Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-06-06
ST A YEAR IN ADVANCE

dents of the United States are in tn q
lists of Senators who have resigned.
Mr.. Adams resigned because the legis.
lature of Massachusetts, chose James
Lloyd, Jr., to be his uccessor-action
which was commonly interpreted to
be an insult to Mr.. Adams. Andrew
jackson resigned from the Senate to
be Justice of the Supreme Court of
Tennessee. He resigned seat to which
he was elected later to enter the White
House. 1t may interest Senator Hill
to know (if he does not know it now
that Mr.. Jackson is the only man who
ever went from the Senate to the w hite
House. Pierce resigned O seat in the
Senate with the idea of returning to
private life. Martin Van Buren, re.
signed to be Governor of New York :;
VIM. H. Harrison to be minister to
Colombia. Monroe resigned to be
minister to France ; Buchanan to be
Secretary of State. Tyler resigned be-
cause he would not follow the instruc-
tions of his State legislature. In these
enlightened days the Senators ignores
the Legislature and keeps right on serv-
ing in the Senate. Four Senators from
North Carolina have resigned because
they did not agree with the legislatures
of their State.
The list of those who have ''died
with harness on their backs" includes
some notable names. There was d. G.
Broderick, of California, who was killed
in duel with Judge Terry of his State
in 1887 There was famous Ben. Hill,
OF Georgia, who died just as his term
was coming to an end. There was
Roger Sherman, of Connecticut, who
served less than two years. There
was Felix Grundy, of Tennessee, once
Attorney General. There was W. F.
Fessenden, of Maine. There was Chas.
Sumner. Of Massachusetts,, just begin
ming his twenty fourth year of service.
There was Zach. Chandler, of Michi-
gan, whose daughter married Senator
Hale. There were the two Claylons.
members of family whose name is
indissolubly likened with that of Dele
ware. There was Stephen A. Douglas,
of Ill linois. There was Oliver P. Nor
ton, of Indiana. There was Henry
Anthony, of Rhode Island.
The record of vacancies caused by
death in the present Congress is not 90
great as the record which can be shown
for the Thirteenth Congress. On the
9th of May, 1S47, Jesse Speight, of
Mississippi, died. On the I'd of Novem-
Der Senator Huntington, of Connecticut,
died. On the Gath of December Sena-
tor Fairfield, of Maine, died. On the
Goth of April, 1S4S, Chester Ashley, of
Arkansas, died. On the 25th of Octo-
Der, 1S4S, Senator d. H. Lewis, of Ala
bama, died. So in the term of this one
Congress five Senators died in office.
The record of the Fifty Third Congress
thus far is only three. To be sure, all
three died this year and within few
months of each other. But then four
Senators died in 1926 and four in 1s47.
Three Senators died in office in 1910,
1S47, 1851, 1856 and 1875, respectively.
The three who died in 1875 were o. S.
Ferry, of Connecticut, November 21,)
W. A. Buckingham, of Connecticut,
(February5) and A. johnson, of Ten
nessee, July o. Thus Connecticut lost
both of her Senator's by death in one
year. 1H.lt.s.
Some ingenious Congressman figured
out some years ago the amount of time
wasted by the two Houses of Congress
in obituary services over dead mem bers.
Not a Congress passes that several
members of the two Houses do not
die, and, according to invariable GUS
tom, day is set aside in each House
for memorial services over each man
who dies. OF course the death rate in
the Senate is not SO great as the rate
in the House. But if day be taken
from the sessions of Congress for each
of the Senators in the list of those who
have died in the service, almost legis.
lative year is represented-a pretty
serious matter when the amount of un-
considered business in the two Houses
is considered. But then great many
people profess to believe that the less
Congress does the better for the couD-
try. rtr..r