Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
COOPER, DEAN OF HOUSE, DIES
AFTER Sc YEARS OF SERVICE
Expires Soon After Last Bill
Sponsored by Him
Is Enacted.
Acute Indigestion, Following
Bitter Session Saturday,
Ends Long Career.

The dean of the National House OF
Representatives is dead-Henry Allen
Cooper, Republican, of Wisconsin, aged
80 years, who on wednesday would have
completed 10 sessions in the House. OF
SO years.
He first came to Congress in 1898
when Cleveland was inaugurated, the
same year as Senator GilleCt of MasSa-
chusetts, and later was a candidate
against him for speakership of the
House
Representative Cooper ended his
legislative career happily, for he was
given outstanding tribute by his COL
legues when they rushed through House
and Senate his bill remaining B street
north of the Mall from the Lincoln
Memorial past the Capitol, "ConStitu-
ton avenue" after Mr.. Cooper had
made speech in the House emphasizing
how this would forever memorabilia to
the children of the land what the Ma
ton owes to the Constitution.
He died at his hotel here early yes
terday morning.
The Republican Progressive, who has
sat in the House longer than any man
now there, succumbed to acute indiges-
ton several hours after taking part in
a bitter House session Saturday night.
Mr.. Cooper came to the House in
1898 from the first district of his State.
He served until the Sixty-sixth Con-
greSs when his constituents turned upon
him, he believed, for voting against
entering the World War, but he was
back again @a~ next term, and TO stay.
His was distinguished figure, white
haired and Aiaa.-ed, as he stood TAN and
erect amons ~ colleagues. He was
looking forward - coming back again
next Winter with the Seventy-Second
Congress, TO which he had been re-
elected
Mr.. Cooper was militant leader of
the Progressive element from the North
west, supporter throughout his career
of the elder La Toilette, for whom he
stumped in the presidential campaign
of the wisconsin. The La Toilette
group in the House pushed him for
He is survived only by his widow,
Susan.
The body, expected at Racine Thurs
day will lie in state few hours in the
Memorial Building and will be buried
in Graceland Cemetery after brief serv-
ices.
While no official statement was OBJ
tainable last night from Gov. Phil La
Toilette, it was expected the Governor
would attend services with other State
officers.
Both houses of Congress recessed for
an hour today out Of respect for Rep
resentative Cooper.
To his widow President Hoover wrote:
Il send you my deepest sympathy in
your bereavement. and I do pray that
you may find consolation in the men,
cry of his long and useful career"
In the Senate Senator La Toilette
said Representative Cooper's death was
a great loss to the Nation and to Wis
consin, while in the House Represen-
tative Tilson characterized him as one
OF the most beloved members of that
body
Speaker Longworth is expected to
appoint tomorrow committee of about
20 members Of the House to attend the
funeral at Racine, including the entire
Wisconsin delegation, members of the
Foreign Affairs Committee and others.
The Senate adopted a resolution 10
send committee Of Is Senators to the
funeral.
Before recessing the House adopted
resolution mourning the passing Of
a member of 36 years service. Tributes
were paid by Representatives Frea-,
Republican, Wisconsin: Moore, Demo-
crat, Virginia; Linthicum, Democrat.
Maryland. and Resident Commissioners
OsiaS and Guevara from the Philip
pines.
The House later adopted unanimously
a resolution to appropriate $4,000 for
Mrs Cooper.