Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-05
129 MEMBERS
 OF HOUSE AND
 SENATE RETIRE

WASHINGTON, March 4.-One hun dred and twenty-nine members of the house and senate retired today to pri- vate life. Most of them went out in the back wash from the tidal wave which swept the Republican party in to full control of all the functions of the government, but some few, Repub- licans as we'll as Democrats, elected not to run again for their seats.
 Champ Clark, one of those who would have retired today, was claim ed by death two days before the ses- sion ended. A picturesque character among outgoing members was Sena. tor Lawrence Y. Sherman, Republican of Illinois.
 The actual number of house mem bers quitting was 11S, but three of these-McKinley, of Illinois; Harreld of Oklahoma, Republicans and Cara way of Arkansas, Democrat, go to the other end of the capitol as senators, Mckinley's house record was If years
 The new extra session expected to be called soon will start with 3O1 Re publicans, 132 Democrats and one So
  Pennsylyania-at-larg The Republi. the member-elect will not be filled until fall.
 The New Senate
 The new senate which convened today in special session to act on nom. nations by President Harding, con- tains 59 Republicans and g Demo. crats, giving the Republicans a major ity of 22 as against only two majority during most of last congress, when the lineup generally was 49 Repub- licanS and 47 Democrats. The seating of two Republicans in January in place of Democrats gave the former a slightly large working margin dur ing the last few weeks.
 For the second time in history the house will have a woman member Miss Alice M. Robertson, of the sec ond Oklahoma district, who succeeds William W. Hastings.
 For the first time in the history of the house the territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio rivers will dominate legislation. Re publicans from that area being in full control and strong enough to over. come all combinations of Republicans and Democrats from the south and west.
 Old Timers Step Out
 Champ Clark is to be succeeded by a man new in congress. He served 26 years, although not continuously Two Tennessee Democrats, Sims and Aloon, turned over their desks to younger men after coming here togeth- CT 2i years ago.
 Two leading Democrats on the ways and means committee which must frame a tariff law, Henry T. Rainey, of Illinois, and Hull of Tennessee marched out, Rainey after Is years and Hull 14. Sherwood, of Ohio, who went into the Union army as a pri- vate and came out a brigadier gen. eral, retired with 16 years marked on his legislative gun, the same mark set by Goldfogle, of New York, whose place was taken by Meyer London, the only Socialist winner in November. Other prominent Democrats retiring were Scott Ferris. Oklahoma, and Bee Texas.
 Prominent among the twelve Demo cratic and two RepuUIican senators retiring today besides Senator Sher- man were Senators Chamberlain. Oregon, former Democratic chairman of the military committee; Gronna, North Dakota, former Republican of the agricultural committee; Hoke Smith, Democrat. Georgia, who was succeeded by Thomas F. Watson; Thomas, Democrat, Colorado, and Gore, Democfst of Oklahoma.
 Other Retiring Senators
 Other retiring members were Beck ham, Kentucky; Gay. Louisiana; John son, South Dakota; Kirby, Arkansas; Henderson, Nevada; Smith, Arizona; Smith, Maryland and Phelan, Califor. nia all Democrats.
 Another retiring notable was Vice President Thomas K. Marshall who week. He will sail for Europe in May to remain until fall.
 Of the fourteen new senators who took their seats today eleven were Republicans and three Democrats. The Republicans were Ralph H. Cam eron, AriZ.; Samuel NJ. Shortridge, California; Samuel D. Nicholson, Col. orado; William E. Mckinley, Illinois; Richard P. Ernest, Kentucky; Owing ton F.. Weller, Maryland; former Gov. Tasker L. Oddie, Nevada; E.. F. Ladd, North Dakota; former rep. J. W. liar reid, Oklahoma; Robert \. Stansfield, Oregon; and formre governor Peter Norback, South Dakota. The Demo cratS were: former representative T. H.. Caraway, Arkansas; Thomas l.. Watson, Georgia and Edwin $. Brous- sand, Louisiana