The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-11

Der s, 1902: and was indncted into office
March q, 1888.
Commencing with the state OF Ala
bama, AID ending with the state of
Wyoming, and the territory of Utah, in
alphabetical order Of the states, the
Congressional Directory gives autobi-
agraphical sketches OF all of the sena-
tors and presentatiTes in congress.
There are only two ex-speakers Of the
house of representatives now in con-
gress. namely Galusha A. Grow, of
Pennsylvania, and Thomas B. Reed, Of
Maine.
According to this photographed
publication. Mr.. Grow was born Au-
gust 81, 1928, and IS therefore in the
seventy-frst year Of his age. He was
FIRST elected to congress IN 1850.
He served for three terms as free soil
democrat, and then was elected as
member of the newborn republican
party, and served for three terms as
Republican. When he first entered
congress in 1851 he was the youngest
member Of that congress. Ten years
later he was elected speaker of the
house as a republican, on July 4, 1861.
The autobiographical sketch Of
Thomas r. Reed. of Maine, shows that
he was born ct Portland. October IS,
1889, and is, therefore. in the fiftv-ffth
year of his age. he was first elected
80 the Forty-dfth congress and has been
reelected every two years since that
time He was electsd spea lzer Of tia
house Of representatives for the Fifty
6Tst congress. The autobiography Of
Mir. Reed is contained in ten lines Of
the Congressional Directory.
Following the autobiographies Of the
members of the senate and house, com
mencipg Oh page 125. the standing com
mittees Of the senate are given in al
phabetical order. Following this list
of committee assignments Is an alpha
betical list Of members OF the senate
commencing with Senator Aldrich, Of
Rhode Island, and ending with Senator
Wolcott, Of Colorado. After the name
of each senator IS given list OF the
Committees 10 which he Is assigned.
Following these lists OF senate com
mittecs, and senators with the names
Of Their committees, there are published
similar lists Of the committees and OF
the membership Of the house Of repre-
sentatives. Thus, without difficult
", any citizen who is interested NAV
burn to this book aud ascertain the OK
net membership OF any particular com
mittee OF the senate or Of the house; or
can turn 10 the name Of any individual
senator OF representative and find to
what committee he Is assigned FOR duty.
This bit Of information is exceedingly
Important TO gentlemen having bust
ness before either house or both houses
Of congress.
An official list 81 the euploves Of the
secretary and se-Eeuut-at-arIns Of the
senete, as well IS II the clerk and
sergeant-at-arC1s of the house, follows
the lists Of senators and committees
narrated above. Ten PAGES are de-
voted to Z description Of the capitol
building. with diagrams o! each floor
ID the great edifice. II you ever visit
Washington YOU should secure g COPY
Of ths Congressional Directory from
your representative or from one of
your senator's. and, turning 10 this 6i-
rectory of the capitol about the middle
of the book, you viii have the best
POSSIBLE description Of that building
which is the central object OF interest
60 al people VINO visit the national
capital.
Following the description Of the cap