The Goodland republic., 1907-02-01
THE MAKEUP OF CONGRESS-
PROFESSIONS OF TIE NATIONS
LAWMAKERS.
OF the 4g6 Members Of Both Houses
S44 are Lawyers-SOne Bust
ness Men

OF the ninety members OF the sen
ate. sixty-fve are lawyers, and Of the
386 members Of the house 279 are
lawyers. Three other senator's say
they are lawyers but 90 not work at
the trade They are Alger, Dryden
and Clark OF Montana
The 279 lawyers IN the house are
too numerous to mention Among
them, however, are some OF the lead
ing lawyers Of America The entire
delegation OF Alabama is composed OF
lawyers. The same can be said OF the
Arkansas delegation; also North Car
Olina- BOurke Cochran, the well
known New York lawyer, was born in
Ireland and educated in France. That
accounts for his fighting qualities at
times, and his diplomatic political
shifts at other.
Senators In Trade.
The nineteen senators who follow
business pursuits for a living are Per
kins, Bulkley, Alec, DePont, Taliferro,
Dubois, Crane, Alger. Clark OF Non
tana, MilIard, Nixon, Dryden, Platt,
SmOOt, Sutherland, Ankeny, Elkins,
Scott and Warren In the house there
are just eighty business men.
The senate contains three newspa-
per men-PattersOn Of Colorado;
Marlborough, North Dakota, and
Carmack, Tennessee. The house con-
tains sixteen editOrs-Glass, Virginia;
Burleigh, Maine; McNaTy, Mississip-
pi; Bede, Minnesota; BarlhoIdt, Mis-
sOuri; Hearst, New York: Smith,
Pennsylvania; lands, Indiana; Dixon
Iowa; Scott, Kansas; Richardson.
Kentucky; Southwick, New York;
Moore and Acheson, Pennsylvania,
and BrOwnlOw, Tennessee.
Notwithstanding the fact that agri-
culture predOminates in the United
States as a wealth producer, Ameri-
can farmers are almost as scarce as
hens teeth There are only two in
the senate-Tiliman and Lattimer,
both Of South Carolina In the house
there are only nine who admit it:
Bankhead, Livingston, Lowden, Trim
bic, Pollard, Cocks, Williamson, Aiken
and Ellerbe-
The senate has one doctor-Gal-
linger-and the house has three-Bur-
ton, Sample and Barchfeid-
The only senator who doesn't make
public his occupation in his biography
in the congressional book is Aldrich
OF Rhode Island However his sketch
would indicate that he had made poll
les his business most Of his life.
James A Tawney Of Minnesota Is
not only a lawyer but a blacksmith
That is why he hampers out so much
legislation
Hunt Of Missouri is q stone cutter,
but he isn't cutting much ice, yet
Greene OF Massachusetts, should be
one Of the conspicuous debaters Of the
house He is an auctioneer.
Not a single member Of the Kansas
delegation is a farmer Reeder comes
nearer being one than any Of the 9TH
ers. He used TO own a farm, but the
way he got rid Of It is an interesting
story. He and q partner owned a
bank, a big farm and a lot Of other
stuff When Reeder was first nonf-
mated for representative, the pops
were strong in his district, and they
were against bankers, as a rule. The
partner saw a chance to dissolve part
nershfp and get a bank out Of it He
felt that Reeder would not take on q
bank while running for congress in a
pop district He suggested a dissOlu-
ton. "Au right said Reeder.
stack the stuff up in two piles and
I'll take my choice" The partner
made two stacks He put the bank
and some truck in one pile and the
farm and some truck in the other. He
loaded the bank pile because he
thought ne would get it Reeder
looked the two piles over and grabbed.
onto the bank pile. The partner hasn't
spoken to him since. Reeder found
the bank a help rather than a hin
drance in the campaign
Ohio leads all other states in the
birthplace OF present members The
vice president, nine senators and thir-
ty-three house members were born
there Both Of West Vfrginia's sena-
tors are Buckeyes Beveridge, ALI
son, Alger, Fulton, Carter, Foraker
and Dick were also born there
New York comes second, with six
senators and thirty-five representa-
tives. Senator Benson Of Kansas IS a
New Yorker. The others are Teller,
Platt, Depew, Gamble and c. D. Clark
Pennsylvania comes third with six
senators and twenty-One representa-
tives. Senator Long Of Kansas is a
Quaker. Hepburn, Burrow, Penrose,
Knox and ". A Clark are the others
Indiana produced three senators
Hemenway, SpOoner and Clapp, and
nineteen representatives, including one
Brick.
Patterson was born In Ireland; Mel
son IN Norway A1lAAEEQ anu Ne-AAAAEE-
/ in Canada and WetmOre and Suther-
/ land in England These are all barred
from ever holding the ONCE OF presi-
/ dent These states have not yet SEM
a native born man to the senate; Kan
sas, Nebraska, North Dakota South
Dakota Nevada, Colorado Washing
ton. Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Min
uesota. Arkansas, Florida, Michigan
West Vfrgfufa and Texas. Kansas vii
soon have a native son in the senate
however, Charlie Curtis
Alabama produced thirteen repre-
sentadves IN the present congress
KENTUCKY II, Arkansas 8. Massachu-
sets Is. New Hampshire g Canada
4, California z, Germany 2. Wisconsin
II, New Jersey 8, Nevada 2 Scotland
2, Iowa 9, Nebraska l. Prussia 4 New
York IS. Oregon l. Missouri II Utaf
1, Ohio SO, Connecticut 5 DelaWsrs
1. Florida 2, Georgia To- Louisiana 8
Indiana 1s, Illinois 1s, Bohemia 7
England 1, ireland l. Vermont 8
Texas IL, Minnesota ,. North caro-
Ifna II. West Virginia 4. Kansas 8
PsunsyIvsnia 81, Virginia IA South
CaroIfna Z. Maine z. Delaware 4 Dis
trict OF Columbia T. Maryland q
RhO6e Island 8. Michigan ~, Can
rornis 4, Ontario 2, HzWah l.
ReprsssntatiFs Eeedham was 5orr
IN an euafgrant wagon while his par
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