The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-23
THE LOST TRIBES.
Ehey Come u u from The south, and Possess the
CAPITAL Organization Of the House of
keprc.e atnIiys.-A Dress Pnrnde of
Ex-CoEfrGrrate Soldiers.
nee cf the Cincinnati Gazette.

The winter opening of the Democracy. The ex
| hihition of new STYLES was somew hat more rx
tensive than aI,i<.I.l:ss <blicans cuuld wish Al
parts of rle land were hiIHlerori,ly represented
All the tribes had come mp in force to the Nation
| al Temple, and the lost tribes seemed in the ma
| jnrity.
| Eighteen years have passed since the Demn
| cTary organic, d he lluEsc unchallrngrtl. Tn.u
| III December, lc5l, Orr, uf South Caruima, wa,
| elected Speaker the first ballot. Then Bnc,ck
I Letcher. and Climgman, of Virginia Alex. ST..
! 'hcns. uf Georga; Lamar, Barksalalc, and Quit
man, Uf Mississippi; MaSnn, J. B. Clay. aud Hum
! phrey Marshall, of K-nfncky; Gen. Felix ZnIlI
cuiier, of Tennrsscc; join II. Reagan of Texas
and other wiIn aiieIwaGIl, brr;IIne famous IN
the ranks of treason. were her. Tie times were
I"lerably harmonious fur the feet of the natinll
were "u he slave, and the friends of the slave
Bnt that cloud. the size of nIans hand, was i
'hr horizon even thea, and itrle later il was
G'HTS siUTm sweeping acT''sS he Land.
In December, lc59, the power aud glory nf the
. Drmcrary WAS departing. Afer that noted
right weeks struggle, black Repnblican-su
The South and the Northern doushfacrs called
him-was elected hy the help of few Know
N"ihins VOTES. Then the sparks nf treason be-
gan {" Increase, aud slnN toward fialne Hind
man, Vallandsham, Mallory, Ban ksnr, Bocock,
Reagan, aud Pryor, ware present 10 help fIn The
starting lire.
July 4, lStil, the Democracy had marched al.
most en- nIas>c .c!USS HE Long Bridge, and Mr.
"f the Republicans began IN the House.
AT noon to-day the tide. which fnr eighteen
years has flowed only III one direction, turned
backward.
The scrne in the galleries on such occasions is
familiar To ali readers. The ranks of seats and
The aIslcS between, were aS fall the fashions
Will allow. OHt of each door opening iuIn the
gallery, The hrads of columns of The iaS>r, forces
outside. appear pushed downward. On the flnur
The old mrmhrrs seeking zach "ther. aud the new
members lo"kinS on with Il satisfaction which
they cannot concral-;Ill TIA: old lobby operators
present, and greeting old and new with a mos;
Suggestive cDTiIHiItY.
As the hour of nOGn drew near, the old mem
hers began tn settle iulo their former placeS At
noon the former clerk, Mr.. Mcpherson, who has
organized tile House for the past ten years, rap
ped for silence, and for the last Time until the
people shall decree otherwise. the Democracy of
The land, as represented in the House of Rrple-
seniaIires, obryed Republican order.
The officers uf the last House were active in
all akrrs at their own funerals
Ii WIS difficult Ia clear he floor. since none knew
u ti,he of the men entitled 10 seals. At length
the task was approximately accomplished and
the clerk began tn call The roll. which. though
he official list of the House, sounded wonderful
ly like muster roll of the Confectionery.
When order rrigned Among tine seats the pro-
portion of old members began to appear. On the
right and IN front, sat John VI. Schumacher, of
Pacific Mail T1t0riety-a nOtoriety To increase
during the present term.
Next tn him ~: Mr.. Sayler. of Ohio. and a few
seats 10 the left, Mr.. Cox. Both ran weli-bnt
well behnrl-in the >crnb race for the Speaker
ship. Their confidence few days since remind
rd hysranders of the Irshman's satisfaction
with his nag, that on the race-conrse was rush
ing along in the rear. Cried hr, in great glee. as
he PASSED the judges stand, swinging his hat
j a-bcrS, he's heating everything He drives
hem al before him"
Banning, now an old member. sat quietly near,
perhaps dc!Ihrratinc whether lie was Liberal !
