Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-10-24

An ENGLISH VIEW OF WASHINGTON CITY.-The
leading article of Colburn'S new monthly maya
zinc is entitled "a Glimpse at Uncle Sans Man
aging Affairs, and amongst other glimpses the
author has not over complimentary one of our
national metropolis. He was here during the
early part of the last session of Congress at the
time of the struggle for the election of Speaker;
and the House of Representatives strikes him rs
very disorderly and tumultuous for legislative
assembly. Like others ofhis class of Cockney
tourists, he falls, parrot-like, into the cry of
some of his predecessors, at the same time be-
traying the most amusing ignorance of the man.
ner in which Legislation is got through with in
dear England. For instance, we presume it
would be hard to find anything in Congression-
al experience to surpass or rival the extraordin-
AIRY tumult resorted to in the British House of
Commons to put down an obnoxious debatcr-
But hear our visitor: EzE5s s45.
"If debate springs up, it seems to be game
of cross questions and crooked answers. A
member is making speech, when a question is
put to him. His answer, suggests other ques-
tons, and while commenting on. the replies, the
questioner in turn is questioned by some one
else and SO on. When member appears to be
uttering the last sentence Of his speech, halfa
dozen or moro members are on their legs calling
out Mr.. Clerk Mr.. Clerk amid shouts from
all parts of the hail. Call the roll call the roll y
You Will often have no small difficulty to hear
what is said, or understand WHAT'S going on,
from the incessant noise snd hustle THERE'S
constant sharp striking ofletters and papers on
the desk--a mode the members have OF sum-
moning the pages to take their documents to the
postbox. You are amazed too at the pictures
que attitudes of some Of the members. You are
quito right in remarling that this is q Democra-
tic assembly, is not that an elegant posture
now of the honorable gentleman in the outer
range ofseats2 He has flung one leg over the
desk in 'front.' the heel of his boot dipping in the
ink bottle, and while his chair is tilted back, and
his other leg, flung over one arm oft, he chews
his quid picks his teeth, and squirts his tohac-
co juice at his neighbours spittoon, which he
misses This is the Yankee way of 'ttakinS it
easy AZ sszi - t.sizs -
"The Americans seem to have an unconduera.
BILE propensity to kick up their heels-not be,
hind, but before. have gone into the Reading
Room Of the Young Mems Christian Association
on the Avenue and found, of four men reading.
three with their feet on the table and the fourth
baking his in the oven of the stove. On more
than one occasion, while sittngin the galleries at
Congress, have received poke at the back of
my head, and turning round have discovered in
close proximity, not body IS elbow or hat, but
q pair of boots with feet in them resting on the
back of my seat on an elevation with the chair
Of the owner. But more disagreeable thing
than that is the chewing and splitting In Com
gress the carpets in the galleries are saturated,
and the staircase walls fifthily discolored with
tobacco juice, IN the streets, when the snow
was on tho ground. ii looked as if people had
been waiting all over the city with ieaky cans of
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