Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-02-21
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
How the Noble American LegisIa-
tor Lsgislates.
One AppeIIatiOn Sufficient for Mr. Ed
munds---A Character In the House,
A Story of General WOlford--The
Presidents Social Life--Some-
thing About Sam SMALL
EARLY Closing.

larry closing
SDs cal Correspondence to Ne Sunday Register.
WASHINGTON, February 2O.-About halt
of the members of the House vote, half Of
the time, without knowing what subject is
being disposed Of. During a session OF
the Committee on Naval Affairs the other
day a page poked his head in at the door
of the room and said:
They are about to take a vote in the
House"
Instantly the members sprang to their
feet, ran out and into the House, and in g
few minutes hurried back to the commit
tee room.
What wa that vote onf' inquired a
Democratic of a Republican member, when
they had return ed. 49,.
4 don't know" replied he. How did
you voter
With my party" was the answer. "Ho"
did you voter
With our fellows.
Sod" ipterpolsted another member.
-
Zone time when | wa a member OF the
Senate Committee on Judiciary" said AT
torney General Garland, TO some friends
TO-DAY. "a protest was filed against the con-
frmstion ola pending nomination. Among
other things the nominee WAS charged with
being a drunken Democrat When the
charge was read | noticed a scowl flash
across the face Of Senator Edmunds. A
moment of silence reigned. Then the SEN
ator from Vermont said dryly and slowly:
$50 far as | am concerned one OF these
appei!ations would have been sufficient
The nomination" continued Mr.. Gar
land, was not confirmed"
Nv
One of the characters in the House is
General Wolford, of Kentucky. When he
is at home be wears an old flannel shirt
and pants strapped about Ms waist. When
he came here he found he had to change
his costume and put on q billed shirt and
black clothes. At first be was adverse to
this, but some friends bought him a black
suit and he has worn it ever since, and this
is his second term. But he would not dare
90 home dressed as he is now, for his con-
stituents would think he had become
efeminste. Several good stories are told
of his first campaign, when he took the
stump against Gen. Fry. His speech on
the FItz John Porter case last week revlves
them. When hs was FIRST nominated by
the Democrats fos Congress, Gen. Fry
asked him TO unite with him and make
several speeches together. Woltord &C
cepted the invitation. The first meeting
was enough for Gen. Fry. Gen. Wolfofd
Commanded the First kentucky Cavalry
in the Union army, and the reg
iment was known as the Crit.
terbacks." He had several oil
his men on the platform with him when he
made his speech. he opened most bril-
l~iantly, but suddenly startled General Fry
By asking the assemblage if they knew
what the Uunion had done with Gen. Lee
after he surrendered at Appomsttoxf
Why gentlemen will you believe it, when
he was out walking under an apple tree,
near the very house where he surrendered,
they grabbed him. Yes, the men who had
granted him q patrol, seized him, and sirs
they not only did that, but they hung Gen,
Lee to the very apple tree under which he
was walking, Hung him dead Gen.
Fry, at first. was SO surprised he could not
speak, bat jumping TO his feet he said
Gen. Wolford, you know that is not so,
Gen. Lee was never hung
3D. - .-a1,,.,l Ern lNplECr1 81
was there and | know it 10 80. Wasn't it
john and he turned to one OF his "~critter
backs" and the man nodded his head as
did the others who eat near him. Gen.
Fry sank back in his chair overcome.
This ia not all said Gen. Wolford
turning to the crowd in front Of him. THE
Union men locked JEFF Davis up in Fort,
ress Monroe and one beautiful, moonlight
night, when the tide WAS low, they took him
out and tied him to a stake on the beach.
The sea came in and gradually the waves
swep. over him and he was drowned, and
they stood and heard bis cries"
This was two much for Gen Fry. Again
be protested end said that JEFF Davis was
olive still, but the "critterbacks" endorsed
Gen. Woltord, aud seeing that his opponent
intended to keep the thing up, Gen. Fry
withdrew aud Gen. Wolford wss elected by
a rousing majority.
Another story is told of Gen. Wolford
when he Was trying q case in his native
town in Adair county, Ky. His client had
been charged with poisoning one. The
chemist for the Safe had testified to find
ing arsenic in the stomach of the deceased
and then Gen. Wol!ord took the witness in
hand.
did you find any flies wings in tie
stomach asked the General.
No, sir; for | did not look for any. |
found arseric'' answered the chemist.
Would ycu swear that there we're no
Ties wings in tha ~sto4schf he asked.
NO, cir, because l did not look for
them"
How do you know they we're not
there?'
Il don't say they we're not"
That's funny, you say you found sr;en'c
hut no fly wings. Yet yor are not certain
as 10 there not bei5g there said General
Wolforj. The witness in vain tried 10 ex.
plain The lawyer had twirled the
witness up, and so he addressed the Jury.
Gentlemen, ! demand the scqGitlal Of my
client. This chemist says be found
arsenic in the stomach Of the deceased but
no fly wings. Yet every body knows thlt
when sny one swallows one or two flies
they tura to arsenic in the stomach, yet no
fy wings we're found, therefore | doubt if
there was any arsenic there either"
The nan was acquitted
~
A good many OF the Presidents old
friends have been surprised BY the manner
in which he hiss adapted himself to the 90.
cial usages of the national capital. he
: wears the dress suit prescribed By the code
With almost as much grace ss President
Arthur did. And be shakes bands with
the thousands with the air ofo1e who en-
Joys the exercise.
Mr.. Cleveland joins in the g~aieties Of
the White House with an apparent relish
ard processes 10 enjoy Washington life.
To bis personal friends, however, he occs.
sionslly opens bis heart, and then admits