Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-12-28

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NAMES tONGRE>>MEN.
Their Washington Homes They are
~iaN"rs and Workers and " alkcr>
New England keeps her public men In
oi'.ce longer than do most other sections
oi the country One result OF this is. saws
special correspondent OF the Boston
Jo"r2'. that her representatives In the
two houses Of Congress are generally men
Of national reputation and Of commanding
Influence Another result is that New
England Congressman generally have
more permanent abiding places al Wash
ington than do the Congressman from
other States. When they meet IL j. more
natural 70 ask Where DO Won liyc:" than
Where do you stay" The nslional cap
itsl ma ceased t. BE for them mere camp.
senator Hale lives in the most x p.neive
house Of any member OF the Maine dele
Cation, and, fl t1at matter, IN one Of the
most costly hoU-~- OF WA>hjngtou /, i
splendid msn~iun Of the colonial order
IN me northeast corner Of l6.h ami X
streets Inr house u said 10 have est
cl5u poo Shove the ground. Il j. generally
understood that It was built hy Mrs
Ischsrlah Chandler, and intended ultimate
A. q gift T. her daughter. wh, J., the
wife IF Senator Hale. II j. house >pIrn-
iitly adapted To entertaining. ana could
only '7-.T a AT IA ir...I lv
wealth.
Senator FRYE has hi, domlcilc at The
Hamilton house This family hotcl has
long hten fsvorite resort for MA Eng
land people. Il j. located on the north
east corner OF l4ih aud streets. and
fronts upon the beautiful! Franklin square.
Ms park : ouc ~ the most attractive in
ihl> cliv of parks snd contains an hi~torl-
cal spring. wllCA for many years by pipe.
independent OF The city water works. sup
pliei tie h'c House few doors 10
The east OF this hotel Is the splendid new
marble mau>Ion OF Senator sherman,
which he occupies this wear for The first
dine. l. ! an attractive place for this
eminent statesman In his declining wears.
and II appointments show thsl the wolf
ia been well Kept from Mr. Sherman'-
door.
Mr. Mil,iken used to live At the Hamil-
ton, but s. present he i've, apart from the.
other Name statesmen in a boarding house
90 Vermont avtune, not far from the Ar
iington. He rarely brings hi family to
Washington bat devote> himself 10 the
routine duties Of his office, and i gener-
ally 10 be found either at the Hou>,. II
Representative, pr az his own home
Mr.. Boutelle lives At the Hamilton,
where he has lived for years,
Mr.. Dingley j. another Of the Maine del
eg2f!pn who also makes the Hsm!lt his
home
Mr.. Reed makes his home at The Shore
ham, which j. on the northwest corner #
l5ia street and H., and not far from the
Hamilton house. 1t i Il place somewhat
more precautions and expensive II i.
building owned by ex-NIce President Nor
ton, who Las placed very considerable
sums Of money 10 Washington a. an in
yestment. Mr.. Reed has very pleasant
apartments. and he never moves about
without attracting attention His mas
sive form OF Itself would command notice.
but he does not live in 4 clois,er He Is
man OF the people aud Of action. and
wherever be goes one can hear subdued
whispers. there goes Tom Reed"
Al the Cspitol the Maine delegation can
generally be found at their desks or 10
their committee rooms. The change of
the control in the Senate has caused
change a>o In the committee rooms of
most Of the minority members. Mr.. FRYE
has moved hi, working room from the
room Of the committee on commerce to
that of the committee on foreign affairs
Mr. Hsrs chief working committee il
that OF appropriations, but he has minor
I,y craftsmanship, aud his committee room
i 90 the upper floor Of the Senate wing,
aud j. generally known as 1.-THE conference
room, it being the place where the minor
liy, when 1t J. small enough, holds its po-
iit!cal consultations.
In the House Mr.. Diagley will generally
pc found in the committee of appropria-
tions. or at his desk. Mr.. Boutelle makes
his home 10 the committee on naval affairs,
IF which he was chairman Ia the last Con
gress. and the best chairman that that
committee has ever had. MIR Milliken's
chief headquarters are in the room of The
committee of public buildings and grounds
Mr.. Reed has two committee homes WAYS
and means and the committee on rules
But II i doubtful, while in the minority.
II he i very much at home in either He
i not exactly the Kind of person whose
presence the msjority desires. The dem
octa,s prefer to keep as far from Mr. Reed
as possible, and this sentIm' mt seems TO
be cordially reeiprocsted by the gentleman
from Maine. Al all events, his home
seems 70 be his desk. and the writing
which he does not do at his hotel he gen
orally does there.
There are times when Mr. Reed is miss
ing, and men who do not know his haunts
or habits would never hud him 10 the
congressional library in the Capitol build
Ing there are many quiet hooks where per-
sons who like to read, and who know how,
can obtain permission from Librarian
Spoford to take up a sort of literary
domicile.
And when the debate in the House Of
Representatives is a little more fat witted
than usual, the atmosphere more heavy
from the blending of kitchen smells and
tobacco smoke and pumped up artificial
air and there seems to be no probability
that the democratic warriors will show
weak places in their armor, or raise their
heels If Mr. Reed should be missing from
his seat, look for him 10 one of these quiet
hooks In the congressional library, chat
ting with the learned Spofford about some
new thing 10 literature. or resting himself
alone with the latest French novel And
If you dud him there, be careful not to
that literary by-way.
The cable cars pass Immediately by the
door of the Hamilton house, the home OF
three of Names Congressman, but one
rarely sees them riding except 10 stormy
weather. They are robust and vigorous
and splendid types of manhood, and they
generally walk to the Capitol, which is a
short mile and half away. Weather
which seems crisp and rigorous to Con-
gressmen from the South appears like
balmy day in June to men accustomed to
the rigor of a northern winter. But the
Maine Congressman have lived here So
long that they might find 1t little difficult
to withstand the pinch and stress of the
severe climate of the Maine coast in win
ter.
81 see Officer Flynn has been promoted for
bravery ssWhat did he do - oStood his ground