The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-18

Pherson has been for many years in Ger
many, where her children are being edu-
Gated Mrs. Mitchell, the wife of the
Oregon senator, spends most of her time
In Europe with her married daughter.
Mrs. Ransom lives always in North Caro-
lima, and Mrs. Shoup prefers to devote
herself wholly to her young children IN
Boise City.
The wives of sixty senators compose
the senatorial circle here, and although in
many instances their husbands are not
what could be termed society men, at the
same time there is a certain amount of So
cial duty that devolves upon them by rea-
son of their position, and'they may be said
to be distinctly under the social influence.
The leaders are, without exception, those
who entertain and permit themselves to
be entertained. And it is very well
known that several senators who would
amount to little otherwise, are prominent
in public life almost wholly because Of
social influences, or perhaps through the
ambition of their wives.
There is not senator who has been
here any length of time who avoids the
gay society of the capital as recreation.
New men, who have been too busy all
their lives to spare time for refined So
ciety, are apt to be diffident for year or
so, and many of them have an impression
that the whole world revolves about them
in their novel positions; but they soon find
that two hours of hustling for constitu-
ents around the department, followed by
two hours of committee work and four or
five hours of debate, calls for occasional
pastime. They find that more legislation
in which they are interested can be ac-
compished at a few receptions and din
ners than a hundred hours of speech writ
ing, and, besides, that this is the way of
Washington Then they surrender. 1t
does not take them long to discover that
nearly all the leaders avoid the public
hotels and spend their time between daily
sessions in their own homes and those of
their colleagues, but that the masters of
the Senate, in many instances, are thor
oughly identified with Washington life, in
fact, consider Washington their home.
NOT FRIVOLOUS LOT.
Thirty-six members Of the present SEN
ate are serving their first term, forty-nine
have served more than one term, twenty
! two have been here more than two terms,
four more than three terms, and one is
now nearing the end of his fifth term.
Thirty-one senators have been in that
body over ten years, seventeen over fif-
teen years, four over twenty years, and
Senator Morrill, has held his title for
twenty-seven years. When we take into
| consideration that thirty-six of these
senator's are over go years Of age, that
ONLY fourteen are unu6F OV UQdb the
! average age of the eighty-fve is So years,
it is evident that they are not a class of
men to enjoy frivolous society and the
inference Is almost irresistible that they
! find something valuable in social life that
the novice in his superficial criticism may
not perceive. One of the prominent sena-
torial frequenters Of Washington society,
both local and official, is Senator Sherman,
who built and occupies one of the hand
soonest houses at the capital. Some of
the other senatorial house owners are
| Hoar, Cameron, German, Butler, Hale,
| Stewart, Allison, Chandler, Morrill, aud
| Cockrell. Murphy occupies the house Of
/ the late Senator Stanford. Brice enter
! tains in the Corcoran residence on La
| fayette square, and near by are houses
| occupied on long leases by Senator Dolph,
! Lodge, Faulkner, Cullom, Davis, Hawley,
/ Proctor, StOckbridge, Vance. Walthall,
! PettigreW and Wolcott. Senators Allen,
| Colquitt, Harris and Mills live on Capitol
/ Hill. Only twenty-six Of the senators
| live at hotels. and this number includes
/ all the bachelors and most OF the widow
( ers but the fact is that the hotels are
Z centers of sOciability, and IL is doubtful
I II those who live in them devote as much
time 10 earning their salaries in active
/ legislation as those who Keep house
Mr.. HILL CoyTRADfcTED.
Everything goes 10 show that the ses.