The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-13
WHERE CONGRESSMENE Eat.
Angry Talk Over tho Appointment
Chamberlain nR observation-disclosures.


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There is Il good deal Of angry COM
mcnt on the part OF Republicans over
the selection by the House committee
on public buildings and grounds of
John +. Chamberlain for Keeper of the
restaurant under the House Of Repre-
scntativcs. The complaint is that
Chamberlain was formcrlv gambler.
Wo't' "ii"' IL 40 ,.,Ms2 liz do, ,4nt
gamble now, and has not samOlctf in
several years. For the past two wears
he has kept restaurant here, which
has been and Is frcqucntcd by the best
people i'll town, and there has never
been gambling game in the cstab-
llshmcnt. Ii it was proposed 10 make
Chamberlain the Chaplain of the
House, his former life might be a
legitimate cause Of objection; but i'm a
restaurant, either in the Capitol or
elsewhere, the proprietor is expected
to dish up acceptable food and not
morals for Congressman and others.
The mere fact that Chamberlain was
once gambler ought not 10 bar him
itonl association with the members
and Senators in the present Congress,
which numbers among lis members
some eminent pokcrists. The chair
man of the most Important committee
of the House had rather sit down an d
pay cards for money than 60 to a
prayer meeting, and there are many
OF his associates in the House who arc
pnSsionatcly fond of the green cloth.
The Senate is not whit behind. One
OF its present members, several years
ago, crossed the street from Wormlcy's
Hotel to Wc'ckcr's with nothing but
his trousers, stockings and shirt on at
3 O'Clock in the morning, in order to
indulge in n little game Of "draw"
which he knew was going on
there. The initiated always knew
when there was game in progress
from light in a certain room. The
thing has been stopped Of late years.
There has always been hot contest
every two years over the House res
taurant. 1t is very desirable in a
business way. In the first place the
proprietor pays nothing for the privi-
lcge, and beside this advantage he pays
nothing for rent, although his kitchen,
store rooms, dining rooms, ETC., are
very spacious. Ho gets his fuel for
nothing, he pays nothing for his ice,
nor water, nor gas. Even tho furni-
turc is owned by the government.
The proprietor thus has to furnish
nothing but.crockcry, linen and other
table ware. During the day probably
from two to five hundred people get
luncheon or dinner there, spending
from ten cents to five dollars each.
The prices charged are higher than
the same things are in Philadelphia.
and the articles are 10 better. John
Chamberlain has had experience
enough to keep the best restaurant the
House has over had. 1t is now to be
seen whether he Will attend to it.
Queen Victoria had very bcaut.-
fnl house to stay in during her Italian
visit. Villa Clara, Baveno, belongs to
great English railway contractor,
Charles Henfscy, who has constructed
railways in Britain, Italy and India.
He Is very wealthy, and the luxurious
house at Bcvcno, which bo has placed
at tho free use OF the Queen and her
suite, is indeed a residence for a Prince
not in apt realization, 1t is suid, of
Lytton's sketch Of Claude Melnotte's
palace. 1t is curious to sec how hearth
ly the strictest Catholic Journals wcl-
come Victoria 10 italy. The Unita
Cattolica says that her Majesty in her
favorite books uses paper marks
whcrcon arc inscribed In Latin these
words of Holy Writ: "Thero hope is
Ml! ofimmortality, and ho lives though
he be dead" Thcy arc tho words,
says the Unita, which aro read over tho
gateway of many Catholic cemeteries,
and Queen who daily meditatos on
tho Judgment which sho will havo 10
sustain before tho tribunal of tho King
OF kings, can not be oshor than good |,
edifying and great.
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