St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-07

portunities. Once In the senate cham
| Der he is again iii trouble. A senator
has constituent in the employ of the
house who is in danger of dismissal ano
| wants him retained. Another senator
has bill which has passed the senate
| and which he desires the congressman
to look after when it comes to the house.
| A third has request for public docu-
ment from one of the representatives
constituents and places the matter in
his hands.
| A trip back to the house is attended
with more Interruptions. The congress
man is urged to offer an amendment to
some bill under discussion. TO enable
him to thoroughly understand it the
gentleman interested pulls him into a
| window embrasure and talks rapidly
and increasingly for fifteen minutes.
Meantime three or four other gentlemen
| interested in various projects learn the
whereabouts of the representative and
stand in circle awaiting his release.
Suddenly there comes relief. A page
of the house darts through the corridor
shouting, "Yeas and nays" and the
congressman graciously excuses him
self. But he has only hurried idea OF
what is going OH, and If in doubt listens
| to the roll call to hear how the NestOrs
of the house vote. and casts his vote
with theirs.
| The house no sooner adj0urns than
| his troubles begin anew. Half dozen
| Nf tho
country have been waiting the oppor-
! tunity to renew their acquaintance with
him. Each has an ak to grind. The
congressman IS the grlndstone which
| they propose to use. None has spe.
I cial claim upon him. Yet fatigued and
| weary, he assumes the semblance of
good humor and extricates himself as
! politely as possible. Finally he makes
| his escape from the house through the
| hinged windows of the barber shop.
| reaching his committee room without
! further trouble.
| The house has adjourned. The crowd
, has disappeared. Once more free, he has
| full time 10 collect his thoughts and go
| TO work Systematically. He remains in
| his room until or 9 o'clock seated be-
| fore log fire in flood of mellow gas
| light reading the newspapers, porting
| over bills and reports, scanning the
| Congressional Record, and attending to
| his private correspondence. Anon he
goes down town, gets his dinner and
| fills appointments made during the day.
Rarely does he see his bed before mid
| night. HIS days work done he woos
sleep, but frequently in vain. A dozen
or more matters come up which had de-
| manded his attention during the day
| and which he had entirely forgotten.
After settling in his mind what to do in
each case sleep comes at last, sometimes
weary and troubled, but usually peace
full and satisfactory.
Such is fair average OF days work
done by q conscientious congressman.
There are some amusing scenes. how
ever. in congressional life. Mr.. Talbot,
of Maryland, related one not long ago to
group of his fellow members. He
says that during the Forty-sixth con-
gress he was called out of the house one
day by beautiful lady, who had for
warded Soiled card to him. When he
reached the reception room she came
rushing toward him, telling her nau.e
and eXclalmlng, MIR. Talbot, [ am
from Maryland. / am forty-one years
old and my daughter Is twenty-one.
Neither one of US has ever had gov
eminent position"
Madam" replied Mr.. Talbot, sin
what part of Maryland do you reside?"
She then gave her address in Baltl-
more. Mr.. Talbot frightened up. say
ing: "You are very fortunate, madam.
The constitution of the United States
| provides that each congressman shall
give either mother OF daughter an office
| when the mother is forty-one and the
daughter twenty-one years old, and that
| each district is entitled to such posi-
ton. ALI the members of the Maryland
delegation have filled the places allotted
| to them under this provision with the
| exception of Col. McLane, In whose
district you reside. He has not availed
himself of this constitutional privilege.
| Col. McLane would be delighted to
meet yod and give you or your daugh-
| ter place.
Mr.. Talbot then returned to the
chamber. and the same card went to
| Representative McLane. The old gem