Omaha daily bee., 1886-12-12
THE VACARIES OF STATESMEN
A Wild Western Member Climbs the Frame
Of an Artist and His Camera.
THE LUNG POWER OF SENATORS.
The Disadvantages of Brains In Candi-
dates for Congress i'm Horse
Races General Rosccrans
and Sunset Cox.

WASHINGTON, Dec. iO.-TSpecial Core
spondence Of the BEE. If there is one
subject more delicate than another to the
statesman in Washington, it is his manner
of living. They all like the pleasant para
graphs in the newspapers about their cordial
ity and their pleasant firesides, but when 1t
comes to describing minutcly the surround
ngs of one who lives in gorgeous splendOr,
he raises his hand and eXpostuates. Many
congressman and senators have been de-
feated for reelection by an exposition of
their manner of living in Washington, when
that consisted solely in high living. Itdoes
not 20 well with the farmer, merchant and
the common man who tolls ten hours a day
for small compensation and lives in a tene-
ment house, to contemplate the kingly,
princely and queenly existence of their con
gressmen, at the national capital, all at their
expense.
An instance in illustration of this occurred
the other day. A well-known magazine
writer desired to produce an article on the
domestic homes of some of the well-known
senators and representatives. He employed
an artist to Photograph some of the houses in
which these magnates liye-not for the pur-
pose of criticism, but to Illustrate the ideas
which he ntcpded to write.
WHEN THE ARTIST POSED HIS CAMERA
in front of the house of q widely known
western member of congress, the statesman
discovered him from his library. He is a
wealthy man and lives IN great grandeur
Like n flash OF lightn ing the idea occurred to
HIN that the man with the camera was an
emisary of some newspaper correspondent
intended to inform his constituents OF his
beautiful house and expensive surroundings.
1t took that congressman but a minute to
stand beside the artist, who adjusted the
plates in the camera and proceeded TO get a
good focus on the house Just the same.
Man, what are you doing hcre?' eN-
claimed the congressman.
oh said the artist, ''photographing your
"What for?'
"a man wants to have cut made Of the
place"
"lf you don't get away from here will
break every bone in your body" exclaimed
the congressman in rage.
The artist put his hands on his sides and
deIRonstlated to the congressman that il was
not just the proper thing to 40 as it was
simply professional. matter with him, and
that II he had any grievance Ie should go to
The man who employed him to &c, the pho-
Biography. The statesman reflected, went to
the employer and so the matter ended.
1T DEVELOPS THAT GEORGE GOULD,
son of Jay Gould, had many little love al
fairs before he was married to Edith King
don last summer. In Washington lives an
old lover Of Ada Rehan. Ada is one OF the
stars at Days theater in New York. She is
stately, winsome and highly accomplished.
Recently she was dlatmg to her eX-beau
abouther old admirers, ana produced letters
and rehearsed incidents which showed that
George Gould, about the autumn of 1881, was
much smltten with her and peStered her not
not refer specially TO the matter, but some
interesting incidents were Cleaned from her
friends.
When George Gould peered over the foot
lights upon the surpentne statue of Miss
Rehan and cleaned in her radiant eyes he
was completely infatuated, and though the
bouquet manufacturer and when the curtain
rung down, Miss Ada had an abundance of
flowers. For weeks George had nothing to do
but to attend that theater. He was modest
and gallant, but it is enough to say here, that
- his attentions became almost annoying, and
demonstrated beyond doubt that the heir to
the Southern Pacific railway syndicate al
ways had softncss for actresses and that his
marriage to the pretty Miss Kingdom but
eliminated desire long incubating.
DURING THE SESSIONS OF THE SENATE
Mr.. ingalls,, OF Kansas. the satirical wonder,
has habit of promenading on the south side
OF the republican end of the chamber Mr..
ingalls, is oyer, six feet in height, SO straight
that he leans backward, and weighs about
one hundred and forty pounds. His slender
form Is clothed with Prince Albert which
is cut high and bnttoned low. In his irregu-
lar but at times almost inceSSant perambua-
tions he carries his hands behind him folded
and his face turns toward the floor in deep
meditation. lie is like gun set with a half
trigger. Aroused, on a warning, from this
deep meditation, he can hurl back reply to
any man on the floor which is almost unan-
swerable. He has been described as "a buzz
saw with hours start"
During the latter part of last session while
MIR. ingalls, was performing his pedestrian
feat, MIR. Blair or some other gentleman who
often entertain the senate for a day or two at
impatience settled upon MIR. ingalls, face,
and the transfer of his hand behind him and
the frequent gances toward the speaker in
dicated intense nervousness. Finally he
stopped beside Senator SpOOner, of Wiscon-
sin. Placing his arm akinbO he looked the
senator who was talking hard in the face for
full Two minutes without ilinching.
Then he looked down toward Mr.. SpO0ner,
who Is a man OF low stature and often gazes
up into Mi. ingalls, face. like n small boy
into the eyes OF large patcrnal ancestor and
Now, look at that fool. lie thinks he's
thinking"
DISADVANTAGES OF BRAINS.
1t is not often that a man lays his defeat
for reelection to office TO the weakness of his
opponent; but there are three or four mem
bers of congress who declare that they would
been strong enough to make known their
character. Frank llurd the great free-trader
OF Ohio, is one OF these. Frank told man
the other day, in discussing the dsadvan-
tages to which he was put during the recent
campaign, that il his opponent, Mr. Romes,
had been speaker or had been one of those
positive characters who come out and make
known their work, he would have been
elected,
''But,' said Frank, IL never knew what to
calculate upon with iomeis against me.
did not know what my opponent was quietly
doing at home, or where he was, or what his
tactics were. Neither did l know his plat
form or his programme. He bobbed up when
and where least expected and employed tac
ties never dreamed of. When run again
1 want some man against me who is a
speaker, and who will get up on the rosrunl
and discuss issues and fight with his hand,
above his head
Three or four other man have given the
same views Representative Owen OF India,
ma has had great deal of annoyance in hay
ing opponents with indefinite political char
acters. with unknown political tactics lie
never knew where TO strike his enemy and
his battles Were fought either in the dark Ol
with gloves on so tar as open political issues
were concerned. Mr.. Owen, however, was
eminently successful in his campaign. | am
told by more than half dozen members that
a majority of the old men who We're defeated
for reelection had rs opponents these quiet
indefinite characters who could not be lOund
when they were cunning for them.
GENERAL ROsECRANS.
register oi the treasury, has very interest
Ing official document in his Office. Ii Is in
relation TO the compensation paid soldiers In
the continental army 1t shows that tht
continental congress compensated nearly al