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Twelve Senators and II Repre-.
sentatives Finish Work on
March 4.
Sen. TELLER The NES7oR
Was Elected So nator upon the Adn,is-
sion Of His state In 1s7O-Reprc-
sentative Hepburn Has--Ssven
Connected with Interstate
Commerce since 1860.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s-Twelve senator's.
and ~ representatives who ere members
of the present Congress will he absent
when the Sixty First Congress assemblies
In special session March Is The re-
election Of Mr.. Hopkins in Illinois and
Mr.. Stephenson in wisconsin not having
taken place 1t IL possible that their fail
IRE OF election viii augment the num-
Der Of senatorial abscntces TO H. These
changes in the personnel Of the Senate
and House include many whose names
are by-words TO every reader Of news
papers.
OF the :, Representatives. who retire an
March 3rd. one. Mr.. Hepburn Iowa has
served % years IN Congress and another
Mr.. Sherman. New York. who becomes
vice-president. has served ~ years IN
the House. Mr.. Cousins Of lows. and
Delegate Smith. Arizona. have served ls
years while Jenkins. Wis. Cooper. Texas
Overstreet Indiana. williams. MISSISSIPPI
pi. and Acheson. Pennsylvania each
have served Il years.
In years OF service. Senator Teller
| OF Colorado is the nestor ~ the re-
tiring statesmen. having been elected
senator upon the admission Of his
state 10 the Union. taking his seat
December 4. 1876. resiei,ing in 1852
to enter the cabinet o. President Ar
thur as secretary Of the interior and
re-cnt~ring March 4, 1885. He with
dew from the republican national con-
| v.ntion in ST Louis IN June. 1895. be-
-
| which he has never since approved
| He was re-elerted to the Senate As
an independent silver republican. and
In 1903 re-eleeted az democrat with
which party he has bAen affiliated
since he withdrew from tho republican
convention. His conspicuous ability
a, a lawyer and hts familiarity witt
Legislation covering a long series 81
years have given MIN an eminent place
in the Senate fror, which he will re-
tire Voluntarily March 4. having De
clired re-electior. He is a member Of
the national monetary commission anc
will continue hi: public service IN tina
connection.
Senator Plat OF New York served ir
! the forty-thtvl and forty fourth con
crosses as a member Of the House enter
ing the Senate in 1881. On May 18Th q
that year when Senator Roscoe Conklin,
resigned his seat because Of his difflculu"
with President Garfield his colleague. NJ
Plat. Joined him thereby gaining TN
designation Of me too Plat n
retired March 4. 1897. Although he ha
been in very feeble health during seveta
years. hi. attendance on the sessions y
the Senate on all import ant occasion
generally has been marked witt
regularity.
Senator Forn';er ha. served In III
Senate !. years
Senator Hemcnway succeeded Vice
President Fairbanks when lie resigne,
his seat in the Senate to become it's pre-
siding officer 50 he has had but four year
as member Of tina. BODY. Previous Il
that he had bean = prominent mon her q
the House since tire 54th Congress.
Senator McCreary aftar SIX terms in III
House entered the Senate six years ago
Other senators who will retire on Marc
nre Ankerev Of WASHINGTON: Fulton o
. Oregon Gary Of Scutl, Carolina; Hons
hrough Of Nabro 40: E't,redro ~ Sou.
. Dakota: Long ~ Kansas and Milton q
, Florida.
RETIRING CONGRESSMAN.
Representatives Hepburn % Iowa Ia
been consDiruou= interested In ali mat
ters relating to interstate commerce. hi
connection with puhli~ affairs eoin
IA ck TO ant>-belum days he having bec
a delegate to the republican nationa
convention % 1860 Johr sharp Williams
former minority leader Of the House r.
tires to enter tie Senate two year
entative J. A. Badc Of Minnesota. VIII
campaigns. and Pourke Cochran OF Ne
York conspicuous In many orat0r!cal cor
tests. who was in tie nhieth. iftv-sec
ond and nfty-,hird Congresses and the
inter eight wears returned to the Hous
six wears ago.
The retiring Representations are n
follows
Arkansas: Brand-Gee; Colorado. Cool
Bonynse and IlaERott; Delaware. Bur
, ton: Florida. Lamar: Georgia Lewis
Idaho. French; Illinois, Knopf, Nc
Gavin and Caldwell: Indiana. Foste
y CLANCY Holiday. Watson. Overstree
Lands. Crumpackcr and Gilhams
4 Iowa. Birdsall. Cousins. Hamilton
Hepburn and Conner: kentucky. Jane
land. Jackson ard Wolf: Michigan
q f,nrraEh Minnesota Rede: Miasissir
$ pi Hin, McI.nin md Williams; MI:
souri,, Ellis. Caulneld, Smith, Russo
IL Hackney and Lamar Nebraska Pc
Hard and Boyd New Jersey Pratt ar
g Leake: New York. Waldo. CooEra
Mcmillan. Sherman. Porter and Ryai
/. North Carolina Hackett and era"
ford; North Dakota, Marshall; ON
70 Harding. Banrcn. Mouser. Lanin
Dawes and Nveems: oklahoma, Fultc
and Davenport; Pennsylvania Casse'
ic Lcnahan, Kip. Acheson, brodhea
,r and Beale; South Dakota, Han; Tel
ls nessee. Hale and Gaines Texas COO
- or: Vermont. IIaskins; WashinHto
N Jones: Wisconsin, Murphy and Jen'
e, ms. Delegates. Alaska. Kale; Ar
l. xona, Smith.