Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-19

SOME WASHINGTON NoToRIETIEs WHO ARE NOT
IN CONGRESS PROFESSIONAL wo,rES-MIs.
LAWYER LOCKWOOD AND DIR. MARY wALKER-
4 PERSISTENT PARADE OF sEMI-MALE ATTIRE
How Dr.. wALKER CUTS A PAIR OF PANTA-
LOOMS, AND WHERE LAWYER LOCKWOOD sAR-
cAsTICALLY WEARS HER GOLD THISmLE.
Especial Correspondence OF The PuGSI1.I
Much has been written about congressional
stars, as well as about society queens and lob
by queens, in Washington. Such are the
wonderful facilities for the transmission of
news and gossip, from the capital to the re-
motest town, that for any one to become
famous or infamous in Washington. is to gain
national distinction or notoriety Who has
not heard of Boss Shepard, Belvo A. Lock-
wood and Dir. Mary Walker If any one
protests against the tripling of these names,
wiz say that it is only for the sake of argu-
ment The great street. grader the fantastic
female in pantaloons and the woman lawyer,
have nothing in common, except in the fact
that they arr conspicuous characters. The
sketching of congressional stars, and telling
the most trivial things about them, has been
little overdone, and propose to write about
few female personages, who are as consist
ent in their Inconsistencies as Blaine, Bayard
Cox or Butler
Mrs Belva 4. Lockwood, by her persistent
knocking at the doors of Congress for admis-
sion to the Supreme Court of the United
States, has become somewhat famous through
ont the country There is some difference of
opinion as to her ability as lawyer, but she
is certainly ready and effective speaker, ex-
ceiling, perhaps like many lawyers, in what
may be called sentimental law She is shrewd
and successful in the management of her
cases, and whatever advantage she may take
of the opposition, she is a little unique in that
she has not been known to take advantage of
her clients. The late bill which passed the
House of Representatives, to permit female
practitioners to appear at the bar of the Su-
preme Court, was for her benefit She has at
present two important cases pending before
that court, which she is debalred from plead
ing on account of her sex. One of the cases
is a Cherokee Indian claim involving 50, 900,
00O, The bill which passed the House in her
favor has failed TO pass the Senate, but not,
it would seem, from opposition of that body ;
The learned Judiciary committee of the SEN
ate assumed that an enabling act was not nee
essary, since the court itself had exclusive ju-
iisdiction in the matter. This view of the
| Senate would seem to involve deadlock, on
a nice question, between the highest judicial
and highest Legislative body in the land for,
when Mrs Lockwood applied for admission
at the bar of the Supreme Court, two years
ago, one of the reasons for refusal, as given
in the opinion of Chief Justice Waite, was
that there had been no legislation for the ad-
mission of women. Mrs. Lockwood is now
in the fifth year of her practice and has all
the business she can attend to. She is dis
tinguished for great perseverance patience
and tact Her speciality is government claims.
When she began practice, her property con-
sisted of few feet of real estate in a ceme-
terry now she is worth 500 OOO and her prac-
tice brings her q yearly income about five
times as large as the salary of a clerk in the
treasury department. Mrs. L. is widow,
nearly fifty years of age she is quite able to
! support a husband, but eVinces no inclination