The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-12
HIVE SERVED LONG
Continuity in Service an EIe-
ment of Promotion.
STEELE IS A VETERAN
Former Governor Has a High
Standing in Congress.
Special Correspondence Of the Eagle


washington, Jan. IA study Of the
congressional directory reveals some in
teresting facts in connection with the
committee of ways and means
For instance. it shows that for the
most part, the Il statesmen who comprise
the committees membership are com
I paratively young men There are but
few OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Payne, Rich
I arGson, DaIzell.
Grosyenor IS eS; Payne, IS; Richardson
IS: DalzeIl Sc; Hopkins. IS; Babcock. 81
/ Cooper, 81; Newlands, %; Mccall, 50; Rob
ertston. 80; Russell. 4s; Metcalf. q; Taw-
ney. 4; Long. A; Swanson. SO; Mcclellan
So. Steele does not give MS age. but be
is over g.
Every member Of the the seventeen on
this committee is lawyer, with but
three exceptions. Steele of Indiana, who
is banker and farmer; Russell. who
IS a manufacture. These three excep-
tons are all Republicans-every Demo
cratic member is a lawyer.
OF the states Of nativity, New York
and Pennsylvania lead. Three-Payue. Dali
zelI. and Metcalf. come from New York
Three-Long. Tawney, and Mccall, from
Pennsylvania Hopkins Is native OF
the state he Illinois; the same
is true OF Steele, Of Indiana: Richardson
OF Tennessee; Robertson, OF Louisiana,
Swanson, OF Virginia. General eros
venor is native OF Connecticut: Rus
sell Of Massachusetts,; Babcock OF Yer
/ mont; Newlands Of Mississippi: Cooper OF
Kentucky. One member, Mcclellan, was
| born abroad-in the German state Of Sax
ouy- he is the son OF a union general
| George B. Mcclellan
No frst-terner is on the committee save
/ Long, who while he had served one term
previous 10 the last congress when he
went on the ways and means, neverthe-
/ less in q matter like committee assign
ment was regarded as q first-te-mer be-
/ cause a term interviewed following his
prior service. All the others have serv-
! ed several terms in the house before be-
! ing placed on this greatest OF all com
mittees, save Metcalf. Of California, who
goes on this committee this congress,
in his second consecutive term,
Save Long and Metcalf. every member
OF the committee has had a considerable
service IN the house. Payne, the chair
man, OF New York. entered the house
in 1855. and with the single exception
( Of the following term, has been here ever
since.
Dalzell, who represents the Pittsburg.
Pennsylvania district, came 10 the house
in 1859, who with Richardson, the Demo
cratic house leader. entered congress in
1887. has the longest continuous service
/ in the house than any member OF the
committee
General Grosvenor of Ohio. came to
congress in 1SS7, but was out the Fifty
third congress, 1873.
Russell, Of Connecticut. one OF the New
England protective representatives, on the
committee, entered the house IN 1857.
Governor Steele Of Indiana, ante-dates
all the members Of the committee, but his
service has not been continuous. He
first came 10 congress in 1881. but was
out of the Fifty-hrst. Fifty-second, and
Fifty-third congresses. 1889 10 1885 Two
of these years. 1889 70 1891. he was the
first governor OF Oklahoma.
TaWney Of Minnesota, the Republican
whip. came 70 congress for the Fifty
third congress, 1893. and has served con-
tinUous since.
Mccall. another w-Englander. repre-
senting Massachusetts. also entered con-
gress IN 1s9s. and has served since.
Longs first term was in the Fifty
fourth congress. 1857. Then ne dropped
out term. reenterins in ISss. when he
was first placed on the ways and means,
and being continued the ensuing, or the
Present congress.
Babc0ck Of Wisconsin. who only went
on ways and means IL the last con-
gress, and who IS an able and coaspicu-
Gus representative. came % the house in
1888, and has served continually ever
since.
Metcalf OF California entered the
house in lS92 but only went on the ways
and means this session OF congress.
Richardson. ranking member on WAYS
and means. aud house leader OF the mi
u0riy. came to The horse from Tennessee
in lS5, and his service has been con-
tinuogs since.
Robertson of Louisiana, entered con-
gress IN iSS7. ard has remained here.
Swanson Of Virginia, one OF the young
est members OF the committee. came 10
congress in lSeS. he has not Ioat a term
since.
Mcclellan CT New York City entered
the house in lss5. and Ike most good
Tamannyites. and has not been defeated
since.
Newiaads os Nevada. wealthy. son-in-
law CT former Senator sharon OF thar
state, and one OF the good fellows Of
the house. and has been a member Ct
that body continuously since 1850.
cooper of Texas entered congress in
lssa, and has remained il continuous ser
vice since
i, viii o. seen that with TIE ssa-is
exception e Long ard Mstcalf. the mem
hers & THIS great committee not only
are old-tern7s II their service. bit have
been for some years OF thls committee
which dos tire most Important work
of congress
Iltss Ry Hstis tAe ssnHms IN cor-
gress seeuls % ~ tlr1irg tovarl ! zrirft
of frierfliness 81 rnakin- s7ue SAX ~
reen-ooal agreement win Chs r1 re-
iieve that island sIeulbers ans ssat -
Who before the hol.aay recess wers w.
lenty opposed - aaTfhins hut the regr-
lar DfnglsE rates II present HreraI-- la
oa- Cuban srale. now ars iacla@d 10
make eelcessiozs-
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r-ouass tae Grange = tsesE 81
~ lowering de.ies cu sugar u
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