National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-06
ON TIE AVENUE.

Small Talk About n1on and Measures.
Most Of the state Of Ohio is after Sergeant
alarms Leodom with sharp stick Tho
pretonso for the general attack is that $500
funeral which Leedom gave to Mr.. Haskell.
The actual reason is to be found in the fact
that Mr.. Loedom has not made his appoint.
ments in such a manner as to meet tho OPP.
prevail Of the state of Ohio. Said one of the
Ohio congressman: "Lecdom has made fool
OF himself. lie appointed mon to please tho
Ohio members who worked against his cleo.
ton, and now that they hayo got their
appointments, they don't caro- anything more
about him. He refused to DO guided by tho
advice of tho Ohio mombers who worked for
him, and now they are against him. don't
know what part Of Ohio is for him, except IL
is that district which he once represented in
congress and in which he now lives. That
district ought to be grateful. Tho salaries Of
the mon whom Leedom has appointed from
that district, together with his own, aggregate
more than $4,000. That's pretty fair, | think,
considering that he left most of this members
who secured his election TO the place which
he holds without single appointment
"You must give Loodom his due, though"
said another Ohio statesman. "IIe has been
painted much blacker than he really is in
this funeral matter don't suppose that he
know anything about that 500 lunch for
eight men until no got back to Washington
and tho bills were handed to him. Tho
members simply ordered the lunch without
saying anything to Leedom about it. Leodom
turned tho whole matter over TO the commit
tee on accounts, intending, as | understand,
to throw tho responsibility on the right
shoulders if any objection was made to his
account. Tho committee on accounts didn't
exactly make objection, bug said that it
would pay this time, warning Loedom not to
do it again. He didn't have any chance to
explain, AND has had to bear all the response.
bility, which properly belongs to the junket-
ing members"
There are about dozen mon in the house
of representatives who are able to say much
in few words and little time, and whotlon't
wait for Speaker Carlisle to say, "The gen-
tleman from somewhere" before making
their remarks. Frequently the speaker raps
hard and fast when one of these men begins n
speech without recognition. 1t makes no
difference. The member says his say and
sits down. Then the house proceeds in regu-
lar parliamentary order for time until
another ono of tho dozen wants to
throw in few sentences. This prac-
tice of these men has become noticeable,
and one of Mr.. Carlisle's colleagues
was explaining what he ought to do in the
circumstances. Carlisle" said he, pounds
his desk until the member sits down, and
then he pays no further attention to him.
Next time that member wants to make lit
tie speech, he makes it just the same, regard
less of the speaker. Carlisle ought to rap the
man down, and then stop all business in the
house until he had read him lecture, and
called the attention of the whole house to his
conduct. That would tend to discourage
such performances in the future. There is
danger that the house will run over the
speaker"