Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-11

Iround smoking, reading or eating. All
9 quiet and supreme in dignity. The res
surant on the lower floor furnishes all the
Senators want to avail Themselves of--ex-
,ept, in some instances, rare brands OF old
and they are kept in committee
.ooms.
The members of the House would assist
7ery materially towards better state OF
hipgs il they would consider their personal
actions. A member becomes the most
careless individual about the House. He
seems to have no regard for looks or acts,
and the under officisls-committee clerks,
etc. actually set them examples of dress,
etiquette, and general good manners. in
many instances. All members are not OF
this loose personal character, but major.
ity are, and very decidedly 90.
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General Joseph E. Johnston, now Of this
city, and once the famous leader of re-
bellionists in the South, had almost drop
ped out of public notice until last Wedpes.
day, when disappeared before the telephone
committee, Notwithstanding
he is the Railroad Commissioner Of the In
terror Department and in q quiet way
makes his influence felt in politics now and
then.
General Johnston was one of the origi-
nal six members of the Psn-Electric Tele.
phone Company, and he told the commit
tee how he became connected with it. He
went in without cost and received $500,00
of the stock. When Mr.. Rsnuy, of the
committee, suggested that he was invited
in upon such favorable terms because he
was man OF renown and reputed good
character, the gallant old fighter, who led
the boys to death in the lost cause on many
bloody fields OF the South, and who con-
tested the grounds the Federals held 80
firmly, blushed like child.
There is much Of the physical man yet
left of Gen. Johnston, He is almost six
feet in heighth, weighs about l5s orl6O
pounds, is supple, and quick as boy. His
nerves are considerably shattered, however,
as those of man above sixty might be
naturally. He wears foil, short beard,
which is almost snowy white, as is also his
hair, which is little long and straight.
His head is bald on top and half way down
the back. He has quick, piercing, little,
light eye, and there is fullness about his
eyes which phrenologists say denotes adept
ness at study. The General was dressed
in plain cutsway coat. 1t is said he never
uses tobacco. and is not given to
excuses of any kind. HIS
ford face indicates health.
General Johnston is good natured and
intelligent man, Is very companionable,
and intensely popular. 1t developed dur
ing his investigation that he was IN cleo
trician during his early life, but he ex.
planned that his knowledge of the science
was now Of no more ufe than that Of DR..
Franklip'a, because it was too sntiquated.
he evinced very keen memory and q
wide knowledge of general affairs. His
education must have been thorough. Gen
eral Johnston is one OF those who pride his
honor and who would fight regiment if
bis integrity was questioned. He was
always considered among the most loyal
men Of the South to the South, and is in
tensely popular among Southern people,
who cay he is the soul Of honor. 1t has
not been shown that General Johnston
took any improper step, or contemplated
any, in the telephone transactions.
Nv
The functions of Congressional lobbyists
have been the theme of good deal of sur.
mise and discussion by the committee in
vestigating the charges OF bribery against
Warder and Stealsy, employees OF the
House of Representatives, in connection
With the procuring of an appropriation Of
5000 for the levee at Jacksonville, Ind
Daring the past ten days as many men
have been asked what they thought o lob
byist or attorney before Congress did, and
every one of them answered that they did
not know. All of the men had held Office
in good. sized city, and were intelligent
The statement simply showed the density
Of the ignorance of the masses on this
subject.
The work OF an attorney and lobbyist
before Congress is not considered dissimi-
lar by many people here, although there is
a difference. An atsorney-if he is q le-
climate one and confines himself to
legitimate work-simply presents
the legal argument or common
argument in his case to committee, ss he
would to jury. There his work ends,
and there the work OF the lobbyist begins
A lobbyist confines his operations to indi-
vidual members. He seldom, if ever talks
to more than one at time. By all man.
ner Of arguments and persuasiveness he
induces the members Of the committee or
OF the whole House or Senate to support
his bill.
The lobbyist does not work as much at
the Capitol, where he can be seen, as he
does at the rooms Of the Statesmen
Many, however, importune the membera
or Senators wherever they can. There
are number of professional lobbyist here;
but the number is not 30 large as is gener.
ally supposed. There are probably not
more than fifty men and women there who
make livelihood by influencing the votes
of lawmakers. Many more than this
number receive compensation with the IN.
derstsnding that they will influence men;
but they claim treachery and all that kind
of thing if the measure naturally fails, aud
il it naturally wins they take the action to
themselves.
Quite number Of men have regular
employment here as lobbyists, OF attorneys
for special matters. Some of them are for
river improvements, others the Hennepin
canal, the whiskey interests, iron and other
industries. They are paid 80 much year
to see that no injurious legislation is
passed. The land grant railroads have
kept lobby here for years. Thsse men
are real lobbyista, ss tha7 do not appear
and make arguments before committees,
as attorneys do. Attorneys are employed
when this ID. TO be done. The lobbyists
field is personal or single contact With the
legislators.
CLARKSBURe.