The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-29

NSO AOOhASs "ucEo Jney nave, through SeS-
SION after session, told over and over again
the stories of their claims against the
government. Among hose who have
waited patiently for what they deem to be
Justice to themselves and who have
quietly laid their claims before senator
after senator and congressman after
Congressman, are the widows of Gen.
Wallng and Gen. Fitzpatrick. Mrs. Wal
ling, a plain, middle-aged woman, has been
most persevering visitor at the capitol,
DAY after day sending her card to members
only to receive the unsatisfactory answer.
BUSY IN committee" or mot in" or, if a
memter could be seen, getting only nom
commlttal reply and a courteous adieu from
MN. few weeks ago, however, Mrs
Walling's daughter, a beautiful and attract
I've girl of 20, joined her mother in the
weary watch. aud, whether this fact had
any relation to the main question or not, it
happened that Mrs. Waling's pension was
very soon increased from $50 to 500
Col. Casey Young, the we'll known ex-
representative from Alabama, a man who
is, as most southerners are, uniformly
courteous and kind to all who come 10 him
Tor help, says it is as dangerous for a MEM
De or congress to acquire the reputation of
being good-natured, sympathetic man as
to achieve the distinction of being a brute
In the one instance, he says, he is assailed
''ASh NOoA . anu III Oi1S JULIET assaulted WIN
eplthets; and 1t need not be more than said
tnat the tears are much the more difficult
to hold out against. Then, too, if he be a
man OF reputed good nature he will be sin
gled out by all the women LOBBYISTS who
come to Washington-by them and their
sisters and their cousins and their aunts-
DOT to speak of their second-crop relations.
III Congressman wants to lead a toler-
able life, secure alike from hot feminine
a n hot for 10. sw~s,
TO escape from what is even worse than
either, the extravaganza attentions and I'M
reasonable condolences of some women
says Colonel Young, 'he must maintain a
stoild neutrality; he must retire within
himself and pull down thu blinds"
chat with few of these women lobby
lists soon sets one right as to the character
lstlcs or the men who make our laws For
example, one learns that while there NAV
be other representatives who are as suscept-
Idle of feminine influence as Mr.. Breckin-
ridge of Kentucky, there is none whose
manner is more pleasing to these ladies.
his politeness, gentleness, Difference and
patience under all circu Instances where
women are concerned, make him, they tell
me, their special favorite "Why," said a
pretty little lady, who had but recently
procured the adjudication of a claim upon
which she had long been at work, 'Mr.
Ii OShAA1A AAsO AiOb u6 - me- ne UOlu
SO in such perfectly lovely way that /
felt good deal more ccmfOrted by it than
L did by the manner in which a certain
other congressman told me he would help
me. This other man made me feel as if
were guilty of some objectionable rudeness
in merely asking HIM to help me, though he
did help me very considera bly,"
Speaking of Mr.. Townsend of Colorado. q
little bevy of these women agreed that he is
haNz dc, -
sisted that this lays great responsibility
upon him, since, as one of them put it, "a
handsome man in congress must live up to
his beauty"-that is to.say, the ladies meas
ure his mental and moral nature by the
luster of his eye and the classic cut of his
nose
The most obdurate men in the House, &C
cordlng to the women who have been press
ing pension claims, are Messrs. Stone of
Missouri; Kilgore of Texas and Enloe of
Tennessee. On one occasion not long ago.
these men were corraled in Statuary hall,
and all the wit, logic, persuasiveness and
modest Establishments of several OF these
women were used upon them in the interest
of certain pension measure. Whether
the logic convinced or the bIandish-
ment persuaded does not appear in the
columns of the Congressional Record,
but that esteemed contemporary does set
forth the seemingly relevant fact that not
one OF these men was in his seat when the
vote upon the measure in question was
taken.
Did you celebrate your victory with a
champagne dinner, as mon under the cir
cumstances would have donew I asked
mo" the ladies answered, "we didn't
even put these men GA the saints list, but
we put them down as among the hopeful
ones and made them subjects of prayer"
Among the members of the House most
called for by temperance women are
Messrs Morse of Massachusetts,, Kerr of
Iowa, Picker of South Dakota, and Stew
art of Georgia. Mr.. Mudd, the Maryland
member, who recently obtained his seat
after a long contest with Mr.. Compton, is
paying dearly for his honors He is not
only importuned by men from his conven-
iently near state, but every time he pokes
his nose out of the house he is beseiged by
women, most of them wishing pay for
property confscated during the war, many
of them demanding pensions and no incon-
siderable number seeking places in the gov
eminent employ for themselves or their
relatives; and when he does not poke his
nose out they poke their cards in. Mr..
Mudd is to be pitied for more things than
the name he is striving to bear on to glory.
BILLY" Mason of Illinois is, of course,
well liked by these ladies. He is always
CQ6eTIul dUQ mas Learned C0dU Dy means OF
jest he can sometimes dispose of very
serious and perplexing matter.
why" said one Of the ladies, 81 have
have had him start and run and call for
help when he saw me coming. But you
can't be angry at him, you know"
Frank Lawler of Chicago used to be much
sought by the lady lobbyists, but bis
brother members made so much fun of him
for having so many lady visitors that ne
turned cold shoulder upon the seq, and is
now described by the ladies as every bit as
hard to get at as any of them"
Representative Hopkins, the ladies say, is
not much given to paaver, but always sees
them when he is not too busy, and treats
them exactly as he would treat men who
came to him on the same business.
eve always know exactly where to find
him." they agreed, "for he tells us just
what he will do and just what he won't do
and there's the end Of it. )"
YES" said one elderly lady, "and if the
rest of them would be as outspoken we
should save great deal of our own time
and not bother them so often"
WILLIS B. HAWKINS.
Shameful Gift Taking