IRA Democrat AT the desk back of Cox sat Ran !
lall. the former with Globe, aud the latter with
IN npcn volume of the rules Lamar fianked ,
hem with several volumes uf the Globe and /
fernando W"ndl, with like pile of formidable |
ONES, WAS stationed aS if II reserve. Therr was /
hattie intended over the credentials
-d"ubtless. as all said, over the Louisiana meul-
Iprs.
On the Republican side there were few famil- /
ar noted Faces. In one whole section of seats
he Republicans We're only Hale, of Maine. one
1 The hrighie>f AMI strongest men in the minor
~; Phillips, of kaus.S. " ho comes inr. etI with
hr largest Republican vote of any member nf
lie HOUSE; liur!hni and L.oaarl Myers la the
ext section much of il' strength of ihcir parry
u the fi'"r WAS .aiherd-B!lnr, the admitted
nd deserved leader. KaSsnn, Kelley, Wheeler
aI field, Mnnrnr. and BurcIarl.
In the section tu The left were Cnnrpr lookinr
$ crISs ever, though his looks grnssIy brIie
i'm; Farwrll, If Chirl 20. fresh fruni the great
"rih western whiSkrs field, though, of cnursr
NJ "f it; Henry 5. Pierce, # Boston, aud George
Hnar. "f Massachusetts the latter Il gnntl ii :hl,
r Tor minority, aud In u hack seat a new ur-
:" mrmhrr. an exponent "f good accomplished.
Irirh the Democracy. th"n Il iliry held every
ne SEA could not eliminate ii til " W uII.
In the iaSt section 9" III Irif of h char were
ester aud LawIrEcr. of Ohio; Frye, IF Maine,
ld MrCrary. nf Iowa; aud last of ALL aud in
ant of all these, the Hrn. ". ) King of Mime
TIA, lrattrr knnwn ~ Bill King uf Pacific Mail
nus he antl SrhnnIlkrr faced each other i.risS
Ie aiea III float If tie d-,k, each ,lrli.hI fuIiy
luStriIIig To The "iiIsr parry that cnrrHpiiun
nrs Eni dwell exclusively either side of !; pu-
Iica line.
Wtrir MIR. AcPlfcT-~S--.-s- fiuis irsi railing the
81 opening Io!i, an'l h.'d explained the nature
conflicting certificates, The vo;n. for Speaker
gan The scene abnnf the desk was familiar.
ne i"inrr ficcIS, TluIirIs, CLERKS, phnnugra-
ltTs, ana he army"f pi.my pages were there.
nj The Voice at DIR. McIaifry ringing along
'wn the r"ll, bad u we'll know u sound. Banks
ininr'i, ClyiHrr au,l Hnlutar took their seats
teii"rS, the first Liberal, the second for
e Rrpull:ciiHS, and the las, two for the imcum-
= Democracy.
In The aislrs aud the lobby back of the desks.
'Te many E"ii-kn"wn sl,rrtatoTS. Tyncs. Dawes.
'Sar. "i lrSinIh, standing contestant hri,Ir
'PnbiieanS. but Who's. nrriIp: ion now is .a:se:
tap'dh NcMHan. Sruaior Stevenson, Morrill,,
NtIh"ni kHi!s"in and Grrtlnn, eX-meTIhrrs
force, the District Commissioner, Assistant
secretary If the Treasury. Burnham; the Sccre
~ "i war, ahd lobbyists 10y the scnre, ringing
rank from Sam Ward up or-down. Lamar
minated krrr, ard WhreIer, Blaine-thc first
Idence in the preference given Lamar of Dem
ratio a>cendency.
pom the announcement of Mr.. Eerrs election,
was escorted to Ibe chair u" Randall and
ane and Kelley, the member longest in serv-
:, advanced To administer the solemn cath of
ice, which must have sounded strangely To the
'gs body OF ex-C"nfetrrates present. Mr. Kerr
me forward, nerynnSy assente,l TO the oath,
Il in a low tone promised briefly to discharge
th" duties of Speaker fairly, aud to the best
his ability. His Voice and manner did not
mise great force in the administration of his
ce But it wond he unfair to judge the new
-aker by his inst hours in the chair.
page stowl ready hnldiDs the mace, sur -
united with IFS silver glnbc aud spread.eagle,
ihe nlnnl-nr the reading of the oath was
shed, lifted this emblem of pnwer-now a new
ver-fo ITS place, and the Forty fourth Con- n
s. began ITS course. An elegant carved ivory Z, .
el was laid before him. and n magnificent Of
met ct tropical flowers placed un his desk, sal
br'afhel IFS fragrance npnn the new speak qn
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