The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-24
STATESMEN OUT OF JOBS
WHAT THE DEFEA TED MEMBERS or
TIE HOUSE WILL DO.
Seme Will Make Their Homes In Washing
top-Ths Attractions of the City ass
Pace OF Residence.

There will be examples all over the
country after March Am OF "a statesman
out OF a job" What viii they do win
themselves That rs no doubt what so.nt
of them are thinking to-day. IL is not an
easy thing for "A man hhe Mr.. Holman,
who has devoted the greater part OF
"A lifetime 10 Congress, TO turn 70 sumo
other occupation than la~-maklhs' MI
Holman TO be sure, les unique. lie mas
the record now OF the longest service
in the House ever attained, bul lheie
are other men. who, when ther age -
considered can be credited with as inuCh
devotion to congressional work as MI
Holman. They. too. have become mem
bers by profession. one OF tnese Wn ''
loses his Job through the recent eieclioh
Is Mr.. Springer. OF llhonis. Another Is
Mr. Bynum, OF Indiana. one has gwen
twenty. the other ten years OF continuous
service TO the House Of Representatives.
Both are lawyers, and both ieit eOoa
business al home when they came mere.
MIR. w. X. Morrison, OF Illinois. sald
recently OF campaigning in Illinois that
the work for a reelection occupied an
the time between the sessions OF Con
greSs Campaigning ia Indiana is quite
ms absorbing a business. Therefore MI
Springer FOR twenty years and MT by-
mum tor ten years have been neglecuIe
their law practice until they have var
tually none left. MIR. Bynum has an,
nounced already that he Will not atteinP'
to take up practice In lnclanapohS ASA a.
lie is going TO settle down mere aS i in
will join "a large colony OF eX-Cohsi 70
men here. There are so many that P ers
pie seldom idenufy them as eN-h' tetr,Ioi,s
OF Congress. IL is not a cOhsPiS ~
honor here 10 have been member %
the House. In any other community -
IS considered a distinction. . (,o,,,ros,
Most OF the men " no come 10 Sonk' 80 90
are LAWYERS A law practice is punt w
by years of effort and STEADY appileaitlnt,Inl,
IL Is natural therefore. that men WI'ose
terms in Congress have eXpireo' VINO hIO,.
that they must return 10 their Ola h0H'-s
before they can place themselves ~h"ie
they were before they came 70 Inc
or remain here in the pracuce ol tnUtt11
profession before the departments, sh1uid
prefer the easier life For Tune tney
o0pnmand busLess from thelr own state'
Then they pick up a general business.
Sometimes they CONNIE ueInseiHt W., ~,
Law and claims. Sometimes they tahe up
matters before Congress ana become
lobbyists. There are 50 many or thCse
rx-C'ongressional lobsistS in TINS cry
that il has been necessary to curtain the
priyiIeees Of the floor of the House
Formerly all eX-members were entitled
20 the floor. In the Forty-ninth COhstess
old "Richeleu" Robinson OF New 1olh
made himself 50 conspicuous ih MS "u-
vocacy OF legislation that me privilege
was taken away. Now II is limited 10
remembers who are not interested III
any claim or bill pending before Con-
gross" and Speaker Crisp has had TO ap,
ply the prohibition of that rule more tnan
once during his three years as presiding
officer Of the House Several eX-memDeTs
have been warned off the floor because
the Speaker was informed that they
were interested n pending leglsiatlVh'
Mr. Reed who will be the Speaker OF inc
next Congress, Is perhaps even nSSao
intolerant of the eX-Inember LOBBYIST thah
Is Mr.. Crisp. He said not long ago, Il see
no good reason why ex-members shouid
come On the floor any more than any olh-
er class OF citizens. The floor OF the
n 10. LEGISLATION.
not for visiting or the private discussion
of matters before Congress. II eX-mem-
bers are not allowed TO debate or TO Vote,
they should not be allowed TO come on
the floor and add 10 the confusion, Whlch
is already too great
In the list of attorneys here who have
been i'm the House or Senate are many
Well-knoWn names. Mr.. Bynum VIII ma
himself associated with ex-Representative
and X-Comisioner OF Patents Ben. But
terworth, formerly of Ohio, then OF Chica-
go. but now practiclng law In washington,
1ere Wilson. who became famous III the
BrecRnridge case recently, and his part
ner Judge Shellabarger, were members
OF the House from Ohio and Indiana,
respectively. John Goode oil Virginia va Was
a member OF the House from 1915 10 1871.
He was solicitor general In the first Cleve-
land administration. He now makes ms
home In Washington and practices law
here. Another distinguished Nirginlan
who can almost call Washington ms
home is ex-senator Malone OF Virginia.
He owns a great deal of property here.
senator Hunton. Of Virginia., VINO goes t
out of office next March. viii undoubt-
eddy return to practice of law here. lie
is an illustration of the public man VINO
does not lose his hold on his state ny set
Ting in Washington. Mr.. Hunton was
member of the Forty-third. Forty
fourth, Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth CON
crosses. Then he settled IN TINS cry
and took up the practice of law IN part
nership with jefferson Chandler, of Mis-
souri,. A dozen years after his retirement
from Congress ne was appointed to the
Senate by the governor OF Virginia, and
afterward elected by the legislature TO
I'll the unexpred term OF Senator Bar
dour. The late Senator Perkins of Kan,
sas was another example of the dead
Statesman called ITO life. He retired
from the House and began practice mere
as claims attorney. To the. surprise
Of every one he was appointed senator
from Kansas at the time of the death
of Mr.. Plumb. He failed TO get the cleo
tion 10 the vacancy and Mr.. Martin sue
ceeded him. II. ID. Money OF MISSISSIPPI
who has Just been reelected 10 the House.
is another example of political resus SCI.
tation. Mr.. Money was a member OF the
House In the Forty-ffth Congress and
he held his seat for ten years. Then he
began the practice OF law In thIs cry
and no one suspected nm OF luat t.er
his retirement he bobbed up as demo
cratic candidate for the House In MIS-
sissippi and was elected TO the f1tty-
tDlT1 congress.
John r.. Clark, of Missouri, thought
that he could go back 10 his State and
obtain another election ID Congress after
ne had been superseded a. clerk or me
House. He had been member tt the
House from 1873 10 1883 and his father
was a member before him. But the
people of Missouri sent some enc else
to Congress and Mr.. Clark returned 10
Washington to take the position OF chief
OF division in the supervising architects
office. He holds that office to-day.
THEY PREFER THIS CITY.
Congressman Archie" Bliss. of New
York, has settled in Washington as
Of Illinois, Who was defeated for the
Fiftv-second Congress by herman SNOW
opened law Office In Washington I'M
n,ediately. George $. Boutwell,, Grants
Secretary OF the Treasury, was candi-
date IN Congress three times, but un-
successfully. lie sat In the Senate for
time. though. lie lives here now and
practices law, but he is now more OF
a whist player than a practicing law
Yer. Ex-Representative Hemphill, or
South Carolina, married Washington
man, and because she preferred the
caIital 10 his southern home he came
here and engaged in the practice of law.
Tx. Representative Phil Thompson, of
Kentucky, who was brought into noto-
riety during the trial of the Breckenridge
ease has been engaged in law practice
here ever since his term in Congress
exnired EN-Representative Wilkins, of
Ohio. remained here when mis- term ex-
pied and i'm partnership with Frank
Batton bought the Washington Post,
which. under their Joint management,
became fine property. since the death
OF Mr.. Hatton Mr.. wilkins has been
sole manager OF the Post
~ lobn " Henderson az Mis-