The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-11-26
NEW MEN In CONGRESS.
Old Faces That VIII be Missed at The
Capital.

Sipliai.
WASHINGTON, November. 1.-THE
SD Congress will contain more new
members than old ones. Of its 332
members at least ITO will make their
first bow in the National House. Many
Of them are without any experience
whatever in the legislative hall, and at
least two-thirds of them will take the
places of men who have become promi-
nent factors before the country. The
slaughter of leading men at the past
election and in the primaries previous
to it has been wonderful. In fact, the
memory of the oldest inhabitant here
runs not back to the time when this has
been exceeded. Were a regular atten-
dant upon the sessions of the House to
De absent for year and then look in
upon the next House he would fail to
recognize it, owing to the absence of so
many familiar faces. The Democratic
side would be more familiar because
there have been but few changes in the
Southern delegation, but those changes
have resulted in the removal of some
old oddities.
Barnes, the fat man of Georgia, is one
of the latter class. About medium
height, with a girth of forty-six inches
and weighing nearly four hundred
pounds, he has been left at home by his
constituents, who have sent in his stead
a lightweight, who will barely tip the
scale at one hundred pounds, to succeed
him.
Then there is Major Martin, of Tex
as. Six feet two, straight as an arrow
and wearing broad sombrero, he natu-
rally attracted the attention of all. Dur
ing his first term he was the butt of ridi-
cule and many were the jokes played up
on him. Illiterate and uncouth, he al
ways was surrouded by 4 crowd of his
colleagues. Although he was charged
with blowing out the gas and in other
ways showing his disregard of the meth
DDS Of civilization, yet the old man
retires from Congress better fixed by
| far than many of those who surround
ed him. At the end of this session he
will have served four years in Congress.
and it is believed he has saved his entire
salary-$20,0OO. His mileage amounts
to about 81 900 per annum and he has
managed to live on that, boarding at a
private house and paying but $25 per
month.
The next notable who has succumbed
to the fates of politics is 1ceman Tur-
ner, of New York city, who was chosen
| to fill out an unexpired term. His sud-
den elevation to the National Congress
at $416 per month salary turned his
head. He was willing and anxious to
make speech on any subject that came
before the House, and cared but little
what the subject was, SO long as it af-
forded him a chance to talk.
Then there is McClammy, of North
Carolina, a little, dried up man. He
served two terms from one of the noun
tain regions Of North Carolina, and
never made speech but one, when he
branched off into tar heel poetry, that
convulsed both sides with laughter.
major Thomas Winfield Grimes, by
CAD, sir" of Georgia, is another of those
who will be conspicuous by their alb
sence in the next House. Mr.. Grimes
was polished Southern gentleman, and
is a descendant of one of the Oldest
families in Southern Georgia. Neat
and tidy in appearance, he always COM
manded attention He must, however.
! have been nominated on his name, for
during the four years he has been here
| his legislative work was confined solely
to voting on questions or staying away
from the House in order to break a quo
rum His only notable exploit during
! this time was when he seized his hat
| and stampeded from the dining room of
the Riggs House in a rage because Ex-
! Minister Atwood, a colored man, was
allowed to take dinner there.
The picturesque Eaux, of Philadel-
phia who was elected to Congress be-
cause he had danced with Queen Vic
toria, will also be missed. His antique
garments and long flowing hair remind
ed one of the Colonial days.
On the Republican side the changes
will be more marked. Foremost in the
list of absentees will be William Nc
Kinley, Jr, the great defender OF protec-
ton. The record of the Infamous gerry
mander which left him at home is too
well known to be repeated here. Next in
Importance is honest Joe Cannon, of
Illinois the defender of the treasury de-
partment from the raids Of the lobbyists.
After seventeen years of faithful service
he is left at home because a banker with
plenty of Doodle coveted his seat. Then
there is the dignitied Adams, Of Illinois,
one of the brightest legal lights in the
House. He, too, will be conspicuous by
his absence. and no good reason can be
given for his defeat.
Billy Mason, also, is numbered among
the slain. Mr.. Mason was undoubtedly
one of the rising men of the House.
Although but serving only his second
term in that body he ranked among the
leaders and always commanded atten-
ton whenever he took the floor Next
to Major ckinley Mr.. Mason comes in
the general regret that is expressed over
the defeats of Tuesday.
Then there is the black eyed, black
haired McComas, of Maryland, who four
different times withstOod the assaults of
the Democrats and carried the Republi
can flag to victory in Western Mary
land. He, also, went down in the rush.
With him went his two young colleagues,
Mudd and Stockbridge, the three once
making the youngest delegation in the
House.
Another victim that will be missed is
Elihu S. Williams, of Ohio. y quiet,
dignitied and well-informed old gentle
man, he sprang into fame during the
closing days of the last session, when, as
a peacemarker, he received in the eye a
blow from the fist of Congressman Beck
with, intended for Congressman Will
son, of Washington. His colleague,
"Fighting Bob Kennedy, will also be
especially missed Then there are Gen.
Grosvenor, Gen Butterworth, Mr..
Thompson and young Theodore Burton,
all in the list of absentees from the next
Congress.
The absentees in the New York dele
cation will be more then numerous
Felix Campbell, little Judge Mccartney,
the stuady John Quinn, Moses ID.
Stivers. Charles J. Knapp, John II.
Motfitt. Fred Lansing, James 5. Sher-