Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-01
Women Lobbyists at
Washington.


writes
There is q social evil revivine
about the Capitol which it is time tt
rebuke. Long files of Cyprians are
in the habit OF rendezvousing there
and parading between the House
and Senate and Ia the lobbies there
of, calling out members, and ma
king designations for the future and
loans for the past, and SO complete
ly signalling the place that it is
at her peril that good woman
walks alone in the capitol.
A couple of days ago l saw a
crowd in the Office of a justice Of
the peace, and within was a crying
woman swearing out a warrant
against Mrs. Lucy Cobb for in.
weighing her husband. This wo-
man Cobb, whom you will remem-
Der as attaining a great deal of
notOriety as a pardon broker in
1866, is now an ubiquitous person
age, famous for her physical meas
urements, fine vulgar being, and
she makes the capitol her shamble.
The crowd around one of the side
doors was astonished, some time
ago, to see emerge from the House
OF Representatives, a grave and
portly democratic member with a
card in his hand.
did you send this card ?"-to a
woman.
"Yes."
"What do you want with me,
calling me out of the House of Rep
rescntativeS every day?"
Il want to say something to
you privately, MIR. Crawfsh -
"Pll tell you what | think of
you. You're ats of no conse.
quence, copiously emphasized
and Eli have you sent to Jail if
| ever hear from you again p
Panic overlook the lobby at this
door. 1t was such a scene as
occurs in Murder Bay sometimes,
but hardly under the capitol.
Among the harridanS who haunt
the capitol for small considerations,
is one respectable looking old ma
tron, who presents herself with
two or three young girls, sends in
her name, and when the member
comes out she Introduces the young
ladies, saying: Il live at a certain
number; here is my card. You
must come and call on these young
ladies, my nieces."
The member goes, perhaps, to
see the interesting ladies, compro-
misses himself, and votes for the
Iady's bill. 1t is needless to say
that the supposed young nieces
are parcel of common women
the old lady has dressed for the
occasion.
l have been told story that l
suppose to be true, considering It's
authority and the circumstantiali-
ty of it, concerning a reverend
Senator, who saw an idle fellow
here, possessed of a handsome
wife, weary of his poverty and
character. The woman had the
husband assigned to the revenue
inspectorship in one of the far
territories. The husband, after a
time, heard such gossip as he
might expect from Washington,
and he hastily returned here, jeal-
ouSy proving to be greater than
dependence. He burst into the
lodgings of his wife, and found
the Senator as he expected. The
Senator executed what acrobats
would call pas de seul out of the
second story window, was received
upon a friendly pile of manure
below, and had his garments flung
to him by an extraordinary feat
Of somebody's presence of mind.
For nearly a week he kept away
from the Senate, while the injured |
husband daily sent in a futile !
card, and waited with a pistol to !
take summary vengeance. The
happiness of a tragedy in the lob
by of the Senate, perhaps on the
Senate floor, was prevented by !
the Senator sending the man a
fresh commission and some pres
ent relief.
| notice a material accession,
within a few weeks, of. coarse wo-
men at the capitol, though therel