Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-12-13

in the prosecution of any claim pending
before Congress or the departments. and
will not become 30 engaged while al
loved admission to the gallery, and IL not
10 any sense the agent or representative OIL
sny person or corporation having legisia-
ton before Congress, and will not become
either while retaining his place IN the gal
lery; also that his name 10 not borne on the
roll of an executive department. He also
agrees to conform with the rules governing
the gallery of the House of Representa-
tryes or Senate. These rules are very
strictly enforced.
The same kind of application made in
the House must be made in the Senate
TIE applications must be satisfactory 10
the Standing Committee of Correspond.
ents, who shall see that the occupation OF
the galleries is confined to bona fde cor
respondents of reputable standing IN their
business, and who represent daily newsps-
pers, and not exceeding one seat is assign
ed to any one paper. Clerks in the execu'
tive departments of the government or per-
GODS engaged in any other occupation
whose chief support is derived from news
paper correspondence are not entitled to
Admission, and members of families OF cor
respondent are not entitled to admission.
These applications for admission to the
galleries are not only subject to the closest
scrutiny by the Committee Of Correspond
ents but are subject to the approval Of the
Speaker of the house and the Chairman OF
the Senate Committee on Rules, and ad-
mission Is ct all times under the control OF
the the standing Committee Of Correspond.
ents. Visiting Journalists representing re-
putsble daily newspapers, who are allowed
temporary admission to the galleries, are
required to conform to the restrictions OF
the rules.
A few DAYS after the reassembling OF
Congress, and when all the applications to
the press galleries have been received,
there is q meeting of the committee of cor
respondents, who are among the Oldest and
most experienced men the profession, and
who are known to have good ability and
Judgment for the work assigned 10 them
and the applications are passed upon. A
report is made to the Speaker on Rules
and they issue to the persons entitled to
admission cards good for the current ses
sion. There is probably greater number
OF sham correspondents and alleged news
paper representatives of all grdes in Wash
iueron than in any other two Cries in the
United States. About ons-bslt the clerk
in the departments are alleged uewspape'
correspondents. They write letters to M
known papers and they try all manner q
schemes TO gain admission to the prees
galleries Of Congress, where seats in times
of great rush to the Capitol are very
desirable and valuable. But out OF this
number Of would-be correspondents and
Newspaper representatives only about one
hundred are found worthy of recognition
by the leaders in the profession. believt
there are only two ladies admitted to ,ht
press galleries at this time. They write
teleeraphic matter for reputable dali,
newspapers. There is in this city an or
gsnization of female contributors to The
press, and for many years they have triec
to get into the press galleries Of Congress
but without avail.
A few years ago the leading journals o.
the country were represented here by mel
above the middle age, but the bulk o.
them now have representatives who are
young men-two thirds of them under
thirty five years of age. Energy and en-
terprise seems to be recognized above ex
perience and age. While the number Of
newspaper representatives, in Washington
have been on the steady increase, the
number s1mittet to the press galleries o.
Congress have incre. sed very little.