The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-10
Never Before has There Been SOcn a
Change IN The Personnel Of Congress-
OLDEST REPRESENTATIVES DEFEATED
..,. p.nce Holman. Springer ana S'@"
AIiths silver nsn Defeated '"''"
ing Jerry simpson
T,vy. BUREAU. RApLET BuILpIse' ,9st f,
t1,sg1wnTos. H. November .. lo9t' }

Ss ,,bo voted FOR silver Nhen me e,,,,.ned
,sn iaey waa repealed mas peeH pi ~ ~ Xs,as,t
10 49, ~ mo Northern, Eentral or e@s'- @
~ any ol wv t1n An Missouri, which mas
e,n e,t.,'. boop considered a silver stare,
and whose delegation ~ tNnsito 800 s1,,da
unanimously fOr silver eACeP' '' Noo1 es,io 'ssii
heck only cobb and 1arsn'y' letsihs or or
t@th ChT =, gIapd. hatch and Champ
EES.L ,t rcpont ~ leisure In their qulel
'l,.nfr, homes thcir advocacy OF hfty-
cent ~ o'it"1 P@1cc. OF Colorado. whose brilliant
,,iL@.bcq I'm favor OF silver gave MN
si,~h prominence I'm the last session OF
Congress. will remain at nome 70 rtVIse
tia financial views, while Jerry Siinpsph,
~ osas anxious 10 food the country
with debased currency, Is now nouhuefcu
tn the stream OF his own creation. MeSsis ,;
williams and Fithian, OF ILLINOIS, Who ISu
the debate for silver against BouIke
CCckrsln ard others. are not found in the
returned column, and Banker Sioley' Oi
Pennsylvania. who reveiled ~ SILVER STA
ustics, Is elected 10 remain at his counter,
over which no cheap dollars are hhely W
be counted for some time 10 come -
The Democratic contingent from INC
North and West VIII be nearly as limited
in the next Congress as that OF the ~
rubucans from the Southern States. In
the present Congress from the northern,
middle and western States there were
jOl Demo Gratis. this number Is now reduceu
TO II. and Of these only are members OF
the present Congress. The notable gum
tctie is composed Of Bartlett. New YORK;
Erdman Pennsylvania; Mcguire, Caltor-
MIA and Layton and SoTg, OF ONO, ana
the sIx rev Democrats from Al tihs vast
territory are Downing, or lHlnolSt fitH-
gerald Of Massachusetts,. and Wdlsh'
Miner, Sulzer ana Mcclellan OF New
York. From the entire South there VIII
be In the next Congress but 1l DeI1ocLa's ara -
who belong 20 this House, although IN a
great many instances the incumbents vol
unfairly declined to be renominated
FAMiLIAR FACES MISSING.
Never before. in the history OF the coun-
try, has there been such change IN the
personnel Of succeeding Congress ana
the oldest correspondents here VIII nave
20 begin making new acquaintances In the
Fifty-fOurth Congress, Just as the novice
who begins with the session. Many OF
the good old friends Of the press gallery
have been lost In the shuttle, and familiar
Hde or more have been seen
in the House will pass with this
Congress from the scenes Of such ac-
uvlty into political retirement forever.
There Is something pathetic IN many ot
the instances, and personally ! Know or
more than one case where comparatively
good lawyers have given up their practice
for years ana devoted their attention TO
their representative duties. The years
have sped swiftly by. their daughters are
married and removed TO distant States
sons grown 10 manhood. and lighting thelr
way on the western wilds 90 the short
lived houors of time ono sad visit per
hans. was made iu these years to hear
10 It's final Testiug-placc at home, the
companion of years and the mother OF
the children, and now comes defeat. and
tl1s means "a return To the old home with
out money. for hc was honest. without
practice FOR his time wa given 60 his
constituents; without plaudts, for he
Pas iccn dtfoatcd now, and shouts arr for
yictors. and without many friends, for
Friendships hul name.
charm that mils 60 sleep,
4 shade that follows wealth or fame
And leaves the wretch 10 weep.
