The Washington times., 1901-12-23

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! Fifty-three members OF the Senate.
much more than half Of the membership
/ of that body. came IN Office since VIII
liam Mckinley was elected President Of
! the United States a little more than five
! years ago. although seven of this number
had previously served in The Senate.
Some Famous Members.
Senator Teller Of Colorado. who now
SITS on The Democratic side Of the cham
ber has been a Senator lnder his pres
ent tenure since March l. 1853. but
served a previous term beginning Septem-
| Der (. 1876 the first Senator from the
! Centennial state. In 1852 he resigned to
become Secretary OF the Interior in the
| Cabinet OF President Arthur Mr. Teller
| has been Republican. a Silverite, Pop
ulist and is now an out-and-out Demo
/ cTat
Stewart OF Nevada. the Santa Claus of
I the Senate was sworn in Aarch &. 1887,
having been out o. the Senate sor twelve
years lie first took his seat iu 1864. frcsl
from his halcyon 66ys in tie bonanza
! gold fields OF Nevada, and served untii
! 1919. In those DAYS he was 4 gold bug.
! then he became the unrelenting advocate
OF free silver and the most bitter deuun-
! Gator OF The money devil.
! Senator Scwell of New Jersey. who has
not been in attendance upon the present
session owing 20 his critical illness. is in
table IL. with those Senator's who were
sworn in On March l. 1875. Warren OF
Wyoming is also in This table, but be had
previously been a Senator from November
IS. 1890. to March ,. 1873, as Senator Sew
ell VAS from NTach (. 1881. 10 March s.
1887
Spoonrr and Tiatt.
Senators Spooncr and rlatt. of New
York. are in table eighteen. as having
taken their seats. March 4. 1897. with the
beginning Of the Mckinley Adminisira-
ton Mr. Spooner had been out of the
Senate six years at that time. having
served from March 1. 1855 to March ?.
1891, and Senator Platt sixteen years.
having served from March to May l6
1881. when he resigned with Roscoe Conk-
ling because of the row between President
Garfield and the Stalwarts.
Senator Quay is in table twenty-six all
by himself as he w8s sworn in January
j.. 1901. He was out of the Senate until
that time from March 3. 1899 He had
previously served two terms. having first
been elected March 4. 1857 He failed Of
reelection for the third ime. the | egis-
lature adjourning without making Sc
lection. and Governor Stone appointed
him but the Senate refused to seat him
under his commission and he weat back
to the people for reelection. end was sue
cessful.
Mr.. CIari.'- Yc;coric Career.
Clark Of Montana. Dubois of Idaho. Ne
Laurin Of Mississippi. and Mitchell OF
Oregon are in table twenty-three with
lot Of other Senator's. all of whom were
sworn in March 4. 1901 The ups and
downs Of political life are poinfedly IL
Illustrated in the careers OF the four SEN
atcrs above named.
The meteoric Senatorial career Of Clark
is well remembered. He was elected for
the term beginning March 4. 1889. and
took his seat. but while being investigated
on the charge OF having bribed the Legis-
lature he drarnaf icslly resigned and h.
next day announced his appointment by
the Lieutenant Governor who took az
vantage OF the absence of the Governor,
an anii-Clark man. from the State.
The Senate went on record as rebuking
his political methods. practically convict
ing him OF bribery. but before action was
taken on the report the new Legislature
elected him for the full term, beginning
March 1, 1901. and he sits in the Senate
today without flaw upon his TILE.
Mr.. Dubois shifts.
Mr. Dubois OF Idaho first came to the
Senate as a Republican, and served full
term from March 4, 1891. In 1896 he
walked out OF the Republican National |
Convention. and became a Free Silver Re I
publican. then Populist and now n full /
fedged Democrat sitting on the front row /
of the Democratic side Of the chamber, I,
having exchanged seats with Senator Vest. /
whose physical weakness makes him de- !
sirous Of having more accessible chair. |
The Two rcIaurins.
Mr. McLaurin of Mississippi. who is a !
cousin OF Mr.. McLaurln OF South Carolina.
aud for whom he is often mistaken but not
because OF similarity OF looks for /
he is an old man. while the South Caro-
linian is young one. served year or 50
in the Senate under an appointment from
the Governor from February 71S9i, until
March 3. 1875. He has always been very {
prominent in Southern politics. bat has
done little here 10 make himself known
except to save the life OF a young wO-
man a few weeks ago. who would have
been run over by street car had he not I
seized her in his arms at the right mo- f
ment and carried her TO place OF satet2,
Mr.. MITCHELL. BAD Partners.
But the Senator who has gone most
often UP and down the political chute is
Mr. Mitchell Of Oregon. It is nearly
thirty years since he first became a Sena-
tor. but he has been out twice. aud ia all
that time has remained a loyal stalwart
Republican. He served from March 4
1873. to March 3, 1873 and then gave way
TO mis- law partner. Mr.. Dolph. In 1885 he
came back and served until 1881 when nc
was defeated by another Law partner. Mr..
Simon. and was then reelected TO his
present term to succeed Mr.. Mcbride Who
had in turn beaten Mr. Doiph in 1885
Senator Mitchell looks today very little
older :han he did IN 1873. Once during
his second term he gave the senate a
great shocl by sha wing on his long brown
beard without a word Of warning. making
such complete change that very few %
his colleagues recognized him when he
walked into the chamber.
Where DeadIockS Never End.
Delaware has no representation in tho
present Senate. there being perpetual
deadlock in the Legislature 80 that the
total present membership OF that body is
cghiy-eigit.
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