The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-26
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Personal Chat About Members OF
sonyreAN-HnS es' administration
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HeruhIIean AN Outrageous sham
Personal MeDtiO".
Correspondence OF the Register.
WAsmNGToN, D. C., April Il.
lii Just one yoSr since l visited the
House OF Repl esentaiyes. SIuce that
tlu.c many changes have taken place, IN
ternally and externally. TIE many new
faces | see before me are, in the main,
trom the West Among the old and
familiar faces 70 the right Ot the Speakers
chair, the genial, manly, honest coun-
tensuce of Morrison, OF Illinois, Is part,c-
ularly noticeable His has been u long
and faithful service. At his right sits
Cox. Of New York. lime deals gently
with him, ard his Wit and humor are Ut
impaired. General Garfield, another old
member. comes over from the Republican
side, whispers something IL CoxS ear,
aud both take n good, hearty laugh,
Butler, Of Massachusetts, Joins the duet
lings Joke 81 the witty New Yorker,
then sails OF majestically and
pompcusly The old hero OF New Or
lcars is the most restless man IN the
House oi Representatives, and rarely
holds one place long enough to give one
AL opportunity Of catching his features.
Some distance behind Morrison, the IN
cou.n form ,f Walsh, OF Maryland, Is
rrCuched in his chair. Walsh Is talent
cd man, but seldom speaks.
Fernando Wood sits OF TO Wsish's
right.-graceIul as Lord Chesterfield,
stylish and aristocrstjci apparently over
powered by the sense OF his own Identity.
Walker, OF Virginia, struts up and down
tho floor behind the bar smoking % ciga'i
now grd then casting his brilliant eyes
towards the ladies gallery.
Thus the Grand old Commonwealth oil
Virginia is served, and the talents Of
men of garnered wisdom is kept ''At
nou e" 10 make room for noneLtjtles
VIVA. Daniel or Kelly en- Allen or Il
Sicily would do for The Mother Of
STAT 5" / DO net know, but certainly
either Of them would serve their
constituents better than Nalker,
whose only passport to suCn greatness Us
. generally measured out TO pubic men
Is has good looks.
Directly in front the Speakers desk
aTa~ly Of members hold earnest CONVEX
snou with Alexander II. Stephens
seeking advice, doubtless, or in quest OF
a timely suggestion from the venerable
statesman MI0gied feelings OF pity, nj
mrat.On, love AID curiosity take posses
.Eon OF me whenever l took upon tho
..,'n. marb!e-like face OF thIs aged and
deere 10 msr, VINO, IN years gone by, has
b ru tie embodiment q intellectual
ugeri riy end national greatness. IC-
dsv he's among the stGunchest PPor,cls
o.. the government which but q few years
gro he would have destroyed for all
time to come. His life is bu, d hope
sgaius, hope yet he IS :aitl'-i u bls
duty. being always st his post and the
closest listener among the many though
'ul Representatives. Like some precious
reGc Ci past days which recalls
grandeur aud glory, Mr.. Stephens
Is respected almost ID yeAerG.lon.
Excep. when speaking he woars his nat
reminding one Of the custom III the
House OF Lords. The dark eye is "s
brilliant as ever; the face has the same
k,.d expression, the voice IS somewhat
weaker. the ksoa inte!za-t Is the same,
Du. the physical man lie p--iIuiy shutter
ed. a smile lights up the ~an features
Us n ns,,.. I handsome, bright Ltt.o fellow
,t0us 10 inquire alter the cd man
health. Perhsps the distinguished
Georgian is thinking o. LonEteIIo" +
.aaaul,ul lines:
'y.- a boys will is the winds will ,....-
tllG Inc rhougntsO OF youth are long, Long
thoughts"