The Republican journal., 1895-12-26
The Personnel of Congress.

The FOREIGNERS IN CONGRESS-.
According to the Congressional Direc-
tory the senate Of the 54th congress con-
tains 60 lawyers, q merchants, ) news
paper men, farmers, ) railroad men,
clergymen, 2 miners, l physician, /
manufacturer, l banker, ship owner, and
men who have followed politics only. In
other words, about is per cent. Of our
national legislature are lawyers.
A number OF members Of the lower
body appear to have extraordinary educa-
tions. Among these are Taft, new mem
Der from Ohio who was graduated both
at Yale and the university of Heidelberg,
Germany. Bartlett of New York, who grad
uated at Brooklyn polytechnic institute,
Harvard university, Oxford university,
Eng, and afterwards at Columbia college
law school, New York; and Williams Of
Mississippi, who was graduated at the
university of the South, the university of
Virginia, and finally at the university of
Heidelberg.
The three college professors in the
house are Andrews, new member from
Nebraska: Roberts of Louisiana, and
McCleary of Minnesota. Representative
Andrews was made a member OF the
faculty of Hastings college M 1885, and
has since been its vice president and
president. He is also president of the
Nebraska State teachers association
Roberts occupied the chair of natural his
tory IN the louisiana State university until
election to congress McCleary WAS pro-
fessor of history and political science in
the Minnesota State normal school, and
was president Of the Minnesota State
educational association until he became
interested in politics. Tlealor OF Mis-
souri,, the music teacher who defeated
Champ Clark, has taught in four female
colleges. coming to congress fresh from
one Of them.
The wealthiest member now seated in
the House is Sorg of Ohio whose fortune
is estimated at from $4,000, 900 to Sl2,-
600 600. He is now 80 years old, and his
life has been an ideal portrayal Of the self
made man. When a youth of II he was
apprenticed to a molder, under whom he
saw hard labor until the early death of
his father, which shifted the maintenance
of a large family upon his shoulders.
Turing many a long year If toll he ac
ed the rudiments OF IN education at
re- schools. In the sixties he went to
III and started at the lowest
- u the tobacco manufacturing bust
n's,. from which he has since made his
in inense fortune.
Although Senator Elkins of West Viz
ginia is said to be the wealthiest man in the
"Millionaires' Club, which the senate
chamber is very appropriately called, it is
said by some that Wetmore, the new SEN
ator from Rhode Island, excels even him
in wealth. Wetmore was born only 40
years ago in England, where his parents
happened to be visiting. He has been
governor of Rhode Island for two terms,
and is interested in vast enterprises in
the State which he represents.
IWenty-three members OF the house
and eight members Of the senate can new
er be president of the United States, no
matter how high they may rise in the es
teen OF their fellow citizens. These COM
prlsf the foreigners OF congress, at least
those who We're born outside the United
States. The foreign class in the House
includes six Canadians, five Germans,
tour Engllshmen. three lrishmen, three
Scotchmen, one Dane and one Hungarian.
In the senate there are four Englishmen.
two Canadians, one Norwegian and one
freshman
Members OF the house horn in England.
beside eN-speaker Crisp, are three new
Mines OF Michigan, Lori
mer OF Illinois and jenkins of Wisconsin,
al OF whom came to this country when
small boys. Cnsp's English bilth was
purely accidental. Tie was born in that
country While his parents. both Ameli
cans, We're abroad on a visit. as were
those OF Senator Wetmo'e.
lhlee new members OF the house were
porn IN Germany Mcclellan OF New
OK VINO was porn IN the tatherland
during European trip mace by his par
ehls: lialteimah Oh pennsylvania and
BUCK OF Louisiana, baflhoidt OF Missouri
dilu Meier Oh minnesota We're also porn IN
germany. All OF these came to tins
country "neh small boys.
Inc lrshmen OF the house are Hurley,
new MEMBER from New OK; McGaDn OF
limos ana 0llnn OF Wisconsin. Three
new members, HARDY OF Indiana, Stewart
OF wisconsin ana COOK OF Wisconsin,
enter the Iahaolan section, with stephen
son OF Mlchlgan, McCleary OF Minnesota
ana 1fout OF Vermont, none OF whom had
1ar 10 travel across the border.
MeLachlan OF California and Spalding
q Mlchlgan, both new members, with
Henderson OF Iowa. are the three Scotch
men OF the lower house, the hrst named
ENGRAVING tc TINS country when years
q age, the others likewise arriving when
mere youths. Woodman, new member
from Limos, is the sole representative of
denmark. He came to this country
sailor lad OF ~, who afterward defended
the union IN the navy, eventually finding