The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-30

~ -AAi4As w nat. NOOTneeS a member
OF the finance committee! Why, he
didn't have money enough to pay his
fare back to Indiana when he first
came to Washington Yet Mr.. Voor-
nees has since become the chairman of
tnat same finance committee
cannot leave McCreary without re-
calling the time when he sent a riding
page all the way to his house in
Georgetown, several miles from the
capitol, to get his plug of tobacco
rather than buy some tobacco from the
man who kept a stand near the en-
trance to the house
turner OF Georgia Is a member Of
sixteen years standing, and people
used to cay of him that he was the
brains of the Georgia delegation. He
has not forfeited the reputation either,
and he will be missed from the Demo
cratic side OF the ways and means COM
mittee.
Flynn. Of Oklahoma, will be missed
from the floor. He is the one delegate
territory. He was made postmaster
at Guthrie by President Harrison when
that town was established, and he may
return to his old post or to something
better. for he has made a good stand
up fight for the rights Of the people he
represents.
BEATEN BY BOOZE.
1t will seem odd to witness an open
Ing Of congress without the figure Of
Harry Rusk, of Maryland, in the fore
ground. He was elected to fill va
cancy nearly ten years ago, and he
has been coming steadily since In the
last election he beat a man named
Booze, and nov Mr.. Booze, whose name
should make him ever popular in con-
gress will succeed to his seat in the
house
Culberson, of Texas, better known
as Judge Culberson, is one of the
very old timers. He has been a mem
Der for twenty-five years, and he has
been able to maintain his own identity
without difficulty until his son was
elected governor of Texas Now that
the boy has come forward the judge
thinks 1t about time he retired.
Linton, of Michigan, is the man
whose voice was heard whenever the
subject Of Catholicism could be
dragged into a debate. He objected to
the statue of Father Marquette in the
hall of statuary at the capitol, and an
ungrateful constituency concluded
that he was becoming too great null
sance and sent him into retirement.
Money, Of Mississippi, is another Of
the men promoted. He goes into the
senate. His career was thought to
have been cut short twelve years ago,
when Cleveland refused to make him
postmaster general. He settled down
here as lawyer and claim agent then,
and, to the surprise of his old friends,
his former constituents elected him
to congress four years ago and then
promoted him to the senate, where he
will succeed George in 1899.
Morse, of Massachusetts, is one of
the most picturesque figures that have
ever decorated the house, and he will
nave no successor as a funmaker. No
nnn I4csi6 10 I4-4
mas ever discovered in Mr.. Morse any
qualification for public life. And his
antics as temperance advocate have
done the cause little good, if not some
harm. Mr.. Morse has been coming to
congress for eight years.
missouri loses some novel congress
sicnal timber by the return of the state
TO the ranks of Democracy, which it
left for the first time since reconstruc-
ton days two years ago. The Republi-
cans Of the state had nominated a
music teacher in one district and a
dentist in another, both with the idea
that there was little more than the
hcnor of making the race. But the
republicans won a big victory. and so
these unsophisticated Missourfans
came to congress.
SOCIETY'S LOSS.
Reyburn, of Pennsylvania, is a very
rich man with a penchant for enter
tanning, and he will be missed from
social rather than legislative circles.
His successor, James r. Young, doesn't
care snap for social life and knows
congress like book, for he has been
Ioff many years newspaper cores
pendent at the capital So, if society
loses, congress will gain a little in the
change.
f Binger Hermann has been represent
ing Oregon for ten years. and his rolIv
poly figure and bearded face will be
missed from the floor. 1t was Mr.. Her
mann who said to Senator Mitchell
when the senator made a suggestion
for the treatment Of a cold: "Kin-eenr
All right. I'll try it. I've been taking
TINS qui-nlne for almost week, and
IT hasn't done me bit of good" But.
though innocent in some ways. Mr.,
Hermann is wise in the routine Of the
congressman's life, and he will be a
loss to his people.
Gen. Newton M. Curtis, of New York.
is picturesque figure who has been in
congress six years. He Is a giant in
stature, and he had only one eye He
is one of the few practical agricultur-
lists from the Eastern stat S.
w. w. Bowers, of California, has
been holding office since 1874, and he
has been In congress for six years. He
will feel lonely in private life.
Charles Curtis, of Kansas, has been
member only four years. He used
return to the turf He is lawyer now
with a good practice at Topeka
Mr.. Kyle, of Mississippi, will have to
go back to the law after eighteen years
of officeholding. He has been in the
house for six years.
S. M. Stephenson. of Michigan, will
close out eight years of public service
fr, vUith thic haa
to his sawmin and the bank of which
he is president.
OTHER VACANT CHAIRS.
chairs, among them those filed by
Arnold OR. ID, Halner (Neb), Blue
(Kan), Mccall CTenn), Layton (O),
Aldrich Gid, Tracy (Mo.) Long
Qan). Stable Pa.), Leighty Qnd.),
Willis OelO, Murphy Gid, Murphy
CA. T), Moses (Ga-), Turner UaD,
KEN (Nebl, Shuford IN. c., Calder
Ry.), Hadley Qll), Hunter Ry),
Spencer (Miss.), Clarke (Ala) Clark
(Mo), Mcclure (O), Fairchild IN. W,
Hulick (O)., Huling CIV. Ya.), Taft
(O), Mines (Mich.), Meredith Wa.),
Draper (Mass), H. ST. George Tucker
CVa), the last of a long line Of Virginia
fuckers in the house. now filing out
his fourth term; 10 Abbott (Tex), who
has been in service ten years; Doc
little (Wash.), Noonan (Tex), Patter-
son (Tenn), Elicit Wa), Thomas
(Mich), Anderson (Tenn), Andrews
(Neb.), Crowther (Mo), Erdman Pa.),
Layton (O), Baker (Kan.), Miles (Md).
Brown CTenn), Lewis Ry), Burton
(Mo.), Strong (O), Watson (O9, Bell
(Tex.), Woomer Pa.), Miller CKan.),
Pendleton CTex), Meiklejohn CNeb),
Owens Ky.), Catron On. M. Avery
(Mich.), Harris (O), Wilson Qda). Al
len Otah), Huff Pa), Tyler Vao,
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