Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-13
Dillingham; Oldest Member a.
Time of Death.

The death of Senator Dillingham;
takes from the Senate its oldest mem
Der in point of years and it's third
oldest member in point of service.
Waterbury. VT. December y. 1913.
He was in his eightieth year He
was first elected to the Senate Octo-
Der IS. 1880. to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Senator Justin
S. Morrill,, and was four times re-
elected to succeed himself. His term
of Office would have expired March
8, 1927.
Senator Dillinghams DEATH takes
from the Senate two senator's from
Vermont within a few months. Sem
ator Page of that state retired March
last, not being candidate to sue
succeeded by Frank L. Greene. elect
ed last fall and still to take his seat
in the Senate.
One Of Old Guard.
Senator Dillingham; was one of the
"old guard" of the republican stall
warts and had served prominently in
many capacities in the Senate. Be
| served in the state legislature and
had been Governor Of Vermont from
1888 to 1890.
AS senior republican senator on the
Judiciary committee of the Senate, he
was IN line to become chairman OF
| that committee, an office made vacant
recently by the death of Senator Knute
Nelson. The Craftsmanship now prob
ably will go to Senator Brandegee OF
Connecticut, who Is next in line.
Senator Dillingham; was also mem
Der of the committee on immigration,
and had given much study to that
question. The Dillingham; immigra-
ton act was on the books for many
years, until superseded by the new
quota law. He was head of the Amer
lon rom mission which visited Europe
a number of years ago studying the
| immigration question. w. w. Hus-
band, now commissioner of immfgra-
| ton. but at that time Senator Dilling-
hams committee clerk, accompanied
the commission.
Headed One Committee.
In recent years Senator Dillingham;
was chairman Of the committee on
privileges and elections. the commit
tee which must pass upon the eligible
ity Of senators to their seats.
The committee recently had before
II the contest between Truman H.
Newberry and Henry Ford for sena-
tor from Michigan. Senator Spencer
of Missouri will be in line for this
craftsmanship when the next Congress
meets.
AS a member of the Senate finance
committee. Senator Dillingham; was
called upon to aid In framing tariff
bills. He was chairman of several
subcommittee dealing with sched-
ules in the present tariff act.
Senator Dillingham; had for years
been a member of the Senate District
committee. and had given much time
and attention to affairs of the Ma
tional Capital. He was invariably a
friend of the District in matters
which came before the Senate.
Personally. Senator Dillingham; was
| very popular among both republican
and democratic senator's
Funeral Delegation.
Vice President Coolidge today des-
| ignated the following committee to
| Join him in representing the Senate
at the funeral Of Senator Dilling-
ham Sunday:
Senator's Greene. Vermont; Lodge,
Massachusetts,; Brandegee, Connecti-
| cut; Colt. Rhode Island: Wadsworth,
New York; Fernald, Maine; Moses
| and Keyes. New Hampshire: Ball.
Delaware; Cameron. Arizona; Ernst,
Kentucky; Pepper. Pennsylvania:
Underwood, Alabama: Trammell,
Florida; Glass and Swanson. Yir-
ginia, and simmons and oyerman.
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