Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-07

sTESOGnAPHrR hELROSE's Leso ASSOCIATION
WITH DISTINGUISHED nhN-ssHAToR BAYA1Ds
SKILL IN PREPARING TkRRAHH-wHAf THn
SENATE PAYS FOE THE BUTLHa HOUSE, nEs.
Mr. MsElhone, Official rsportef Of the House
OF Representatives, has, perhaps. known inti-
mately more ofthe great men OF this country than
any other lIau liviag. he Is q courteous. refined
gentleman. is we'll read has travelled. and L. q
very entertaining companion. His posissa in
the House brings hin into close relations With
the members thereof. and it is very comnoA for
them to consult him. not only about legislation.
but in regard to their speeches and other mat
tiers connected with their daties. He 10 vslu-
able friend to the new and inexperienced nsm-
Der. Besides being . akilltul and accurate re-
porter, when an occasion presents itself fee the
employment Of q wise discretion In making up
bis report he recognises is. He has saved May
member who in the heat Of tAnpsr or under
the influence Of ''oold tea ha made use II the
Course OF debates OF language which would act
nave done him credit had Is appeared in the
Record Bat in thus saving members fren the
humiliation Of their own weaknesses. Mr. 4ohl-
none never actually falsnes the record. He
1ngeniously turns the lnadvsrtent phrases or
''cuss words so Is 50 make them As near as DOS
sible to what was said without tranxcendins the
bounds OF parliamentary proprissy; or. in the
worst cases. he substitutes words. when slbsti-
tuition Is necessary, which mean the Aams thing
lilac. ok that Tor me." Ia request he hsars
many times during every session Of Congress
1t Is IN making up the report Of an ail-ldght
session that ais ingenuity 10 NEST heavily taxed
for during such sessions there Ii frequently 4
Vide latitude assumed n debate.
Mr.. AeElhole enjoyed the most friendly rela-
tons with stephen A Douglas and JehR c.
BreckinTldss aud WA favored friend of Dan
lei Webster. He has been the guest Oh con-
viviai occasions Of very many msn whose Names
are Inscribed on the eOuntrys roll Of honor
Nhea John G. Breckenridge nrst came to WASH
ingtOn as u member OF CougreAs he brougkt 4
letter Of Introduction to Nr AoElhone. and
when his son, Hon. g. &. Breckenridge came to
the last Congress as the chosen representative
OF his people in ATkanSas, LIE also presented Q
letter of introduction to the of1ioial reporter
VINO was holding the same p0Aiton As whaQ the
new Representative father first made hs ap-
pearance Ia public LIN. generation had risen
and passed during the period between the
father and the sons entrance in representative
capacity into the halls OF Congress The inter.
venlng time had seen the father elevated 70 the
Vice-presdsncy and made the candidate Of .
great party for President. Within that une
bloody civil war had been fought, and the hitter
passions Is engendsred bad yielded to the ssutls
influences OF peace. The eo0ntry had been
divided aud reunited This conveys some idea
OF The great historic changes tkAt have taken
place before Mr. Aszlhone's very eyes And
=
'tenogFapher procured for him bis position
while hs was quite yeRog, and TINE hAa dealt
lsalsntly With him.
aHNATOR BAYARD's Tl1aArN,
Senator Bayard h famous a,aoux ths epi.
cures OF the national capital Tor lis aku u nrs.
pairing tsrrapIn for tas table. The seaaSar a..
ways goes into the kitchen. aRd prepares the
tarrapin with his own hands for bis Invited
guests He has the kRaok of innartiRg a psss.
liar delcasy and favor to the dish which none
or the professional COOKS saa initiate He
havors it so 0s to render the d1ah more than
usually entraneing to tue palate. Have yoa
never eatea Bayards terrapnrs recently ask ed
one gentleman noted ~ . connoisssNr In al that
pertains to goOd-uviaE, Of another who lives
Chiefly to eat and drink. You never dtd!'
continued the first. Then You really don't
know what terrapia Is" The Ssutsman who
received this bit Of Information will never rest
until he gets his feet under Senator Bayrd's
mahogany.
UsELxss ExPEND1Tt1H.
There are not few senators who pranAlncs
the renting of the Butler mxaaien for SENATE
committee rooms. the most useless act Of aov.
ernnental extravaganza on q small scale yss re-.
corded. In the first place the annual rental
amounts to $4,000. A portion of the house re-
mains vacant for the reason that there Ia really
no use Tor it. This building was procured to
provide i've committees with rooms neither
one OF which has any public business on hand
or to report at this late stage Of the session.
When the building WAS leased the furniture
OF senator Jones. OF Nevada, who had occupied
the mansion. was tor sale. A portion q the
furniture was bought by the government fof lss
OF the COMMITTEES rooms. and the Judgment dis
played in making the selections 10 manifested
in the purchase Of 4 number Of chairs at the
price OF S2o each They are heavy ehairs
finely carved. and belonged to tho diaas-soom
OF the Jones outfit; but they ~ not suitable
chairs for COMMITTEES room 1se. Revolving
chairs. with cane back and seots suoh a. are in
common use in the Senate committee rooms
could have been bought new for 50 - e8
apiece. Some Of the elegant carpets which
Senator Jones had put down uhsa be hrst fur.
nished the mansion were also taken hy the
Congress will adjourn. but reGplxtion
has passed the Senate for the appoiatue nt
OF extra messengers ana janitors to guard the
Butler mansion, and she costly eoverRmant fsr.
nitnre it contains daAag the reosas.
How sEsAT0a rcaH wAS oARTUsRD.
Senator Pugh, Of Alabama. served In the same
Congress with Senator Logan jnAs prior to the
outbreak q the rebellion. They were then
members OF the same political patv, and we're
personal friends. Near the close Of the war.
when the union soldiers went thsoaSh Alabama,
a detachment OF Wilson's cavalry approached
the residence Of aeaator Pngh In EsfAula.
When they saw the troops approaching NJ
Pugh, wac had been IN the confederate uTay
and in the confederate eongrssA after having
served in the Congress Of the Hnitsd states,
expected ~ be roughly handled. Ne walked out
to the front yard an1 when tAs dstasAment
drew up to his gate he said to them. 'dFAsre's
the house, go in and take possession" The
officer in command impaired "Is your name
James l. Fugh ?" that is my name sir" re.
sponded the senator. sppposnY that the union
lists merely wanted TO identify him in order to
make him suffer the more ''Hees ere nv orders
respecting you, sir said the olHcsr axtsnAing
paper. Mr.. Pugh aafolded the paper, expect
ing to read an order for his immediate arrest
and transportation TO prison. InsteaA Of that
he read about as follows:
To -- oeicer commanding, etc Yen ere
hereby ordered to proceed to the residence Of
Hon. James L. Pu2h ~ Eutaula and to station
guard around the premises. See that naithsr
MI Iugh nor anything belonging te bin IL
mOless0d.
ISHS a. LOGAN.
Major General.
Commanding
wHoLE WEEK OF RU vAI wIIKl1
Senator Garland rarely ever goesto the tAsatsr
It Is only about once In four or Ave years that
anything il presented upon the boards whlsh he