Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15
OLD AND YOUNG.
Mem bers of the Senate Classified Ac-
cording to Age.

Members of the Senate Classified Ac-
cording to Age.
When woman suffrage is thoroughly
established IN this country and women
sit in both houses of Congress it may
become necessary to revise some of
the customs that now prevail, and es-
pecially that unwritten law that makes
it necessary for every Senator and Rep
resentative to furnish an autobiogra
phical sketch, beginning with state
ment Of age. for publication in the
Congressional Directory. The records
in the directory are revelations to
many people who consult them, says
the Washington Star. These records
show an evenly balanced Senate of
young men and old men. AT the pres
ent time the records reveal the ages Of
eighty-six Senators. Senator Bur
ton, of Kansas, who has not yet
reached middle life, is the only Sen
ator whose name is included in the
directory without the date of his birth.
Senator Dryden. of New Jersey, has
not yet had his biographical sketch
published. The absence of the two
Senators that Delaware is entitled to
makes up the four vacancies in the
Senatorial age records.
The record shows that of eighty-six
Senators, three Bailey, of Texas; Bev-
eridge, of Indiana, and kearns, of
Utah, are under 70 years of age, the
Texas Senator being IS and the Sena-
tors from Indiana and Utah 80 years
of age. Twelve Senators are between
40 and 80; thirty between 80 and 60,
twenty-six between 90 and 20, fourteen
between 20 and 50, and just one, Sena-
tor Pettus, OF Alabama, between 80
aud 20 years Of age. Senator Pettus
WAS 50 years Of age at his last birth
day.
senators who have lived more than
10 years. nearly all Of whom have the
vioor and appearance Of much younger
men are. Allison. of Iowa, y; Bate,
NJ Tennessee, 20; Cullom, Of Illinois,
20. FRYE. of Maine. 20; Gibson. of Mon
tapa II: Hawley, of Connecticut. 70;
uoor of Massachusetts, 10; jones, Of
Nevada, ~; Morgan, of Alabama, a;
plor, of Connecticut, "A; Proctor, of
Vermont. 20; Stewart, of Nevada, "A;
Ta,ler of Colorado. u, and Vest, Of
Ifissouri. II. Senators between 30 and
"a vaars of age are: Aidrich, OF Rhod"
Island 60: Bacon, Of Georgia, G2; Bard.
% california. 80; Berry. of Arkansas,
eo. blackburn. of Kentucky, GO; Bur
rors of Michigan. 65; Clark, Of Mon
tona G3: Cockrell. Of Missouri, G7; De
mn Of New York. 81; Elkins. Of West
Virginia. 60; Foster. Of Washington
65. Gallinger. of New Hampshire. 64;
Hale of Maine. 65, Hanna. OF Ohio. 81;
Harris. of Kansas, 60; Jones, of Arkan-
sas 62: NcEnerv, of Louisiana, GA; Me
MILAN. of Michigan. 63; Millard. Of
Nebraska. Go; Mitchell. Of Oregon. 6G;
Money. Of Mississippi. 62; Patterson OF
Colorado. GI, Perkins, Of California, To;
PIatt. of New York. 6S, and Quay, OF
Pennsylvania, 6S.
Senators whose ages rahEe oct"'V"
10 and 60 are: Burnham. Of New Hamp-
shire 81; Clapp. of Minnesota, 90;
clark of Wyoming. so; Daniel, of Vir-
cin;a SO: Deboe. of Kentucky. SO; Dill
lipgham. Of Vermont So; Dubois OF
idaho. so: Foraker, Of Ohio, 80; Foster.
81 Touisiana. SO: Gamble. Of South Da-
kota 81; Hansbrough, of North Dako-
70 "A: Lodge, of Massachusetts, 81;
WcComas. of Maryland, 50; McLaurin.
Of Mississippi, SO; Mallory, Florida 90;
Martin. virginia, "a: Mason, illinois,
n. Nelson. Minnesota. 90; Quarles'
wisconsin. 5s; Rawlins. Utah. 81;
scott West Virginia. SO; Simon. Ore
CON 81; spooner, Wisconsin. so; Talia-
ferro Florida, 54; Tillman, South Caro-