With the defeat of Judge Holman, Of
Indiana. and BLAND, Of Missouri. the title
of Father of the House" will have to
De packed away iu camphur until Time
shall have prepared some honorable gray
head for ITS reception. Judge Culbcr-
son of TrVas. who cam, iu the TOTtV-
fourth Congress ls the oldest member, i'm
point of continuous service. and 90 him
would naturally fan the duty Of swearing
I'm car Reed az the next Speaker, but
the Judge whi probably not ciamor for
the office and II may fan To Cannon, of
Illinois or Harmcr. OF Pennsylvania, who
came 10 Congress before Judge tulhcIsou,
but who have each been defeated for one
Con gross.
THE sESATE REPUBLICAN.
There seems no doubt that the next
Senate will bee organized by the Rcpubli-
cans Including the votes of Senators
Stewart and Jones, of Nevada, they have
thirtY-clght. To BEGIN with. They gain
thIec senators iu States which, by their
failure 20 elect, have now only one sena-
tor-tho-e. WNouInr, Montana ana Wash
H Iton make forty-one X publicaps. With
New Jersey West Virginia and Kansas
ADDED To this. a tier of forty-iour votes
~ had, and then the vote Of PQpullst
PETER. who has always affiliated with the
Republicans would make forty-itve, a MAJ
loTitN OF the Senate. Then in addition
u this comes the sad story of North
Carolina. which now gives but little prom
ID hffF nft. titet Il
ore fopullSt senator. These are likely
10 be DR.. James ). Mott, of StatesVile
ufepl, ana Marion Butler Of Goldsboro,
the Popuist leader. one of these. at
least and most likely both. would vote
with the Republicans 10 organize the SEN
ate. and taking IL an an all. il seems GER
tam That whcl December. 1885, shall come
the Senate VIII be organized 10y the Re
publCans.
Mr.. W. =. DeSaussure. Of Richmond
Is registered at the Metrppohtan
Mr.. }. r. Ruhin, formerly Of Norfolk.
hut who now, as division superintendent
of the Norfolk and Western railroad
lives at Winston, y. c., Is in Washington
on railroad business.
Or. Y. l.. Bouton. OF Rappahannocl<
county, vas in the city to-day
SIR. FAULKNER RrsrING.
Senator Faulkner of West Virginia
chairman Of the Democratic Congression.
al Campaign Committee. who has been
in party harness for the past four years
has gone home for a short rest Dur
ing the campaign Just ended he was
an earnest, consistent worker, and the
result so disastrous TO Democracy can
not possibly be traced TO any lack of
energy or ability on his part.
The last few days have not been pleas
ant ones at Democratic headquarters.
but the Senator has stood bravely at his
post and received and recorded the yer
dict Of the country with quiet dignity
which places him beyond criticism and
raises him TO plane lOftier even than
that on which fickle public opinion has
placed the chairman of the victorious
party
THK SENATOR'S STORY
lie has accepted the situation without
comment and while hundreds of others
have furnished him with reasons for the
unexpected reVerses of his party. he
hah hdd no explanation 10 offer and has
cast no blame on anyone. Yesterday,
however. his patience was sorely tried
anu Tor the benefit of one OF the 81 told
you so genus he told the following
Near my home In West Virginia there
lives an old colOred man. whom | have
known from my boyhoOd as Uncle Lewis.
lie ~ known throughout the county as
"a butler. Young negroes and old ones
had the most profound respect for Uncle
Lewis hard head. with which he gen
orally settled all his difficulties He had
tackled everything In the neighhorhood
from an inch plank TO Stewards NET
ram, and always came on yictorioIs
Last summer. however, he came with a
gang of negroes TO this city TO work
on the streets. He had never been to
city before and of course had a great
al IA.