The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-30
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Men Who Have Served Long IN.
Congress.
DEATHS ROLL CALL iNTHE HOUSE.
Career of the Late William 5. Holman-Po-
liticai Deaths and Resurrection
of Senators T. c. Piatt and Eugene Hale.
Going Back Almost Fifty Years.


: of Senators T. c. Piatt and Eugene Hale
Going Back Almost Fifty Years.
; WASHINGTON, April se-I Special. l--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 watchdog of the treasury. VII
liam ;. Holman Of Indiana Ii has fallen
to the lot of few men 10 serve a. long in
the house Of representatives as Mr.. Hol-
man served Fer 80 years he was at his
post, and he had just entered upon another
two years term. Mr. Holman came TO
Washington as member OF cOngreSs i'm
1889, and il he had served continuously
his aggregate service would now be well
ON toward 40 years But he missed cleo
ton 90 the Thirty ninth, Forty fifth. For
ty-sixth and Fifty fourth congresses.
The Venerable senator Harris.
Mr.. Holman's congressional service be-
gan away hack i'm the DAYS of President
Buchanan, bUt there are men now i'm con-
gress whose service antetlatcs even his.
Ten years befone the watchdog" started
IN 10 guard the treasury as new member
from the back counties of Indiana Isbam
@. Harris had come as a member of the
house from Tennessee He is here vet. or
will he here again II he RECEIVERS his health.
which he is now seking az his old home
Mr.. Harris served only four years i'm the |
house, and did not reappear in congress
tlll he took his seat as a senator in March. |
1877.
lheie are only two men now in congress |
who were here when Mr.. Holman came i'm
1893. One of these is the veteran senator.
Justin :. Morrill, of Vermont who entered |
the house IN 1885. and the other Is Galusha
A. GROW of Pennsylvania, who became "a
member OF the house in1S5l, and remained
until 1868, serving as speaker from 1861
10 1858. He then left congress. and did
not make his reappearance for 80 wears.
Not many people know that senator
David Iurpie of Indiana was a senator
from the same state away back i'm 1861.
He served only some six weeks. and then
disappeared for period of "a years. when
ne turned up again as IA senator from In
diana
The EASY Boss"
Nor do many people remember that
Thomas {. Platt, the easy boss" and
present senator from New York, was n
mem her of the house away hack in 1878.
lie was, and served four years Mr.. Platt
came first 10 the senate in 1881, but re.
signed after two months, along with Ros-
zoe Conkllng, as a result of their lannon's
quarrel with President Garfield.
Another rather remarkab bic instance of
lolltlcal disappearance and temperance is
hat of Johu Baker, the eccentric member
rom southern Illinois He first became
mem her of the house in 1865. remaining
our years. Twelve years later he came
gam Tor single term, and now he is here
gain.
1t Is rather surprising TO find the name
Eugene Hale of Maine so far up i'm the I
st oil congressional veterans. Mr. Hale i'm | {
ppearance Is one of the younger men of {
ne senate, but he has been in the house or G
mate continuously for nearly 30 years. I
Interesting Facts. r
Below will be found what might be n
allied table of precedence in congress 4
onal service, embracing both senator's :
nd representatives whose parliamentary
lreers began more than ten years ago. :"
here are just 90 of these veterans. Only u
small number of them have served con- ,
b
Ihirty-first congress, 1s49-1S51 -Isham C
Harris of Tennessee. r,
Thirty second congress, 1851 1853 2;
a.. q.
Thirty fourth congress, 1856 ls57.-Jus- -
n ;. Morrill, of Vermont.
Thirty sixth congress, 1S59-1S61.-Wil.
I'm ,. Holman of Indiana sc
Thirty seventh congress, 1861 -ls63.- Sc
avid Turpie of Indiana h,
thirty eighth congress, 1868 1S65.-Wil- a,
I'm Is. Allison of Iowa, William Stewart l.,
Nevada III
thirty ninth congress, 1866 1856. Shell VI
NJ. Cullom of Illinois, -Jehu Baker of ID;
lnois, John II. ketcbam of New York. al
Orty first congress, S69-1S11-George re
Hoar of Massachusetts, Eugene Hale of I'll
line 4.
Forty second congress, 1S71-1s73- ~
ger G. Mills of Texas, Joseph X. Haw. ~
OF Connecticut, Alfred G.. Harmer of
Forty third congress, 1s73-1S75 .-Joseph -
Cannon of Illinois, Stephen Is. Elkins III
West Virginia, John u. Jones of Nevada, co
chard Il. Bland of Missouri, William p. lis
ye of Maine, Thomas G. Platt of New re-
rk. M
Forty fourth congress, 1S75-1S77. Hen. TN
NJ. Teller OF Colorado, Francis NJ. Cock mn,
of Missouri az
FORTY fifth congress, 1S77-1S79.-Thom- "
Ii. Reed of Maine, Benjamin f. Marsh VIZ
.''''''''i '''i - AhpiE VI AldDufDA.
tOrty- congress, 1S79-1SS1.-Oryille
Platt of Connecticut, George G.. Vest
Henry II. Bingham of Penn. tin
yania, Benton McMillin of Tennessee, liz
omas Updcgraff of Iowa. sill
'orty- seventh congress, 1SS1-1SS3.-Ar- i'm,
IT l.. German of Maryland, Nelson W. M,
irich of Rhode Island, james ". George -.
Mississippi, Nelson Dingley of Maine. M
liam i. Hepburn Of Iowa, James W. ,n'
dsworth Of New York, Joseph Wheeler LEG
All bama, George W. Steele of Indiana, tbt
aries n. Brumm of Pennsylvania Dan for
Ermentrout of Pennsylvania. rec
'orty eighth congress, 1888 -iss5.-R. II. rel
Z OF Illinois, David Il. Henderson of m,
va, Charles A. Boutellc of Maine, A. M. a.,
kerry of Missouri, Samuel w. 4. Ian '"'
n OF Texas, Serene Payne of New York, pea
e A. Pierce Of Tennessee. OF
orty ninth congress, DISSATISFACTION OF
Daniel of Virginia, Edward G. Wal the
u OF Mississippi, James X. Jones of the
kansas, Julius G. Burrows Of Michigan, civ
IN Allen Of Mississippi, Albert J. Hop. the
s OF Illinois, Charles H. Grosyenor of -