The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-27
LOOK At TIE LOBBIES.
some SCENES Asour ooNeRgss
The ladies' Reception Room and tho Ho-
men Who Frequent IT. Row States
men G,t heir Money Saia-
rie-, station ry, Etc.


a congit ssi'hal session. The scenes on |
the outs de are often more exciting and |
interesting ham those on the Inside, aud |
more business is done in the commit
tee rooms aud the lobby than on the |
floors before the ptaker. II is ia the |
eortidors iilai The members meet their
nlehus and lnhbYi>ts, and an Old soma
tor tells me that Daniel Webster used to
come out into the sail and take lmv for
making spe ech on bin III the Sc cate.
In lhose days there was al good deal of
srinking gong on at the capito-muc.i
more than there is noW-and there was
bar Kept midway between the house
and lhe senate, known as "the hole ia
The wall" Now, when u senator wants
drink he mas 10 20 down into tho
restaurant and ask for cold tea, winkiur
as he does SO. A waiter viii then bring
him his whisky, and tho good temper-
anc people about will never notice the
adherence In color,
The c0rriders of tho house present "A
lively scene duriug u session, AT each
door leading mo it, two or kaepers
stand, ana these are kept constantly
busy carving in cards and bringing
out messages Around hose stand q
score ofinen, boys aud women, each Of
Nfon wants to see some member very
particularly. Among them / see CHAR
he Shellii, d lobbyist, who, 10 is said,
makes his tens OF thousands q wear, and
pp0r uou claiuanI, VII SAYS he lost
nail million IL cotton baies seized by
tho union army, and his Appearance
shows that he has not en- uGh now TO
Dny good suit oi wooden, nor decent
eNorcoat. Near him is smooth faced
BLY, McGarrahan, of the famous Me-
Uarrdiiah clam, and over there
III window recess is sam
COX talking with n lady
yelled in erape. Here is a sight.seer
looking curiouSly on, and now out of
The house door comes little. fat CON
gresham Hurr IN response 10 Il CORES
pondentof he Detroit Free Press, who
wants Ia talk To bin on some matter OF
news. ~ setdy looking fellow at next
sue sends In card to Congressman
Blank, and in Il moment the door
Re per returns and SAYS that Blank In
not III his seat. | go into The "a lerv a
moment later and see him reading A
newspaper, and man aL the next desk
SAYS ne mas netn there for the past hour.
htdhY congressman are so buried with
callers mat they refuse tn see anvone
curing the sessions, and have seen
some members Tear IN card after card
ana throw them Oh The floor, giving in
HructlonS NJ the same time to the door
keepers u report them busy or absent,
Inc ladies OF tie lobby are the greatest
pore OF the average congressman. Nv
tnis do not mean III, lady lonbyi.ts
There are lew purely business lobbyists
among tie ladies of III capitnl. and tho
character abOunds more in fiction than
III reality. But there are scores of wa
men WIN claims, women ulfict-se ekers
and adVenturesseS of direreut kinds
VINO come 10 the capitol, aud the rooms
reserved for their reception arr alNava
iuli while congress is IN session. The
iadies' reception room of the house il
opposite the north door. Ii isu long
room with g~eat white marble Curinth.
IAN columns ruI ng through its center.
ana With nuIuh,r of red-cushioued
leather chairs and sofas around ia
walls When | entered il to-day | found
IL iilled with about forty ladies, AnIoe
ettinE ana waiting ana others e.. gnped
III laiklnE To conEre ~Sneu. Gen Rose
efahs Was engaged with one lady and
Tom Ochlltree WIS talking tO anniber.
some Oi ,he ladies' were dtes std in tho
nhtst ui hafluent~,i cut after the latest
styles, and these v ere numbero seui
SKIN ciuaks, aud not few diamonds
lohrnlhg, however, predOniiuated. and
4 Judye there were more soldiers Wild
oWS hiter pensions than society women
VINO llau come L. GOSSIP. noticed many
fresh young elrls, ana on speaking To tbe
polite confederate colonel, who has
charge of the room, heIuld he Thai thnsa
III hlhe eases out of ten, were VOuur
women who wanted places I'm the do,
parlments, and had come to solicit their
cougressmau'S iutln nee. Said hs.
"lo u have no idea how many Office.
seekers come here. There are women
FINN "a ~ r.s d Ina.s
are deserving, and nOtwii LStBudin,r
what has been said about it, | have yet
10 hnd The tilst questionable charac.
scter IN Thu room. Ii they are bal thew
90 not shn" ~. We have nom ous Ia
TWO hhhdred lauies IN here every dav Ia
see congressman. Tney must all nn,lv
u me ana | send ia their cards nv q
? ea. Sometimes the members rer,ive
them, and sometimes not. IL soine.
hhes occurs that they tell the boys to
report Them not IN, aud the ladies going
iattr IN lhe galleries, and seeing the6
~ their seals, come down aud dtnounce
cards - them.
Many OF the claimants are meritorious
oheN, ahd some OF them ara Vrry needy.
1heJ Tell me their piliul stories. and
once IN while we have scene here. /
nave seen mary acts OF cungrcssIuna,
kiudnrSs IN tins ON. Last wear thorn
Was u poor old woman WHO uspI Ia
come here and send in her card nbout
once week. The " embers reu'raliy
came uul TO see her, and She Would ie'l
her story. The tew she called out Nj
nays gave To her, and | have seen 81
~, ana even $40 bills 20 cut OF Their
pnrkeis into hers. Congressman ara
generally liberal md kiud.hearted, aud
they giyr free ly.n
As leave This room stop moment
ana speak to dpot- KEEPER know. He
teiis me thai lhuies sometimes try 10 pet
mo lhe mousse while Il Is in session, and
iAat durlng the last tenn one came Ia
MS uonr with blood IN her eve and a
cowhlde whip under her seal i'm s,,rk
hhe started To 20 Inside, but WAS gently
pulled back. She said a certaiG con.
gresham had iii-uSrd her and she WAS
pound logon and hursewhi him la tho
presence OF the house. The threat OF "A
policeman restrained her.
Az the END oi this TALL il the elevator
Nhich Keeps Notng down aud up from,
gallery 10 subbaso ment huuared, ar
ume- n day. IL uftrns carries AZ many
as 5U' people an hour, aud It's daily p.s.
sehgcrs are numbered hy tnuusni,da.
jump mo 1t and go down with me 10
the post-uflice IN the hail below. 'Thpra
are Two po>t.oflices ia this great citv
called the capital building, and IT'S d aiiy
mail weighs many tons. Here on The
house side five wagons are kent busy
iullng u 10 and from the CITY post oil
mr., ana they cary away more than
oOOo pieces every Gay in addition 10 the
IONS of documents which are always go-
Ing. o.
me postmaster, pleasant man with
req MINISTER'S, tells Inc the the Demo.
ersuc mai has Increased five per cent.
WIN Tue election of Cleveland, and that
scores OF oihce-seeking LISTERS are co A.
~ 'ally. lie SAYS. 1.-THE speaker "a q
~sest mni ofanv one In the house.
ANisii ooucs next, and then follow
mont gets a very large mail from Nav
YORK, ana Congressman Hit gets n
ErBer foreign mail than any other mem.
ber' w. ID. Kelley has very large