The Penn's Grove record., 1882-03-18
WASHINGTON LETTER,
WASHINGTON. MARCH IA, 1882.

IN the gallery Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives and quietly observe the pro-
ceedings below. 1t is uIre :han inter
esting-oflentimes as,good as a circus.
There is RIO better place to discover the
characteristics and peculiarities of the
men who make our laws aud who huld
the purse-strings of the Nation. Some
of the smallest of them-in an intellect
ual scnse-have schemes and ambi-
tions concerning themselves which
would make their constituents laugh
fthey knew of them. There is, far
n thing, a good deal of unhewed
Presidential timber on both sides of
the body, aud it is more than likely to
remain in the rough. Some who would
make excellent candidates will be over
looked because they never think of
themselves in that connection, and
some who sosr TO great heights in their
W minds will never be thought of,
except in jest, by any ene else. On the
Republican side Of the House Robinson,
of Massachusetts,, has mere of the at
tributes requisite TO u good President
than any of his confreres. lie is look
ed upon by the mel who are endeayor-
ing to run that side of the House with
q Jealous eye, and men of all parties
admit that be is one OF the most lucid
speakers in Congress. On the Demo-
cratic side Morrison is the strongest
irrespective President. Ne would com
bins the Democratic rarty, and by the
magnetic influence Of his purity OF
purpose aud brilliant record, would
draw to his support a large portion OF
that voting population who are usually
supposed Ia I've roostiug on the dividing
political fence.
These are two genuine specimens.
OF the other class Moore, Of Tennessee,
the young ma in a bob tail coat. who
gesticulated SO wildly in the aisle on
opening day, you'd accept the nomiIa
ton if it wefe thrust upon him. He
las a very largo head, but there is an
impression that IL is not oppressiveiy
full. Sam Randall is also ambitious,
but he is too awfnlly cunning for II z
practical purposes of this world. Bin
Springer, another sucker statesman, is
more ornamental than useful. He is
sometimes called the Jumping Jack"
of the House because he gets on his legs
SO often. Time and space will not per-
init me to name all the ambitious ones.
Tie tickets which in my mind would
raise the scalp of the country are: Joe
Cannon and 9th, Republicans, VS..
Atkins and Holman, Democrats. But
all Congressman are not looking to
wards the White House, though all
have their personal characteristics.
Hiscoek wears a.blaeS beard with his
iron gray shock Of hair, and appears in
a constant state of lassit ude. Robson
expounds constitutional law in . blue
polka-dot necktie and u w~atch-chaln
radlating from the central button and
| disappearing in a pocket on both sides
OF his capaciuus stomach. Reagan,
the distinguished ex-Confedsrate, ar
uss on a string, arranged like a "cats
cradle" which he invariably pulls from
his pocket and twists and ties and un-
lies while he talks. Singleton, of Hi
uois, and j. Hyatt Smith divide hon
ors on the ugliest. They look like wood
| cuts of the fourteenth century, chop
ped out with axes. Paul, the Virginia
| Readju ulster, has the appearance Of being
all hair, and that al black AS Jet. Proc
tor Knott has a snow-wliits mus
| tache, which looks rs thosgh it had
lust BEEN whitew2shed. kasson talks
as smoothly as though his words were
buttered Oh both sides. Father KEEL
ley's lungs are in his boots and well
developed. Ills voice is what the In
dian calls cheap dug out"
The circumstances attending the
Presidents recent respite TO a condemn
ed murderer in New Mexico form
quite a dramatic story, beginning with
| the contrasts between two scenes in
widely separated parts of our country.
These two scenes so far remote were
coupled and made one picture by the
magic of the electric tels graph and .
boys sy mpathy. 1t was the night OF
President Arthur's tiist oficial iecep-
ton TO the representatives OF foreign
nations and La stood i'll the midst Of q
brilliant scene, the Executive Mansion
brilliantly lighted and lined With flow
erS for The occasion. While thus w
gagged the President was continually in
terrupted by kilograms from far off
New Mexico, where, in jail. was q con-
demred man will only a few hours he
tween him aud death by hanging. How
glazing the contrast between the ban
quesing scene in Washington and the
condemned cell in New Mexicol In
Washington also was anos her scene
that night OF interest, which exercis' d
a powerful Influence in coupling the
other Two. The wife OF the UnIled
Stated attorney General ard their lit
tie SOIL were together in her dressii 8
room, where III. with er maids Ass st
a. &c, was preparing for soiree. a lei
esrsm WAS broaght to the lady which
WAS addressed to her husband, who at
that moment was Fastening back to
! Washington f ON q visit to Philadel-
lhia. During his absence he had often
seht teleerams tV his sln and me
sake, whom lie idolizes, wherefore his
wife, thinking this also was for the
boy, opened it and was amazed to iind
nearly thirty pages, whose contents
SUI priset her still more treating as