The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-22

Ogden. TOWLE
N'BRIDF. CARSON.
fore they were sent 10 Washington The
Washington correspondent ranks next to
the editor in the newspaper Office. He IS
chosen for his good judgment, his nose
for news, his reliability, his b%rlliancy and
his energy If he has not these qualities
be- remains in the rcportorial ranks or Is
chained 60 one OF the minor editorial
desks.
These Washington correspondents como
from every state in the Union. and there
is not q country village ito which some
Of their letters do not 20 Some Of them,
such as the Associated Pres correspond
erts, poke their pens mo The brains Of
every business man in this whole United
States every day. and There is hardly one
OF the whole l2j who las not 10000
readers. Even the bcardless i3-s in the
ranks have larger audiences tiln any
preacher or lecturer or political speaker
in the United States or i'm the world. and
the old stagcrs number their rclders by
the millions. Take tho correspondents Of
solne of tie big Now FORK papers and
tarir Sunday letters 60 into 2oO.DOo
printed papers. Those papers. at . low
rae. viii number five rcod.rs Zach. and
at one stroke of the pom tie correspondent
has reached 1000, 900 souls This IS e,
r~,cially So with the synthetic letters
Tho American Press Association publishes
Washington letter.. each Of which go into
at least POO papers. and these paper.
range in circulation al 'he way FROM 2.OO1
Up 10 20.00O and $1,000 Tbn Sane letter
ttat 90 into the daili's r. also into Tie
wccklics, AVID "a Washington letter PAD
ii'hcd through thi, A5,o'a'''' r''eHeo
between .. 900. 900 and 5ptl. 'J'oi readers.
Nothing like il ia tho woi.l has been
known before, and inlrol osrul''n has
become ono vlst fuii.. i.tl,.'.. d 'Ao
same subject, and t%ol'arl by tAe same
minds through The newspaper and Oh"
telegraph.
The press galleries of courr5a are Sill
uatcl directly over ,hN hrt@0i Speaker
Carlisle and President prp tom ingalls,
They arc moro g%orgcoa~ly decorated thar
The other galleries. and 'hlt II 'he house
o|ccupia. nearly the whole of o.e side 81
Che wall above Spr4knr Cllial's head.
and the correspondents within H. look ID
rec.ly into the eyes Of the congressman
who are speaking. Tho = iirries have
desks and chairs. and the seats rise tier
above tier IL rDNs. and in front Of each
row extends u long bonch iik" dc.'i. into
which ink bottles are fitted Ike those Oi
u country school
An ordinary scene in the press galley
shows the correspondents sitting. Chat
ting. writing l%etter3. telling stories. and
now and then having u quiet smoke. that
il. proyii>i The session J., a dull ono. Let
an important measure como up aad the
CALLER ills as though ~ magic. The
cor,cs,o.iaa', seilo their peas. and some
write rpili-. s,ndihg their sheets aj fast
a. tloy ~ finished 10 tie telegraph op-
orators iu IA, room behind.
II thiS 'oOul. which Is o long hall. u
wood gI!f4 ire biazes in the winter. and
picture, II tha noted clitors Of the United
States look down from t.a walls. 4
round headed. bright eyed young man Is
in charge Of IT,. ani Mr M.sH-fOr that is
his name-is a most efficient sergeant at
arms of tho press gallery. He keeps his
head shaved like a billiard ball. and sees
hat lemonade is Oh hand in tho summer.
and that any correspondent who has been
up late at dinner has u dash of ammonia
or a little bicarbonate of soda in the water
which he drinks the next morning
Trboro are no ladies IN tho press galleries