New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-02
BESET By OFFICE-SEEKERS.
DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVES, ToIMENTED AND
pI.SINL.S. IN.C-EEIpIE


PUBLIC BUSINESS INTERRUPTED.
Washington March l spccan.-The pressure OF
Office. seekers and their friends upon Democratic mem
beers has become terrific II possible, than II
was on the 81 Mr.. Clcycands Inauguration eight
years ago. Every morning. Is soon as III" dhiy
sitting OF the House begins the corridors are hronged
with "hungry and thirsty Democrats, who keep the
door keepers busy carrying crdo and messages to Dem
ocratic members. The applicants Will not take no.
for an answer will any excuse 10y the unhappy
Congressman for his non-appearahcc be accep'"' ~
a doorkc,pcr brings back word that Mr. - Is not III
his seat" the Office. seeker PUSHES to one OF Inc ea
lcrcs and waits for his intended victim TO appear on
the floor There Is escape for the bcleaghfcd STATES
mon who are bcsct al every turn. Hy O'Clock IN
the afternoon the corridors become almost inIssaple
and an later every passasr"ay Is choh'a WIN
Office hunters Of every degree from eXRoVerhorS anu
ex- Judges down ward bosses ana hc'l'rs' f'"'
ably such a scramble never before WAS seen. When
ever a quorum Is demanded IN III" House F'H'S NV
sent through the corridors 10 obtain It, ana h'on e
,s Tins consumed Before , O'Clock to-day the llpu'"
was forced adjourn by the met 'hal hot '"''s"
member, could be- found 10 dispose OF the lnl'R"l'h
bill which it desired 10 pas uhi'r s'ispchS"n VI
the rules Democratic members lad actually h-u from
the Capitol and sccretcd themselves III o''r l" ''P
for a time from their tO?ncnior,.
In In, House itself are some four score Democratic
statesmen who will liz ont Of job ncN' N''n'n"'
ana at least half of them want ana oAP''' "
ccve Offices under The now ADMINISTRATORS i"''
also add 10 the mi.ciics and burdens 81 th'lr parry
associates who were iccl"'i"d, ana a"ho - """
row declare that they regret i.
"I'ye "A great mind to Drop ever iiihS anu ''N'
~. nrt train for home" exclaimed a Dem"'r'ho
Representative th, afternoon, ~ hr dhhpi ''' ''"
fu Of letter, and Packages on u" tabI" III Hl' ''
u,i,tee room and sank YEARLY Int" HI '""'' AZ
cou,iuu.d: d" That /, tAc -rconi mail nave ''"'F"
to day The first consisted oi eighty "dd "''''' "'''
packages. and all Of them except ~" or SIN '" .
about Offices Here are about INV more ana
venture TO say that the same proportion vi" NO"
good. ,
Il might be- alb. TO stand tbs sori 81 thnS BY
onc. . week bat twice a day /, Z" r'h' III"
rIunlnc behind In nv core prudence every "'f'
This morning | rose at O"clock. AMI s'' ~ NY
desk until 10 30 only Stopping 10 iaFe ha'y b''""
fast, As soon as reached thc capitol was WHY III"
Lv "A half dozen Office seekers only two oil "h"" nv
I'm nv district and had no sooner s't IN 81 """'
~ ' ,, ,ot their MACE. IMPORTANT public
,"',no.s in which ny constituent, ar lnirIr'', =
,nuIlur I'm IN, House. and must &C j. " ,
e., Lnvc n DO 80 cannot s.c ma IL j ." ",W
~, urt,. tn nr,c,.~ccA.r, That few appointments WI
~, made for several mont They don 10 nee ~,
II uy. IN ncNt Monday shall i"dN" N'7'"'o - ~
and 90 nome 10 ny farm. which J, dT'h Iul'' ' ~,
m. nearest railroad station. ana iu'i' P''P''' ~
remain far iWO months ~ least, oh'' ''ch''' VI ~
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