The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-26
PASSING: OF MANY OLD
LEADERS IN CONGRESS

Washington Feb. 25.-Many noted
leaders of the Senate and House to-
day entered upon the final week of
their congressional careers. When
the Sixty-t third Congress assemblies in
extraordinary session a few weeks |
hence there will be much about it |
strange to those who have long been !
familiar with the personnel of past
Congresses.
In the House the most conspicuous
thing will be the absence of "Uncle
Joe" Cannon. 1t is more than forty
years Ance Mr.. Cannon was first elect
ed member of the House, and he has
occupied seat in that body ever
since, except during the term 1913.
He has served as a member of the
House longer than any other man
that has ever occupied seat there,
and his service as Speaker exceeded
that of any other man except Henry
Clay.
But Mr.. Cannon will not be the only
member of the House who will be
missed after March 4. Dalzell of Penn
sylvania and Mccall of Massachusetts,
who for years have been shapers of
Republican tariff policy will be among
the missing when Speaker Clark raps
the Sixty-third Congess to order. The
tidal wave in Illinois wrought notable
changes. Among the members of the
Prairie state delegation left out in the
cold are George E. Foss, George W.
Prince, William A. Rodenberg and
William B. Mckinley the last-named
widely known as the chairman of the
Republican congressional campaign
committee.
Pujo Among Them.
Other we'll known members of the
House who will be relegated to private
life one week hence are Nicholas Long
worth of Ohio James G. Needham of
California, Ebenezer Hill of Connect
California, Ebenezer Ames of Connect
George P. Lawrence and Butler A.
Ames of Massachusetts, Martin w.
Littleton of New York, Victor Berger
of Wisconsin, who has been the lone
representative of the Socialist party
in Congress; William B. Wilson of
Pennsylvania, chairman of the commit
tee on labor, and Arsene Pujo Of
Louisiana, chaser Of the money dew
ill.," chairman of the committee on
banking and currency.
Senate Changes.
In the Senate the changes will be
marked by reason of the character of
the men who are to retire and of the
marked contrast in some instances
between them and the men who will
take their place The Republicans in
the Senate have Suffered very serious
losses, while the Democrats have made
distinct gain in capable and ener-
getic young men who will come over to
the north end Of the capitol from the
House of Representatives.
Cullom Of Illinois and Crane of Mas
\ sachusetts will be the most conspicu-
Gus absentees from the Senate when
/ the curtain rises on the extra session.
Cul1om was defeated in the primaries
and Crane declined to be a candidate
for reelection. Bailey Of Texas has
already withdrawn and Wetmore Of
Rhode Island, Guggenheim of Colo
RADIO, Burnham of New Hampshire,
Briggs Of New Jersey, Brown of Ne
braska, Gardner Of Maine, Paynter Of
Kentucky, Curtis Of Kansas, Richard
son of Delaware and Bourne Of Ore
gon will step out at the end of the
present Congress. "''Di
| In the new Congress Democratic
senators will succeed Republicans as
chairmen of all the important commit
tees Of the Senate. The prestige Of
the Democratic party and the fate Of
the Wilson administration will turn
largely on the use the Democratic SEN
ators make Of their new power. What
ever else may result, it is certain that
the retirement Of so many Of the old
leaders win have the effect Of bring