New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-10

Do0rkeepef FitZhugh's Experience.
Mr.. L. H. Fitzhugh, doorkeeper of the
House of Representatives, gives, in letter
sent to friend living at Sherman, Texas,
in December last, an interesting description
of the pains and pleasures of persons new
" elected to an Office by the House. Below
will be found verbatim copy of his letter,
as it appears in the New York Tribune:
D. c., Deer. Is, 1875.
DEAR -: have been trying ever since
nv election to write to you, but have been
beseigued from light in the morning until
one o'clock or two at night. l had about
one hundred & thirty appointments to
make & ha> g had reckon without exagera-
ton three thousand applications besides
men women & children pulling & lurking
me every time would put my head out Of
the door of my office. l have had to keep
two ushers & two to three clerks ever
since the hour of my election in
my office, & it is now i've O'clock
in the morning that l have gotten
up to write write to you, In regard to Il
Il led to save q place for him but the mem
bers are 80 clamerous for their constituents
that 30 fur it has been impossible to do SO,
nv force after christmas will be increased
and then l will be able to do something for
him & will stick him in. Fay [Fitzhugh's
sonI arrived on Saturday morning all safe
set him to work on Monday at S2l0O
place and he is the most delighted fellow
you ever saw. l wish you could be here
with me do trv & come on, the Govnt fur.
pishes me with fine turnout Il spanking
pair of Horses & before & after the house
sessions g. recess l have exclusive use OF
them, my coachmsn comes down every
morning for us, that 10 Fay g. myself and
after driving around to my breakfast take
me to my Office, come on & will give you
g. "a good time. Congress is invited over
to the Centennial on friday, We will have
big time-cOme back on Sunday, l
NAV draw on you for one hundred
& twenty five dollars tomorrow which you
can draw back for on the LIST Jan, got your
telegram telling me to draw for two hun
| dred if needed, but tried to do without
any, g. may not have to draw tomorrow,
| but all of our members are like myself
| tight up on first mo e. l hate to ask them,
| j w come on christmas for few days &
we will have glorious time, have more
| invitations to frolicks with the members e.
Senators than any man in Washington, /
| am a bigger man now with the III embere
| than old Grant, l can not put my foot on
| the floor of the Hall but that they make a
| break for me & sometimes dozen begging
| at me at once for place. for come friend, l
scarcely ever git out of the Office to go on
l Inc uDOI VI LILO AAOuoO L u0Vo uAuCA "O
the Folding rooms, Document Rooms, File
rooms all committee rooms, all employees
in the South wing of builing and entire
eouth wing of capital, have a Supt &
assistant in each department and about a
dozen book keepers besides my Office
clerk, & we do things up in stile, have a
boy to take my hat Il coat or can't turn
around without come one at my beck Il
call, & when get all my new appointments
broken in. shall have q nice time.
am making up q party already to
come on to Texas on the adjournmt, S S
Cox to head it, he is the warmest friend of
| mine you ever saw, also the Now Speaker
Mr. Kerr, Fay & myself spent the evening
with Mr. and Mrs Kerr last eveng, l am q
great favOrate of hers Mrs Coxs g. Mrs
Senator Gordon-quite a contrast here q
Austin, l can't turn for friends here. l
have now fifty letters from my Southern
friends all parts of the South congratulate
ing me, thus wags the world, let a man be
prosperous & every man is his friend, must
close, tell Il will look out for him & if l
cannot make a place myself can get him
in some of the Departmts after Christmas,
write soon to Your Devoted Friend
| L. II. FITZHUGH.