The Washington herald., 1908-08-05

The death Of Senator William Boyd Al
Hson created a profound Impression in
Washington There is wider personal
interest and sympathy here on account
of The death Of Senator Allison than has
been manifested in recent years over the
death Of any other public man
Ar Allison served for a longer time
continuously IN Congress than any man
VINO survives him. He was elected 10 the
House for the hrst time in the Thirty
eighth Congress. and took his seat in
December. 1883. Schuyler Colfax. Of In
diana VAS Speaker Among the other
Representatives were Ehea c. IngersoIL
owen Lovejoy. and Elihu 3. Washburn.
OF Illinois, George W Julian and Daniel
". Voorhees, Of Indiana; John A. Kasson
and James F Wilson. of Iowa. James c.
Blaine. Of Maine; William Window. Of
Minnesota Francis P. Blair. Of Missouri,
Francis Kernan. Fernando Wood. Benja-
min Wood. and John W Chandler. OF
New York, Robert C Schenck and sam
vel s. Fox. OF Ohio. Justin S Morrill,.
OF Vermont, Oazes Ames and George ;
Boutwell,. Of Massachusetts. and William
D. Kelley and Thaddeus Stevens. Of Penn
Sylvanis-
In The Senate at the time were AIcDOu-
sal, Of California. Byrd ana Salisbury. OF
Delaware; Lyman Trumbul Of Illinois,
Hendricks and Lane. OF Indiana Reveriy
johnson. Of Maryland. Charles Sumner
and Henry Wilson. Of Massachusetts,:
Zcch Chandler. Of Michigan p. Gra-z
Brown. OF Missouri John p Hale. of New
Hampshire John sherman and Wade. Of
O1-O, and Ira Harris and Edward D. Nor
gan 81 New York.
Becomes United states senator.
There was an interim OF TWO years after
Nv Alison quit the House before he took
his seat in the Senate He became a Sen
ator on March I, 1873. succeeding James
Harlan. and served continuously until his
death. He had served thirty-five years
continuously on March T. 1907. and had
recently won a denomination 10 the Sen
aJe over Gov Cummins IN q popular pri-
mary election by q SUBSTANTIAL majority.
thus inslrtng his reelection 70 the Senate
for another SIX years. had he lived and
The Republicans controlled the nay+ Teris-
lature in Iowa
Senator AIlison-s service in the Senate
has been great public benefit For sew
eral years he had been the chairman OF
the Committee on Appropriations. In
that capacity he personally had more in
Iuence than any other one man IL Con-
g-ess in shaping public expenditures. and
has been conservative and economical
without ever being open 10 the charge OF
public pars-u0ly. Unlike the late Will
lam ; Holman he was a watch dog Of
the Treasury who never E-o7Ied Nfr
Holman did the country a great public
service by projecting i from extravagant
expenditures. but DE incurred the per
s1nal eCulty Cf many Of his colleagues
IN the House and was many times over
ruled by vote Of his colleagues. Sena-
Tor Allison was never thus re5uked BY
the Senate His word was law on all
matters affecting appropriations N The
Senate OF the United States
A Force in LeEfstariou.
While his ucst important work and
The monument 90 his public service in the
Senate VIII be found in his work on the
Appropriations Committee. he was a pos
tive force in constructive legislation gen
orally He was the second in rank in
The majority or the Committee on Fl
nance, and was a member OF the Joint
committee Of Congress created by the
4IdriCl currency law % investigate and
report on the currency situation IN re-
cent years Senator Allison came 10 be
Senate. strengthening out many OF its
legislative scarls, and not infreque1tIy
bringing order OUC Of parliamentary
chaos He was credited with the author
ship OF The final compromise on the rail-
road rate bill in the Senate. and came
forward with the suggestion that finally
broke the back OF the four-baLtIeship
movement led by Senator Beveridge- Of
Indiana, al the recent session Of the
Senate
When II looked as II the younger Re
publican Senators, led by Nfr- Beveridge
might succeed IN having the naval apprO-
priauon bill amended so that the Prasi-
dents desire for four battle ships. IN
stead Of tw0. voiced in his special mes
sage 10 Congress. would be carried out.
Air- Allison came forward with his sug-
gestion that II Congress would authorize
TWO battle ships at that session he would
give his personal guarantee that the
policy Of providing two battle ships Of the
highest type at each session Of Congress
would be strictly adhered TO in the Tu-
ture- This seemed such a fair propos!-
ton coming from M Allison. that the
Senate accepted it. and even NIr Bev-
er-dge and some OF his friends derived so
much satisfaction out Of IL that they
claimed the victory.
Health Begins to Fan.
Cp 20 the time when his health began
10 fsI two years ago. Senator Allison
was in perfect health and a,picrure OF
weil-preserved physical manhood His
frame was massive. his complexion rudy.
and his step springy. Always careful Of
his habits and temperate in iadulging his
appetite, he continued TO enjoy good
health. in spite OF the temptations that
beset the average public man in the So
Clal Whlrl Of Washington The first sug-
gestion Of a breakdown IN Senator ALI
sons health came through a mild mani
festaton Of an organic disease.
AT first he did not take il seriously. but
later, when IL continued TO grow worse
a11 Cbs-nately resisted treatment he
realized that his career was rapidly draw
ing 70 a close His colleagues realized Il
also. and relieved him Of much Of the
burdensOnle work Of his committees and
IN charge Of appropriations bills on the
floor OF the Senate
When SeDat0r Allison left for Iowa. at
the close Of the Fifty-nfnth Congress.
there was hardly one Of his colleagues
who believed that he would ever return
70 Washington But after he had gone
70 his home in Dubuque. encouraging re-
ports came back TO Washington 10 an
Improvement in his health The bracing
western atmosphere seemed 10 act as a
tonic and the association with old neigh
bors and friends seemed TO infuse new
lie and spirit into the wasting frame.
Returns to HIS Duties.
When the Senator returned 10 Washing