The Evening critic., 1885-04-23
coHoREssMEN HERE.
Members Of the House aud Senators
Tbo Arc StfII wien Us.

members Of the House ana senutOrH
GbO Are StfII wien Us.
1t is estimated at the postofce of the
House Of Representatives that there arc
now in the city about twelve Members.
elect Of the next Congress and about forty
three holdng.over Members. As tho ex.
Member has not the privilege of the Con-
Rressional poslofllce II is not known even
generally how many gentlemen of that
class arc in Washington. But the class Is
very well represented.
"The ex-members have been particularly
abundant here since adjournment" said au
official Of the House POstoflice to-day to
TIE CRITIC reporter "But rs the weather
is improving" he continued as If in a solilo-
guy, IL suppose that their representation
will shortly be declmated, ms the present
delightful weather will doubtless make
good walking"
The Membor-elect has probably bcen the
man who has next to the ex.Member, re-
mained with us the longest. He still
fingers around in pretty fair numbers, con-
sidering what little ho has got. II is q
distinguishing characteristic of the mom-
ber' elect that about the first thing he does
upon visiting Washington Is to leave his
address at the House Postoilice that ne may
in an official manner get his mail,
His next step is to look out for his con-
stituents He gets tired of looking out for
his constituents after while, and even ro-
ceives his mail with apprehension. OF all
of those who will be new Members at Uhe
next session, those who have remaiued
most persisteutly are the Territorial Rep.
resentatives. Their main idea has been to
urge upon tho President the Importance of
appointing only residents Of Territory to
offices therein.
OF the now men who will be in the next
House that are now in the city are the fol-
lowing:
JIM. Glover, Missouri; J. NJ. McCreary, on.
tucky; Don Antonio Joseph, Now Mexicoj j..
tourl; Dr. W. II. Cole, Maryland; ]. o. Toolc,
Montana; Frank Lawlor, Illinois; John HALEY,
Idaho; ]. NJ. Norwood, Georgia; G. W. Daniel,
Virglniaj L. s. Bragg, Wisconsin.
Among the holdiug.over Members in the
city are;
8. d. Dibrell, South Carolina; Barclay Hen
ley, Colorado; II. w. Townshend, Illinois; ".
II. Morrison, Illinois; VIM. M. Springer, MT
noisi W. D. Hill, ohioi SIr. wilkins, Ohio;
TiSyd MKng LoniSI@na Mr. r. 9F@TS
indiana; Robert Lowry, Indiana; j. t. Waite,
Gonneeiegt poIs, Mr; wWST,t6ingsGn' W,s6nnss0' Il!
aS Se2ioo, NJ n u aH Mr James. %iso3 4 Y eoyornoi NOR
Curtin, Pa; y, j. Randall, Pa; Mr.. Laird,
Neb,i J. Il. Ketcham, n. Y; George D. Wise,
ya s. gSTT9%Sag Y9 Mr. M9M9MMIIlD
W. Va. o. r. Singleton, Miss; II. A. Herbert,
Ind.i Tom Reed, Maine; and Mr.. Dlngley,
Maine.
OF the Senators it is impossible to tell by
their mail who of them are here. There
have, however, been on an average of be.
tween fifteen and fifty of them in Wash
ipgton ever since Congress adjourned.
Now it is thought that we have about fif-
teen or twenty of thom in our midst. The
trouble with the Senator is that having q
longer term than the Member of the House
he generally establishes himself perma-
nently somewhere. Many of them own
houses.
If they expect to stay here any time after
the adjournment of Congress they keep
their families here while they may be ab-
sent for longer or shorter time. They
leave orders for their mails to be sent where
their families are located. But where their
mails is sent furnishes no idea of what SEN
ators may be in town. So the official in
charge of the Senate Postofllce told the re-
porter to-day.