The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-30
A CONGRESSMAN'S LOT
vHTIE THE NATION UNDERGOES A
CHANGE or ADNTNTsTRATIoN
I,Not Path strewn with Roses, but Ono
ofContinuai Worry and Vexation-The
Work for His Constituents.
TINS BUREAU. RAPIrY BUuDINo, |
WASHINGTON. April %. 1898.


Gle nation is undergoing the throes Of |
change OF administration, who are |
heartily willing 20 indorse this sentiment.
and even put IL In little more forcible
language. and yet. though some don't
Know 1t. each has bed Of flowers. not
made 10 sleep on. but largely used TO
WOO little god as coy as Morpheus.
Tie congressman who on the hustinss
r-ea.hes 10 "speu-bound" audiences his
peculiar fitness 10 represent the people in
tsc legislative halls Of the nation. thinks,
Yrhaps. that he knows it all. and looks
&. The 5000 salary as big raise over
anything he has earned before and the
principle feature OF the Office TO which he
osp.res. lie has heard whispers from
Washington OF perqusites 10 the Office in
seed 90 be sent to agricultural con-
sttuents, and has won some votes by
promises OF early consign.nents- lie God
hiesscs" the ladies on every stump and
kisses the children. but holds out 10 the
fair sex no promises OF presents from
the capital Of the most potent Key 10
their good wishes He knows not that
there is here a little plot Of ground not
the six feet in the Congressional ceme-
terry. in which bachelor bones may ma
a resting place. should there be no place
for them by the side OF loved ones in
the "silent cities" near his home. put
one mat is carefully tended and watered
that his moments may be cheered WIN
bricht and beautiful flowers
Each wear Congress makes big appro-
nriafions for the care and maintenance
~ ,be botanical gardens here, which are
among tho show places Of the city. In
these gardens there IS apportioned 10
e-ch member of Congress plot from
which his flowers are cut according 10
his orders Zach plot is given the same
care. though an are not equally pro-
6artive According 10 the yield or the
e-r.v9 are the CongreSSmans orders
,-~orod nv the gardeners in charge What
saving this is OF the salaries or the
l,rf- worked representatives IL Is hard
o., calculqtc orders go over 10 the bar-
ders during the sessions or congress-
o-s osrccialiv during the social season.
with great frequency, and the homes OF
the Bonedicts are made brighter WINE
the swccthearts OF the uhtnaIllcu "iei''OO'
are the hcncfciaries.
In addition 20 the cut flowers the con
ersssnen are entitled 10 a certain proper
,,,r ~ the nottcd plants, on which they
a. mot hesitate 20 draw. Many a kind
boarding house keeper who mas nurstu
through long days Of sickness the loheiy
congressman finds her reward ii 'He
rlarts. and some Of the choicest coilec-
tiors in the city can trace their niieaeo
t,.t to the Governments sustained gar
d.re and the eratefulness Of some mem
~ ,.ro thus rewarded the tender hands
.,,t r,ursod him back 10 life from the
strong clutch Of the malarial or pulln -
nary complaints which much aHect 'hiS
latitude ,.,...so 80
a
Store and the new congressman soon
cstches the rnodus Of cooking this elasuc
account The stationery store in the pase-
,nent OF the Capitol would put 20 plush
The pack Of a well equipped peIaler m lol
variety. and still all OF the aio"Srce
for stationery annually voted py Ooil'
eress finds not its way 10 thls curlosi's ;
sboD where even SOAP and razors may
3, r,,robased The retail dealers or WASH
,r~fon have for long time IeCoAHl%'
tne elasticity Of the account as hePt Ds
the disbursing clerk. and DO not hesi'a. "
10 send in against II the hetheiot e.leOe'
lvls Of their congressional customer ,
poots hotties and bOnnets are sara &c
). como Of the strange items that nave
e,,,red as congressional stationery, an1
there IS ~ record on the OUTSIDE tis =
thev have been struck OF wheh auuIt,u a,
seeds. flowers, stationary ana pill..ls
q. can easily be seen even by the OUTSIDER
an v.hen discreetly distributed add M
'ttre ~ the popularity and pull az th'
f,,o ~ the poor congressman, VINO u
trop or OpDositiOn preaches only uca, uc,
leaves and empty hOnors, whlle ne Is s.li s
willing and anxious 20 return 10 the uls
comforts again. - s..,,,,
-.rore As very noticeable droppln'
off i'm Tho number OF ofiice-seekers IN IN
ri.,. and those who still have their eye
-, r3oree under the Government ar
fighting at long range. ana using t
mails 10 forward their aims. one Oh III
VIRGINIA congressman, who went oo"h
Norfolk and Old Point during tne iV'
d.z,ous was awav ten days and fouh'
-, soo letters here on his return. An
otbor and a new member, averaged some
,ttr, ike two hundred for a long TIM
af-er no first got here. and his man nov
daily pushes the hundred notch' Ou1siu
Of influence every conceivable queStlO'
and favor Is asked. or course, an M
letters must be answered, anu w" Dc
moro acknowledgements takes Time feO
~. TOO seem 10 think that 1t taxes ON
8 minute 10 step around 10 one OF IN
1.,srtrnents and see a Secretary. ho'
1file they know the hours that are Was'.
waiting for chance 70 even GET ~ ~
one Of the offices, not taxing lhto o'
si5o~ation time lost because may De
a., ,tber congressman are ahead o
fher With the fight for Offices, al shor
or long range. the congressman mas DO
an eaev time during the change OF
administration. MI. - ~
Conereesman d. Gardiner Tyler OF IN
Second district. leaves Tor nome 'ni9 "'
ternoon. 10 be gone about week, NJ.
Congressman George D. WISE OF hln hlcn
nond has returned home. only stopp5n
here over night on his way from III
naval review at New York.
Congressman Claude A. swanson re
turned from New York this mornint
v,tere he went TO witness the naval re
view. He reports having had siorlou
time. 90, NIL. an
OF The candidates for postmaster al Una
place nsssed through the city to-day
his way 20 New York.
Dr. &. r. Gillian, OF Newport NeW'
was here to-day in consultation win 'oI
gresgman TYLER in regard to the patron
age al that place. " l..
Nr Louis Grant, Of Alexandria, Is
rtrOnely-backed candidate FOR the pos
ZION Of consul al Mannheim, on IN
Rhine. IN the Grandy Duchy Of BadeI
& place he IS I'm every way competent
a.
SIR. George G. Temple and wife. NJ
J. T. Williams and wife, and Dir. f.
Burton. Of Danville. and Mr.. H. 2
Lancaster. OF Richmond. are In the ci''
The following Nortn Carolnlshs al
iu the city. ". J.. Gettus OF Einwoo'
John l.. Woodward and wife and w. J.
YarbrOugh. Jr. Of Wilson. DAVID Bel