Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-04-29
WHlRLIGIG OF TIME.
Somei of the Men Who Have
Served Long in Congress.
Deaths Poll Call in House--Politi-
cal Deaths and Resurrections.
Cases Of Senators PIatt and Hale Going
Back Almost SO Years.

by one the veterans of congressional eerv
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, Will
liam S. 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 80 years he was at his
post, and he had just entered upon another
two years term. Mr.. Holman came to
Washington as II 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 election
to the Thirty NINTH Forty fifth, Forty sixth
and Fifty fourth congresses.
The Venerable Senator Harris.
\ Mr. Holman's congressional service be-
nKan away back in the days of President
buchanan, but there are men now in con-
Rress whose service antedates even his.
Ten years before the watchdog" started
IN to guard the treasury as a new member
from the back counties of Indiana Isham
q. Harris had come as member of the
house from Tennessee. Ho is here yet, or
will be here again if he RECEIVERS his health
which he is now seeking at his old home.
fMr Harris served only four years in the
house, and did not reappear in congress
till he took his seat as senator in March,
uG77.
There arc only two men now in congress
who were here when Mr.. Holman came in
1850. One of these is the veteran senator,
Justin S. Morrill, of Vermont, who en-
tered the house in 1855, and the other is
Galusha A. Grow of Pennsylvania, who
became member of the house in 1851 and
remained until 1868, serving as speaker
from 1851 to 1863. He then left congress,
and did not make his reappearance for SO
years.
Not many people know that Senator
David Turpie Of Indiana was a senator
from the same state away back in 1868.
He served only some six weeks, and then
disappeared for n 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 G. Platt, the "easy boss" and
present senator from New York, was n
member Of the house away back in 1878.
He was, and served four years. Mr.. 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 remarkable instance of
political disappearance and temperance
Is that of Jehu Baker, the eccentric mem
Der from southern Illinois. He first be
came member of the house in 1865, re-
lnaining four years. Twelve years later
he came again for q 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 tho senate, but he has been in the house
or senate continuously for nearly % 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 50 of these veterans. Only
a small number of them have served con-
Iinuously:
Thirty first congress, 1S49-1S51. .-Isham
G. Harris of Tennessee.
Thirty second congress, 1851 1853. Ga
lusha A. Grow of Pennsylvania
Thirty fourth congress- 1855 57.-Jus
tin s. Morrill, of Vermont.
Thirty sixth congress, 1S59-1SG1.--Nil-
linn s. Holman of Indiana.
Thirty seventh congress, 1861 1S63.-
David Turpie Of Indiana
Thirty eighth congress, 1868 1SG5.-Wil-
liam B. Allison of Iowa, William Stewart
of Nevada.
Thirty ninth congress, 1S65-1SG7. 7.-Shel-
by NJ Cullom of Illinois. Jehu Baker of
Illinois, John II. Ketcham of New York.
Forty first congress, 1SG9-1S71.-George
F. Hoar of Massachusetts, Eugene Hale of
Maine
Forty second congress, 1871 1S73.-
Roger G. Mills of Texas, Joseph r. Haw-
ley of Connecticut, Alfred G. Harmer of
Pennsylvania.
Forty third congress, 1S73-1s7 Joseph
G. Cannon of Illinois, Stephen B. Elkns
of West Virginia, John T.. Jones of Nevada
Richard p. Bland of Missouri, William p.
Frye of Maine Thomas c. Platt of New
York.
Forty fourth congress, 75-1S77.-Hen-
ry NJ. Teller of Colorado, Francis NJ Cock
rell Of Missouri.
Forty-fif congress, 1S77-1S79.-Thom-
as b. Reed of Maine, Benjamin +. Marsh
of Illinois, John L. Morgan of Alabama.
Forty sixth congress, 1879 9lSS1.-Orville
II. Platt of Connecticut, George G. Vest of
Missouri, Henry H. Bingham of Pennsyi-
vania, Benton McMillin of Tennessee,
Thomas Updegraff Of Iowa
Forty seventh congress, 1SSl1SS3.
thur p. German of Maryland, Nelson w.
Aldrich of Rhode Island, James u. George
of Mississippi, Nelson Dingley of Maine,
William p. Hepburn of Iowa, James W.
Wadsworth of New York, Joseph Wheeler
Of Alabama, George W. Steele of Indiana,
Charles n. Brumm of Pennsylvania, Dan
Eel Ermentrout of Pennsylvania.
Forty eighth congress, 1SS3-1SS5. r.
r.. Hit of Illinois, David B. Henderson of
Iowa, Charles A. Boutelle of Maine, A. NJ.
Dockery of Missouri, Samuel W. L. Ian
ham of Texas, Serene Payne of New York,
Rice A. Pierce of Tennessee.
Forty-ninth congress, lSS5-1SS7.-John
W. Daniel of Virginia, Edward c. Wal
thall, Mississippi, James X. Jones, Arkan-
sas, Julius c. Burrows, Michigan, John
Allen of Mississippi, Albert ]. Hopkins Of
Illinois, Charles II. Grosvenor of Ohio
q. c. Catchings of Mississippi, Thomas C.
AdcRae of Arkansas, James ID. Richardson
~ Tennessee Joseph ID. Sayers OF Texas.
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