News Elijah Cummings lies in state at US Capitol as Congress bids farewell to a ‘master of the House’ October 24, 2019William Cummings, USA TODAYComments Off on Elijah Cummings lies in state at US Capitol as Congress bids farewell to a ‘master of the House’ Cummings, a Democrat whose district included sections of Baltimore, died last week at age 68 from complications related to longstanding health issues.