New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-27
THE XLIIID CONGRESS.
THE APPROACHING SESSION.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-ln a few days we
.hau have Congress back again. In the Senate Cham
her now given painters and capet'makers the
sun and dgnided debating society will begin its
sious and Hall Of Representatives, where, except
Cor The long semcircular Of staring new desks
all is now emptiness the pandemonium of hustle and
mise that is called business win recommence The per-
sonnel Of the Senate will he greatly changed OF
,ho hauges that have occurredof the new faces that
will como n in place Of old familiar ones-I
poorly qualified - speak For many years have been
Alookecon in the HoSe and during all that time have
seldom gone the oher wing except on the rare
occasions when the coquence " Sumner, tho powerful
arguments Of Trumbun, or the Rcen-edged logic Of
echurz could be heard. The busy, bosterous House
know pretty thoroughly and there IL is that old hahtues
of the Capitol win notice most change. or the 800 and
odd members and delegates fully one-half new
romers There will plenty old faces left, but the
scores OF unfamiliar ones will give the hall strange
look az FIRST We shall miss, too many of the well known
landmarks, the men who lowered above the common
level OF medocrty the tall pines in the forests the
mountain peaks In the fiat landscape, the pluIned
captains hosts Then those others who although
NJ no marked celebrity by personal popularity and good
fellowship By some lucky chance, perhaps by long
years OF faithful Flooding service, by some nm
pleasant amusing traits Of character, distinguished
Themselves from the mass whose names scldoD .lpar
print except upon the lists OF Yeas and Mayo IHo7
too, viii be missed
Let me run my eve over the roll ana nam'
few who have dropped back into private ITO OF
assumed other duties, aud whose memory VIII 0utlve
their term OF service here. There Is Gen. banks Win
MS fine military bearing and his sonorops Voice, that
made even commonplace sound Ike loft elolpencc
and from the same state Ginery Twicheh, kind
hearted wealthy old Boston railroad ofci' who made
himself famous by trying 10 get the land grant extended
OF o road Of which he President, and who left
Congress a disappointed man, having failed in tho
object dearest TO his heart and Cakes Aue who after
being for years the obcurost OF members that ever rp
resented the Bay State suddenly thrown into the
fun blaze Of worldwide notOrietY. LOCKING further
among the New ENGLAND dele alton. 10 who else has
dropped ont Of the ranks, miss John Lynch Of
Maine a faithful hard-working representative AMI IN
authority mattersrelatng TO commerce and shpbuld-
in and Judge Peters, Of the most goodnIurod OF
mon and as clear-heade5 as he amiable. He has
gone back TO the bench. believe, and congratulate
the lawyers who ride his circuit. From New-YOrk we
lose the genial Roosevelt Smith Ely, whose mingled
Wit and wisdom made him one of the cOmpaniona-
bic men on the Democratic side. Kctcbam, who
for eight years represented the PoughSeepso District,
who had as many friends there members Of the
House and who served his constituents 50 diligently
that he spoiled them for his SUCCESSORS James Brooks,
whose Congressional career began In the days or Henry
Clay whose intimate friend he was and who, jour
nalist was the pioneer Washington correspondent; ana
Gen. Socum, gallant gentleman of far too honest ma
ture flourish long in the rank soil Of Brooklyn politics
From New-Jerscy We lose the handsome Hastead,
HID, who stad with long enough to see the final tr-
umph OF his flvoIite measure, the abolition OF the
frankdng privilege. Among the Pennsylvania members
who drop out, viii be so much missed
Is Gez, the Democratic editor from Reading,
and Di,key, who had n certain reputation as Thad.
