The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-29
THE NEW MEMBERS.
THEIR MAIDEN EFFORTS ON THE
FLOOR OF THE HOUSE.


Topsails-Isador Rayner OF Balti-
more, Makes a Break and Scores a
Victory arion Biggs of California,
and Mr. Perkins of Kansas, Wax Hot
IN Oppostion-The First Speech OF
Henry Cabot observation-disclosures on
the Ship of State.
WASHINGTON. Jan 20-The new mem
bers of the House Of Representatives are
beginning to att act public attention. The
majority of them seem to have got their
bearings. and are sailing over the sea of
legislation with modest display Of canvas
A few have hoistei gsf topsails, and one or
two have thrown out spinnaker booms.
Among the latter is the Hon Stephen V.
White who has weathered several typhOons
in Wall street and Plymouth church. He is
moving through the water right royalty,
and is developing far more than the average
rate of speed. He shipped his first sea
when the urgent deficiency bill was under
consideration. Everybody agreed that the
last Congress was responsible FOR its failure
The money was due on March 4 last, and
Congress had been remiss in not making an
appropriation for its payment This being
true, Mr.. White thought that the govern
would be treated under sim lar circum-
stances He advocated the payment Of in
terest upon the claims at the rate Of per
cent. per annum from the time of the adj
journment of the last Congress. And he
made short but effective speech. The old
fellows listened with evident interest
Randall shook his head, Tom Reed rolled
uneasily about the chamber, and Springer
smelt of the red rose in the lapel of his
coat and raised point of order. The House
was in committee of the whole, with Sunset
Cox IN the chair White was ruled out on
the point Of order, but he continued on his
way, with flying colors. He evidently sailed
over into the Senate chamber, for John
Sherman made the same amendment TO the
bill hen it reached tine Senate, and it is
pretty sure to come back to the House in
such shape that Mr.. White will have an
other whacG at it.
Away at the back of the House, noar the
main door, sits gentleman with piercing
black eyes, high cheek bones and short
Logan like hair. He is Isadore Rayner, OF
Baltimore. He was the second Of the new
members TO make break on the floor of
the House II was on a bill providing for
the payment of the Court of Claims. A
lightboat owned by tho United States had
been stranded at Lynnhaven bay, in Nir-
gina. A Baltimore captain contracted to
remove the boat for 81 800 He did this on
that she lay on a hard bottom. He brought
men and machinery down from Baltimore,
and spent $40 in an effort TO fulfill his CON
tract. Ii turned out that the boat had been
stranded on quicksand, which shifted with
the tide aad obllterated III a night the work
done by day. The captain gave up the job
and asked the government to pay his losses.
Rayner took his stand in ne of the side
aisles and opened fire like an old cam
paigner He has good presence and a
sonmous voice As he warmed to his work
his black hair fell over his brow. His points
We're driven home with emphatic gestures,
and his face REDEEMED under the inten-ity
Of his earneStness. The veterans Of
the House took his measure quietly
and gave respectful attention to his
speech. Warner, of Missouri, and
Hopkins, of Illinois, were disposed to med
die with bis sails, but he sent them into the
forecastle and kept on an even keel He
made neat speech. Unlike Mr. White, he
turned the stakeboat. IL was the first VIC
tory scored by new member, and Mr.. Ray
ner was warmly congratulated by the men
whose plulOns of eloquenCe have not yet
been spread. lnspirlted by his success, the
Batlmorean made an equally successful
break on the Australian exposition reSou-
tioA "a few days atterward, and lie bids fair
to take a front rank in line OF battle here
after.
The third break was made by the Hon.
Marion Blggs OF California He sits di-
rectly ii front of the Speaker. he is tall
and thin, and he COMBS his hair like
Andrew jackson. He has close cropped
gray whskers. nose like Roscoe Conkiing,
and face and voice like the Hon. Hosea
j. Perkins. He sailed into the ofIing as
steady as an old prairie schooner in the days
OF 40 aud made a fair display of canvas. \
measure giving every member of the House
clerk at the expense Of the people was
under consideration. MIR. Biggs glded into
the arena IL front of the Speakers desk, and
the foam began to fly. He Denounced the
amendment rs n virtual salary grab, and
after fiery exordium wound up with what
the Hon. Timothy !. Campbell would call
"a reciprocal proposition" Mr. Perkins, of
Kansas, was engineering the measure, and
the fight was waxing hot. He had given
five minutes of his time to Mr.. Biggs The
fine old fellow closed his speech by asking
the gentleman from Kansas TO accept an
amendment which lie seemed 10 think
would harmonic everything and stop the
discussion. Perkins allowed the proposed
amendment to be read. 1t was as follows
Strike out the words (which shall bt
paid out of the contingent fund, and insert
(which shall be paid by each member out
of his own pocket
After the laughter had subsidized, and the
Hon. NJ. Perkins had been extricated from
the wheels of the prairie schooner Mr.
Randall adroitly got the yeas and nays
called, and the measure was killed. Bigg,
had crossed the line with great eclat, anc
Vance, OF Connecticut, and other new mem
bers We're much elaJed
The fifth new member TO run the gaunt
let was the Hon. Joseph L. Washington, OF
Cedar Hill, Tenn, He is about rs tall a
the late Stephen \. Douglas, and fully a
vehement when warmed up Like TIM
etern-wheelers of the Cumberland river, b.
is said to run we'll in either deep or shallow
water. His debut in the House was on tn,
passage If a bill 10 improve the navigation
of that stream. 1t was a short but effectiv,
speech, delivered with the earnestness of 1
New York boy in base ball dispute. Tn,
Hon. Timothy j. Campbell sits on the RICH
of Mr.. Washington, and courtly Charles L
O'Ferrall, of Virginia, ON his left Boil
these gentlemen seemed to have
personal interest in the gestures witt
which the Tennesseean drove hom
the points of his speech, and boil
thankfully congratulated him at its close
Mr.. Washington came home a winner. lie
carried his measure, and jewellers on tn,
banks Of the Cumberland may well be prouC
of him. His brethren on the Democratic
side of the House were not surprised at Mr.
Washington's fine break They had hear,
him in caucus prior TO the meeting of Con
gress He there made an appeal on behai