Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-17
4 M SD CONGRESS- DIED.
~ SCENES WHICH WE'RE
san NC TO THE oNLooKEn.


ritsif-
s,is Bars.
ting scenes OF every congress
.,,Sed by Incidents more ' or, or less
ns,lEsometimes eNasperating' pa
d. ois ,sho Witnessed the going out
ans congress, at IL O'Clock Mon
Y la.e 1 will be likely to forget
hssslve picture presented during
Inpll hours. 1t Is u fact that
pIi pa il has been seen since the
~ NJ memorable body that was
~ the people ON account of the
W drew its final official breath
sfwild saturnalia. Champagne
allke water. Committee rooms
temporary brothels. Women
..nnte swarmed the corridors and
,1rgs in the public restaurants
inebriated congressman In the
hours Of the morning, between
..ne Members staggered between
rl,ces and the bottle.
- sunday. The church bells
rineing out the usual invitation
a,lne worship and their silvery
Z. 6oated upon the shimmering
sne that bathed the nations
N The benign Goddess of Peace,
4 Aer snowy dome, seemed to look
mon a nation and to bless and
The doors OF the churches
vide open, the streets We're full
m dressed people. All business
nrased In accordance with custom
Inv. But these people were not
ia church. If the supplied
"A. thus deserted by their congrega-
n could have seen what was going
Eneath that stately mask of purity
PEACE they might have preached
ucss that would have been heard
one end Of the country to the
lress had sat through the greater
4, 4 the night before. Congress was
I, last legs, and 50 Overburdened
It with the sudden weight Of tho
q business that It staggered under
IA fact, some of congress had not
staggered during the night, but
actually fallen.
Ia So It happened that at the very
rsn. the church bells We're merriiy
ing the public business had settled
4 to hard liquor basis, and the
.nlitee tables were grooming with
! ) congressional DRINKS.
! liHst this attraction the churches
I'D 10 poor business.
ven the holy sabbath, the last day
iagress and wide open bars at both
II the capitol, and you have the
lailon for any amount of excite
b amusement and private insiruc-
On such an occasion nearly every
hnlitee room is a barroom, though
Illustrations are confined to select
rs Of committeeman and their
1s male and female.
have sevenly-lye dozen glasses
aid Tom Murrey," the disguised
sG OF the house restaurant. THAT
he story OF the committee rooms
u than any words | could utter.
.npacity of this house for liquor Is
Ing astonishing. / am simply
.i-ely a head barkeeper; the res
zl end OF 1t is nothing but a
lower Broadway lunch stand. I
eigraded myself and that / have
Hnngly degraded n noble calling.
5r kept bar before, and would not
~ THIS position again IL We're
" 325,OOO a year above my eNpen-
might as well be a dive Keeper
aiih avenue, New York, with a pull
he police! This congress Is never
sy; It IS always thirsty. II is
fm9eklng this house with eatables
liinlsh more than II loaf of bread
| gallon Of whisky"
|4itly was there ever at the capitol
lgsng DAY such a vast and vurie-
/ crowd. Men, women and chill
statesmen, politicians, strangers,
tsN, working people, lobbyists,
sunday school children, fast
~ government officials, great and
q motley concourse ten thousand
4 galleries are packed hours be-
we Time set for the expiration Of
4 'seess OF the night session begun a
4 nours previously. The corridors
ih with the populace In Sunday
me rotunda presents a Gu
a picture or AN uneasy, shifting
N The absence of other occupa-
sallng at the frescoes under
aone and criticislng the historic
..aiss on the circular walls. Long
surplus eNpectants are coiled
y upper corridors at every gallery
.nln, from the senate gallery. the
'ssS upon the reopening scene
Moor set with senatorial dignity,
81 annphitheater of black, banked
ss1ahst the Furthermore walls
'ss,lhls vast and respectable look
slsaiehee Is quite different from the
- outside. For, although this is
|''nnent of the people and for the
. ~, !, s well recognized principle
me people are better than other
ana these are the better people.
|e been furnished with special
Is OF admission.
ne center of the Democra tic side
y, ssSS'itnian, the recognized leader, and
nlm. from time to time, gather
rhsr lights OF either side of the
Stewart, of leonlne aspect,
M, parting shot at the gold bugs:"
|hns purify OF frame and resonant
a Is the cynosure of admiring
ss~vrsan, long Of wind and tireless
n M SITS polsing his immense
indisr chewing Alabama plug;
rcus me slender. and bony, and
Nh assailant Of the Democracy, is
"a an up Ike a jackknife; Vest re-
Itsaib me small OF his back, picking
i NJ hlil, who has become a lead
sslsa senate, as he was out, Tolls
u whispering TO Tim Campbell;
lshi " ~ great frame fills the fore
~ o spurs with the quick-witted
nj I har an amendment: Hale, his
sAeaa VT parted down over a low