The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-07
THE Y HIRLICIG OR TIME
Men Who Have Served Long In
Congress.
DEATHS ROLL CALL IN THE HOUSE.

DEATHS ROLL CALL IN THE HOUSE.
litical Deaths and Resurrections-Cases
of Senators L. C. Plat and Eugene Hale.
Going Back Almost Fifty Years.
WASHINGTON, April CO. Special. One
by one the veterans of congressional sery.
ice drop by the wayside. Within a few
days two of the oldest members of the
! house answered the last roll call One was
Seth l.. Milliken of Maine and the other
was the eva chdog of the treasury" Will
liam ;. Holman of Indiana. 1t has fallen
TO the lot of few men to serve as long in
the house of representatives as Mr. Hol-
man served. For 30 years he was at his
post, and he had just entered upon another
two years term. Mr. Holman came to
Washington rs Il member of congress in
1859, and if he had served continuously
his aggregate service would now be well
on toward 40 years. But he missed cleo
ton to the Thirty ninth, Forty fifth, For
ty-siXth and FifUy-fourth congresses.
The Venerable Senator Harris.
Mr.. Holman's congressional service be-
gan away back in the days of President
Buchanan, but there are men now in con-
gress whose service angdates even his.
! len years before the watchdog" started
in to guard the treasury as a new member
from the back counties of Indiana Isham
u. harris had come as member of the
house from Tennessee. He is here yet, or
will be here again if he RECEIVERS his health,
which he is now seeking at his old home.
Mr. Harris served only four years in the
house, and did not reappear in congress
till he took his seat as a senator in March,
1877.
There are only two men now in congress
who were here when Mr.. Holman came in
1859. One of these is the veteran senator,
Justin 5. Morrill, of Vermont, who entered
the house in 1866, and the other is Galusha
A. Grow of Pennsylvania, who became "a
member of the house in 1851, and remained
until 1868, serving as speaker from 1861
to 1868 He then left congress, and did
not make his temperance for 80 years.
Not many people know that Senator
David Turpie of Indiana was q senator
from the same state away back in 1863
He served only some six weeks, and then
disappeared for a period of "a years, when
he turned up again as a senator from In
diana
The easy Boss"
Nor do many people remember that
Thomas c. Platt, the "easy boss" and
present senator from New York, was
member of the house away hack in 1878.
He was, and served four years. MIR. Platt
came first to the senate in 1881, but re-
signed after two months, along with Ros-
coe COnkling, as a result of their famous
quarrel with President Garfield
Another rather remarkabl BILE instance of
political disappearance and temperance is
that of Jehu Baker, the eccentric member
from southern Illinois. He first became
mem Der of the house in 1865, remaining
four years Twelve years later he came
again for single term, and now he is here
again.
1t is rather surprising to find the name
of Eugene Hale of Maine so far up in the
list of congressional veterans Mr. Hale in
appearance is one of the younger men of
the senate, but he has been in the house or
senate continuously for nearly 20 years.
Interesting Facts.
Below will be found what might be
called 'table of precedence in congress
sional service, embracing both senators
and representatives whose parliamentary
careers began more than ten years ago.
There are just SO of these veterans. Only
small number of them have served con-
tinuously:
Thirty first congress, 1S49-1S51.-Isham
6. Harris of Tennessee.
Thirty second congress, 1851 1S53.-Ga-
lusha A. Grow of Pennsylvania
Thirty fourth congress-, 1856 -1S57.-Jus-
tin s. Morrill, of Vermont.
Thirty sixth congress, 1S59-1S61.
liam S. Holman of Indiana.
Thirty seventh congress, 1S61-1S63.-
David Turpie of Indiana
Thirty eighth congress, 1868 1865 |
liam B. Allison of Iowa, William Stewart
of Nevada
Thirty ninth congress, 1866 1867. -Shel- |
by NJ. Cullom of Illinois, Jehu Baker of
Illinois, John H. Ketcham of New York.
Forty first congress, 1S69-1S71. George
F. Hoar of Massachusetts, Eugene Hale of
Maine.
Forty second congress, 1S71-1S73.-
Roger @. Mills of Texas, Joseph r. Haw-
ley of Connecticut, Alfred c. Hammer of
Forty third congress, 73-1S75.-Joseph
g. Cannon of Illinois, Stephen b. Elkins
of West Virginia, John p. Jones of Nevada,
Richard p. Bland of Missouri, William p. |
Frye of Maine, Thomas c. Platt of New |
York
Forty fourth congress, Substitution
~ NJ. Teller of Colorado, Francis M. Cock |
rell of Missouri
Forty fifth congress, 1877 S79.-Thom-
as B. Reed of Maine, Benjamin f. Marsh
of Illinois, John Il. Morgan of Alabama.
Forty sixth congress, S79-1S81.-Oryille
H. Platt of Connecticut, George G. Vest |
of Missouri, Henry III. Bingham of Penn
sylvania, Benton McMillin of Tennessee,
Thomas Updegraff of Iowa.
Forty seventh congress, 1SS1-1SS3.- |
thur p. German of Maryland, Nelson W. |
Aldrich of Rhode Island, James u. George |
Of Mississippi, Nelson Dingley of Maine. |