The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
SOME PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON
WANT SUFFRAGE RESTORED
TO THE DISTRICT.
Complete List of the Membership of the
Next House of Representatives as
Made Out by the Republican Ma
tional Executive Committee.
Special Correspondence.

Washington, D. c., Nov. %, 1894.
Quite a number of citizens of the Dis
trict of Columbia have of late been max
ing a determined effort to once again Sc
cure from congress the right of suffrage.
1t will be remembered that prior to about
the year 1870 the people here had the
right to elect their own municipal officers.
Washington has always had large col
Ored citizenship, and during the days be-
tween their emancipation and the aboli-
ton of the right of suffrage they managed
to run things in Washington pretty much
10 suit themselves. The colonization of
scale, until finally affairs assumed such
a condition that on the petition of a large
number of citizens congress took the Dis
trict under it's protecting wing and as
sumed its government through board
of three commissioners appointed by the
president. During the present regime
the city has prospered in every way, es-
pecially in the way of street improve
ment, until today Washington is admit
tedly the most beautiful city in the Uni
ted States.
Not content to let good enough alone,
disgruntled citizens are anxious to
return to the old days of municipal mis-
rule and election frauds; they have held
numerous municipal meetings AZ have
industriOusly circulated petition to
which several thousand signatures have
been obtained. This it is intended to
present to congress at the approaching
session. 1t is altogether unlikely that 1t
will however receive any further actlon
other than being referred to committee
for a speedy and final interment.
THE FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
So far since the election the members
of the Democratic congressman COM
mittee have not been frantically rushing
TO the front announcing the members
they will have in the Fifty-Fourth con-
gress. No one can at the present time
give an official list, for the simple reason
that SO far the official credentials of only
about half n dozen members have been
forwarded to Washington. The follow,
ing semi-official list has been prepared
by the Republican committee and at least
shows what that party is claiming in the
house:
Alabama-R. H. Clarke, D.; j. F..
Stallings, D.; George z. Harrison, X;
CASTOR A. Robbins, D.; J. %, Cobb, u;
John HI. Bankhead, D.; Nj. W. HoWarG'
p; Joseph Wheeler, D.; and Oscar W..
Arkansas,P. D. Mccullough, D.; John
5. Little, D.; Thomas G. McRae; D.;
William L. Terry, D.; Hugh A. bins
more, D.; and Robert NELL, ID.
Caiifornia-John A. Barham, r.; Grove
L. johnson, r.; Samuel G. HilbOrn, Il; !;
James G. Mcclure. D.. Eugene e. Loud,
r.; James McLachlng, R.; William W..
Colorado-John F. shafforth, R.; Jno.
G. Bell, p.
Connecticut-E. Stevens Henry, r.; n.
D. Sherry. r.: Charles A. Russell, r.;
e ]. Hill, II. ,.
Delaware-JOnathan S. Willis, K.
Florida-S. NJ. Sparkman, d.; Charles
NJ. Cooper, D..
Georgia-Rufus E. Lester. D.; Benla-
min e. Russell, D.; Charles F; Crisp, p;
Charles L; Moses, D.; Leonidas F.. t n
ingston, D.; Charles l.. Barrett, u;
/ w. Maddox, D.. Thomas G. Lawson,
r.. Parrish c. Tate, D.; James G. q.
( Back, D.; Henry G: Turner, d.
Idaho-Edgar Wilson, X. WA,
4 iIlinois-J. Frank Aldrich, r.; Will
lam Lorimer, R.; Lawrence McGann,
D.; Charles w. Woodman, r.; George
p. White, R.. Edward ID. COOK, H.
George e. Foss, R.; Albert j. M i!L e.
R.: Robert r. Hit, r.; Gen. imp e
Post, r.; Walter Reeves, r.; Joseph -
cannon. r.: Vespasian Warner, H.; >.
V Graft. r.: Benjamin F. Marsh, II;
Finis p. Downing, D.; James A. Gonnoi,
y r. Frederick R snp1n r. r. B BsasG4
/ Murphy, R.; George w. Smith, K;
Indiana-James A. Hemenway, r.; 7, a.
NJ. Hardy. r.; Robert J. Tracewell, ~
James q. Watson, R.; Jesse 0yersit ls
R.: Henry U. Johnson H.; Charles T.
Frank Hanley, R.; ]. A. Hatch, r.; Geo IT
w. Steele, R.; ]. S. Leighty' H. L. W.
NO YSow wa NJ. Clark R.; George NJ Cur,
tis. r.; David B. Henderson, r.; lhoiIas
U jI, R.; Robert G. Cousins, ST., R;'
Jobn A. T. Hull, R.; William Z. Hepburn.
r. A, l.. Hager R.; j. Z. DollVer' H.
George ID. Perkins, K. .,,,oo.
Ra1sas-Richard W. Blue. r., at arg
Case Frederick, R.: o. L. Miller, h; .: w 2
EirE R.; Charles Curtis, r.; W W.
Gnlderhead. R.; William Baker, -
OI Kessrutucky~John X. Hendrick, u; JW No
p CARY b W W g. E HanseF R r. ALERT 1RF s
Rerry' D.; William c. Owens, u, J. NJ
I BeITys ~ D.: Samuel ]. Pugh; R.; D. NJ
, 'c ndeiI D.: David G. Colson, K. c,oa u
a;ono-AdOlph Meyer, D.; Cnas.