The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-10
The CONGRESSIONAL MILL.
THE BURR-sToNEs OF THE HOUSE AND
THEIR sUPERINTENDENTA


En-.
Mere Tictures from tho Camera OF Con-
srsss.an Cu.mings -Briiiia.t doe wash.
susten or Tennessee and seaate Catohinss
faississippi-Cheery Page OF Rhode Isl-
aaA sad wsriike Cowies Of North Caro-.
yss-Coei Bsnkheaa or Alabama sad
wise Reilly OF the Keystone State.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.-The grist has been
thrown into the legislative hopper. and the
niillstones are beginning to move. Tho grist
I 10 tho bills introduced into Congress-. and the
millstones are tho committees that do the
grinding. There are nfty-four OF these stones
In tho Senate and flfty.seven in the House
Ill in ALL Tho House supplies the revolving
stones and tho Senate the bed stones. There
IL feeder at each stone. This feeder is the
Chairman Of the committee. He is RESPONSE
bio for the set Of the stone. the rapidity Of its
motion. and the quality OF the -four. The
House itself docs the bagging and barrelling.
1t ought to reject all inferior brands.
but It frequently fails to do 80. Much
Of the -four is adulteratod BY It's
action and Is far from nutritive. The
people at times suffer from its impositions.
They may watch the bagging and the barrel
ling. but they are apt to lose sight OF the mon
In charge OF the grinding. A stone of its CEN
tire does poor work. The product is coarse.
hinty. and full Of grit. Then again some OF the
millstones become worn and useless. There
are many such in both Houses. but they can
not DO changed except by the action Of Con-
gross. Tho people cannot know too much
about tho millers. Those in charge Of the
7 larger millstones have already been described
There are many others. however equally as
important. A further analysis will therefore
not be out OF place.
MILLER WARRINGTON OF TENNESSEE
An Important milestone In tho House Is the
Committee on Territories. Mr.. Springer had
charge OF this stone in tho Fiftioth Congress.
1ts set was not perfect. and it did bad work. It
transformed tho Territory OF Dakota into two
States. and admitted Montana and Washing
ton into the Union while barring the way for
New Mexico. Arizona. and Utah. Yet. in point
Of resources and population one was rs worthy
OF admission as tho other. Tho trouble ap-
peared to be that New Mexico. Arizona. and
Utah were oonfessedly Democratic With
q Democratic President and Democratic
House OF Representatives. the Democratic
House Com mittee on Territories allowed itself
to be bulldozed into this injustice by Repub-
lican Senate. The net result OF this action
was five additional Republican Congressman.
eight more Republican Senators. and thirteen
Presidential electors. based on a population
not larger than that OF the State OF Connecti
cut. The gla-ing Injustice to Now Mexico Is
manifest when you reflect that as long ago as
1874 both Houses OF Congress voted to admit
her with q population Of 10000. The bill
failed to become law because the conference
committee of the two Houses failed to agree
70 minor details.
The action OF Mr.. Springer's committee was
Ill the moro significant because it was taken
a. La 4~fA - h. 11~e
Democratic caucus. which declared for the
admission of all or none. thus throwing tho
responsibility upon the Senate. Sunset Cox
upheld the action OF the great Illinoisan. on
the principle that half loaf was better than
no bread. They were confident that Montana
would be Democratic. and they had strong
hopes Of Washington and North Dakota Mr..
Cox's action was all the more remarkable be-
cause he was Chairman OF the caucus that
asked for all or none. Both statesmen, how
ever. seem to have entirely lost sight OF the
fact that the admission OF the borough Of COL
orado with the consent OF q Democratic House
twelve years before had made it possible to
rob President Tilden of his seat.
The action OF the Committee on Territories
In the Fiftieth Congress led to still more dis
Sstrors results. 1t increased the Republican
majority in the Fifty first Congress from three
to eight. With this eight majority Tom Reeds
Congress unsested eight Democrats. and in
creased the Republican majority in tho House
from eight to twenty-five. It was this ac-
ton that drove the Infamous Force bill
through the House. fastened the Mckinley in
EQUITY upon the country. and made the Billion
Congress monumental for its extravaganza.
Nor was this all. Tom Reed made Isaac S. Stru-
bic Of Iowa superintendent OF the Territorial
millstones. They were set even worse than be-
fore. and the product was soon more gritty
and nnpalatable. struble's committee ad;
Wyoming. still barring, the, way for, New
Mexico Arizona ma and Utah The kepublieans
mora United States Senators. and six more
electoral votes. based on population not so
large ~ that 81 an Assembly district in the
An & Which, shows hoy important it is to
and in ns oras f Ss %os
better man foad have been douns
10 years old last November He Is a descend nd.
ant Of the Washington family OF Virginia. and
Anes s sp as srSsp
and go; Hetalks fluentiy and Logically. and Is
81 ON init so and IL h %sae
shsrpened by his experience there: His speech
against the admission OF Wyoming was tn"
jog washington = q medium ;@ STATURE great
10 anu SIlTltl III VOICE. he mas
blue eyes, a clear complexion. and brown hair
and moustache. He dresses neatly. Although
D dgure In social life in Washington. he never
peglects his Congressional duties. He studied
law At the Vanderbilt University, farmed a lit
he afterward to tougher his muscles. and then
became y member Of tho Tennessee Legsla-
Sure. This is his third term in Congress. His
career indicates that the young men are COM
ltng to the front IN Tennessee.as well as In Osh-
xosh. Chicago. Massachusetts. md elsewhere.
With the young Tennesseun at the Terri
torial burrstone Of the House. New Mexico.
Arizona, and Utah may confidently look tor
the irock coats Of statehood.
GEN cATCHINos OF MISSISSIPPI.
The eighteent milestone OF the House Is the
Committee on Railways and Canals. Its
Chairman Is Gen. Thomas C. Catchings Of
AissIssippi He has square shoulders. a round
long auburn goatee To Catchings az much
~ 20 any other one man, is Speaker Crisp en-
Titled for his nomination. The General Is
cool. energetic, and Of almost superhuman en-
durance. He can work eighteen hours day
Ing. He viii he IS years old on Tuesday next.
sduested Entering the Confederate army rny
TIE war; He studied law after Lees suuen-
der. and nailed up his shingle In yicksburg.
where 1t has ever since remained. After serv-