The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-30
Mcdonald Mentionedin Philippine
Testimony not Alabama Mcdonald

work IF the educational movement falls.
one of the more thoughtful of the men
teachers remarked, God help the Philip
pines
Now that some Senators and Represen-
tatives have received notice to quit, per-
sonal references to the present Congress
are of more than ordinary interest. Ala
bama has the oldest two Senators, both
of whom were Confederate generals.
The Senate has lightweight members,
of whom eighty-seven make their ante
cedents public. OF these, forty-six are
college graduates. twenty-one received
academic education and twenty were
limited to the common schools. Sixty are
lawyers, eighteen are in business, three
are connected with the press, five are
farmers and one is a doctor. Eighty-two
were born in this country and five are of
foreign birth. Fifteen served in the Con-
federate and nine in the Union army dur
ing the civil war. Alabama leads in point
of age. Senator Pettus. who is 81, being
the oldest man in the Senate and serving
M
ing next with rs years. and now serving
his fifth term.
The youngest Senator is Bailey of
Texas, who is 80, and next to him come
Senators Beverdge, Gamble and Kearns,
who are each 40. Senator Allison is In his
fifth term, having been elected to the
Senate in 1873, after serving five terms In
the House-thirty-four years all told.
Senator Frye is in his fifth term having
previously served five terms in the House.
Senator Hale is In his fourth term, after
five terms in the House. Senators Plat
and Hawley of Connecticut and CockreIl
OF Missouri are each In their fourth
term. Senator Jones of Nevada has been
continuously In the Senate since 1873.
The Representatives were educated as
follows: At college, 159; at academies,
ll9; at common schools 70. Two hundred
and sixty lawyers, Ga are business men.
there are farmers, are connected with
the press, are doctors, and are teach
ers. Three hundred and forty eight are
natives and Q of foreign birth. Nineteen
served In the Confederate army, three of
Union army during the civil war, and one
in the United States army during the
war with Spain, Mr.. Wiley of Alabama.
The Dean of the House, in point of age,
Is Galusha A. Grow of Pennsylvania,
who Is 70 years old He was first elected
In 1874 and served six terms having been
chosen Speaker In 1861. In 1894 he was
again elected, and Is now in his fourth
successive term. Next to him in age
stand Sperry of Connecticut and Connell
of Pennsylvania, who are rs. General
Bingham of Pennsylvania holds the long
est record of continuous service. being
now In his eleventh term; he is therefore
by immemorial custom, regarded as the
Father of the House.
In the executive and judicial branches
of the government: The President is
"A years old, lawyer and a graduate of
Harvard. Secretary Hay is Ga literary
man, and a graduate of Brown. Secre-
tary Shaw is %, a graduate of Cornell
College, Iowa, and a lawyer. Secretary
Root Is Al, graduate of Hamilton and
lawyer. Acknowledgement Knox is so.
and graduate of Mount Union College.
Ohio. Postmaster-Genera Payne is 60.
Is business man, and received an acad-
emic education. as did Secretary Hitch
cock, who is 81. and also a business man.
Secretary Moody is 40, a lawyer and a
graduate of Harvard. Secretary Wilson
was born in Scotland, received an acad-
emic education, and is a farmer.
OF the nine members of the Supreme
Court. all but two are college graduates.
Peckham and McKenna received their
education at academies Brewer, Brown,
and Shires are graduates of Yale, Brewer
and Brown having been classmates in
1856. Bowdoin claims the Chief Justice;
Gray comes from Harvard and White
from Georgetown, and Harlan was grad
uated from Center College, Kentucky
The Chief Justice Is GA years old; Harlan.
%; Gray "a; Brown, c.; Brewer. 60; Shiras
~ White. 81; Peckham, GA and
McKenna. SO.
LUCIEN JULIEN WALKER