Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-04

f in the house is mere apprenticeship at the trade of statesmanship, and few men have the force to assert themselves to any marked extent till after they have served four or five years. New men are usually placed upon the least important commit tees, and at the foot of the lists. With out a good committee congressman anxious to win distinction is likely to find himself badly handicapped. ana there is tradition of the body restrain ing him from appearing too often or too conspicuously upon the floor.
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 Few if any of the veterans of the house fell in the storm which ragged last Novem- Der, but a number of interesting and successful men will find it desirable or necessary to leave their seats on the 4th instant, not to return for at least two years. William Walter Phelps, who is one of the most popular men in the house, will be as much missed as any, body, though it is not likely he will re- tire to private life. Mir. Phelps hopes to go to Paris as the minister of the United States. Governor Long, of Massachu- setts, quiet little man with bald head and an intellectual face, will remain at home in the hopes of making some money at the law. He was never acclimated to the confusion and babble of the house. Warner, of Kansas City, will be very popular in Oklahoma and among the Grand Army men. Pat Collins, of Mas sachusetts, is not coming back to con- gress. Baker, of New York, will be here. Though Republican congress man, Baker is said to be on better terms with the outgoing president than any other man in the Capitol.
 Tim Tarsney, of Michigan, will retire, but his seat is to be kept in the family, for his brother Jim is one of the new members from Missouri. Another case of this sort is found in the Stephenson family. Ike Stephenson, of Marinette, Wis, returns to his lumber yard, while his brother Sam, of Menominee, Mich. leaves his lumber yard to come to con- gress. Several happy chumships are to be broken up March 4. Senators Palmer and N1anderson, who are now together as much as possible, will have to seek new companions after the death of this congress, for Palmer is going back to Michigan. Oklahoma Weaver, the fiji buster, will have to go and leave his dear friend Springer in possession of the field. "Dick" Guenther, of Milwaukee, and Bob" Vance, of Connecticut, men ] who look much alike, both having red hair and blonde mustaches, are great chums. Both retire, as does third member of the practical joke coterie, brilliant Amos Cummings, the New York newspaper man. MT. Cummings has had good deal of fun in congress and at the same time has managed tc make a good record, but says a news paper office is the place, after all, for g l newspaper man.
 Quite a number of men known the country over for one thing or anothe, are among the disappearing contingent William L. Scott, of Pennsylvania, Pre- sident Cleveland's manager at St. Louis | will retire from politics and the house Durham, of Chicago, who has won fame by looking like John A. Logar and driving the best span of horses il Washington, will no more be seen in the halls of congress. The most conspicuous of the half dozen Illinois members who are not to come back is Jehu Baker, the 1 quaint old fellow, who wears collar ano choker of the crop of 1S40, and whose neck appears to be so stiff that he cant turn his head without moving his body In Baker the house will lose what the senate is to lose in Uncle Eli Salisbury l "a statesman of the good old school Knute Nelson. the Minnesotian of brains and strong convictions, who looks like { farmer in having time, will not be in the next congress. x*x
 Among the one hundred and odd re tiring members and delegates may bt mentioned Johnston, of Indiana, whe always gets excited when he speaks ani spells his voice; Senator Voorhees, so1l Delegate Voorhees,, who has just brough his bride to the capital; Foran, the labor ing mans friend from Ohio. and O'Neill the champion of toll, from St. Louis Leopold Morse, the clothier of Boston whose ten dollar suit figured conspicu ously in the tariff debate; Bourke Coch ran, the orator; Taulbee, of Kentucky another man from Kentucky bearing thu beautiful name of Latfoon; Hayden, O. Massachusetts, whose chief claim t. fame is that he is to be succeeded by former speaker of the house, Gen. N. P Banks; Allen, of the same state, wht is known and feared for his in stantaneous camera, which he carrie upon the floor with him concealed under his waistcoat; young MT Ford, of Michigan, whose investi gation of the immigration question ha given him broader reputation than nev members usually get; Dr. Gallinger, o New Hampshire, who wants to go to til senate to succeed Chandler; Beriah Vii kins, of Ohio, the best poker player il the capital, and the man who was so LII willing to leave Washington that h bought newspaper to keep him here Hovey, of Indiana, who became gove1 nor of his state, and Watson, who didn't Anderson, the parliamentary fighter fror Iowa, who goes but leaves his fanil
 well represented, three Andersons re
 maining; Dougherty, the fierce membe from Florida who always saws what h