The National tribune., 1894-09-27

IHE NAlIUNAL IhlDUN MI
| friends admit that it viii take the hardest kind
| of work to save him from defeat in the event
| of fusion between the Populists and Republi-
| cans In eastern Texas Mr.. Cooper is being
closely pressed by the Populists. That section
is prolific of kickers against Democracy, and
free silver men are thicker than iddlers are
/ said to be down below. Cooper, too, is threat
ened with a Populist- Republican combine,
which, if effected, may defeat him. In Col.
Culberson's district the earth swarms with
Pops, but the Colonel is all amiable man, and the
people have been SO long in the habit Of sending
him to Washington that 1 guess he has an al
most sure thing on being reelected.
II
Few people who read each morning the pro
ceedings of the previous day in both Houses of
| Congress realize the amount of skill aud ingc-
nuity required to reduce the speeches and colo
qules of members and Senator'S to writing IN
so short time. Persons who have occupied
| the galleries of the lower House during de-
bate have noticed men, note books in hand,
! fitting about from one member to another,
and taking, with lightning rapidity, the words
rs they come from the lips of those engaged
in d cusson. In the upper chamber there is
less labor and the man taking notes sits quiet
ly at desk. These men the Congressional
reporters-the editors of the Congressional Rec
ord. There are five in tho Senate and the
same number in the House.
The work Of these men is arranged system
atically in takes" of about one column of
the daily Record which consists of 200 words.
In ordinary debate the reporter will cover this
in ahout 10 minutes; in running debate in
from five to eight minutes; and in the case Of
frequent rol-calls he may be half an hour in
getting a column. The reporter has. during
his take" entire charge of the floor; that is.
he is required to report All that is said until he
is relieved. He then retrcs to the reporters
chant er and reads his stenographic notes into
a photography; a skillfu operator of the type
writer then takes the machine and red Sces
the matter 70 type. written form. In this way
they each proceed until the speech has been
delivered and in less than half an hour from
the time the member speaking has taken his
seat, no matter whether he has spoken one
hour or - his speech is placed before him
ready for revision, if any lie chooses TO make.
4
There have been some very odd designations !
from the Senate number OF men resigned |
10 be candidates for Office in their cities or
Statcs-some to be Governor. some to he Mayor |
of city. Hannibal Hamlin resigned his scat |
in the Senate 10 be Governor of Maine. hut |
almost mmed lately resigned the Goseruorship. |
having been elected to the Senate for full |
term again. Bat the Governorship is large |
prize compared with some which have been /
preferred to the Senate. James J. Wilson re-
signed his seat in the Senate to be Postmaster
at Trenton. This was in 1921. James Watson
gave up the New York Senatorship in 1900 to
be Naval Agent at New York-an appointive |
office. Theodore Bailey. Of New York. resigned
to he Postmaster of New York City Peter
Muhlenberg. Of Pennsylvania, resigned hi. seat
after serving only few months OF his tenn tn
accept ne position OF supervisor Of the Revenue
for the District of Pennsylvania. Jefferson
gave him the appointment. Whom G. Nicholas.
Of Virginia. resigned Seuators!lip III be Col
lector Of the Ports of Norfolk and Portsm. nth
The Office Of Senator has greater value now. or
apnoiniive local Offices have less value. 1t is
mot uncommon for a Senator to resign to a"ceIt
a foreign mission place in a Presidents
Cabinet. But a Senator nowadays would hardly
resign his seat TO be Mayor of New York City,
as Dewitt Clinton did in 1903 Certsinly he
would not resign to accept the position of Col
lector of the Port for Norfolk and Portsmouth
About one-third of the people who have re-
signed from the Senate have accepted positions
as Cabinet officers Ministers abroad or Gov
nf To- I'D III
Of these is about equally divided Many mem.
bers of the Senate have resigned to 90 the
Supreme bench. Among them were Oliver
Ellsworth. of Connecticut. Caief Justice; AS
sociate Justices Mckinley and Wood bury. and
the newest Justice, Mr.. White Roscoe Conk-
ling declined a Supreme Court appointment
when he was in the Senate and David Davis,
Of Illinois. resigned his place OH the Supreme
bench tn be Senator. Three Senators have
resigned 10 be Vice Presidents of the United
states-Mr Wilson, Dir. King and Dir. Hamin.
One Vice President resigned his high Office to
be Senator-John c. Calhoun.
+
There are some astonishing facts to reveal to
the non-thinBer who believes in Letting well
enough alone" and leaving open the country's
gates to the horde of foreigners of undesirable
classes who pour through them, by the statistics
Of foreign-born population as recently scanned
il is, OF course, in the great cities that the
aliens eongresate. Even with the constantly
recurring comment on the hosts of people in
New 1osk who are natives Of another land one
is hardly prepared for the statement that nearly
one-half of the population there arc foreigners.
The total population Of the great city is 1915
30l; the alien population is 6399i3. The same
is true of Chicago, greatest representative
Western city, which has a census Of 099 $50,
Of which 40 666 aliens There are more
foreigners in New York City alone than the
total population Of any Of the other large cities
Of the country, except Chicago. Philadelphia
and Brooklyn. That some of the great num-
bcrs Of these people Of classes that are
thrifty, make good citizens and bring up their
children 10 be good Americans is ad tilted, but
they do not FREEDOM mate, whatever their ma
The National Capital contains but
j 500 foreigners, aud probably there is more
truly American atmosphere here On that ac-
count than in any other great city in the coun-
try.
X
A general reduction of force is taking place
in Secretary Carlisle's big establishment and