Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-25

on lD6 lOHeE HOOE Ol Tue Oenat0 anu STEP
ped into the elevator. he was humming
an old fashioned tune and looking pretty
jolly, when Senator Conger, of Michigan,
stepped into the elevator also. Vance as
sumed a very serious air and scanned Mr..
CoDger closely. The latter looked very
serious and severe. Finally Vance said
Hello"
Conger looked over at Vance with a
witch Of his countensnce, replied: Hello"
Saw you out last night" continued
Vance.
Yes" replied Conger. saw you out
too"
"What time did you get in" asked
Vance.
Eleven o'clock" replied Corger. What
time did you get inT'
Eleven o'clock" said Vance. did
You ride or walk
walked" said Conger.
Surprised" said Vance.
"WhyT' asked Conger.
"Ah, because" and Vance yawned. 81
did not think you would walk home"
~ bet you didn't walk home, if The
truth were known" said Copger.
"Well, l didn't" replied Vance, "but
how did it come that you didn't rider
well" replied Conger, IS he got out o
the elevator, IL didn't see anything to pre-
vent me from walking"
These two distinguished gentlemen had
been to a stag party the night before, anc
they did not smile any that day.
Very few great men and great lawyers
make good witnesses, In the examination
of noted men by the committee investigst
ing the Pan Electric Telephone matters, i
has frequently been discovered that there
was g special weak point in noted lawyer
when they were put upon a c~ress-exsmina
ton. For instance, Senator Harris o
Tennessee, withstood the cross examins
ton Of Mr.. Ranney in a not very commen
dsble manner. After he hesitsted, ant
very frequently his memory failed him ant
he was embarrassed, while the official re
porter grew wesry of correcting the dis
iointed sentences and rounding up tn
trsgmentsry paragraphs. Solicitor Gen
eral Goode, who is a very fine lawyer, an,
who has been in all kinds Of public lit
for a very long time, was probsbl
the most unsatisfactory witness who hs
been examined. He hesitated, he STAN
mered and he went around direct question
aud gave indirect questions. lie has
manner Of gaping or belchiDg about ever
ten words, which is said to be for the put
pose OF giving his mind time to operate
which is very dissgreesble and annoying
Elk -Congressman Casey Young, Of Tenne'
see, who is the secretary Of the Psn-Elet
trio Company, and who has long been
lawyer and legislator and has been used I
speaking before large audiences, was irr
table and arbitrary. He had, however,
sharp memory and seldom lost his heat
General Bradley T. Johnson, who is note
in val annals, was the smartest witnes
: placed in the stand, unless possibly Va
/, Benthuysen, the New Orleans bushes
man, is excepted. General johnson
with wonderful adroitness, avoide
the formation of his idef
3 by any member of the committee, an
. without a word or sign refused TO hay
words put in his mouth. He was the Sill
gle exception Of q lawyer being able
J handle himself we'll under close cross e.
| animation. Van Benthuysen does NJ
3 pretend to be a lawyer and was @ wonde
q full smart witness. Attorney General Ga
land has a bright memory and is farse
: ing. He discovers Immediately when q
3 effort is being made to lead him in eros
7 examination, and he instantly leads Il
+ cross-examiner away from that ~procedur
but he was embarrassed throughout his e.
admission, and when he had finally fnis
ed found himself centralized and asked
correct some OF his statements.
I ~
During this session of Congress, Repr
o sentative Cannon, a Republican memb
from Illinois, has proven himself to be Il
= one man capable of handling the pecc
dillo Holman, Of Indianns. Mr.. CGnnc
g is an entirely different character Of ms
+ from Mr.. Holman, because he is q hberE
brosd-brained and farseeing statesma
He is economical, but never goes in Il
extremes. He is reasonable ia everythin
n pays close attention to matters of gree
magnitude aud never loses sight OF the d
@ tails. Mr.. Holman simply watches Il
details and loses sight Of matters OF ma
nitude. Mr.. Cannon ia a member of Il
Appropriations Committee and has f
several years been n OF its mo
y active workers. 1t is often amusiu
q to see him floor Mr.. Holma
when the latter was to oppol
d some simple measure. A few days 81
Mr.. Cannon was heartily ~spplsuded wht
e Ge ridiculed Holman 90 thoroughly that Il
c aoosier sank deep down into his chair al
covered up his face. The Republics
members are very much delighted TIL
Mr.. Cannon has taken it upon himself
t scrub Mr.. Holman when he becomes fra
z tious. The latter has not, however, duriu
q this session Of Congress been so traction
. as he usually is. and since he discovere
d that Mr.. Cannon is more than his mate
8 and that he is willing to give him q dru
: bling, he proceeds very cautiously and h'
. already lost his title of the great ohjector
. Mr.. Cannon has won the thanks of a
, members Of the House, Democrats an
] Republicans alike.
,
= In no year within the past decade ht
J there been such a large number of peopI
to visit Washington for the first time q
: during the last year. Nearly all of ii
faces seen at the hotels and about the ca
itol the past winter were new faces. The
: come from the South, the extreme We'
: and The North. There is one little old an
! continental custom stlll cherished her
which has caused q good many OF thes
) new people wonder, ard has made thel
t exclaim about it. The custom is that
the day greeting WsshiugtoDisns, Withor
: an exception, hail ons another up 10 tw
t light in this way: Good morning On
never hears o man or woman So
: Good afternoon" To q westerne
t or q Southerner it comes in o very cd
strain to hear q man say Good morning,
upon meeting him at 5 o'clock in the sftel
noon, end to say Good evening" when b
rnsatz hiEa 1t A.@Sigur. ruTS custom
held here from the fact that the hours q
labors are so different from those Of othe
sections. Very little ia done in Washing
ton before 9 o'clock in the morning an,
very little sfter 1 o'clock in the afternoon
60 that from the time the offices close unit
af'er dinner. which il from 6 tn & o'clock