New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
l29 Members
OF House and
Senate Retire
New Extra Session of Con-
gress Will Start With
3Ol Republicans, 1872
Democrats and l Socialist
Woman n Representative
Among Veterans to Regain
Seats Are Burton, of Ohio,
and Cochran, of New York

WASHINGTON, March 4.-One hum
dred and twenty-nine members of the
House and Senate retired to-day to
private life. Most of them went out
in the back wash from the tidal wave
which swept the Republican party into
full control of all the functions of the
government, but some few, Republi-
cans as we'll as Democrats, elected not
to run again for their seats.
One or two Of the Republicans NAV
become officials in the Harding Admin
istration, but the great ajority will
know public life no more for two years,
at least, and many for longer period,
if ever.
Champ Clark, cne Of those who
would have retired to-day, was claimed
by death two days before the session
ended. A picturesque character among
the outgoing members was Senator
Lawrence Y. Sherman, Republican, Il
linois, who did not offer for reelection.
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 fourteen
years.
One Vacancy in House
The political landslide of November
z gave the Republicans a much larper
working majority in the House-too
big, IN the opinion Of some leaders.
Ihe new extra session expected to be
called soon will start with 3Ol Repub-
ilcans, 1872 Democrats and Social
lst. The lone prohibitionist in the
closing Congress under which the
country went dry was beaten. There is
one man shy-from Pennsylvania at
large. The Republican vacancy caused
by the death of the mem ber-elcct viii
not be filled until fall.
The new Senate, which convened TO-
day IN special session to act on norni-
nations by President Harding, contains
hfty-nlne Republicans and thirty
seven Democrats. giving the Republi-
cans a majority of twenty-five, as
against only two majority during most
of the last Congress. when the line-uD
generally was forty Republicans
and forty-seven Democrats The seat
ing OF two Republicans in January in
place OF Democrats gave the former a
shghtly larger working margin during
the last few weeks.
For the second time in history the
House will have woman member
Miss Alice M. Robertson, OF the I'd
Oklahoma District, who succeeds VIII
liam 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.
Veterans Return
Many places formerly held bv vet
Grams were captured by men young in
years and politics, but some veteran
politicians came in, among them Theo-
dore Burton, Of Ohio, formerly SEN
ator, and Bourke Cochran, of New York.
York.
Two Tennessee Democrats-Sims and
Moon-turned over their desks to
younger men after coming here together
twenty-four years ago
Two leading Democrats on the Ways
and Means Committee, which must
frame a tariff law. Henry T. Rainev. of
Illinois. and Hull, of Tennessee.
marched out; Rainey after eighteen
years and Hull fourteen. Sherwood. I
of Ohio. who went into the Union army
as private and came out brigadier
general, retired with sixteen 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 Demo
Gratis retiring were Scott Ferris, Okla
homa, and Bee, Texas, brother-in-law F
of retiring Postmaster General Burleson.
Fourteen Delegations Unchanged
The delegations from fourteen states,
many of them with small representa-
tion, remained unchanged. Gallivan
and Tague. both of Boston, stood up
as the sole and solid Democratic rep /
resentation from all of New England. F
Ohio, the state of Presidential nomi-
nees, sent a solid Republican delega-
ton
Prominent among the twelve Demo
cratic and two Republican Senator'S re-
tirlng to-day, besides Senator Sher-