Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-06-26
LETTER FROM WARRINGTON.
Correspondence Of tie Times.
WASHINGTON ID. c., June "A, 1874.
A SINGLE DAY AT THE CAPITOL.

1
SINGLE DAY AT THE CAPITOL.
| 1t was Il Saturday-clcar and comforta-
| bic and bright. We to Il street car at
Wizards, and Wilhrd's was as quiet as
lcountry church on week day. The car
had three other passengers, colored, two
IOt whom got out It seventh street, and
took transfers. A gentlemen got i'll at
four and-a-half street Arrived at the
Capitol. and all was still in the passage
ways. There were six colOred gentlemen
in the gentlemen's gallery, three ladies IN
the memberss gallery, and here and there
a lady in the other galleries, with few
gentlemen. Those long benches capable
of seating two hundred, may have contain
ed thirty persons, besides the reporters, OF
whom there were five visible. Below
there was hubbub-in places. Maynard
was trying to speak. When member
tries to speak, and can't, there Is some 9th,
err reason for it than paralysis. why May
nard couldn't speak was because there was
a noise, and the noise was occasloned IN
tins way: Kellogg was trying to ask
| question; Clymer was endeavorln9 to eX-
| plain; Cox was attempting to tell story;
Speer was calling for the yeas and nays;
kasson was asserting his rights; ten men
were demanding to know the effect OF the
vote about to be taken; twenty men were
calling to order; twenty five were Clapping
| their hands To attract the attention OF the
lpages. who are trained to answer the noise
OF hand clapping, as dog answers his
masters whistle, and on the top of all this
clamor, Blaine with a mallctt big enough
to knock down a good sized bullock, was
hammerlng away on the desk. with all the
|VIgor OF IA drumming partridge IN Decem-
Der, and vocIteratlng order with the en-
| ergy OF New ork auctIoneer, IN that-
nam street Plalnly, Maynard coullh
speak, ana though TINS Is pie-emlnen'lS
land OF tree speech, and TINS very House
Is the speclai guardian OF the right, the Ut
most cndcaVor tailed I" disclose the least
concern on the part OF any one Al the gray
lty OF the situation. The stately Hnfhnton
who comes to Congress on the platform Of
good looks. and never loses sight ot the
tact, took leisurely stroll IN the rear OF
the seats, wlnked both eyes Win wei con
sldered deilhcration, and returned To his
chair with a seeming half inclination 10
repeat the operation. but rercelving the
emptiness OF the galleries, concludes II
wont pay. y FLORIDA gentleman with the
extreme of an untorld complexion rises,
thruSts both hands deep down into I'M
commonly deep pockets, surveys the scene,
makes motion of his body IS though be
ing relieved OF a sneeze OF extraordinary
yol1me. which is liable 10 endanger the
cohesion of his physical system, but winch
proves to be a suppressed plantation guf-
taw, and rctircs to the lobby as a precau-
tionary expedient little too late in its
adoption. Most OF the members present
are on their feet, and moving rapidiE
down 10 the centre oil 'Ae CONFUSION "h'Ie
The scene resembles the crowd al cnuh-
try muster, who are engaged IN h"si.lng
a green norm |" provoke MS temper he
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u COW e's'nS, VI i'uhS,ns !" a" "'i' =
,'Ihyu way, 'no ntet n,sv -. %,s,'.t' ~,
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-y.a returned IA find n llryc number If
I-u.u standing up. with their right arms
stretched and The fore finaers pointing
>, IN. = riep,t.d sky -liphts. - if in pen
lance for some misdccd: taking back paw
!or something but il turns out that they
,varo late in a count. and have raised their
tb,nIs ~ signify that they are still in pub
I;ar;:, ~ vi r,-hin,, moro
| a. -, ,i,o 4ar yyore n-r y,r,eI ONLY by
,h, 81, nf n.ber mo, 10 sneak while
~ Eatlo,,,,s cl,,nsrs C,x's aud kas-
sn,,s - cT,,Is;r;n,, questioning CON
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PRESIDENT "F"h'' some Oh lle ot'. c' ~ 'es'
ana It" congressman wen, up !" Up
NAY: anu sPen' ,>o'''''H VIZ. m nm
oil lltarus WI" Nho"S no" !" Nc' "o-
'e!. ana keeps TWO, -.
iht bis'Fl't o11i' expenses u '"" ny
buildings water routes, o1 ..I> ON,
mo!e'ieS' ana o,her matters oi ieSs Interest
have been under discussion IN t!e TWO