The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-14
CONC MEN STARED At.
Curious People who Cse Opera Ginsses and
An Qmrstion. In the GMIIrrIcs.

WAsHINGToS, Dec. 10" Yes, they ask a
good many curious questions" said one OF the
old doorkcepers Of the House galleries rs he
remarked upon the stream Of people that ebhs
and flows through tho doors leading to the
House and Senate galleries. They ask a
good many odd questions and say a good many
curious things. As rule. the average Ameri-
can citizen who comes here and spends n few
hours or day or two in the galleries goes
away with very poor idea OF Congress. And
it is not to be wondered NJ. for unless one is
pretty we'll informed on affairs pertaining to
Congress- it is hard 10 tell much Of what is be-
inG done down there. l have pretty hard
time Of it sometimes trying 10 tell them some
thing about ii"
Arc your visitors inquisitive them"
Very. They ask the strangest questions
and keep me s'andin. up here half an hour at
IL timo pointing out people of promincnce to
them. Their CHIEF curiosity seems TO be about
tho Speaker. They ask moro questions about
him than you can answer. Some OF them
bring their opera glasses with them. and sit
for hours studying tho faces on the floor OF TIE
House. Annoying to the members did YOU
say! Well I'd like to see the member Of Con-
sress that is ut all disturbed by being tho
oh"ct OF scrutiny through opera glasses or
otherwise, especially If the scrutinizer is
pretty woman. as is the case with most of those
who carry iorgucttcs. Why it's no uncom on
thing To see them posing in their seats or on
the sofas for the benefit Of some one in the. gal
lery that they suppose is looking at them"
What members are most asked for?"
Vol that's pretty hare! to say. Among the
men folks there is curiosity to see such. men
rs Randall and Carlisle and Morrison and Hurd
w, Mn 'a dr " di aS" Et
the women Is Phil Thompson, Tho women all
Tap to sGG hm Wha ih" IT, ,s poysh
if he had killed anybody We sometimes have
nIG32od deal Of dillcul,y in distinguishing him.
ii" has brother who Is SO much like him that
it is, diflicul, to tell them apart
., Bnt MS r T ri has Ieye, h been member
4 Sn to 20 ON nth the ne Is therefore not en-
No, but he goes there all the same. You
see they are twins and so much alike that
and the result is that when John. the brother
60, comes here on visit as he does every winter.
suppose it is Phil. Why. they are 80 much
alike that one time. whom Phi was Assistant
and ii h I ss
difference"
Yes: there's Rchelieu Robinson, the IA
nous twistcr Of the, British lions tail. They
who that old man with the long white hair is
H" always sits Just in front Of the Speaker
and attracts good deal OF notice for his pc
culiar appearance"
At tho senate and just now tho chief nttrac-
ton |; senator German. He is looked upon rs
eagerly asked for. and is the subject OF some
OF him. 1t seems difficult for tho average oh
server to understand that so small body and
fac" SO boyish can he he senator German.
cesSful manager of tho recent campaign.
one thing that is noticed by tho experienced
observer hero Is that the members seem to
come in better dressed than usual this year
This is especially true on the Democratic side
The Republicans as a class hay" been better
drnsscrs than :he Democrats. but the latter
since the r victory seem To have spruced UP q
good deal. Looking over the House now. il is
pretty hard To find man who may be said to
be really shr or sIouchlly dr. SEED: and this
could not nave been truthfuliy said eight
months ago.