The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-27
Representative Shuf0rd, of North Carolina,
Introduces a Most Deserving Bill.
MOTIVE PURE AS A WHlTEWASHED FENCE
Hut sad to Say sFwiIl Not Hc Met
with Enyor-The Average Con-
His Clerk and the Incidental
E,noIumcnt-Sirgin Contests. &;
Especial Correspondence
Washington. Dec. 26. :!

Virginia j TiIreau,
Washinsto ton. Dee. 70, %.
Representative Shuford of North Car
olina, has introduced IL bill which it is
safe to say now Will never be passed.
1t provides for the abolition of the
members clerks and the saving of
about 100000 per month. or S210.00O to
$2l0.O00, should this session OF Congress
extend to the usual time. There was Il
time when this bill could have passed,
but that was before the members grew
thoroughly accustomed to the luxury of
having a nice. bright young man TO
write their letters. mail their books and
seeds. visit the departments and make
himself generally useful and agree:a-
blcs
Then. too the 500 per month is sim
ply sent direct to the Congressman. and
even if his clerk is sick for several
months at home the pay must 20 on.
The Congressman can't help 1t: the Ser
geant at Arms or Clerk will keep mail
ing it to him. Then. too. knew IL
member hast Year who in loving
tho|Thtfulncss apnoirted his wife rs
his clerk. and though the $l0o didn't
half pay for the great help she rem
hercu. II was the best he could do. and il
helrcd q little to keen the wolf from
the door and made Congressional life
i tritie less lurdcnsomc.
Mr.. SHufort. H. great and good
man, an economic man. his motives are
as pure as Il newly whitcwashcd f"rre
and his Inspirations MS sweet and lofty
as tho Gildcd weather cock on n rcd
barn. but he is making n play now that
viii get no applause from the grand
stand. and instead OF abolishing the
clerks now paid by the session II is
safe To bet y few dollars that they will
nll he on the annual rolls before the
Fifty-fourth Congress passes into his
tory.
1,, l,, H.,
for in the summer time. when Congress
is not in session. they Would be real
handy 10 cnt the grass i'm The front
yard, feed the horses. or even tend
store. or sweep out the law Office and
run crrands.
There was one man In the last Con
Ercsa who WOULD not take this 500. but
he died or moved AWAY somewhere and
his constituents now have Ia go tn the
courthouse every time they want to
find out who represented them last
Congress.
The Virginia Senators.
The determination Of Congress not to
adjourn except for the single day of
Christmas was duly tclegraphed to all
OF the Senators and Representatives
who mad left for home, and many OF
them returned tonight. and tomorrow
will witness the arrival OF many more.
inc statement was made last week
INAt tic Democrats bod selected for the
FINANCE COMMITTEES Senator Daniel Of
Virginia. as Il member of the minority
ih"rc seems to have been possibly n
reconsideration among the Democrats
rs II was rnmorcd yesterday that Sem
tor Walthall. of Mississinpi, would
complete the minority on The Finance
committee. and that Senator Daniel
would go to the judiciary
Senator Daniel. upon learning that
congress would not adjourn for the
holidays returned 10 Washington and
was III IN" Senate yesterday
senator Martin has recorded ono vote
on the financial subject. ana while IL
was not upon question so Important
MS TO class him either for or against
silver legislation. II was n straw thai
rather indicates his ntTiliation with the
sound money side of the Senate The
case IN point WAS created by the offer
Ing of resolution by Senator Allen
directing the Finance Committee to in
Quire into the cNnclicncy of the frne
aud unlimited coinage Of silver. and
nc wanted the resolution passed with
out reference to committee
Senator Platt moved to refer the res
oiution to the France Committee. and
me silver men nrposed 1t. y vote was
taken and th" silver men won by u y,otn
Of 3d 10 %. Senator Martin voted win
the minority to refer the resolution.
There were twenty-five Senators not
voting.
The Vir. .inin Contests.
The three elections committees have
already decided that they are 10 have
scrarnte committee rooms. and Tho
thtrty-two cases lave been divided Nv
the Speaker among them. aud their
consideration will be begun without de-
Law
II now transpires that the resolution
introduced some days ago to allow Mr.
Mcdonald to file now a contest against
Representative Jones. of Virginia was
done, rs surmised in this correspond
ence, for the purpose Of giving Mr..
Rccd an excuse for leaving him off the
Elections Committee Congressman
Crisp. BAILEY ana others saw the pur-
pose and went personally to Mr. Reed
ana so Mr. Jones was placed on COM
mittec No. s.
Both Representatives Walker and
Jones are on this committee. and all of
me virginia contests come up before il. !.
therefore I'm the making Of the ma
1ortty ana minority reports they will
PROBABLY be given these cases. as well
as 10 argue before the committee the
points In question.
or the Virginia cases only NIeesrs
R. Il. IhorD and Jacob Yost, contcsting
respectively. the seats OF Representa-
1iVes Nckenney and Tucker. have fully
complied with all the law governing
Euch contests.