Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-05

or the late Senator Dolliver. Former
Governor Terrell Of Georeia has like
wise been appointed to fill out the
term of the late Senator Clay.
The deceased representatives are
Samuel L. Gilmore OF Louisiana, Char.
les O. Trrell of Massachusetts, and
Walter G.. BrownIow OF Tennessee.
Their successors were chosen at the
regular elections last month.
Tuesday Ia likely to be devoted la
both houses to the reading of Pres.
ident Taft's annual message to Con.
gress, and after that the lawmakers
should be able to get down to bust.
ness almost Immediately. as the de.
tails of organization and committee
changes will take little time. The
opinion Is gaining ground that little
else than the passage OF the various
appropriation bills will be attempted.
| In the Senate the session will be re-
markable only In tnat II will mark the
farewell appearance OF many members
who for years have been leaders or
familiar figures in the upper house
Chief among these are Senators Aid.
rich of Rhode Island and Hale of
Maine. two OF the oldest members OF
the upper house in point OF service
and for many years among the most
conspicuous leaders in that body
Both announced early last summer
their Intentions to ret:rs from the
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present terms
Another of the "old guard" whose
career in the senate will end with
the session about to begin is Senator
Burrows OF Michigan, who was de.
feated In the primaries by represents.
tive Townsend The genial Senator
DePew OF New York Will also appear
for the last time as a member. tho
election OF Democratic Legislature In
the Empire State having sealed his
fate. Senator Beveridge OF Indiana
Will pass out and will be succeeded
next March by John w. Kern, the
Democratic vice presidential candid
ate OF two years ago. Warner of
Missouri. Dick Of Ohio and Kern of
New Jersey are other conspicuous
members OF the senate who will pass
out with the end OF the Sixty-first
Congress.
The leaders and old timers OF the
iouse who will close tteir official car
GERS as members at this session are al
most too numerous to mention. Many
OF the prominent members of the Re-
publican side were slaughtered In the
PRIMARIES. chiefly as the result of the
rising tide of insurgency" and to
these were added many more who
were buried under the Democratic
landslide In November.
Prominent among the vanquished
in the house are Representatives
Fowler of New Jersey, Tawney OF Min
nesota. Boutell of Illinois, Livingston
and Howard OF Georgia and Calder.
head and Reeder of Kansas. still
others who will appear only as "Exs'
after this session are Washington Gar
drer of Michigan. A. X. Byrd OF Miss
issippi, Duncan e. McKinIay of Cal
ifornia. Frank o. Lowden OF Illinois.
]. A. T. Hull OF Iowa. e. c. Burleigh
OF Maine. S. Il. Mudd OF Maryland,
Joseph F. OConnell OF Massa sschu.
setts. John II. Morehead OF North Car
olina. c. F. Huff OF Pennsylvania, o. w.
Gillespie of Texas and Ralph d. Cole
OF Ohio
Nehemiah d. Sperry, OF the Second
Connecticut district, the Oldest mem
Der OF the house In point Of years,
is retiring voluntarily at the end Of
this session. He is eighty three years
old. But the father OF the house"
III point OF service. Gen. H. H. Bing-
ham of the First Pennsylvania dis.
tiict came back smilingiy, having boon
numbered among the victors At the
November election. Gen Bingham
has served continuously In Congress
since the Forty-six:h session. . period
OF over thirty years.
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