Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-08
SERVICE IN CONGRESS
Senator Allison's Thirty
Third Year in the Senate.
OTHER NOTEDVETERANS
MIR. MORRILL, LONGER CoNTINU-
oUsLY IN PUBLIC LIFE.
Gen. Ketcham Has Been in the House
80 Years, but Not Continuously
Speaker Cannon's Long Career.
OTHER NOTEDVETERANS
BY WILLIAM z CITRTIS.

BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.
Written for The Star and the Chicago Record
Herald.
Senator Allison has entered upon his
thirty-third year in the Senate and his forty
third year in Congress. He has not only
served few days longer in the Senate than
any other man. but has been n continuous
public life longer than any other except the
late Justin s. Morrill, Of Vermont. Mr.. Nor
rill served twelve years in the House OF
REORGANIZATION 1855 to 1S57-and
thirty-two years in the Senate-from 1857
to 1899. He died in January Of that year
If he had lived until March 80, he would
have completed his forty-third year Of ex-
ecutive service.
Mr. Allison entered the House of Repre-
sentatives December 2 1868 He was sworn
in as a senator March g. 1873, and has been
reelected five times. His present, and
sixth term expires March 4. 1863, and II he
lives to that date he will be eighty years
and day old. having been born March
q 1929. And he will have served thirty-six
consecutive years in the Senate and forty
six consecutive years In the Congress of the
United States.
John Sherman was in public life longer
than Mr.. Allison. He served six years IN
the House, thirty-two years in the Senate,
and nearly seven years in the cabinet. as
Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary OF
State
The only other men on the congressional
roll who have served thirty years or more
are John Percival Jones of Nevada, who was
In the Senate from 1873 to 1903 without
break; FRANCIS Marion CockpeH OF Mlssoui -,
IonS an6 1,b 80 Hart RentoD Of missouri
who served from 1921 to 1851.
The following is list Of senators who
have served longest:
Justin s. Morrill, -....................' 32 years
William p Allison. -. ,.... 80 wears
Thomas Il. Benton. ..................... 80 years
t M 1nao 20 years
William Rufus King Gala ) .............. 90 years
William N Stewart {Nev).,.''..''.''... ~ years
Henry b. Anthony CR i1........,.... 26 years
Henry NJ Teller tCol) .........,......... rs years
Samuel smith Md. "A Years
George F. Edmunds (vt.)................ "a years
EeoLSe W J1of pso N "a yars
Nelson w Aldrich (R H. .,............ "a years
Eugene Hale me, observation-disclosures. "a years
William L: Frye tMe|' ..'''.''...''''' 20 years
1, ''uNi1e -
Wllllan huIus hils OF A4aoaiha sel'eo
from Oetober. 1919, 10 april Ie44, When ne
resigned 70 become wee tfeslueht WIN
franKllh Flerce. Alter elElls tour yeai
IN lhat capacS ne was ,,tI 80. 10 Inc
Senate TN lo4o) anu seFNeu un'!i HIS uea'h,
In 1898
Samuei smith OF MAJ yiald served cohtlh-
uouslS from 1000 10 looo-sA Years III tiIe
house ana t"ehty-1our years III the Seh-
ATE
Mr.. Morgan a veteran.
Senator Morgan ranks next TO Mr. Allison
l., n-.,a ~ .,+oroa ~ c,nno.o ~, Nso-ol,
AZ s ~ 1o - tl,e -. va go.
o. 1896 ana mas served colltihuously lo'
wenty-eight years. having been reelected
four times He will round out his fifth
+srn, nm March 1907 when he Will he
- .la 80. 49,. -. o. ~.
mental and physical capacities are con-
cerned, he is good for several terms more.
There is a suspicion that Senator Morgan
Ill, ro,ororort Alohoroo IN ~. ca,o+o Tor
"iA " "
ever.
Senator Teller came In with the Centen-
NAL state and took the oath of office on
Decerpher 4 1870 for the short term. He
80 80 oIoo,oa Dow e,,I, .or,,, ora ror,,aa
@S Ava @ -"-- e >1N
hVe years, When ne resigned 10 become
Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of
President Arthur At the end OF the ad-
ate and took his seat March 4 1883. max
five years If he lives until the end of his
term he will have thirty years to his credit
and be seyenty-nine years old
re-; - g.
been re-eIected for another term which
will give him thirty years In service. He
succeeded Hannibal Hamlin, who served
yii ori VIZ tile r 5i anu aoui
yea IA 'he SiiS'ii e'' NC L tiis'>