The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-04
COL. LESTER Alta DINNER,
The Hard Workers of the House Have
aJolly Good Time.
From the Ne,e YOrI S1t,

The Hard Workers of the House Have
jolly Good Time.
From the Netc York Sun.
Representative Niedringhaus of st. Louis
conceived the idea day or two ago of
selecting a party made up of the hardest
worked men in the House and giving them
an evenings entertainment. He thereupon
made an examination of the Record to find
the men who attend the largest number of
roll calls and who are always present
at committee meetings. and sent them
invitations to a dinner at Woodley Inn. in
the suburbs Of the city. Every man in
the House endeavored to get an invita-
ton when he got wind OF what was coming,
but MIR. Niedringhaus restricted his cards
impartially to those who have been the real
hard workers of the session. This number
was not very large, SO his party contained
just enough members to make things pleas
ant On Thursday morning. Just as the
rising sun made saffron background for
the beautiful outlines of the capitol, a
dozen hacks might have been seen
winding down the northern hills. The
rattle of hoofs on the asphalt pavements
startled the colored residents, who
rushed out of their houses to see an early
funeral, as they supposed. 1t was hardly a
funeral. 1t was only Representative Med
ringhaus and the other workers of the
House returning from their all-night session
at Woodley Inn. Some pretty big stories
are told of what took place at the dinner"
| The party had no sooner disembarked at
the inn than Representative Coleman of
Louisiana went to the piano and began to
sing plantation songs. Mr.. Coleman could
MAKE twice $1,000 in a negro minstrel
troupe, and so it is no wonder that he
stirred the party up. Gov. Gear of Iowa
listened until he could stand 1t no longer
Before he knew it he was in the middle of
the floor dancing breakdown, while an
admiring audience screamed their delight
and shouted for him to keep on. Then Mr.
Coleman started in again and sang until
Capt. Boutelle declared there was no more
danger of floods now that the mouth of the
Mississippi was open. BY the time dinner
was announced the crowd was in high
spirits, and between every two courses there
were some impromptu speeches. Ben
Butterworth sang "The Horseshoe
Over the Door" and 'Moriarity'
and told the sad tale of the twins who were
smothered to death during the row over
their christening. Mr.. Burrows also took a
lugubrious view of life. He was in a fine
voice, and he moved to tears the assembled
| multitude by singing the ditty of Clementini,
who was drowned while tending ducks
Capt. Allen of Michigan, who has a voice
which would have discounted that of the
bull of Bashan, was called on for a speech,
but even he could not be heard above the
din; nor did Gen. Cutcheon fare better,
though from the hight of his six feet four he
waved his napkin and shouted
louder than when be hauled Bynum
before the speakers desk They did quiet
down to hear Boutelle's tars song, and
Roswell P. Flowers piping voice was able
to pierce the noise with volley after volley
of puns, quips, and gibes. Mr. Mills pro-
tested that he could not sing. and so they
sang the ''Star Spangled Banner" to him.
The Others in the party were Messrs. Gros-
venor. Springer, Morrow, McKenna, Baker,
Morrill,. McCreary, Henderson, Stewart,
Hatch, Game, Belknap, Payne, THOMPSON,
Hermann, Spooner, Carter, McComas,
Brickner, Moffitt, Catchings, Lester, Bland,
Blount, Mansur, Buchanan, Lacey, Sher-
man, Belden and Kinsey.