The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-08

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would be sabyeFted TO calm reasoning
in the long days Of counsel that all feel
must follow before the question il
golved,
THE MEMBERS GATHER,
Long before the hour OF copvening
members began to gather in the hall oi
the house Representatives, and those
who had served in the previous Con
crosses took the seats they occupied in
their former days OF service, One oi
tho tirst to walk down the afsle and
take his seat on the Republican side
was the dtgniled Mr.. Belden, Of New
York. He nodded good naturediy tC
Mr. Bailey, who entered moment
later, but the New York capitalist and
the Texas flibuster have no convictions
In common on the silver question. Mr.,
Funston, OF Kansas, who survived the
Populist fury in the last congressional
election, entered Justly proud OF tho
victory achieved after one OF tho hard
est fought battles in political history,
He grasped tho hand OF MIR. Living
stone, OF Georgia, US warmly as though
no impossible Chasm separated him
from tho great free silver agitator OF
the south, Mr.. Hopkins. of Illinois,
who enjoys the distinction OF being the
youngest Republican member Of the
ways and means committee, smiled
gRily as he asked Mr.. Cultivate, OF
Ohio, whether the Democracy would
redeem its pledges aud repeal the 10
PEE cent. tax on state bank issues. and
when the latter replied that 1t is "a
condition and not a theory that con.
fronts u.s." the Illinoisian Joined in the
hearty laughter that greeted the
repartoe.
A man who looks like Sol Smith Rus.
sell walked down the Republican side
and jostled another man who looks as
Phil Sheridan did before he began to
accumulate avoirdupois. Tho tlrst man
Is Jerry Simpson, who has shaved oil
his nustache, and the little man Ia
John Dalzell, ot Pennsylvania, whose
many friends feel that some day he
will be United States senator from the
keystone State. "Where are the reat
OF you," shouted Brosius, Of Pennsyl-
vania, jocosely to Mr.. Simpson. And
the sage OF tho Peoples party gravely
responded that they would come sever.
al hundred strongand control the house
Of representatives two years hence il
the Republicans and Democrats failed
to restore silver as q money metal.
A conspicuous figure on the Demo.
cratic side was Congressman William
NJ. Springer, Of Illinois. As he graspa
| the hand OF Bryan, of Nebraska, be
assures the young lieutenant Of Chair.
man Bland, OF free coinage fame, that
there ia nothing in the rumors that he
(Springer) ls to lose the craftsmanship
OF the ways and means committee, and
congratulations follow.
A grizzly-bearded. storm-beaten po.
htical veteran finally reaches his seat
on the Republican side, after shaking
hands with score OF political admirers.
1t is Joe Cannon, Of Illinois, who re.
gains his seat in Congress after two
years Of private life enforced by the
cyclone Of 90
TRUTH WILL NOT DOWN.
A robust individual with a broad
breast and a stentorlan voice that rings
with good fellowship shouts across the
house to o'Neill, of Massachusetts, the
inquiry whether the tariff is still "the
paramount ISSUE" and bows profound.
ly when tho Massachusetts, man re.
spends that truth crushed to earth
will rise again" The robust gentleman
Is Julius Cesar Burrows, OF Michigan,
The Republican caucus nomination
tor tho speakership onters from the
speakers lobby. and is instantly sur
rounded bya score OF felicitating friends.
1t Is ex.speaker Reed, the czar OF the
Fitty-6rst Congress, but man whose
''despotic" rulings are just now belug
gravely urged by many Democrats as
proper for Incorporation in the rules oi
the present Congress in order to OK.
pediate legislation. There Is slight
manifestation oil enthusiasm rs man
Of sturdy stature and tho determined
features OF Ulysses S. Grant, enters from
the rear and takes his seat on the Dem
ocratic side. II is Richard P, Bland,
for many years chairman OF the com.
mittee on coinage, ono whose deposition
Is now threatened, but man destined
to be one OF the most conspicuous
figures in the financial contest. A man
croasea over from the Republican eide
and grasps the hand OF the silver chief
tain warmly and converses conAdentially
for few minutes. The Republican ID
Nowlands, OF Nevada, but on the fnan.
cial question he is united with the
Missouri representative on q common
platform.
Representative Snyres, Of TeXas, Ii
pointed out as the possible successor tc
"Watch Dog" Holman, chairman OF the
appropriations committee, but MIR.
Holman soems undisturbed by the
rumors that arc alloat.
Boutelle and Dingley, OF Maine, Mt
tract attention as they appear. A
handsome young man plying q huge
fan vigorously walks over TO Springer,
OF Illinois, and compliments him on his
healthy appearance Tho young man
is Durburow, Of Illinois, the Apollo oi
the house, who roapcd distraction In
the last congress ns tho chairman OF the
Worlds Fntr committee. Tho pension
question 10 tho subject Of discussion be'
twoon military looking man OH tho
Democratic side and a determined look
ing man with an iron gray Inonstache
The military mun Ia Con. John q
Black, ex.commlBsloner OF ponsions
who wns elected ns congre0smRn.at'
larno BY tho Democrats oi Illinois last
lnlI, mud the determined individual II
Amos j. Cummings, tho journalist CON
vressmnn OF Now York, who 10 resting
on his laurelu after having Cotnpassed
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