The Washington herald., 1914-05-16
Peiiieal Prsesss;sa.
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Madison Roswell Smith rnther startled
mis- old colleagues Of the aixfaetn Congress
when he appeared In the House yester-
day after ave yeas1 absence. The Hon.
Madison was kept busy explaining that
since last summer be hsd been the envoy
extraordinary and miniskAr plsnipoten-
tiary to Haiti. and rathss enjoyed the
job in spite Of che citnats ana some
other things that . duly anefeditsd dipIo-
mat dare not discuss The voting resi-
dence Of Minister Smith b st Farming
ton. Mo. and he asAjoyed . single term
In Consress ending March :. 1soe. thanks
to Democratic majority. Following that
ONCE. remaining until called TO represent
his country In the West Indies.
He was given something OF q shock
when shown the Biographical Congress
sional Directory. Of recent date. which
contains biographies Of every citizen
who ever served in Congress. This highly
esteemed volume Lists the Hon. Madison
as "a Senator from 81. Louis, NO." ~
II st. Louis were State, and then In
conclusion puts him down ~ msmber OF
the House and resident Of .''Fannington- !"
Otherwise the life story meets the Smith
approval telling that he win be sixty
four years old in July. 10 . lawyer. served
as State senator and slcial Of the Court
OF Appeals out home. After q few con-
ferences at the State Department and
further reunion with old Congressional
friends. Minister Smith viii hike for
Haiti and resume diplomatic functions
with dignity and delight
While the Fiftieth Congress, assembling
In 1887. has long been counted q famous
ha INF ,ft hv ~
Oldest old observer, in a recent review
OF things, as most notable for the number
of House members who achieved higher
distinction. The Forty-ninth assembled
In 1855. and the House roll showed a ma
jority OF Democrats. with John @. Car
Isle, Of Kentucky. the Speaker. Later on
Carlisle was Senator and Secretary of the
Treasury.
Hilary Herbert was modest member
In the Alabama delegation along with
Gen Joe Wheeler. Herbert became a
won fame in the Spanish war,
in the army.
c. r. Breckenridge was from Arkansas
and became Minister to Russia Joseph
McKenna was California Representa-
tive and Is now on the United States
Supreme Court bench
Serene Payne was rather a new member
those days. and has been content to con-
tinue in the House.
Campbell. of Ohio. a Democrat. a MEM
Der OF the Forty-ninth Congress. became
governor. defeating Foraker, and then
was defeated by Mckinley. who had
served long in the House until thrown
INTO a Democratic district
Mckinley became governor. then Presi-
lent.
McMillin. of Tennessee, was new In the
House. and since has been governor Of
his State. with recent appointment as
Minister to Peru.
Roger Mills. subsequently a Senator,
was very prominent in the House. and
Daniel. Of Virginia, and Barbour. both
Senator's in after years. were learning the
game or the House side. Nathan Gof
was a Republican from West Virginia
Crisp was of the Georgia delegation,
coming into the Speakership later Jud-
son Clements was also q Georgia member,
and Is now a veteran in the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Paramount
Blount was also from Georgia, and fig
lred prominently in diplomatic affairs. |
Albert Jeremiah Hopkins was a member
rom Illinois, and came to the Senate for |
, single term. Uncle Joe Cannon was
already a veteran member. but hardly |
hoped for the Speakership at that time. |
OF Iowa, who came to the
Speakers chair before Cannon was edg-t
ng that way in the Forty-ninth. but
appreciated that both Reed and Mckinley
we're in the running McCreary was a
House member from Kentucky. He served |
! term as Senator. il now governor, and /
planning to succeed Senator Bradley
McComas, of Maryland. was a Repub-
ican House member. coming to the SEN
tie in due season. Burrows, Of Michigan.
vas In the House. reaching the Senate
'ome time after. while Knute Nelson
vas beginning in the House. and now
counts himself q veteran on the Senate
ide.
Warner was a House member from
and a Republican. who reached
single Senatorial term. Stone also was
and now Senator. 4
Gallinger was a Representative from
Sew Hampshire. and very much a vet
ran on the Senate roll. Frank His
ock, of New York. represented the Syra-
use district, coming for a single term
o the Senate.
La Toilette, of Wisconsin, was an un-
nown, modest House member in 1885, but
Ie got over the modest part Of II long
go. and especially since reaching the