The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-02-23

Familiarity known ~ Cyclone Jim" from
bis manner ~ spfnkiug BE a. % biz and
rudy mountniucer and represents the
mountainous district Of southwestern Vir-
giuia. II quite primitive specimen. but
has, his colleagues aay, bushel Of horse
sense. Schell 81 south Carolina Il At pres
emit famous for having been threatened with
e1treme personal violence by Senator Irby.
The two very qaet men Of the group are
Peudleton and Cooper Of Texas. But for
some time past the talking member has
been the venerable Judge John 7. Harris,
only an OK congressman, but famous for his
career In congress In tho olden times when
the secession movement began.
An occasional visitor e. Colonel Josiah
Patterson. sometimes called the Bronze
Lion" Of Tennessee Democracy, an orator
Of the ardent, fiorid southwestern type and
an unfaltoring supporter Of the administra-
tion. He has stood by Cleveland unhinoh-
ingly during all the recent storms, when,
At one time anyhow, the stress Of political
weather was 10 great that the most the adj.
ministration men could or would do was 20
ask for a postponement OF Judgment.
Speaker Crisp IL a Boarder.
There r. only one Republican member in
the hotel-namely, Thaddeus NJ Malone
Of the Eighteenth Pennsylvania--and look.
I ing over the register recently / observed
that Of the a arrivals IN one day only four
were from places north Of Mason and Dixon.
Speaker Crisp boards In the house, but has
recently been rather secluded by reason Of
the great pressure Of his labors Another
occasional member Of the group is the ven
cradle Senator Ransom Of North Carolina,
/ who has been here now - years oOntinu
ously and had previously had a long expo
rience in the legislature OF North Carolina
and an uncommonly lively one In the Con
| federate army.
| Among all these statesmen thesOmewhat
| eccentric Bill Sterrett the Galveston jour
nalst, is "a privileged character and never
fails TO have an anecd0te with very point
Ell application To any Democratic member
who is not voting with his party-as, for
! instance, this one In reply 10 Sam Robert
sons complaint. "Sam, you remind me Of d
| little boy / used 90 know who was his
mothers pet. She always took his side IN
| quarrels with the other children and would
say; Now, children. Eddie is the best ma
tured child in the world II you just treat
him right. But you're always astartir
him Well, Eddie soon understood the sit
uation, so he'd 20 out and raise the very
mischief with the other children, and wher
/
out, Ma, the ch.ldren's a-startin mel
Now, Robertson, that's just the way with
/ you. The western Democrats are a-startir
you. but you're altogether too easily start
/ ed" The sarcasm was thrown away, fol
the four sugar members of Louisiana voted
against the Wilson bill
Judge Harris Story.
have never heard more interesting rem
] Int If h.. - II ~
those Of Judge Harris. who in that troubled
time and for some time before represented
the Harrisonburg district in the Shenan
doah valley, substantially the same district
rs that recently represented by O'Ferrall
Judge Harris was an ardent advocate O
] the Union and fought secession till the wal
began, and his prediction Of the results o
the war, published just before its begin
ming has been pretty nearly fulfilled. HI
says:
"A day or two after Lincoln got here I
member OF the Virginia convention cana
to see me-the same convention which a
first refused 20 seoede, but Rfterward did
and he and together called on Mr.. Lin
coin, who said: Judge, there will be NJ
war-at any rate, none of my making. Blu
must have the revenue. We will collec
II by vessels stationed on the coasts SaiS
/, Mr.. Lincoln, ] earnestly hope you will
not do 90, for IL will be certain to bring OF
a conflict We'll, he replied. with a pc
culiar smile, If they cut off my supplies
can't keep house There was no NOR
to be said. That exhausted the sub
iect. left convinced that an arme'
conflict was inevitable. / went thei
to meeting Of the Virginia member
with some visiting statesmen from variou