The age-herald., 1901-03-04
RETIRING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
 AND RECORDS LEFT BEHIND THEM
Sixteen Members of the Senate and Eghone Members the House Leave Public Lfe-Some Will be Missed;
 Others Are Good Rddances
BY ALBERT HALsTEAp.

washington. March 3-With the excep- ton of the present Congress on Monday next, sixteen members of the Senate re- tire and eighty-one members of the House Thus one-sixth of the Senate leave It and about one-fourth of the House. Of the members of the House who retire, two. Carmack, of Tennessee. and Bailey, of Texas, enter the Senate
 Of the retiring Senators the man whose influence has been greatest and who leaves the best reputation for ability, political courage and high character is William Lindsay of Kentucky, who pre- fered to become a private citizens to yielding his convictions on the financial question to the platform dictations of his party.
 Mir Caffrey of Louisiana is another man of large ability who insisted on his right to hold views antagonistic to his party and consequently was not reelected.
 MT Hurley of Tennessee, elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sena- tor Isham G. Harris, Is an exception eo the rules of politics He was satisfied with three years of public service and pre- fered to return to Memphis to practice law to continuing in the Senate. Had he chosen to remain a valuable and useful future would have been his.
 Pettigrew of South Dakota retires, and no one regrets 1t. He was elected as a Republican in 1889 and reelected in 1895, but he chose to leave his party in 1896 on the silver question, and since then he has been a free lance with Democratic tendencies. a Senator who delighted in hitting every one and who has had no ones confidence. Soured and chagrined at his own lack of political judgement In deserting his party, Pettigrew's chief de- light has been in prodding criticiing and slandering his former colleagues and baking their policies. He has been the especial advocate of the rascally Filipino insurgents, suspected of being in cor respondence with them. Seldom, if ever, has public man retired to well-earned privacy, whose departure was more sat- isfactory to everybody.
 WoIcott Another Sacrifice.
 MT. Wolcott of Colorado is another sac- riftce to the silver question: but he is sac rif1ced because after trying to get the nations of the world to agree to interna- tional bimetallism, he preferred to stand with his party than to follow Teller and Pettigrew out of it. Wolcott began his Senatorial service in 1889, and was re- elected in 1895. He has been a useful and influential Senator, chairman of the inn portant postoffice committee and member or both the finance and foreign relations committees. His retirement Is a loss to the Senate and his party.
 MT. Allen Of Nebraska retires when the successor Is elected. He Is holding a seat through the appointment of Nebraska S Governor to fill a vacancy caused by death. He entered the Senate in 1893 and retired in 1S99 His chief distinction is that of having made the longest speech on record in the Senate. He is @ Popu- list intense and sincere In his conyic- tons, but an impeachment to Senatorial business because of his speech making habit.
 Ills colleague, Mir. Thurston, also re- tires, after one term. MT. Thurston Is a splendid lawyer and has been a useful senator. serving as chairman of the Com mittee on Indian Affairs and on the Ju- dietary He refused to be a candidate again because he felt 1t necessary to i'm prove his finances by the practice of law
 Baker of Kansas has served one term as Republican and was defeated for reelection. He has not been very prom inent, but has been attentive to his du- ties and useful to his State and party.
 Butler of North Carolina came here as a Populist In 1895. His chief distinction has been his anxiety to speak on every subject, regardless of the fact that he knew nothing of most of them. But he was satisfied with posing as a statesman, but North Carolina did not wish him for more than six years. His retirement will expedite public business and not detract from the character of debates
 r. he stood by his party rather than yield to the silver sentiment In Montana, and because. also, he could not overcome the force of Clarkes millions in that State. He has served one term in the Senate with ability and was rapidly becoming one of the forces in that body. He was chairman of the census committee and was on number of other important committees.
 Chandler Also Retlres.
 MT. Chandler's retirement Is regretted, particularly because his humor and sar- casm constantly enlivened the Senate's proceedings and served to stir the digni- fled body up. MT. Chandler was not only chairman of the committee on privileges and elections, as well as on those on im- migration. interstate commerce. naval affairs, postoffices and relations with Cu- ba, every one of them being influential. MT. Chandler came to the Senate in June 1887. to serve an unexplred term, and was twice reelected. His habit of cultivat- ing antagonists prevented his reelection. Taking all things into consideration, the Senate Is the loser by his retirement
 MT. Chiffon of Texas has served only one term, has been a conservative and attentive Senator, but of late his i'll health has interfered with his work
 MT. Kenney of Delaware came here in February, 1897. and has not made any important impression.
 Mir Mcbride of Oregon. who was de- feated for reelection the other day, served but one term. He had the making of a very useful and respectable repre- sentative from Oregon. He deserved re- | election. but Oregon conditions would not l permit 1t.
 MT. Shoup of Idaho came here in De- | cember. 1890 and was reelected in 1895. He was noted because of his previous ex- l perience as a scout on the plains, and | had very good common sense, but he | never tried to pose as a great legislator | He represented Idaho satisfa actorily. ex- | cept that he would not yield to the silver | clamor He was sacrificed because of his | convictions. his State being affected by | the silver lunacy.
 Sullivan of Mississippi came here in | May. 1898, and his departure will hardly be noticed, his work being unimportant. lentz Can Be Spared. Of the eighty-one Representatives who retire from the House on Monday. John J. Lentz of the Twelfth (Columbus) Ohio district, can best be spared. He served two terms and has never been popular, even on his own side His chief ambition In life seems to have been to be as mali cious, pestiferous offensive and irrespon- sible as possible. He is the prototype of