National Republican., 1888-01-26

not hall and biees that Hight, which will
guide and save their ships IN the perllous
nights upon that fearful coast, when the
very lights OF heaven are obscured, and no
time will come when the originatore or pro
mottrs Of this work anil the country which
accomplishes II will not receive, as they
will destrve, the gratitude and honor Of
mankind.
~ move that the bill be referred 10 the
committee on commerce, satlefled, as am,
that that committee will give 1t prompt and
earnest attention"
This was not the senator's maiden effort,
but It was his first speech. He tried once
before, so long ago that not many remem-
ber 1t. When the case OF Mr.. Butler,
charged with responsibility for the Ham
burg massacre, YVES up, the North Caro-.
linean rose to defend the senator from the
adjoining state against some OF the harsh
things said on the Republican eide OF the
Senate. He had uttered but few words
when he turned pale aud tottercd. He
was belped to the cloak room and re.
mained there stretched out on lounge for
some time 10 condition very like faint
Afterward he was confined to bis room for
several days. There are other members OF
the United States Senate who cannot make
aspeech, but there are few to whom 1t
comes go hard to try as to Senator Ransom
He has a good knowledge Of law. and was
attorney general of his state as early as
1869. lie fought from the beginning OF the
war to AppoppattSSx, and came e,s,,, out major
thing the old North State can give 10 the
way OF official honors. But he is living
illustration OF the assertion that man may
be entirely successful as a politician with
out speech making.
ADVICE on INTERVIEWING.
Mr.. Bankhead is new member OF Con.
gress from Alabama. He represents the
Birmingham district. The other day he re-
| ceived anewspaper clipping to which his
| attention was invited by one OF the old
| politicians OF his district. The clipping
was a collection of interviews upon the
tariiT and the Presidents message obtained
| from Alabama members. AT the first
| glance Mr.. Bankhead observed with salts.
| faction that his views were set forth
| in more extended form than those OF
| the other CUngressmen. AS he looked
| closer he saw that there were marginal
comments in pencil There was a liDe
| drawn after about half dozen words Of
his interview and the comment was this:
| "rhe place to have stopped"
| MIR. Herbert had stated very briefly that
| he was not prepared TO express himself
| just then, aud opposite this non commtttsl
| expression was written:
| "See what statesman says,n
| Then came Mr.. Forney's name, but the
| reporter stated that Mr., Forney vas not IN.
The political friend OF Mr.. Bankhead had
written opposite Forney:
| "Sly fox.n
| The new congressman's correspondent
concluded by saying that he had been 10
| political life O good deal longer than Mr.
Bankhead had and he thought warning
as to the dangers of interviewing would not
be out OF place at the outset OF the Birming-
ham members career.
| DoCKERY VS.. DoUGnERTY.
1t seems that even the sharp.eared, MIN
BILE. fingered stenosraphtrs OF the House OF
Representatives, than whom there are none
better, occasionally make a slip. When Mr..
Dockery came back from the west two or
three days ago he was astonished to read In
| the Record that he had made speech In
favor OF the proposition to allow each mem.
ber q clerk. II there is anything Mr.. Dock
cry prdes himself about 1t is on keeping
clean OF such schemes as this. There are
times when he runs u small bureau for the
mutual benefit OF himself and his constitu.
ents, and has from three to half dozen
| clerks writing letters and sending out docu'
ments, but he doesn't ask the government
to pay for the services Of his clerks. After
reading the Record Mr.. Dockery Instituted
an investigation, the result OF which was
set forth In the following brief remarks to
the House:
"Mr Speaker, ask to make q correction
OF the Record. In the discussion OF the
proposition pending before the House on
yesterday to allow each Elember clerk, |
find on page $50 Of the Record that soma
OF the remarks Of the gentleman from
Florida (Mr. Dougherty) are credited to
me. While | symp ithize somewhat with
the position assumed by the gentleman, l
should vote against the measure II re-
ported from the committee, as IL would
probably cost me less to employ my own
stenographer for such purposes than to un-
dertake to explain such vote to my col-
ltituents." [Laughter.l
| MIR. o'NEILL To THE BOYS.
There was an incident in connection with
Congressman John j. O'Neill's late dill
Guilty which did not come into print. Wnen
the excitement was greatest, and the papers
were full OF what Mrs. Moore said aud what
Mr.. O'Neill said, and what other people
said, the congressman received telegram
from ST. Louis signed "The Boys" which
was ae follows:
0Great sensation! liza, hal He, he! HI,
no! You'd better come home and face the
music.n
TO this MIR. o'Neill, greatly enjoying the
joke, replied as follows:
ITO Tom Wand, Chris Won der Abe, and
Others, st. Louis, Mo; Glad you enjoy IT,.
VIII come. Have band meet me at the
depot"
HORN, MARRIED, AND ELECTED.
one Of the peculiar autoblographica al
sketches furnished for the Congressional
Directory by new members is that of Rep
resen' ative Burnett, of scarborough, Mass.
Mr.. Burnett is the only Congressman who
considers his marriage an event OF such
importance as to appear In his sketch. He
says that he ''was born in Boston, Mass,
March 10, lS40 was graduated from Har-
ward College in 1871 married the only child
OF James Russell Lowell In 1872, aud was
elected to the fftieth Congress as a Demo
crat, receiving 10,334 vot3 against 10, l43
votes for Ely, Republican, and 1862 votes
scattering" w. b. S.