Show SERVICE IN CONGRESS I Ii IJ i J 1 VALUED correspondent mak makes an li inquiry regarding congressIonal membership He wants to know who the r record c rd In the nit na national lawmaking body The answer r is Senator Allison ot of Iowa Senator Allison holds not only the record for forthe forthe the longest continuous service but for forthe forthe the longest service or of any d description He was elected a member or of congress i In 1863 and with the or of the yc years us he has remained there thereOf thereOf Of this time Senator Allison served eight years in the house He first elected to tD the senate In ISm and he hc Is now 5 serving ving his sixth term t the age of 76 years No other senator has ever been reelected five consecutive times It Senator Allison lives until 1901 when his pr term endS he will have served years ears In congress That is to sa say for upwards ot of of our nations history Senator Allison has been more ort or prominent in iii its it affairs Senator Sherman had the nearest ap approach preach to Senator He served within a fe few days ot of forty years In congress but his service was broken by brief retirements Senator Merrill of t V served tJ Y years ars three months a r i coro until r recently ce y io for continuous continuous service in th the upper hOUS houe |