Excerpt from Joseph Gurney Cannon: Proceedings in the House of Representatives on the Eightieth Anniversary of His Birth; Saturday, May 6, 1916 Mr. Speaker, including the Continental Congresses, men have served in the various Congresses of the United States, and of all this number our distinguished friend enjoys the unique distinction of having had the longest service in the House of Representatives. The record shows that in all the years of our national existence only three men have excelled him in length of legislative service. At the head of the list stands Justin Smith Morrill, of Vermont, whose service in House and Senate covers a period of 43 years 9 months and 24 days. Next comes William Boyd Allison, of Iowa, whose combined service in the two bodies totals 43 years and 5 months. The third on the list is William Pierce Frye, of Maine, who served in both Chambers for 40 years 5 months and 4 days. And then comes joseph gur ney cannon, of Illinois, who, upon the completion of his present term, will have been a Member of the House of Representatives for 40 years; and I know that I voice the sentiments of every man in this Hall when I express the hope that he will continue as a Member of this body until he has established a record for length of service that will never be equaled in all the future his tory of the Republic. [applause. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.