The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-12-06
THE new CONGRESS,
e. Glimpse Into the Two Houses
as They Assembled.
WAHY OF THE OLD FACES ARE MISSING,
And Among the New Ones Are a Num-
Der of Young, Bright-Faeed, Intelli-
gent, Well hammered and Well
Groomed Men.

and many other manifestations of
acute interest in its proceedings.
For the third time in the last twenty.
one years the popular will found ex-
preston in a reversal Of political DOM
nance and the new congress was
called TO order with democratic ascend
ancy In the senate on the point of dis.
appearing and the house overwhelming
| ly republican. There were fifteen new
faces among the senators, not counting
Mr.. Chiffon, of Texas, who reoecupies
seat he once held before by appoint
ment, and there were in addition thir-
teen reelected senators to be sworn in
by Vice-President Stevenson as their
own successors.
OF the holding-over senators, whose
terms will expire two years from now,
some of the most prominent, including
blackburn, Brice, Hill. Voorhees,, Vest
and PETER, took their seats with the
shadow hanging over them of strong
probability that their places might be
filled by others when this congress ex-
pires.
The rehabilitated senate chamber
had quite changed appearance. This
arose as much from the rearranging
OF the seats of those who remain as
from the absence of the familiar faces
of those who had been retired. Suave
and courteous Ransom, of North Caro-
lima, trans ferred to Mexico; courtlv.
handsome Gen. Butler, of South Caro-
lima, succeeded by the rugged populist
leader, Tillman, Dolph's flowing whis-
kers; Manderson's alert face and
sonorous voice; Washburn's dignified
presence, and McPherson's matchless
deportment-the conspicuous absence
OF all those and the presence of so
many new men gave the senate an un-
accustomed look.
In the house of representatives he
changes were still more marked. tJue
of the features which provoked COM
mont from the galleries was the Youth
tul appearance of many of the new
members. Several states have sent as
representatives men who are still in
tkefr twenties. Probably two score of
/ others are under 40. In point Ct age
the present house is the youngest
known to the history of American leg
tslation. These boyish-appearlsg g men,
bright-faced, intelligent looking,
well groomed, we'll manner ed and
well dressed college men presented a
striking contrast in their youthful ap-
pearancc to their veteran associates,
such as Grosvenor, of Ol.io, whose
flowing white beard gives him a ven
cradle appearance dispropCrtionate to
his age; to ex-Speal1er Galusha Grow,
Of Pennsylvania, hale, hearty and Wig
orous despite his seventy and odd
years; to Culberson, of Texas, now en-
tering upon bis eleventh term, and
others of the house veterans whose
political fortunes were not temporarily
submerged in the November elections
of 1894
There was Mahany, OF New York,
the successor of Daniel Lockwood, who
was so prominently identified with
President Cleveland's early political
career; Watson. of Indiana, the success
sor Of Judge Holman, who had been
elected to the house so repeatedly that
1t was not thought possible to defeat
him; George B. Mcclellan, Jr.,
enjoying the prestige of a fam
history, filling the seat held in
the last congress by Bourlxe
Cochran, of New York; Robert w. Tay-
lor, of Ohio, his glasses bringing into
stronger relief the intellectual quality
Of his face-the possessor also of dis
tinguished family name in the western
reserve, and representing the district
made famous by Mckinley; Hugh r.
Belknap, OF Illinois-a recount of whose
vote showed him to have defeated
McGann from the Third Chicago
district-quiet, modest and unassum-
ing, the eldest son of President
Grants first secretary of war; Dayton,
of West Virginia, who succeeded Will
liam L. Wilson, now postmaster-gen-
eral; William Z. Barrett, of Massachu-
setts. the young editor of the Boston
Advertiser, and late speaker of the
state egislaturc-these and others of
the younger element were early on the |
floor. But there were others among |
the house neophytes, older men who |
claimed the attention of the gal |
leries. There were William c. |
Owens, of Kentucky, who defeated the |
silver-tongued Breckenridge, of Lex
ington, for denomination, the typical |
sOutherner in appearance and in con-
versation. Then there was Chester ]. |
Long, of Kansas, a dark compile xioned |
man of fine figure and agreeable per- |
sonality, who was repeatedly pointed |
out as the successor of Jerry Simpson,
the populist leader of Medicine |
Lodge; J. G. Spencer, the successor
of Gen. Hooker, OF Mississippi,
for many years conspicuous in the
house because of his long experience,
smooth and polished oratory and cour-
tesy in debate; James A. Connolly,
who in size reminds the older members
of Stephen A. Douglas, who takes the
place of VIM. Nj. Springer, now
United States judge in the In
dian territory, representing Abraham
Lincoln's old district in Illinois;
Walter Evans, of Kentucky, one
OF the "SO6" at Chicago. and subse-
quently President Arthur's commits
sioner OF internal revenue; Frederick
of Philadelphia, represent
ing Samuel J. Randalls old district, a
district whieh'never sent a repu ublican to
John X. Cowen, of Maryland,
the senior counsel of the Baltimore IL
Ohio Railway Co.. prominently identified
with all the political reform movements