The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-12-04
The NEW CONGRESS.
4 alsmpss Into the Two Houses
ss They Assembled.
uIY Of THE OLD FACES ARE MISSING,
loa Among the New Ones Are a Mum.
hr Of Young. Bright-Faeed, lntelli.
rent Well hammered and Well
Groomed Men.

barsh congress began its public ses.
ions At noon with crowded galleries
md many other manifestations oi
,euta interest in its proceedings
For the third time In the last twenty,
one years the popular will found ex,
mession in reversal Of political dom,
nance and the new congress wa,
uled to order with democratic ascend.
sucy In the senate on the point of dis,
.ppearing and the house overwhelming.
lyrepublican. There were fifteen new
isces among the senators, not counting
Mr. Chiffon, Of Texas, who reoccupies
sssst he once held before by appoint.
neat, and there were in addition thir-
ssn reelected senators to be sworn in
by Vice.President Stevenson as their
asn successors.
OF the holdlng-over senators, whose
krms will expire two years from now.
nme Of the most prominent, including
Blackburn, Brice. Hill, Voorhees,, Vest
iad PETER. took their seats with the
shsdow hanging over them of strong
probability that their places might be
ilsd by others when this congress ex-
pres
The rehabilitated senate chamber
hd quite changed appearance. This
rose as much from the rearranvlne
d the seats OF those who remain as
hon the absence OF tho familiar faces
d those who had been retired. Suave
nd courteous Ransom, of North Caro-
Ina transferred to Mexico; courtly.
handsome Gen. Butler, OF South Caro-
Ina, succeeded by the rugged populist
lsder, Tillman, Dolph's flowing whis-
hri Manderson's alert face and
nnorous voice; Washburn's dignified
presence, and McPherson's matchless
tportment-the conspicuous absence
7 oil those and the presence of SO
nanT new men gave the senate an un.
Rcustomed look.
In the house Of representatives .he
Ranges were still more marked. one
y the features which provoked uom.
seat from the galleries was the youth.
p appearance of many of the new
Hnoers Several states have sent as
representatives. men who are still in
hs'r twenties. Probably two score OF
saers are under 40. In point vf age
We present house Is the yosngest
n'wn to the history Of American leg.
sailon. These boyish-appearl1g men,
Fgns'faced, intelligent looking,
VII groomed, we'll manner cd and
.su dressed college men presented a
1a'k'ng contrast in their youthful APP
fs'snce to their veteran associates,
wv Us drosvenor, OF Ol.lo, whose
es,ng white beard gives him VEN
u''le appearance dispropcrtionate to
Re' 70 ex-SpealSer Galusha Grow.
renasylvania, hale, hearty and Wig
0as despite his seventy and odd
E 70 oulberson, Of Texas, now en-
as upon bis eleventh term, and
ass OF the house Veterans whose
'acal fortunes were not temporarily
tlsA '''"'er eie''ionS
mere was Mahany, OF New York,
successor of Daniel Lockwood, who
20 prominently identified with
~sqs oleveland's early political
wi watson, of Indiana, the success
~ Judge Holman, who had been
wy 70 The house SO repeatedly that
not thought possible to defeat
george u. Mcclellan, Jr,
9'us the prestige OF a fam
name renowned in American
y, hlling the seat held in
nss congress by Bourke
van, y OF New York; Robert w. Tay-
,s ~ onlo, his glasses bringing into
slRer relief the intellectual quality
- lace-the possessor also OF a dis
aaned family name in the western
=. and representing the district
N. famous by Mckinley; Hugh R.
.nap Of lllinois--a recount of whose
n 'nowed him to have defeated
.,a' an from the Third Chicago
-quiet, modest and unassum-
me eldest son of President
NJ MI. nrst secretary of war; Dayton,
~ virginia, who succeeded will
n u,,, ~ wilson, now postmas ter-gen-
i. William Z. Barrett, of Massachu-
s,s .ae young editor of the Boston
nv .'.ner, and late speaker of the
Rlslature-these and others OF
n ''uager element were early on the
ii nut there were others among
~ a'e neophytes, older men who
- .ne attention of the gal
~. lnere were William G.
,..s y kentucky, who defeated the
ksm "agued Breckinridge, of Lex
n,h.'o ior denomination, the typical
srner in appearance and in con.
~ .vh ~ Then there was Chester ].
4 e" !, : Aansas, a dark-complexioned
MA hne figure and agreeable per-
ny, sr,, VINO was repeatedly pointed
,s., ae successor Of Jerry Simpson.
oa.s 'pullst leader of Medicine |
a." e y. Spencer, the successor
nsa a. Hooker. of Mississippi, |
- say y years conspicuous in the |
Aooth hs.sause Of his long experience,
n l. snu polished oratory and cour-
Ioia !, aeoate; James A. Connolly,
sl,assa,.1s a. s,.s reminds the older members
i, spasn y A. Douglas. who takes the
lsIkd' y s. VIM M. Springer, now
Aa i..'sate states Judge in the In.
a,',ss''lt0ry, representing Abraham
llts old district In Illinois;
Ia a.a,a .aasans, of Kentucky, one
IsIstl, 'sS' 'p at Chicago, and subse.
ue !, resident Arthuf's. commits
klie.s internal revenue; Frederick
6m.., o. Philadelphia, represent
M st,'s ~ kandall's old district,
M, ,f,s,a'never = sent a republican to
~. aohn K. cowen. Of j Maryland. 1
81 seansel OF the Baltimore q
<1IH syeos prominently identified
pel'siesl reform movements