The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-19

| WASHINGTON, April II, 1858.
| In the capacious National Ice Cream Saloon, or
hall of the House of Representatives just above
the bald and benevolent head of Speaker Orr, when
the House is in session, there to be seen collec-
ton of intelligent gentlemen, who are sspencilling
by the way" or ever and anon giving pen to paper
and taking it away again. Then they look enqur-
ngly upon the scene below them, to catch
what is uttered by the occupants of the red
morocco and carved seats. The tone of the
speakers reach them mingled with the hum
drum noise of the floor which is constantly
audible like the whurring noise of colossal conch
shell. These gentlemen the reporters for the
press, and the portion of the garish amptheatre oc-
eupied by them is called the Reporters Gallery.
Ordinarily the actors play to the pitt in the city of
Hickman, however, the pit plays to the boxes To
get access to the Reporters Gallery of the House of
Representatives is deemed by the initiated and I'M
sophisticated good people of the country as simple
as walking to it. But behold the travail that is
necessary, and the degrees to be taken before the
candidate for Reporters desk is elevated to that
position. He presents the application from the
newspaper, accompanied by his own request for a
seat. In the of 'yOur orator" it was somewhat
in this wise: He ushered himself into the tapes
tried room yclepted the Speakers. There sat the
gentleman who usually sits at the receipt of motions
The request preferred Sir, said the parliamentary
an functionary to Gdipus you directly interested
in Congressional legislation? Yes sir. What pa
triotic citizen is there who is not interested in the
Legislation of Congress- in the utterance of the plat
tudes that accompany it, its bunkum their gladia-
toral combats in front of the marble desk, ('.his
bark against the rock he BORE, when patriotic
gressmen
Prove their doctrines orthodox,
By apostolic blows and knocks
Sir, every one must feel interested in Congress
10y GU misunderstood Mr.. Gdpus-are you pecuni-
arly interested?' Upon being answered mary red,
the embodiment of ability, good nature and fine
manners, causes to be delivered to the applicant
something like the following:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, U. S.
April 18th, 1858. I
Admit Mr.. Gdipus to the Reporters gallery,
as reporter for the Baltimore DAILY EXCHANGE,
upon the condition that he is not and will
not become an agent for the prosecution of
any claim pending before Congress.
(Signed) JAMES L. Orr Speaker.
The recipient of this mounted the board stairway,
and betook himself adown the arched passage of
the " est. He was soon accosted by green baize
door-keeper, or a baize door green keeper, who
seemed to be lying in ambush to intercept the pas
sers by of his solitary vigil place, and who appeared
much more able to tell porter-ee, than reporter.
The presentation of the pomme d. autograph,
caused the Congressional Cerberus to give the way.
The desired portal was reached, and with a
recollection of the inscription that of Dante
=" Lie who enters here must leave all hope behind
your correspondent entered, by the invitation OF the
very polite person who has the place in custody.
The reporters being interdicted from applauding
Zone of their number having been elected the other
day for this ofence they have only the luxury left
of claiming with faint praise
The Senate to-day has been engaged on the Pacific
Railroad BILL which will doubtless get its quietus
for the present, from motion to postpone. This is
made because of the present depleted condition of
the treasury, and does not indicate the strength OF
the opposition to the project. Probably the only
bill that could pass in the present condition of things
is one which would adopt the eight hundred miles
which the State of Texas is willing to make,
portion of the great improvement, in which the
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the construction of four hundred miles of railway.
To this California objects, because she would have to
build the remainder of the line reaching to San
Francisco, within her limits, the route of which
would be southeast to Ell Paso
The House to-day INDUCED in what is termed
here tillibustering with view to staving off
tain bills. The one on the private calender and
which would have been the next reached, is the
New York Fire bill This bill proposes to indem-
nifty the owners of goods burnt whilst in the custody
of Gotham custom officers, to an amount reaching
ten million of dollars. The claim may be just, but
where is the money to come from?
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, to-day gave notice that
when the Minnesota bill came up, he should offer
substitute for it; but what that substitute will
embody he gave no intimation of.
(EDIpUS