Telegram-herald., 1889-12-23
NOT A BED OF ROSES.
a AsN~ Congressman Many Woes
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e ths Ns1snzI tapltal ia iorgs.
Thsrs ars abols ~ O. thsm- Ga
meet iasn ca ths street.. In tas
Astei eorFi1ors, a. tas Dhits House and
in ths intricate passages ~ tne 4FitoL
eoDs ssar kid gloves ana cl1t1lng -
fashlonzbis euE Others year sl0aca
haEs sad acme span garments. A. are
On tls 4st FtEs some occupy sGpen-
siVs Dsrlors "a p4.ati4l hotels. Otners are
hla1en a~aY ln eom iorrarlz larters a.
mach chesp rates sons have tAelF
families vita them, sn1 olhe-s ass
ssne
fs slII take ths rea Conyrsssman
some sins 20 lnravsl the intricaeies 81
Warrington life and 20 learn % nnd his
Nay s1oas me .abYriHthlne passages
of ne Capitol sils con nlttee room
eill slude him snsu IN sezrcn OF it,
anl he Eiii freq Qlently take tie wrong
direction ~heh seeking the restaurant
oF srYnE 20 lsavs ths Capitol - nil
taks him months 20 know every by-Nay
and passage Ia tho i'm mense building,
and even theR a. tines he SlA REQ uire
the as stance 0f guide 10 Nlll take
him i0aysr than that however 20 get
the hang % Tie rules OF the House
M0re than one term mAy &c req uiged 20
know hos 20 10 business. II - attends
there a.. 5e very little time left for
play and social enjoyment.
ia Rspu blicAn he will probably DO
3 aeed upon TWO committees They
wlll meet twice week AZ ~ o'clock In
the morning The session will last
about tN0 hours. Al 12 o'clock tne
House viii regin It's session. IL the
neu member wishes 20 retain the run
81 the business before tho House, he
Nil hnd it necessary 20 be present.
Later on. DO NilI - placed upon sub
committees md. later still, upon com
mittees or Investigation. These Viii
use up others ot his morning hours
No new member can tell upon what
committee be will land An agricul-
tural may 81 thrown into the Marine
Comm ttee. ana a seaboard mem Der
may 1e whirled into the Committee on
Agriculture. All trades ana prOfes-
SONS appear 20 be scattered around
upon the various committees without
much reference 90 special dtness. An
embryonic statesman may land upon
the Committee on Acoustics and a
rural preacher may turn up on the Com
ulbtee on the Judiciary Wherever
they may land. there Will be more than
wor< enough for al, II ]! Is properly
performed
Mang other things Will astonish the
new member The Rules Will certainly
puzrle him. lie will Ind. II they are
enforced. that they viii apparently give
the greatest privileges 20 the old NOM
b.rs and none az al 20 the new ones.
HeNill % forced 20 keep bis mouth
shut even wnen legislation direct Y
concerning bis own district Is under
consiJerat on. Nainly VIII be plead
for recognition from tho Speaker, and
he will DO lucky rdecd II be finds the
Chairman OF tho Committee willing 20
grant him even q minute OF time 10
talk concerning - cn 1llL lie M Y
INTRODUCES a bill and -hc bill be reported
hacx from the committee as Introduced
Whsn the House. hOwevcr, comes 90
consider 10. ne viii be obliged. in nine
cases out OF zen. 20 listen 20 the debate
and not participa-e in IT,
As Illustrative OF this, a story - told
OF sew York member who served two
terms In Congress. In his first term
h. had no opportunity 20 open his head.
Along in the middle Of his second term
bill from the Committee on WaI
Claims came before the House. The
New York mem ber had commanded the
troops reapous bic for the destruction
O ths property alluded % In the bill
BE alone. Of al tho members on thC
60 vas tho-ouvhly conversant with
- ana lrcuu,stances Of the case Tn,
sneerhes made in the time allotted {.
,ba -o,,r,i-tee did not rouch on vita
rr.n+, in dfspute The General wen
- tbo Chairman of tie Committee ant
asfes fo- half an horr 60 discuss th,
~tfw Ho added tae- r, rrtor-.oo,
the case thoroughly a1l no enc oi~'
seemed 20 have q ss.r llca O. lt- lGt
Cbat-rnan trruod rpor hin crfrlv a1t