Evening star., 1938-03-13
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL P. KENNEDY.


nitely made life job by some men and
even families. The records have been
the subject Of cloakroom discussion dur
ing the past week since fiye Senators and
seven House members on March cele-
brated their record on Is to 81 years.
Iowa holds the record for service in both
The House and Senate. William B. ALI
son. who nominated Lincoln for President
in 1850, after eight years service in the
House, was continuously a United States
Senator for IS years and S months, of1i-
cially recorded as the longest continuous
service in the Senate. Representative
Gilbert N. Haugen, also Of Iowa. served
continuously in the House for "a years.
But the individual service record for
longest service in both House and Senate
IS held by the late Justin S. Morrill, of
Vermont-a combined service of 43 years.
8 months and "a days. He was author
OF the tariff act of 1851 and of the land
grant bill which was vetoed by President
Buchanan, but became a law in 1852.
The record in the present Congress is
held by Senator William E. Borah of
Idaho and Representative Adolph j. sa-
bath OF Illinois, both of whom entered
Congress on March 4. 1907.
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The writer Of this column has been
asked whether it Is true that several
members of Congress died from poison at
presidential banquet. Ansel Void, the
veteran clerk Of the House Committee on
Printing and author of the voluminous
work on congressional biographies. who
recently completed So years of service
has ofncially recorded as follows:
David F. Robinson and John G. Mont
gomery were the members who died pre-
sumably from the effects of poison &C.
cretly placed in food served at a BANQUET
IN washington during the Inauguration
OF President Buchanan"
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William Rufus King, a Representative
from North Carolina, later a Senator
from Alabama-who had previously been
secretary OF the legations at Naeles and
at st. Petersburg, and Minister to France
was by special act of Congress permit
ted to take the oath as Vice President
on March 4, 1883, in Havana, Cuba where
ne had gone for his health. He died at
his plantation in Alabama six weeks later
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Congressman have been good" In
AAAoAAy NdAlCO llklcS, dS W1CQeSS.
Representative Henry Burk, born In
Wurthemburg. Germany, invented the
alum and sumac process that revolu-
tionized the leather industry.
Representative David Hubbard, Ala
bama, built one Of the first rail roads
IN the United States, from Tuscumbia
to Decatur. Ala.
Representative Tmoth Bloodworthv.
North Carolina, made muskets and
bayonets for the Continental Army.
representative Henry c. Worthington.
Maryland, defeated by two votes for
Senator, was one Of President Lincolns
pail bearers.
Representative John Bidwell. Cali
fornia, crossed the Rockies and Sierras
With the first overland expedition. He
was Prohibitionist candidate for Presi-
dent in 1892.
Representative Henry H. Bingham.
pennsylvania, was Civil War hero and
served in Congress 80 years and 10 days
the record for the longest continuous
service In the House.
Representative Abraham S. Hewett
New York, associate with Peter Cooper
IN the iron business, made a report IN
iron and steel published by Congress.
ana organized and managed the Cooper
Union Institute for the advancement Of
science and art
representative Henry Wisner, New
York, voted for the Declaration of IN
dependence but was attending the
Provincial Congress when 1t was signed
He supplied powder to the Continental
Army during the Revolution. He was
on the commission that fortified the
Hudson River with works at West Point
and chain across the river.
Representative John Witherspoon.
New Jersey, native of Scotland, was
moderator Of the synod of GLASGOW and
Ayr In 1853; was inaugurated president
OF Princeton University in 1853; a sigper
OF the Declaration of independence and
was member Of the secret commit
tee on Congress on the conduct of the
war.
Just q brief passing notation to EN-.
phasize the important places in the Gov
ernment service that are being taken by
women. When the State Department ap-
propriations were being considered by the
House Appropriations Committee special
attention was paid to the testimony of
Mrs. E. A. LoSsdon, assistant to the
budget officer; Miss M. L. Gericke,
librarian, and Miss Ruth B. shipley.
chief Of the passport division.