The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-08
VETERANSN CONGRESS-
More Than One-fourth Were In
the War.
AND OHIO LEADS IN NUMBER.

AND OHIO LEADS IN NUMBER.
Pennsylvania Comes Next-A Remarkable
Showing of Union and Confederate Ex-
Soldiers still In Public Life-An Inter-
esting Table,
WASHINGTON. July ESPECIAL. 1T is
remarkable fact that although it Is more
than 80 years since the war of the rebel
| lion came TO an end more than one-fourth
| OF all the senator's and representatives now
In congress were In either the Federal or
Confederate army. There are in all, in
both senate and house, i40 members of
| congress, and 10 of these served on one
| side or other of the great civil struggle.
III these veterans of the war Ga are ex-
foCorals and IS OK .Confederates. Thirteen
| OF the former Union soldiers are now Unit
| cd states senators, while of the former
| Confederates no fewer than 10 are in the
! senate. With but few exceptions the north
| ern men who served in the army and are
now in congress were private soldiers.
| This is true too of many Of the southern
men, but not in so great ratio.
Ohio and Pennsylvania Lead.
Ohio, which is now the leading state in
| so many phases Of our politics and public
| life, is also entitled TO the honor of having
| the greatest number Of OK soldiers in con-
| gross. The Buckeye list is led by Senator
| Foraker and followed by the names of no
| fewer than eight members of the lower
house Mossrs Shattuc, Meekison, Brown
Lybrand, Fcnton, Grosyenor, Norton and
| Danford. This gives Ohio nine former
| Union soldiers on her congressional repre-
| sentation, which is the record.
Pennsylvania comes next as to Union
| soldiers, with eight. Senator Quay is at
| the top of the list. The representatives
are Messrs. Bingham, Young Brosius,
| Brumm, Mahon, Hicks and Stone. New
| York's congressman who were in the
! Union army are Mcssrs. Cummings,
Ketcham, Ray, Gillet Wadsworth and
! Alexander.
Both of the Wisconsin senator's, Mitchell
| and Spooner were in the army, as were
| also Representatives Griffin, Minor and
| Jenkins. Neither of the Iowa senators
served in the war, but their absence is
| compensated for by the presence of five
| members Of the house who wore the blue
| --Messrs Henderson, Lacey, Hull, Hep
burn and Perkins Neither of the Illinois
senator's was in the war, but five represent
| atives-Mills, White, Marsh, Warner and
| Connolly-bore musket.
| Kansas, oddly enough, Is now one of the
states which has in congress men who
served on both sides of the great fight. Sen
ntor Harris was a Confederate soldier, and
good one, while Representatives Ridgely
and Simpson served on the Union side.
Other Union soldiers in congress are:
Nebraska Allen and Thurs
| ton and Representative Strobe.
| New Jersey EX-SENATOR Sewell and Rep
resentatives Gardner and Howell.
Michigan.-Senator Burrows and Rep
resentatives Spalding and Bishop.
| Vermont.-Senator Proctor and Repre-
sentative circuit.
Minnesota. Davis and Nelson
Maine. Representative Boutelle
Speaker Reed was II paymaster In the navy
during the closing days of the war.
Maryland. -Representatiye Mcdonald.
acknowledgements Pearce.
| California. Representative Loud.
| Connecticut. Senator Hawley.
Idaho. -Representative Gum.
Indiana. -Representative Steele.
Kentucky. -Representative Evans.
Rhode Island -Representative Capron,
S. Acknowledgements Knowles.
WestVirginia. -Representativ Dovener.
Wyoming. Senator Warren
Alabama and the Gray.
Alabama is the banner state as to num-
Der of ex-Confederates in congressional
service at the present time. Both of her
senators served with distinction, one of
them, Mr.. Pettus, being also q veteran of
the Mex lean war. In addition TO the SEN
ators, Alabama sends to congress as former
soldiers Representatives Taylor, Plowman,
Brewer, Bankhead and Wheeler
Other former Confederate soldiers in con
gressional service are as follows:
Mississippi Senators George and Wal
thall and Representatives Allen Catchings
| and Henry.
Tennessee Senators Harris and Bate,
the former being also Mexican war vet
eran and Representatives Richardson, Cox
and Pierce.
Texas.-Senator Mills and Representa-
tives Burke, Lanham, Sayers and Kleberg.
Virginia SENATOR Daniel and Repre-
sentatives Jones, Lamb, Otey and Walker.
Georgia. Senator Bacon and Represent
atiyes Lester, Livingston and Maddox
Louisiana Senators Gallery and Nc
Emery and Representatives Meyer and
Ogden.
South Carolina Senator Tillman and
Representatives Elliott, Talbert and Strait.
Arkansas Senators Jones and Berry
Florida. Senator Pasco and Represent
J alive Davis.
Kentucky Senator Lindsay
Kansas Senator Harris.
Missouri. Senator Cockrell.
North Carolina. Representative Lin
ney.
West Virginia Senator Faulkner
| A Possibility.
This showing of ex-veterans of the wal
still in public life Is the more remarkable
when we take into consideration the tend
ency to send young men to congress which
is now so prevalent More than 80 years
after the close of the war IL certainly Is
surprising to find more than one-fourth OF
all our national lawmakers men who wore
either the blue or the gray 1t Is not i'm
possible that 80 years hence one or two sur
vivors of that war may still be found on
: the rolls of congress, for some of the vet
Grams now in senate or house came out OF
the rebellion little more than boys. II
some of the present soldier statesmen live