Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-05
A VERSATILE BODY.
Many Lines Of Activity Represented
In the Sonata

The Senate of the United States is the
most versatile organization In existence,
considering that its membership Is at pres
ent limited to ninety. Indeed. there are now
but eighty-eight members of the Senate.
and yet 1t is difficult to conceive form of
professional or business occupation that
has not been embraced In the life of some
senator.
Fifty-nine senators have practiced law
and mining, banking, medicine, farming,
steam, sail and railroad transportation are
branches of activity that have occupied
numbers of them. Senator Perkins went
to California, which state he now repre-
sents in the Senate, as sailor before the
mast and has ever since been engaged in
shipping enterprises. Senator Hanna has
large shipping interests. Clark of Mon
tana, Jones OF Nevada, Stewart of Nevada,
Bard of California and Kearns Of Utah
have all prospected for the precious metals
and all have had the exciting experience
of striking 1t rich
Their good fortune was preceded by hard
ships and encouragement, and no better in
formed men on the subject Of mining from
beginning to end than they are to be found
anywhere. Senator Teller of Colorado is
everywhere regarded one of the fore
most lawyers of the country on the sub
ject of mining.
There are so many senators who have
been bankers that it is difficult to name
them all.
Senator Willard came here from being
president of bank, and Scott, Bard and
kean have also been prominently Identified
with the banking business. Senator Nc
MILAN of Michigan was the president of
bank as well as president of a railroad
when elected to the Senate. and promptly
resigned both positions. Senator Gallinger
of New Hampshire was a practicing ply
stefan for many years before his election
to the Senate. and in emergencies he has
frequently been called n ma &c
at the Capitol, and he always responds to
such emergency calls with a keen profess
sional interest. Senator Deboe of Kentucky
mas graduated In both medicine and law
He practiced medicine a short time and
then turned TO the law
Senator Tillman is the only senator who
has recorded in his photographed sketch
in the Congressional Directory that he was
a farmer before coming to the Senate
out very many Of the southern senator's are
planters, as most Of them are lawyers. OF
senator's of other sections of the country
there are very large number who worked
on farms when they were bows. and Senator
Allison Of Iowa, recalling his younger DAVIS
likes to talk In the Senate about how we
plant our crops in Iowa and tend to them
through the various stages from the plant-
Ing to the final disposition of the CROPS
Senator Stewart probably gives more per-
sonal attention to farming now than any
other senator. He has dairy farm at
Ashburn, Va, and every Saturday he goes
there and remains over until the following
Monday. His farming. however IS fol
lowed as a diversion. having been taken I'D
several years ago, after his doctor advised
| him to live In the open air as much as pos
sible.
There are great number Of senators
whose business interests cover almost every
| branch OF industry.
Not only does the Senate represent in its
membership almost every phase of profess
| sonal and Industrial activity, but many of
| Its members were experienced in legislative
! work before coming to the Senate. OF the
/ eighty eight senators, twenty-sx served IN
| the House of Representatives. Fifteen sen
/ ators have served as governors of states.
| Senator Warren served during two terms
| as governor Of the territory Of Wyoming.
and his second term ended with the admis-
! sion of the territory as a state He was
| then elected first governor Of the state.
Fifteen senators have a record of service
IN the confederate army and one was in the
confederate navy. Nine senators were in
the Union army. Senator Pettus Of Ala
bama and Bate of Tennessee were in the
Mexican war.