stevens's He Dckeyl was the most restless
man in the House. and forever pacing up and down
the aises of the lobby that few people ever knew
where his scat was He had remarkable social qualities,
degree the gift Of Oratory but as his indus
try never eQuaed his taonts he used them generally In
moments OF excitement instead Of after careful prepare
ton. Ohio shows a long list Of Of men who made
their mark. who win not answer TO the rolcal on
The lst OF December. There IS John A. Bingham, who'
useless legislator from chronic lazness or abStac
ton and Of small value TO his constituents a repre-
sentative trick of and could gather
ot hiS s,nSSfb sep+encSs He mad no breadth of
ouS ms s ana anuaTeDtv made no prenaration
his speeches. No one cared To read them IN print
1t was impossible TO resist the magnetism OF his de-
livery. II you in the House when he smoke Won
cOull MOI ehoose uu. I.SsSn bo he cs to Con-
among the missing, pr0mlSsel, Nneh ne Eaic o %
gross to rank among It's leading minis his speeches.
soon failed and he given the Mission 70 Portugal.
OF when quickly tired. He resigned and came b4ck
& te lender Of the Democratic side but he had
On unfortunate way OF always appearing angry
when he spoke, which made his speeches of
small eIect-a strange peeuiarity' for he was
Among the Others from Ohio who were not reelected
no, in the opinion Of their eilowmemoers AZ least
ought to have been, are Cen betty VINO W2Lhe3 si@
and succeeded at last and who was perhaps tAe most
cCurageOusy independent man ID ms de4egauO1; JO0
sgga1TiiieS. but Of decided talent J. T. wilson, the
farmer like Chairman OF the Agricultural COMMITTEE,
10 the roue-and-umOe Of legislation, and longcd Tor
orr roll OF missing from Indiana is not 80 long and
contains but two names Of Importance These are pan
Voorhees,. howeTy orator and good feOW," put an
uncertain legislator, ana Michael I. herf' p4lleF
partisan OF the Od-fashoned Democratic school but ont
slde Of politics Of broad views and iudciaL turn
OF miud which gave him influence e0uded 10y low Ol
Sis nariv assocstes Though not so brilliant speaker
a. V9nrb.es he was a much ADLER debaterDerhaps tue
Oh Tii1dis ncT1bers we're not returned. Among these
Ere Snapp. who gaiued uuenyiable noorety "a
bun0On; Moore who brought his crcut preacher man
ners aud costume with him To Congress- ana never
threw them of Hay quiet. honest gentleman VINO
often refused TO heed tue crack OF Tie parry Wip' anu
who hated all jobs; and Fdnswor5n, the LLeC-laAee
Of the House. We can III spare fdfnsWO!th' Idfty
Eas nothing to him; he cared not Tor the pefsua-
sons Of friends and political associates II ne saw ~
Ebuse perDetrated, OF a piece OF covert jObOlhg
the point OF slipping through he YVES sHrS - uasS =
during MS "a wears OF service. lie unpopular, OF
OOurse and occasionally found mnset IN a minority oi
one IL lie last days OF his career he had we sasac
non Of being in st the death OF that OH fraud tle
Franking Privilege which nc had don6 more PROBABLY
lhap any es9 " klu. The loss OF Ausln LIAR ..
Michigan, who joined the Liberal r publican pery !as1
year and shared its fate, is serious one 10 te HOUSE
lie Chairman of the Connlttee OF C,aih9, anu
~ int gritty that The b!lis he reported usually passed
without question debate FnkelbuIS OF ii s
man OF The Committee Territories Con Ier OF I9xas'
The youngest ia the last House, docs not retnr
Nrit1er does Delegate C.agsst the Montana orator OK
Deieeate Carbide OF Wssbin gton who once pictured
Thai TERRITORY as aand Of prOiusei or Delegate Hoop u
the Mormon Represeutdy who lOI teh years dGiena
fne peculiar institution OF bis constituents Win zol
that surprising IN view OF the eet Jt nc was nVt
uoy gsmgt practice but al the time the fath
fn hsDand OF one wlie California sends Sargent 10
the lie experienced ana actlFe IneinDeI
Of tie HouseemincDtIy practical aud sensible in all
"a aFtIz Id lp a.