Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-07
SECRETARY TRACY RECOVERING.
His Vague Remembrance OF the Events
Of That Awful Morning.

Secretary Tracy h still at the White Houss,
where he viii probably stay for some time 70
come. He 10 nov almost completely restored
physically, although signs of the terrible events
he has gone through with are very evident
1t 10 not likely that he will ever be able to give
any new information about the fire and the At
tending circumstances, as his memory Of that
morning h Of the vaguest description. He
simply remembers waking up and then see
ing his wife leaning over him and trying to
move him toward the window. but this seems
more like q nightmare to him than real &C.
currence. From that point on all is blank to
him. He 10 the object of the most confederate
attention at the White House and everything
possible is done to relieve the mental agony he
sufiers. No one has yet dared TO breach the
subject of the fire 70 HIM or ask him for any
information about 1t and it 10 only from state
ments he has volunteered that hrs recollection
OF the sad event can be ascertained-
REPRESENTATIVES, WANT CLERKS.
A Report Showing That Members OF the
House Need Help In Their Business
As stated in yesterdays Stan Representative
Harris Of Iowa has reported from the commit
tee on accounts bill which gives each Repre-
sentative and delegate the right to appoint .
In their report the committee say the bust
ness Of Representatives, in justice to them
selves and their constituents, demands that
they should have clerks. . convenience which
Senators have enjoyed for years. The benefits
TO be conferred is to the constituency-to the
people at iarge-rather than to the Represents
tives. The pay goes directly to the clerk and
is in no sense an emolument to the member.
II any member 10 90 situated that he or his con-
stituents do not need the services OF clerk
there Is no obligation created to employ one.
The vast increase in the volume aud importance
OF the business Of the country 10 such that q
proper regard for the interests of the people
demand that their Representatives have time
outside OF the actual sessions Of the House for
the examination Of the various measures TO be
considered and the questions, often new, intri-
cate and important, that are connected there
with, and for the performance Of other public
duties that must be attended to in person.
There has been not only great increase In
the business in Congress, that shows upon its
calendars, Record and in the laws passed, but
same proportion. This labor with the time
taken. the discussion, examination and investi-
CATION OF matters referred to them and the
preparation Of reports is quite onerous.
Again, department work, in looking after the
interests Of constituents as to claims, pensions,
land matters, patents, seeds and various other
matters that members are called upon to at
tend to is constantly increasing with the growth
Of the country and each adds to the labor. To
these must be added the demands made upon
the time and attention Of members by the cor
resp0ndence with constituents in reference to
the matters already mentioned and q thousand
others that cannot be enumerated. This cor
respondence is incidental to matters OF BUSH
ness and Il Of mutual interest TO the Congress-
man and to his constituents, and the time of
fhn ahar 70 he too oil oh In a
constituents to be given to its details and mere
manual performance.