The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-03
.T T5IHIR LAST ROLL CALL
Members of Congress Who VIII
Eetire From the House.
Many Representatives Now in the
Closing Days of their Public Serv-
Ice - Those Who VIII RetnFn to
Private Life aud Those who VIII
Enter the senate-rhe Committees.

Enter the SeDate-The Committees
When the ivory gayei of Speaker Hen
derson fell upon his blue topped desk al
noon today the thought came to many
| minds that a large number of the we'll
known men OF the House who are con-
spicuous on the floor today, will not be
there when Congress convenes 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 il
the Ftfty-sixth Congress who will not be
members of the House in the FIfty-sev-
enth Congress are Joseph Wheeler, Jesse
Staliings. and Willis Brewer of Alabama
William L. Terry of Arkansas, ]. a. Bar
ham, Marion DeVries, and Russell J. Wat
ers of California, Edgar Wilson OF Idaho
Thomas Cu5ack, Edward T. Noonan, VIII
liam Eliza Williams. and William LorimeT
of Illinois, George W Faris of Indiana
J. r Lane, Smith Mcpherson, and J. P.
Deliver of Iowa, Willis ] Bailey and E
R. Ridgely of Kansas, oscar Turner, A s
Berry, June w Gale, George C. Gilbert
and T. Y. Fitzpatrick of kentucky, W. R.
Baker and J. ". 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. d. Sutherland Of Nebras-
ka, T. G. Clarke OF New Hampshire,
Townsend Scudder, Mitchell May, Daniel
J. Riordan, T. J. Bradley, J. N Levy, ".
A. Chandler, J. Q. Underhill, A. V s.
Cochrane, and J. E. NJ. O'G=ady OF New
York, George Il. White, J. W Atwater and
R. z. Linuey of North Carolina, B. z.
spaIding of North Dakota, J. L. Bremen,
David Meekison, Seth ". Brown, W. L.
Weaver, Archibald Lybrand w s Kerr
J. A. Mcdowell, z. o. Phillips, and John
J. Lentz OF Ohio, l. II. Barber, Horace 3.
Packer. E. s. Ziegler, J. E. ThTopp, VIII
liam McAIeer, and Stanley W Davenport
OF Pennsylvania, StanyaTRe Wilson, and
James Merton Of South Carolina, r. J.
Gamble of South Dakota Nicholas y. Cox.
and Z. W. Carmack of Tennessee, Joseph
". Bailey and r. B. Hawley of Texas, Il.
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
nth. and Bailey OF Kansas sixth. The
her - . ~ to an
the Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traf-
fie 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 Nissis-
sippi Colonel Cox of Tennessee is the
ranking member OF the minority on the
Committee on Banking and Currency. Of
which Lane Of Iowa and StalIings Of Ala
bama are also members Mr.. briggs Of
New York becomes the r hiking minority
member. Mr.. briggs is a Gold Democrat.
MIR. Wilson of South Carolina leaves the
Committee on Census; Mr.. Pearce OF L5is-
souri, is the second Republican on the
Committee on Claims, on which committee
are also Messrs Thropp of Pennsylvania
Bailey OF Kansas, UnderhiII of New York.
and Phillips Of Ohio. O'GTady Of New
York and Yates of California viii be
missing from the Committee on Coinage,
Weights. and Measures. as viii Ridgely
Sutherland OF Nebraska. and Levy Of New
York
Changes in the District Committee.
The District OF Columbia Committee
viii 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
Election of President and Vice President.
and Representative Linney EIec-
lions Committee No 1; Mr. Weaver re-
tires from the Craftsmanship of Elections
Committee No. 2. and Mr.. Aesiek from
Elections Committee No. 8, along with A.
V. S. Cochrane and George Y. Faris.
leaving Mr.. Roberts OF Massachusetts the
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 ChaiTmanships Of
the Committees on Expenditures in the
Department of Justice, Navy Department.
War Department, and Expenditures on
Public Buildings will be vacated by
MessTs- 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 ImmigIa-
ton and Naturalization; Messrs- Stes art,
Packer. Gamble, and Wilson of Idaho.
from the Committee on Indian Affairs;
Messrs- Brewer aud Carmack from the
Committee on InSuiar Affairs; MessTs.
Barham and Hawley from the Committee
on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Mr.
Cochrane from the Committee on Invalid
Pensions; Messrs- BaTham. Phillips. and
Sutherland from the Committee On Irriga-
ton of Arid Lands; Messrs. Kerr. Freer,
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
proyements of the Mississippi; Mr. Pow
ers the Committee on Library; Mr. Faris
retires from the Craftsmanship of the
Committee on Manufac lures, taking with
member, Mr. Thropp and Mr.. Upderhil1
The Committee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries will need a number OF new mem
bers, as Messrs- Fitzgerald, of Massaehu-
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, Mr.. Turner the
Committee on Militia, MessTs Gamble
and Wilson, of Idaho, that on Mines and
Mining: Mr.. Hawley that on Naval At