Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-04
NEW BLOOD IN CONGRESS
Old Guard is Passing From The
Upper Branch.

There will Nc plenty of new bloc
/ In the SiXtieth Congress. About
one fourth of the membership of
the House Of Representatives vii,
take the oath for the first time
and number of new faces will az.
Pear In the Senate. In the present
House 81 members are serving their
first term, but in the next House
there will be 100 new members.
/ These changes do not affect the per
sonnet Of the real active forces IN
The House. Only five OF the old
members who orc at all conspicuous
In The work of the House have failed
OF denomination or reelection. The
new men for the most part will
take the places Of men whose voices
were seldom heard except in answer
tp roll-calls.
The men who were In the Senate
over 20 years ago comprise n little
group Of eight. and are Messrs
Allison, Morgan, Hale, Frye, Aldrich
Cuilum, Teller and Berry. This
/ number will be further reduced after
March 4, when Mr.. Berry retres
to make way for new man from
Arkansas.
Several of this little group are
showing their weight Of years. Sem
at0r Allison, the Grand Old Man"
of the Senate, who up until last
session bore the burden of managing
the hig appropriation bills without
"A falter. has been In rather feeble
health for months. In his seventy
eighth year he has broken down and
younger men have had to relieve
him OF the work of this committee.
| A hA ,,.nl t,I
81 years service In the Senate and
i42 years in Congress altogether. 1t
Is not expected that he will ever
again be the strong leader and work
er that he has been, although his
influence will be powerful In the
Senate as long as he lives. Senator
Morgan Of Alabama, who has just
been elected for another term, will
have rounded out 80 years on March
a, and Is In the eighty third year
of his age. He has failed physically
during the last year or two. although
his mind Is still strong and active
! Mr.. Cullom of Illinois. who will
be n years of age next Thursday and
who will be reelected for another
1 term by his State Legislature this
winter, Is one of the old guard, hav-
| ing entered the Senate In 1883. AS
chairman of the Committee ON For
! eign Relations he Is one of the act
| i've, influential forces III the Senate
| Mr. Teller of Colorado. has two
years to serve, when he Is likely to
pass out of public life. He has
served continuously since 1885, and
previous to that had served seven
years as one of the first Senators
from the Centennial State. Mr..
A.l,a ho 10, ne
group of Senators serving over TWEEN
will retire next March to give way
,Gor Governor jeff Davis of his state.
OF the present members of the
Senate number will retire next
March and make way for new men.
Senator Alger of Michigan is not
a candidate for reelection. Success
ors to Berry of Arkansas, Blackburn
OF Kentucky and Carmack OF Tonnes
see have been chosen either by prl-
mary election or by the Legislatures.
Kansas, Montana, Idaho, Oregon. Ne.
braslia. Colorado and possibly Rhode
Island and Delaware will send new
men after March 4.
When the House of the Sixtieth
Congress Is organized five men who
have been in Congress from II to 20
years each will he missed. Three
Of them, General Grosvenor of Ohio,
Babcock Of wisconsin and Mr.. Nc
Clary of Minnesota, are at present
members of the Ways and Means
Copmittee, which is regarded as the
most important Committee of the
House. General Grosvenor was not
a candidate for denomination, and
his retirement may be considered as
voluntary. For years he has been
one of the most conspicuous figures
of the House of Representatives.
Several Congresses ago Champ Clark
! OF Missouri referred to him as
Santa Claus" his snow-white hair
and flowing beard suggesting that
Jolly old saint, and the name has
stuck to him ever since. He is one
OF the keenest extemporancous debat-
ers In the House, and never refuses
IA Washington Correspon-
dent, Philadelphia Press.
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