The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-03
WASHINGTON, Dec. /, 1913.
affairs in the Federal Clfv.


Among the arrivals of members of Congress in
this city, are Messrs. Giddlngs, of Ohio; Root,
do; Wilson, of N. H.; Hill, Tennessee; Jones
and T Butler King, of Ca; Kennon, Richie, and
Morrls, of OHIO; Senator Walker, of Wisconsin,
Brady, of Pennsylvania; Senator DAVIS, OF MIS-
sissipp; and oilers. Most of the foregoing are at
Browns Hotel. The members, on their arrival,
60 to one of the hotels, where they remain few
days, until they look up boarding house, or until
they organize into their boarding house messes
TOR the session. Sometimes mess is formed of
members OF different parties, but generally, when
they organize, II Is In attachments OF halt Dozen
more or less, of the same party, at the house
Single members, or members without their tamil
where they receive their friends, smoke Sc
gars with them, frank their documents, read
their letters and newspapers, pile up their books
trunks and papers, with the bed In one corner the
washstand and It's implements IN another. and
bureau against the back wall opposite TO the fire.
The more arlstocratlc of the members, espe clally
OF the Senate, have two rooms communicating
with each other-one for business and the other
as bed chamber; or they have two or more
rooms, according to the necessities of a wife and
family. Occasionally They're house, and some
OF them live here good part of the year IN their
own comfortable dwelling s-Mr. Benton, Mr. DIX.
and Mr.. Foote, Tor examples.
The duties OF a member of the House are, to
get up at nine o'clock In the morning, take light
10 eat heartily In the mornng) go up to the de-
partments TO attend TO wishes OF constituents then
10 the committee room, at the capitol, for an hour
or two, according TO the business on hand then TO
the House at twelve, and if the session lasts for
two or three hours with regular debate or with
some member up under the hour rule such as feel
disposed 60 over TO John Foy's White House for
little refreshment about one or two o'clock.
During the early part OF the session the Hon Sc
adJouTns generally at or before three, p NJ
SO that between three and four the member
take their dinner After dinner they discuss
politics In the sitting ROOM or if the wea
ther be seasonable, In clusters, seated in their
chairs on the pavement, at the front door
This comfortable practice will especially ap-
ply 10 the messes on Capitol Hill IN the summer
time Sometimes the ladies JOIN them, adding
grace and finish 10 the tableaux Toward sunset,
the M C.'s having brushed up little, join the
gay throngs on the avenue, monopozing the
brightest silks and most expensive bonnets IN the
promenade. though not always the prettlest of the
bellies, who flock upon this avenue under bright
sunset IKE shoals OF butterflies In clover field on
summers morning. Between 8 and p M the
wise men OF The nation take tea, pay their social
visits tall nine or ten O'clock or visit such amuse-
ments as are gong on; them If there he a supper
or party, or Source, leyee or baII-above
all things, ball--they sure TO be there. and
the old fellows the very first OF all and the last 10
leave, like the Marys at the tomb ot Tesns nro.
vded, always, that the members of tho Tidruse
leave the study of the Bible TO the chaplain az ye
hundred dollars session, with an extra hundred
should have preached to them and prayed for them
according TO the dignity of their position, and no,
according TO the naked truth, which will apply to
common sinners.
ITEM During some eight or ten years attend
ance upon Congress- we have never heard single
sentence that we recollect, in any PRAYER of any
chaplain, for the special benefit OF the reporters
How is tins 7 DO the chapalns think the re-
poriers have time to pray for themselves, or that
they are past praying for3 Or are they EXEMPTED,
because they have no voice in the payl
Well, If there is ball on hand, the M C.'s are
generally there till two or three or four in the
morning. Such, as general rule, is the pro-
aramme of the daily routine OF member OF Con-
gress on duty. We say nothing Of the dssipa-
mons which have contributed to darken so much
the popular idea of a winters campaign in Wash
ineton. Let that pass.
Mr. Giddlngs, General Wilson, and Mr. Root,
Gree soilers) from being so promptly on hand,
give assurance that they are anxious for the grand
ball OF the House, and the cachucha Of the pro-
viso 10 begin and ready to cad of in the dance.
There is good time coming.
we learn 'tai tte Ohio tree soilers are nego-