sequel to the Republican majority for Presi-
dent: The Democrats have g out OF the IL
Representatives from Iowa in thisC Congress.
and will have only one-Judge Walter l. Hayes
in the next Congress-. In view Of the number
OF Post Offices In Iowa. the Judge is rather to
be pitied than envled.
In illinois the vote for congressman did not
keep pace with the vote for Grover Cleveland.
The Democrats lost four districts. notwith-
standing the immense majority given for the
Democratic Presidential ticket.
In Ohio they did much better. The Repub-
licans had redistricted the State. and expected
to carry sixteen districts out OF the twenty.
one. But the Democrats upset their ~calcula-
tions by carrying eleven districts.
Among the new men who will be missed
from the House at it's next session. Allen X.
Bushnell OF Wisconsin is prominent. He made
an excellent tariff speech. and displayed I'M
usual talents. He Is u close reasoner. and one
who has won the attention Of the House.
Another man who gave signs OF great prom
tse was George Johnstone Of South Carolina.
He made few speeches; but they were concise
and to the point. His failure to secure a re-
A man who endeared himself to his asso-
ctatos was Lemuel zimmerman OF Scranton.
Pa. His kismet was Joe Scranton OF Scranton.
Joe has been running into Congress on alter
nate terms for the last twelve years. He hits
the marx. however, whenever there is q