The Evening critic., 1884-11-10
CONGRESSIONAL CHANGES.
The New Faces in the Next Con


The Washington correspondent OF the BAIL.
more american has written on interesting re-
sumo of the changes made In Congress- by tho
recent elections.
Reference has already been mado In this
correspondence TO some OF the familiar faces
that Will be missed IN the next oongressi but
the later returns and Il more careful examine
ton OF the lists warrant a continuation OF the
subject. Indeed, there Is growing fear that
tho Foity.ninth Congress Will DO a tame affair.
The bold and brilliant Texan, Tom Ochlltree,
will now be permitted TO reJoin his cowboy
constituents, and the German tyrant may sleep
in undisturbed serenity. SO may tho British
lion, for those two eminent tail-twisters,
Robinson, OF New York, and Flnorty, OF Chi
cage, are permitted to stay at home.
The Red-Headed Ranger OF tho Rockies
BeltoTd-will no moro make the frettod arches
OF the House ring and the Members roar,
with his squeaky voice and badly.constructs
sentences. His rubicund face and terracotta
hair Will no longer point the way 70 the
private sideboard, and the House Will no
longer disport itself over his antics OF figure
and speech. That other and bettor.dressed
humorist of the Republican side-Horr, OF
Michigan-wlll also be found missing. He
was real wit, and man OF good deal of
point that demanded attention from all sides.
The Republicans can ill-airord to lose him.
The Democrats, on the other hand, have lost
that time -honored Representative OF rock
ribbed Democracy, Eaton, and along with him,
the man on their side whom no most vigor
ously fought, Hurd. He could not swallow
his, and, like the Kilkenney cats, there is
nothing left OF either. Unfortunately for his
party, and the country generally, that other
tree.trader, Morrison, was not left at home,
as was heartily hoped here that he would be.
Another OF tho tariff thinkers on the Democratic
side, Converse, has been left at home, leaving
Mr.. Randall without any strong support
against Morrison and Carlisle. II is some
what singular fact that the most prominent of
the Democrats opposing the Morrison bill,
emitting Randall and the other Pennsylya.
mans. were left Mt home. and III ia already
being whispered that Morrison bill VIII be
tried IN the next Congress.
Chalmers, OF Mississippi, Is another gentle
man who is to be missed the next time. He
promises, of course, to contest, but there are
indications that he will lind his opportunities
as good as they were last session, when he had
80 strong a case that the Democrats, much as
| they hated him, could not vote him out. His
former political opponent, Manning-a smooth
| tongued Urlah Heep sort OF fellOw-is also
| left at home, not having been honored with a
| nomination, which, in his case, would have
| been equal TO an election.
| Another man from the South, Kellogg, ls left
| at home, though, as he has been In ONCE now
| for nearly quarter OF a century, II is prob.
| ably fair that he should have brief holiday.
| He was appointed Chief Justice OF Nebraska
| by Mr.. Lincoln In 1861, and has never relin-
| pushed MS grip on of1ice since that time, OK.
cept 70 get better hold, having been in tho
| meantime Collector OF the Port OF New orleans,
senator, Governor Of Louisiana, Colonel In the
Union Army and Member OF the House.
| Finerty, OF Chicago, issucceeded by saloon
| httltls MuOsb lhlonl 10 bNlueully MORO hlDIt-
clated In the windy city than that of the bril-
liant journalist and orator. Davis, OF Chicago
Is another victim 10 "mugwumpism," ana IN
him Chicago loses n hard worker and man
who had very careful habit OF taking care OF
his own record 80 far as II related to his pros.
peetlye return. Davis was pretty astute
though not always successfully.
Another thorough politician, who seems u
have squeezed In again, is Burrows, OF Mlchi
gan. He refused the position OF Solicitor o
| tl9 UreQgury because he OynButoQ TO no
turned TO Congress, and then, II late reports
which reach here are correct, came near being
slaughtered. tits Indeed somewhat curloul
fact That the most astute political schemer
| seem to be tho ones usually left at home
Here are Davis and Einerty, Keller and Kel
| logR, professional politicians; HoTr, who made
| good many speeches for effect; Bur
| rows, who was regarded as one OF the bes
| "buncombe" orators OF tho Republican sidt
| OF the House, Hurd and Chalmers, posslbl!
| Cannon, OF Illinois, and even Nosecrans, o
| California.
Nobody expected to see "Old Rosy" 20, ant
everybody VIII be sorry, both Republican,
| and Democrats, though the Republicans have
| always felt that really he was not doing quite
| the fair thing by them to belong 10 tho Demo
cratic party ~ all me threo HoDlnsons, WIN
ularly enough, all left at home; two OF thon
having, however, been elected 70 more im
portant pOsltlons-one as Governor OF Ma5sa
chusettP, another as Lieutenant Governor o
| ohio, and the thlrd-Robins0n, OF Brooklyn
left at homo because ne hadbeen long enous
here.
He Is now 20 years OF age, has been 81
years In Congress, during which time M
| chief record has been unstlnted abuse OF En5
| land in particular and all monarchies q gef
| oral, and the aaying OF inopp0rtuue things q
the most opportuno moments An acInoWl
| edged leader on tho Republican side VINO VII
| be missed, also, IS Kasson, appolnled las
| spring as Minister 10 Germany, Another ma
| that VIII also he missed 10 the tallest man O
| the Republican side OF the House, Hnd re
| markable man, too, because he refused IL
| nomination. This man Is George, OF oregon
/ who may, however, return % Washington as
| United States senator.
| The loss OF these familiar faces viii IN SOM
| measure be compensated b. The return @