Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-19

MAJOR MARTIN AND HIS THREE FRIENDs-THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS SECURED BY MR.
ALLEN-MEN WHO REMAIN ON GUARD,
Let's see! There will be a great many new
faces in the Fifty-irst Congress Some will be
faces that have ne pr been seen there before.
few we're there SO long ago that everything
will be new again to them. Nathaniel P. Banks
will be in the next House. He comes in the
place OF Hayden. Hayden was something of
mugwump. He thought the tariff ought to be
reformed, and in the Forty-ninth Congress
voted with Mr.. Morrison to consider his famous
and defunct horizontal bill. It's a long time
ago that MIR. Banks was a distinguished member
and Speaker of the House. He was born back
in 1916. He comes as recollection Of earlier
Congresses. About a hundred and seventeen
men who have taken a more or less active part
in this memorable Fiftieth Congress will drop
out after the 4th of next March. When the
new Congress comes in their places will be
filed by others.
Texas sends all her old members back with
Roger Q. Mills at their head. 1t is the same
solid delegation. Even Major Martin! He
comes back more honored than ever, elevated
by the confidence and ardent enthusiasm of his
constituents. In his peculiar way he gained
fame very early in his congressional career.
He has learned now not to blow out the gas,
and he no longer sets his watch by the indi-
Gator in the street cars. He will be an ex-
perlenced statesman and picturesque figure
in the next House. But he will be very lonely.
That merry trio who took him by the hand and
led him through the mysterious mazes Of
Washington life is broken up and scattered.
Vance, Cummings and Tarsney are the three
merry men of this Congress- They dined and
wined and joked and toasted Major Martin into
fame. They are all good fellows, and their
colleagues call them Bob, Amos and Tim.
They will be gone when the major comes back
for his second term. Amos Cummings could
not afford the expense of another term from
New York. He declined denomination, and is
going to own and edit paper on Long Island.
He has never broken off from newspaper
work, as some of his colleagues who have been
mentioned in his letters will testify.
THE TARIFF DID IT
for Vance, and a republican comes in his place.
The tariff and "iquor used in the arts took
Tarsney from his seat to give it to a republican.
If Tarsney had stayed there would have been
two brothers in the next House-Timothy,
from the eighth Michigan, and his brother,
John G., from Missouri. As it is, they trade
OF. The former goes out and the latter comes
in the place of William Warner. Warner will
be missed from his quiet place back against
the screen on the republican side. He is a
big-headed, muscular man, with quiet humor
and much OF the power Of statesman about
and he tells clever story.
FROM GEORGIA.
Georgia sends back all her old members but
one. new man, the present mayor of Savan-
nah, comes in the place Of Mr.. Norwood, the
bright satirist, ex-senator, and author His
last year in the House is marked by the appear
ance of a political novel from his pen
Davidson is the only Alabama Representative
who goes out. Poindexter Dunn, after serving
out five terms from the first Arkansas district,
did not seek denomination. All the others from
Arkansas are returned. Dunn made rather a ro-
mantle second marriage here, and will probably
make this his home. His health is too bad to
permit his longer service in Congress-
Maine made no change in her delegation,
and she remains among the most ably repre-
sented states. There isno change in the South
Carolina delegation and only one in that from
Mississippi. In most the other states the
changes are numerous. 1t looks as If the
classic figure of Jehu Baker would be lost to the
Flfty-frst Congress. 1t was a close fight, but
his tariff-reform opponent, Forman, got IA
more votes than he. He is conspicuous for
having defeated Morrison, and for his old
fashioned manners and appearance, and his
few remarkable speeches. The scene between
him and Breckinridge, of Kentucky, last win
ter will long be remembered
MIR. Symes, of the reddest hair and the
deepest voice in the House, will not represent
the Colorado district in the Fifty-first Con-
gress. Colorado has always been represented
by red-headed man. There is some curiosity
to see the complexion of Mr.. Hosea Townsend.
Thomas, of Illinois, who has 324 friends in
this House. has had to retire on account of his
health. 1t was thought he would die last
WINTER but he looks almost well again.
General Hovey goes out of the House to be
governor Of Indiana. Matson went out in
hopes OF being governor of that state.
THE FAMILIAR FEATURES
of Timothy J. Campbell and John J. O'Neill
will not appear in the Fifty first Congress. The
picturesqueness of the assemblage will be
destroyed. What will replace the white tie
and diamonds of Mr.. Campbell? And who will
terrify the whole House with labor problems
when ONeill is gone? Besides, Foran, the
Missourian's rival and bitter enemy, will be
absent.
Johnston, of Indiana, will not sleep in his
chair, and Steele will not be on hand to ask
questions. The feet of Hiestand will not be
seen on desk 120. There will be many changes,
VIM. Walter Phelps, the brilliant Jerseyman,
whose bangs beat him for Vice-President, will
be missed. And with him will go his colleague
and devoted admirer, Mr.. Kean, the dressiest
man in the House-the one who introduced
flannel shirts into that assemblage last sum-
mer! Allen, the young Massachusetts man
the amateur photographer and artist of the
House-wlll be gone. He takes with him to
remember his congressional service rare col
lection OF instantaneous photographs of men,
bers in variety of attitudes He caught
them unwares with his detective camera from
his seat on the floor of the House. They will
afford amusement to him and his friends.
Gov. Long was one of the able men of the
House whose fnancesfcould not afford him the
luxury of longer service in the House. He
retired against protests, and is now being talked
of for the cabinet. Patrick Collins, another of
Boston's statesmen, had to retire because he
must yet earn a competency in active life.
Russell, Of Massachusetts,, appeared in the
Fiftieth Congress like q meteor and would
not stay for another term. He is one of the
cleverest Of the tariff reformers, and has the
honor of having been pronounced by Mr.. Reed,
''the only man in the democratic party who
knows anything"
Mr.. Lyman, who became known last session
as the inexorable objector, will not be in the
new Congress. But Holman will be there.
He may resume the old rod he forswore last
winter, and again figure as the master objector.
In the minority he can again act as '.watch dog
Of the Treasury"
Belmont goes to Spain. Young Ford, Of
comes in the place of Bryce, who so often and
30 ably defended Mr.. Hewitt on the floor of the
House, when people thought he was going to
talk tariff! Little Merriman and Bliss; Bacon,
who looks so much like Shakespeare and W.
Bourke Cochran who was the enemy General
Bragg loved Cleveland for making, and who
was Mr.. Cleveland's most eloquent eulogist
just before his misfortune-they will ali be
missed. Sowden and Ermantrout went down
together, clinging to each others throats.
Ihelr districts were merged into one. One was
oe1eated because he opposed the Mills bill; the
otner was given the same treatment for voting