Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-11
OLD AND YOUNG.

Mem bers 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 or
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 Sem
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
Senator's 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 10 years of age, the
Texas Senator being 3S and the Sena-
tors from Indiana and Utah 80 years
of age. Twelve Senators are between
40 and so; thirty between so and 60.
twenty-six between 60 and 20, fourteen
between 20 and so, and just one. Sena-
tor Pettus, of Alabama, between so
and 80 years of age. Senator Pettus
was so years of age at his last birth
day.
Senators who have lived more than
10 years, nearly all of whom have the
vigor and appearance of much younger
men, are: Allison, of Iowa, q; Bate,
of Tennessee, rs; CuIlom, of Illinois.
70; Frye, of Maine, 20; Gibson. of Mon
tana, II; Hawley, of Connecticut, IS;
Hoar, of Massachusetts, 75; Jones, of
Nevada, 72; Morgan, of Alabama, II;
Platt, of Connecticut, "a; Proctor, of
Vermont, 20; Stewart. of Nevada, "a;
Teller, of Colorado, II, and Vest, of
Missouri, II. Senators between 60 and
70 years of age are: Aldrich. of Rhode
Island, 60; Bacon, Of Georgia. 81; Bard.
of California, 60; Berry, of Arkansas,
60: Blackburn, of Kentucky. 63; Bur-
rows, of Michigan, So; Clark, of Mon
tana, SO; Cockrell, of Missouri, CT; De-
pew, of New York, 81; Elkins, of West
Virginia, 60; Foster, of Washington.
65; Gallinger, of New Hampshire, "a;
Hale, of Maine, IS; Hanna, OF Ohio, 81;
Harris, of Kansas, 60; Jones, Of Arkan-
sas, 81; McEnerv, of Louisiana, "a; Nc
MILAN. of Michigan. SO; Millard. of
Nebraska, 65; Mitchell, of Oregon, &C;
Money, of Mississippi, 62; Patterson, of
Colorado, 81; Perkins, of California, 63;
Platt, of New York, 6S, and Quay, Of
Pennsylvania, 6S.
Senators whose ages range between
90 and 60 are: Burnham, of New Hamp-
shire, 81; Clapp, of Minnesota. so;
Clark, Of Wyoming. so; Daniel, of Vir-
ginia,. SO; Deboe. of Kentucky. So; Dill
lingham, of Vermont, IS; Dubois, Of
Idaho, so; Foraker, of Ohio. So; Foster,
of Louisiana, So; Gamble, of South Da-
kota. 81; Hansbrough, of North Dako-
to, "a; Lodge, of Massachusetts,, 81;
McComas, of Maryland. So; McLaurin,
of Mississippi, So; Mallory, Florida, SO;
Martin. Virginia, 54; Mason. Illinois,
81; Nelson, Minnesota, SO; Quarles,
Wisconsin, 5S; Rawlins. Utah. 81;
Scott. West Virginia, SO; Simon, Ore
gon, 81; Spooner. Wisconsin, SO; Talia-
ferro. Florida, "a; Tillman. South Caro-
lima. "a: Turner, Washington, 50; War
rem. Wyoming. 81; Wellington, Mary
land. so. and Wetmore, Rhode Island.
5o. The following are between 40 and
50 years: Carmack. Tennessee, 43;
Dietrich, Nebraska, 4S; Dolliver. Iowa,
A; Fairbanks, Indiana. 40; Heitfield.
Idaho. 43; kean. New Jersey, 40; Kit
tredge, South Dakota, 40; McCumber.
North Dakota, II; McLaurin, South
Carolina. Al; Penrose. Pennsylvania,
fl; Pritchard, North Carolina. A; Sim
mons. North Carolina, As.