Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-05-03
TIE NEW HOUSE OF CONGRESS-,
PROMINENT PERSONS.

We clip the following from a WASH
ington letter to the Cincinnati Ga
zette:
Bringing in enc hundred and six
teen new members. and shuffiing the
Remaining old ones around among the
new by change Of seats, causes the
House Of Representatives at present
20 look like q strange body to those
whose last glance at the chamber was
upon the previous Congress.
The Democratic side, so insignifi-
cant as hardly TO deserve the name of
a corner when the war closed, has
I projected itself over nearly half the
hall, andIvery few Republicans. have
their seats among these political goats,
but sit with their fellow sheep at the
| Speakers left hand. rt.
On this side OF the minority. how
ever, the strength OF their party is
readily found. James Brooks. Beck.
Of Kentucky, Cox, Marshal, Randall,
Wood, Eidridge and Kerr are all men
that are growing upon the House; and
several Of them, Brooks and Beck for
instance, have mneh influence with
the Republican side upon all ques-
tions not strictly partisan. The same
Is true, though in somewhat less de-
gree, Of ell the Others named. ..-s
The people of the Lexington tky.)
| district have much to congratulate
/ themselves upon in the rank and
position which Mr.. Beck has taken
here. He Is heard upon all matters
pertaining to the general aPProprla-
tons, Of those affecting the affairs OF
the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, with
almost Is much attentiOR IS any 9TH
Rr memberga q .a- -1A % --l4
Crossing over TO the Republican
side the faces Of few Of the remain
/ ing men of fpromineBce appear. Bing-
I ham retains his old seat on the mont
edge Of the Democratic side next the
Speaker, and FAruswOrth on the edge
next the door, but acrpss the main
aisle to the FIRST section OF seats, SEQ
| field is Recognized at a glance and
with pleasure by all who knew the
previous Houses in our modern pOlit'
! ical times. The next section Shells-
barger, Dawes and Garfield In 3
group. Everybody who loves the
country welcomes Sheliabarger hack
again. Kelley, alone, in the next
section, recalls the former times, as
]
nent; but in the last one there are
Butler Banks, Cook and Mayard-
l-aThe increase in numbers 70 the De-
moeracy brings them little strength
in debate, or little in any other re-
spect beyond their added votes Men
OF considerable ability make hesdway
in their tirst term with difficulty,
when they are on the side Of the ma
jority; and such men in the minority,
with rare exceptions, never impress
themselves upon the House.
Il is very pleasant for an Ohio man
4 to notice the standing which the del
egatiOn from that State still has, and
especially the influence which its
three leading men, Bingham, Shella-
barger and Garfield, exert. There is
no State which eau match them, and
it would be difficult to select three
others from the entire House who
have more influence on the floor
Bingham appears to have renewed
his youth; and while he has long
been secustoned TO constant work,
there has been no time for years when
he has been more capaple, physically
and mentally, to perfOtfn arduOus
duty SheilabargeF efmes also with
renewed health, aud his old power
and sSnestBess and when he speaks
lthe d opss Iishtns as Of old. Few men
who have served with. him IN the
House have grown IS rapidly as Gem
efaI Garfield. A close and fndustri-
Gus stndeat and good speaker, he
has force on the floor; and among his
associates his attainmsnts give weight
10 his views In the new arrange
meut Of ideas and OF Influence con-
nected with the tariff he Is 3 recOg-
nized center of capitalization, and
many of these new forces viii certain
ly arrange themselves around him.
/ Among the other members Of the del
egati0n, Judge Amber, Gen. Beatty
and Mr.. Stevenson are coming into
the prominence which belongs to a
second term OF service. Mr.. Perry
and Mr.. Monroe 10th start with more
strength than new members can usu-
ally command. The first derives
much influence from his well known
legal -sttainments, and the last from
his previous service in Ohio and from
his diplomatic career. Both vii
doubtless reflect credit upon their
districts and upon the marked delega-
ton to which they belong. ~.
The officers of the House remain
unchanged, and their efficiency and
the EInoothness with which all the
Intricate work moves on, Is an exam
pie, on a small scale, of the advanta-
ges which belong TO system Of per-
forming public service which does not
involve q complete change in agents
sfter every election.