Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-18
WASHINGTON LHYYER
Mail Of a Member Of Congress--it ITS
Character and Proportions--hR
Unexpected Visitor.
Some Queer Requests from CoEstit-
ueRts--A Coed Joke on Sem
ator Blackburn.
Gossip About Secretary Baynrd and other
Pebble Men Capital ara Gen
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erai GOSSIP.
From Our Reguisy Correspondent
w1suKGToN, April l2.--Congressmen
receive many strange communications,
and some correspondents have no hes
itancy 80 asking for even 80 large favor
az the present Of brick house. There
Is one member from New York who ia
widely known throughout the country,
aud whose mail perhaps is the largest re.
ceiyed by any congressman The re-
quests In the letters received are multi
farions, and run all the way from a
postage stamp to requests Tor money IN
liberal amounts. As an Indication Of
what is contained In many OF these letters,
I take the following extrac. from one Of
them;
DEAR sIR--''I have started sewing
machine fund foF ny own benefit, con
tributions FOR which shall solicit only
from mrMJera ~ congress. ( am, there
fore, LED 10 write you personally, IN the
best way [ know now, 20 suggest that
when you ind yourself alone, aith your
conscience 10 your best good humor, ard
feel most charilably disposed, 20
consider the import Of my cOmmu
nication, let me hear from you accord
ingly However, In ASKING YOU
for 4 contribution u the fund, would
not have you understand that lam unable
70 pprchgse myself q eeBing-machine-
simply this I would Ike 20 have the ex-
ceptional honor Of having seWing-ma-
chine obtained from the contributions Of
members OF eongress--in other words,
congressional sewing machine Any no
tlce by You viii be duly acknowledged.
Another person writes for a pass for
himself and wife from New York 70 Liv-
erpool and Tet1rG The requests fordocu-
mentH are as absurd AZ they are numer-
Gus. 4 constituent recentlyFrOte 70 this
same member for a copy Of every docu-
ment issued by the government since jts
foundation. Another New York CORE
spoDdent wiFhcd bis member 20 send MIN
a land patent for go acres of government
land Ia the West. Probably this most fro
quent demand inside upon members is
that for railroad passes, and people have
no hesitation iu asking for Tree rides
from hew York 10 San Francisco, or from
Maiuo 20 TeXw The above are samples
o. the daily ran made upon congressman.
and certainly no better evidence Il need
Cd TO illustrate that nurl0u.e in thc hu-
man character called cheek.
~
A coon tory Is going tho rounds about
senator Blackburn Joe IL hlgh-liyer
and fond Of tue good thi Is Of this life
HIS productions IN this respect are
gratlliet by the friends who frequently
invite him 10 dine. Lost week Dlstrict
Commissioner Webb gave him an inyit ! |
los 70 ainner. Inc evening SGT was Thurs. |
dsy About cight O'CLOCK on Thursday !
eFsning senator Blackburn dOnned his I
dress au''i a9d was about 10 accompany 1
ms lamiiy 10 me theaier, when IL occurred !
70 him 10 ask his daughter Il he did not /
nave an engagement Tor thar evening /
She told him no, 1t WAS for the following
thursday SIR, Blackburn differed 1lth 1
MS daughter, and a hunt Was made for
the invitation, hut OF course this nscessn- /
ny piece Of paper, as oftrn happens. could /
NOT 20 found. 50 Mr.. Blackburn allowed 1
tho family and his guests to 60 TO the
theatcr alone, while ne took cab and I
drove hastily TO the house Of Comma. /
sioner Webb Arriving at the |
door his heart almost failed |
him, as the house was nearly /
devoid OF light, aud be thought his chance |
pretty slim OF getting good dinner; but |
win hlH usual compiacency he pulled the /
Dell, which was answered by a col ored
mau, TO whom he propounded the inquiry /
is there dinner party here tO-night?n /
Inc colored gentleman could scarcely re-. /
IRAN from laughter, but, without answer. /
lng the question, asked Mr.. Blackburn to /
come Ia. Conversation occurred In Tho /
hau between the senator and the waiter.
which was overheard by the son OF Com.
missioner Webb who already had one
victim 10 ,he back parlor-Mr. Robertson
OF Kentucky the senator entered the
room expecting 70 seq the table bounti.
lully spread, and around which would be
seated fainiliariaces; but When ho Crashed
me situsion aud found that Robertson
mad committed the same MISTAKE, and
IKE himself was arrayed IN full dress, his
embarrassment gave way and both zen.
ueulen shoQk hands over the ludlcr0us
SITUATION, anu the commissioner proposed
tiie neaith OF bis accidental guests Sepa-
tot b'Aekourn forgot all about the theater
pAtly Aiiu reached there just IN time TO
esrprt lhe iamlll home, who had been
.uilNins % MN as enjoying royal repast
with Mr. Webb The following ThnrsJav
commissioner Webb ordered an extra
NsNtftleNAiNH w ADhNI Alg good
health Of his forgeiful Kentucky friends
and told ne joke 70 the other guests with
great gusto, '''
SENATOR LOGAN VIII visit California
aurlng Vie coming military enoampment
there.
SENATOR INGALLS, Is an ardent lover ~
nature, and u Is not unusual for him 20
STAR on on tramp across the MARYLAND
aud virginia mills alone. He frequently
walAs twenty miles on clear day
Mhe, kuKT, wife Of the Japanese min.
lster, ~ u woman Il medium height. with
superb black hair which Is yeFy abun.
iant and inciiaed 60 curl ~ front. Her
complexion Is rOse,tlnted Olive. clear
lud delicate, and although she 4 the
mother OF Ave chilaron, her face "A 81
smooth and as fun as a girl OF sixteen.
JESSIE GRANT Is said 10 have made
new contract with The Nlcaraguan goy.
arnmenI Tor the building OF EhI1 canal
MINISTER MCLEAN Is dehghting ali tha
astldlous feeders with the elegance az
MS dinners. There Is no truth ID the 70.
'prt that he viii succeed Secretary Mar.