Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-03-09
SENATOR MONEY HAS MADE
REMARKABLE RECORD
From Wick sburg Post.

Washington, March 4-Hernando
D. Money, democratic leader Of the
senate, today became an ex-senator,
having announced several years ago
that he would not be a candidate for
reelection. 1t is not generally known
but nevertheless fact, that Colonel
Money has served longer in congress
than any nan ever sent to Washing.
ton from the state of Mississippi, in
which he was born and in which he
proposes to spend the rest Of his days.
AS Senator Money closes his serv-
ice in congress it is timely and will
doubtless be Of interest to give a brief
history of to the number Of years some
Of the more distinguished MISSISSIPPI
plans were members of either the
Sc nate or the house or both.
Mississippi was first represented at
Washington in the seventh congress,
beginning December I, 1901, by
Delegate Marsarthy Hunter, who died
March II, 1802aand was succeeded
by Thomas NJ Greene.
The state Of Mississippi was first
represented in the senate in the Gf-
teenth congress, beginning December
l, 1917. The senators were Walter
Leake and Thomas H. Williams;
representative, George Poindexer.
Jefferson Davis, subsequently, pres.
ident Of the Southern Confederacy,
had four terms in the house and was
eight years in the senate; total service,
16 years,
H., D. Money was a member of the
house during the 44th, 45th, 46th,
AZ, 48th, SD and 54th congresses,
and has been senator from October
s, 1897, to date making a total service
for the present democratic leader of
81 years and 5 months.
The late Judge George served
16 IL years in the senate.
L. @. C. Lamar was for eight years
a member of the house and had the
same length of service as senator.
A remarkable fact about the career
of Senator Money is that he refused a
denomination for Congress that he
easily could have had, for his health
was poor at the time and he had
business and professional matters re-
curing his attention. Eight years he
spent a private citizen after his ten
year service in the house ended in
Washington, and seldom went back
home. However, a lively political
fight was going on, and Colonel Mon
ey returned to Mississippi to help I'M
%tangIe things. Later on his friends
insisted that he should return to the
house. He took another nomination
and eventually became a senator for
the period mentioned,
Both as representative and senator
Mr., Money has always had leading
committee places. His record Island
few have such a record-of never
having in either branch Of congress
asked that he be made a member Of a
committee. The positions have come
to him unsought, a tact we'll known to
his fellow Legislators. Senator Mon
ey has impressed upon many young
senators that eventually they would be
better cared for if they did not push
their own claims.
Senator Money has always made a
careful study of questions affecting our
relations with foreign countries. Both
in the house and in the senate he has
been a prominent member Of the COM
mittees dealing with such matters, and
for years state department officials
have consulted him freely for advice.
His important committee places now
are finance, ~foreign and forestry, and
audit and control of contingent expen-
ses of the senate.