Congressional colleagues have called Rep. Morris K. Udall, D-Ariz. ”a Rock of Gibraltar around whom many a great legislative cause has been built” and “another Abraham Lincoln” in wit and compassion. The several eulogies in the House of Representatives marked the 20th anniversary of the Arizonan’s service as a U. S. lawmaker. Udall was elected to the 87th Congress in a special election May 2. 1961, and re-elected to each succeeding Congress. He serves as chairman of the House Committee on Interior and lnsular Affairs and is the ranking member of the Post Office and Civil Service Committee. Just more than a year ago, in a congressional poll by U. S. News & World Report, Udall was rated the most effective committee chairman, second most respected colleague, and third in the “most persuasive” category. That type of respect was evident also in the recent tributes. Reg. John F. Seiberling, D- hio. likened Udall to the Rock of Gibralter. lauded his moral and intellectual stature. and added: “I know of no one in the House whose actions more closely follow the Sermon on the Mount.” Rep. Patricia Schroeder, D-Colo. compared him to Lincoln as a possessor of compassion and “the driest wit this side of Will Rogers.” She especially praised his legislative ability. Rep. Manual Lujan. ranking Republican on Udall’s Interior and lnsular Affairs Committee. gave this assessment: “As a colleague, ‘Mo is helpful: as a chairman he’s fair; and as a friend he is loyal above all.” The Arizonan, whose father Levi S. Udall served as Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, received his law degree at Arizona University and practiced law until elected to Congress. Among his legislative efforts. he was co-sponsor of the Alaska Lands Bill pas-sed by the last Congress, floor manager for the Civil Service Reform Act, and co-author of laws dealing with election changes. His re-election last November marked the 11th time he has won the electorate’s nod for the congressional post, no small eat in itself. He announced during the last campaign he has a mild case of Parkinson’s Disease, His continued political future might depend on his health, which currently is described as positive. Obviously one of the popular members of, the House, Udall, in his two decades in Washington, has established a record worthy of notice and emulation.