Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Business Men in COngress--A Queer
Letter from a Queer
Customer.
over Two Hundred and Fifty Million
Dollars Daily In Sight in the
Halls OF Legislation.
How tho Diplomatic Appointments Were
divided Among tho Southern
States-Notes.

been said about MIR. Garland and other
public officials owning stock in the Pan
Electric Telephone company, it may not
be amiss TO recall few names OF the men
occupying positions as judges, senators,
representatives and other public
trusts who are more or less directly in
terested in corporations aud stock con-
cerps. can see nothing immoral orin the
slightest degree improper in a member
holding stock In corporations which are
not seeking legislation for their own bene-
1T There never has been and probably
never will be congress which is notpar-
TALLY composed of men who make politics
a second consideration to their business
interests. This is especially true OF the
Northern and Western members. Let us
take the present congress by way Of Illus
tration:
There is Senator Warner Miller of New
York, the successor of Lord Roscoe. He
is largely interested in the manufacture of
paper, and owns extensive mills in New
York state and elsewhere. He is called
"Wood Pulp Miller" 1t is well known
that his wood pulp monopoly reaps its
profits from tariff legislation in which he
has both voice and vote; Senator Miller
of California, who died recently, was in
terested in the Alaska Seal Fur company,
and was rated as a millionaire; Senator
Stanford, from the same state, who re-
, Gently endowed university In California
as a memorial TO his son, with fund of
fifteen million dollars, is heavily inter
, ested In land grant railroads, which nee
essarily are the subjects OF congressional
, legislation; Senator Joe Brown OF Geor.
, gia is also interested in railroads, and
naturally feels an interest in all legisla-
ton affecting the same. As for bank
presidents and manufacturers in congress,
they are as plenty as mosquitoes at the
. seaside. There is Senator Chace of
= Rhode Island, an extensive cotton manu-.
facturer; Senator Camden of West Vir-
i ginia is president of the First National
bank OF Parkersburg, and Is represented
|, Ia manufacturing interests, railroads and
q coal lands throughout West Nir-
a glnia by millions; Senator Sabin
y OF Minnesota is engaged in numbering,
!, manufacturing Of railroad cars, and agrl.
:, cultural machinery, and Is also chairman
2 Of the national Republican committee
"a Senator Jones and Senator Fair Of Nevada
are both heavy owners in mines, and The
latter states in the Congressional Direc
tory that the yield of gold and silver from
the mines in which he is Interested is es
tmated at about two hundred million
dollars Can 1t be said that both of thes,
gentlemen would be impartial judge
81 when they came to vote onsbe silye
"s question: Senator Payne of Ohio is 10
Us terested in manufacturing, railroads, ant
IS other enterprises, and an investigation
now In progress in Ohio as TO the meth
DDS employed In his election as senator
IS Senator Dolph of Oregon is also q rio
mar through his interests in the North
ern Pacific railroad and kindred enter
prlses, and lucrative law practice
Senator Bowen OF Colorado is engage
'' in several large mining enterprises, an
re is rated as rich man; Senator Evart
has bonds galore, and thinks they shoul
~ be paid in gold.
In the house we find Mr.. Hewitt, men
Der of the ways and means committC
which frames tariff bills, He is u lars
,er iron manufacturer, and member of Il
firm of Cooper, Hewitt & Co. lie is ais
:. u large bondholder and votes on que
tions affecting tariff and finances. NJ
me Mitchell of Conn ctlcut, very geni
=, gentleman, is chairman OF the commit,
ON patents OF the house. II Is also OF
under patents recently obtained. Jol
w. Swope of Pennsylvania is a wealth
to bank president in Gettysburg; Villa
Whiting OF Massachusetts Is president
the Holyoke bank, and is in crested
supplying the government with SUPERB
'er paper of his own manufacture; CI
,,,b Strait OF Minnesota is engaged in merca
tile and banking business, and is nc
president OF the First National bank
NY Shakopee; Mr.. Kelley Of Peunsylvani
per commonly called 'pig-iron Kelley"
somewhat interested In this metal; N
ear Hammer of Pennsylvania is identified wi
railroad enterprises, mining and La
operations; Wharton j Green Of Non
,,,, Carolina owns one Of the finest viz
'V yards In this country and Is
rich agrculturist; Congressm
i Is Stahlnecker is now mayor OF Yonkers,
Y, and will hold his office until his TEL
say expires in April next; Abraham Dowdn
irlft has made an Independent fortune as
builder and contractor ia the city OF N,
e: York; Joseph Pulitzer Of New York is
sup active journalist, and Is sole prophet
a and editor OF the New York World; w
Il lam Walter Phelps OF New Jersey, who
distinguishing characteristic is the ba
on his forehead, ls rich man and larg
interested IN manufacturing; Mr. Hit
my Illinois, ex-assstant secretary OF sta
"a, who was first farmer, then stenog
pher, next a journalist and magaz
writer, IS interested in many pay
properties In Illinois, and now owns p
haps the most unique house In the city
t, There are many others OF which tn
: Is not time TO speak, hut sufficient Ill
may trations have been given TO show that
congress Of the United States is larg
composed OF men who are interested
business enterprises OF all descriptio
y and each one must be his own Judge a.
his right TO advocate any question com
pos before that body
49, Is Il not both moral aud proper for
nnst member TO pursue any honorable CALI
IN whether I'm or out OF congress, proyit
r,cr, he does not use his Official position W
az q view to the enhancement OF the va
ston Of his own property ut the expense of
own constituents or the governmentg
think it would inure less to the interc
the of the government II congress were CO
city posed exclusively of lawyers. While /
two legislative body, the experience OF b,
each ness men and their close acquainta
hlch with the needs of commercial Interests
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