The Bismarck tribune., 1923-03-05
NEW FACES TO
BE SEEN IN
NEXT CONGRESS
McCumber, Cannon and 9th.
ers Have Retired After
EVentful Career
LADD TO RUSSIA

Washington, Mar. 5.-A party OF
senators and representatives is be.
ling organized to visit Russia next
summer as guests of the Soviet
Government. The invitation came
through unofficial channels, accord
ing to Senator Ladd Of North Dakota
who has charge Of ! getting together
an unofficial delegation.
Washington, Mar. 5-Many famil-
lar and distinguished figures in
Congress faded out with the falling
of the gavels. marking the end of the
Sixty-sevcnth Congress. A m on 6
them are stalwarts in both of the
major political parties.
From the Senate will disappear
such personages as John Sharp Will
liams, of Mississippi, Democratic
war horse, with thirty years in Con-
gress, Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock, of Ne
braska, and Atlee Pomerene of Ohio,
Democratic administration leaders IN
the memorable Senate fight over the
Treaty of Versailles.
Missing from the Republican side
will be Porter j. McCumber of North
Dakota, whose service record is "a
years, and who has been chairman
of the powerful finance committee
since the death of Boies Penrosc;
Harry S. New, of Indiana, close per-
sonal friend of President Harding,
and Frank B. Kellogg, of Minnesota,
an admin stration leader and famous
as a prosecutor of trusts before he
answered the call to national legis-
lative service.
Along with these will go the vet
cran senator from Texas, Charles S.
Culberson; Joseph S. Frelinghuysen,
of New Jersey, another close PERI
s6nal friend Of the President; Car
roll S. Page of Vermont; Miles
Poindexter, of Washington, who be-
come ambassador to Peru; Charles
E. Townsend, of Michigan; William
M. Calder of New York; Howard
Suthe rland, of West Virginia; Jo-
seph l. France, Of Maryland, and
Henry l.. Myers, of Montana, who
like Senators Williams and Page, re-
tires voluntarily.
The House is to lose number of
members whose length of service had
caused them to become regarded al
most as fixtures. Among them are
prominent Repu blican party mana
gers, including Frank W. Mondell, of
Wyoming, who has served exactly a
quarter of a century, and Phillip p.
Campbell, of Kansas, chairman of
the all-powerful rules committee.
A quaint character who will be
known no more to the legislative
nails is Joseph w. Fordney, Of Mich
igan, chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee, and joint authO or
with Senator McCumbcr Of the new
tariff law. With "a years of service,
Mr.. Fordney goes out of his own
volition, planning to devote his time
to breeding blooded cattle on his
farm in Michigan.
Gone, too, but not forgotten, at
! least in this generation. will be An
drew j. Volstead, of Minnesota
chairman Of the Judiciary Commit
tee, and author Of the most discussed
law ever placed on the American
| SL0JuLS DOOhS. AuOtHSI
| Minnesota member who goes out with
him is Halvor Steenerson, chairman
of the Postolfice Committee.
| But the most picturesque among
all the retiring House members is
! "Uncle Joe" Cannon, of Illinois. Few
men who have served in Congress
have been the storm center "Unclt
joe was in the hey-dey Of his pow
er as. speaker of the House. Once
the voters of his, district retired hin
temporarily, butts having established
worlds record for legislative serv
ice--forty years goes out tai
time of his own free will to MAKE
way. as he has put it, for young
er man.
! William H. Stafford, of Wisconsin
one of the closest students of cur
rent Legislation and long thorn il
the side of members seeking appro
priations for pet home projects. ais
retires. He will give way to Victo
Berger, who will be the only social
ist representative in the new Con
gress. Meyer London. of New Yorl
1.-THE single socialist in this Congress
having failed Of reelection.
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