Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
LEHR TESS PAID HIGH TRIBUTE
ASIIE QUITS POST IN HOUSE
ParIiamentarian Leaves to
Enter Law Practice
in Toledo.
Cannon, Longworth and
Madden Praise His Eight
Years of Service.

The House paid an extraordinary
tribute yesterday to one of its most
valuable employees in bidding good-by
to Lehr Tess, parliamentarian, who Is
quitting work in the Capitol to prac.
tice law in Toledo. He is the son OF
Senator Fess.
After securing permission to speak
on a subject of general interest to
the House." Representative Cannon of
Missouri, former parliamentarian to
Speaker Champ Clark, said:
with the adjournment or todays
session the House loses one of its most
valuable and most valued employees.
Mr.. Lehr Tess. who has served as par
Humanitarian of the House under two
Speakers, in five Congresses, and over
a period of more than eight years-a
notable eight years in the parliament
tary annals of the House-resigns to-
day to resume the practice of law,
which he began at the close of the last
session Of Congress with one of the
great legal firms of his State.
Regret Expressed.
"I have no doubt that I speak for
every member of the House, and GER
tainly for the members on this side
Of the aisle, when / express regret at
the decision of Mr.. Tess to leave the
service of the House. He has dis
charged the trying duties Of that diff
ficult place with unusual tact and ca.
pacity. He is unquestionably one OF
the most efficient men who have occu.
pied that exacting position in the his
tory of the House. and his resignation
is a loss both to the House and to the
country.
Incidentally, it is interesting to note
in this connection that while we hear
in practically very session or Con-
gress the suggestion that employees Of
the House are overpaid. one of the
reason for Mr.. Fess' making this
change Is the financial consideration.
We have here an instance in which
one of the highest salaried employees
at either end of the Capitol Is volun.
tarily giving up his work and going
into a new field, with the prospect of
increased emolument.
But however successful and how
ever prosperous Mr.. Fess may be In
his chosen profession-and I am GER
tain he will be both-I am not con.
WINGED that his absence from the
House Is necessarily permanent. OF
the six men who Immediately preceded
Mr.. Tess as parliamentarian at the
Speakers table. every one. with sin.
gle exception, has eventually returned
as a member of the House. And while,
so far as I am aware, Mr.. Fess en-.
tertains no such ambition, I venture
to hope that in the end he will not
prove to be an exception to the rule.
I am certain that 1 express the uni
versal sentiment of the members of
this House when wish him Godspeed
and much success and q speedy re.
turn.
Madden Pays Tribute.
Chairman Madden of the House ap-
preparations committee added his need
of appreciation, saying:
II want also to pay tribute to the
integrity and modesty and ability Of
the young man who has been here as
parliamentarian clerk Of the House for
the past eight years. There Is no man
more modest than he, none with great.
er integrity. and certainly none who
will prove more worthy Of the conf.
dence of those with whom he may
come In contact. wherever he may go,