The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-04
i IHfEEIR LAST ROLL CALL
Members Of Congress Who Will
Retire Frem the House.
Many Representatives Now In the
ice Those Who Will Return to
Private Life and Those Who Will
Enter the Sennte-The Committees.

When the ivory gavel Of Speaker Hen
noon yesterday the thought came to many
minds that large number of the we'll
known men Of the House who are now
conspicuous on the floor, will not be
there when Congress ccnvenes again
Some Of them failed OF denomination, some
were defeated at the polls. some retired
of their volition, and some will be seer
in the Senate.
Among those members Of the House II
the Fifty-sixth Congress who will not be
members of the House in the Fifty-sev-
enth Congress are Joseph Wheeler, Jesse
Stallings, and Willis Brewer Of Alabama
William L. Terry of Arkansas, J. A. Bar
ham, Marion DeVries, and Russell ]. Wat
ers Of California, Edgar Wilson OF Idaho
Thomas Cucack. Edward T. NoOnan, Will
liam Eliza Williams, and William Lorimer
Of Illinois. George w. Faris Of Indiana
]. r. Lane. Smith Mcpherson, and J. P.
Dolliver of Iowa, Willis j. Bailey and E.
r. Ridgely of Kansas, Oscar Turner. A. S.
Berry, June w. Gale, George C. Gilbe-i
and T. Y. Fitzpatrick of Kentucky, W. R.
Baker and J. W. Denny Of Maryland. G.
w. Weymouth, John F. Fitzgerald, and
Charles F. Sprague of Massachusetts, W. S.
Mesick Of Michigan, John NJ. Allen, Thorn
as C. Catchings and Patrick Henry OF the
Seventh district Of Mississippi, Charles E.
Pearce of Missouri, Albert j. Campbell
of Montana. r. ID. Sutherland of Nebras-
ka, F. c. Clarke of New Hampshire,
Townsend Scudder, Mitchell May, Daniel
j. Riordan, T. ]. Bradley, J. NJ. Levy, w.
A. Chandler, ]. @. Underhill, A. v. s.
Cochrane, and ]. E. NJ. O'Grady Of New
York, George H. White, J. w. Atwater and
r. 2. Linney of North Carolina, B. F.
Spalding Of North Dakota, ]. L. Bremen,
David Meekison, Seth W. Brown, W. L.
Weaver, Archibald Lybrand. W. s. Kerr,
J. A. Mcdowell. F. o. Phillips, and John
]. Lentz of Ohio, L. H. Barber, Horace B.
Packer, E. S. Ziegler, ]. E. Thropp. VIII
liam McAleer, and Stanley W. Davenport
| Of Pennsylvania, Stanyarne Wilson, and
James Merton Of South Carolina, R. J..
Gamble of South Dakota, Nicholas N. Cox,
and E. w. Carmack Of Tennessee, Joseph
W. Bailey and R. B. Hawley of Texas, H.
H. Powers and William W. Grout of YER
mont. Julian Quarles and Richard A. Wise
of Virginia. R. H. Freer and d. E. Johns
| ton of West Virginia, and Alexander Stew
art of Wisconsin.
These retirements from the House mean
many changes on committees. Repre-
sentative Baker, of Maryland, is third on
| the Republican side in the Committee on
Agriculture; White of North Carolina is
fifth, and Bailey of Kansas sixth. The
two ranking members of the minority on
1 NIr.( ~
fic are Oscar Turner of Kentucky and Bar
Der of Pennsylvania, both of whom retire.
The Committee on Appropriations loses
Grout Of Vermont and Allen of Missis-
sippi. Colonel Cox of Tennessee is the
| ranking member of the minority en- the
Committee on Banking and Currency. Of
which Lane of Iowa and Stallings of Ala
bama are also members. Mr.. briggs of
New York becomes the ranking minority
member. Mr.. briggs is Gold Democrat.
Mr.. Wilson of South Carolina leaves the
Committee on Census; Mr.. Pearce of Mis-
souri, is the second Republican on the
Committee on Claims, on which committee
are also Messrs. Thropp of Pennsylvania,
Bailey of Kansas. Underhill of New York.
and Phillips of Ohio. O'Grady of New
York and Waters of California will be
missing from the Committee on Coinage,
Weights. and Measures, as will Ridgely,
York.
Changes in the District Committee.
The District OF Columbia Committee
will lose Messrs. Sprague of Massachu-
sets, and White of North Carolina, and
the Committee on Education Thomas Gu
sack of Illinois. Messrs. Powers. Phillips,
and Ziegler leave the Committee on
~
and Representative Linney Elec-
lions Committee No. /; Mr.. Weaver re-
tires from the craftsmanship of Elections
Committee No. 2, and Mr. Mesick from
Elections Committee No. 3, along with A.
V. S. Cochrane and George W. Faris,
leaving Mr.. Roberts Of Massachusetts Z,
ranking member on the Republican side
Mr. Baker Of Maryland relinquishes the
craftsmanship of the Committee on En-
rolled Bills, which also loses Mr.. Wilson
of South Carolina. The chairmanships of
the Committees on Expenditures in the
Department of Justice, Navy Department.
War Department, and Expenditures on
Public Buildings will be vacated by
Messrs. Dolliver, Stewart, Grout and
Gamble; Mr.. Brown leaves a vacancy on
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, as does
Mr.. Scudder and Mr.. Berry. Mr.. Baker
retires from the Committee on Immigra-
ton and Naturalization: Messrs. Stewart
Packer, Gamble, and Wilson Of Idaho,
from the Committee on Indian Affairs;
Messrs. Brewer and Carmack from the
Committee on Insular Affairs; Messrs
Barham and Hawley from the Committee
on Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Mr..
Cochrane from the Committee on Invalid
Pensions; Messrs. Barham. Phillips, and
Gt,tb her In taa Irri
ton of Arid Lands; Messrs. Kerr, Freer
and Terry from the Committee ON Ju-
dietary.
Advancement for Mr.. De Almond.
Mr.. Terry's retirement leaves Mr.. De
Almond Of Missouri the ranking. Demo-
cratic member. Mr.. Riordan leaves the
Committee on Labor; Messrs. Allen and
Brewer the Committee on Levees ard I'm
provements of the Mississippi; Mr.. Pow
ers the Committee on Library; Mr.. Faris |
retires from the craftsmanship Of the |
Committee on Manufactures, taking with |
him Mr.. Baker, the ranking Republican !
member, Mr.. Thropp and Mr.. Underhll
The Committee on Merchant Marine and |
Fisheries will need a number OF new men,
bers, as Messrs. Fitzgerald. of Massachu-
sets, the ranking Democrat: DeVries.
next on the list; William A. Chandler and |
Lybrand, all retire, and Representative
DAILY, of New Jersey. has died. Mr.. Bar
ham leaves the Craftsmanship of the Com
mittee on Mileage; Mr. Cox the Commit
tee on Military Affairs, MIR. Turner the
Committee on Militia. Messrs. Gamble ;
and Wilson, of Idaho, that on Mines and |
Mr.. Hawley that on Naval At
fairs; Mr.. Powers the craftsmanship of the !
Committee on Pacific Railroads, Nessrs
Brown, Thropp. Quarles. and NoOnan also
Mr. Kerr Yacates the chairman