The morning times., 1896-02-17

| lofty chamber looked rather dark on the
| afternoon | entered it, but the crimson
| carpet Frightened up the floor OF the House.
The square galleries eucircling the room
were filled, and FOUND of applause was
| just greeting some remarks OF a speaker.
Every one leaned forward and concentrated
his attention on the man who stood up be-
hind his desk speaking.
The entire western wing OF the house was
| filled with ineubers and large number or
the men WHO belong on the extreme east,
the Democrats were also there, they hav-
Ing faoyed over to seals vacated near The
center.
Almost every man had whired his chair
around so as TO sit facing the spea ker. who
l learned at once was DaizeIl, Of Penn
sglyaula.
Scarcely any one was in his own seat
and RAINY founged in the cea k rooms where
they could smoke and listen with the doors
| OPEN
RECEIVING IMPRESSIONS
| a frienG in the press gallery tried to point
ont the xarioits distinguished members 10
| me. bat all could see in most instances was
the top OF their heads and the shape of their
| shoulders.
So | listened 10 the speech and took in
| the impression OF she chamber
| II seems 10 me could not have greater
| satisfaction than TO SIT in gallery and
/ see a friend rise TO his feet in that body
| and make an able speech for right prin-
/ cipies.
/ 1t is fine thing TO be the man, no doubt,
| and to stand there and speak for the
| people But then. | should think it would
| be just as fine a Thing to I've IL woman
| esiaabe ef inspiring noble thoughts and
| purposes ia such man.
| There must De numbers OF women who
! have that high honor and trust in their
1 hands. any woman with u husband on
/ that floor who does not enter into his
1 hopes, his ferv0rs his ideas and his Ideals,
1 misses great opportunity.
| "A greater opportunity than that n high
i minded woman could not ask for.
The next afternoon l went early and
| hsd my wish sratified to know and dis
{, tineIish various Tnernbers.
| who ] asked. are the important me.
| i.ereo"
Wei, there are a great many important
| men here. There is Dingley OF Maine
over there, see him talking TO that gentle
| nian with the paper in his hand, Just behind
/ tie steBograpler. Dingley is the brainiest
| man, 10y all odds. in the House; lie is a
| great statiSt1cian and is respected by the
| Democrats and Republicans alike. He is
a great po5ccr."
/ j gazed at the trim, scholarly looking
/ gentleman III gray clothes. with the iron
i gray beard and hair, and wished ] could
/ bear him talk. He had the air Of a self
| possessed, well-halanced, amiahie gen
| tlenau about him.
| ONE OF THE OLD SCHOOL.
Who is this fineiooking old gentleman
| down here, this gentleman with the long
| gray curly hair aud military 1nustache and
| goatee? He lool:s like gentleman OF the
old school OF courtesy"
4 That, OH, that is Col. r. w Blue OF
| Kansas. He is fine old gentleman.
| He was formerly Governor of Kansas, and
|
| him "Old Red, White and Blue. He is q
| great friend OF tie Gid soldiers and always
| faYors them il every way. He Is Il Grand
Army man, member of the Loyal Legion,
| aud that sort OF thing. He goes cut a
| great deal here and makes speeches at
| baaquetS. He's Il great favorite.'
| There's the man who succeeded Jerry
| Simpson just going Gown the aisle. Isn't
i lie triai and conservative TO come back
| herein socllcss Jerry's place? lie is Chester
/ ]. Long.
/ WHO is that man who just jumped up
I over there and obsected?"
/ ''oh, that was MCRae OF Arkansas,
/ natural born kicker. He always objects
ri point out the kickers TO you. One of
! them is Bailey, where is he? Oh yes,
might have known.
There lie is cut in the foyer lying on
that lounge ard gazing up here into the
| galleries He was the baby of the Hou Sc
4
[ down about some constitutional matter
once he made a speech. It was on the
Wilson tariff bill. He hasn't done any
titing since but cultivate the ladies'
4 watched this gentleman, and later saw
| him walk TO his seat. and stretch himself
| oGt behind his desk comfortably. He
! wears Il black frecli coat aud q null tie.
He had a smooth face, and wears his
| hair rather long. combing it back almost
without part He is a big, finely
/ rroaortioned fellow, and seems To have
| good blGe eyes. | found myself hoping
! be would no something soon, and not be u
degenerate.
CAREFU /. OF C0NTENTIoNALITIES
| ..Tie other kicker went on my in
| formaut, lis Bartlett of New York. He
is standing right down here in front lean
ing on that desk. He is the objector TO
bills that involve new legislation
''Aud he's the darling OF New York s
] 400 isn't he? ] remember hearing he
| led the patriarCh's hall or something
''Yes, he's the one that has to have a
dress suit brought up If lie stays later than
= 6 O'Clock"
Isn't that tommyrot? l don't believe
Il. He looks like a wcli-put-Ip man and
he isn't foppishly dressed"
The man was wearing cut-away suit
: of blueish black ana u scarf of green and
itlue plaid lie looked dignified.
WHO is this trim looking gentleman
! with the air of a school teacher, the one
, with the brown beard and glasses who is
listening SO attentiveiy 10 that speecb?''
'.That is McCleary of Minnesota. think
/ he is professor in the university out there
He is conservative but a hard worker
WHO'S that Dantesque-lookingi individual
5 to the rie>t Of the aslc?,'
eTtrat's i-a> lgston of Georgia. He'squite
character. And there is Roatner OF
! Louisiana, the one who was going TO fight
! that duel with an editor, you remember
/ | locked where he Indicated and saw q
| big, portlylooking man with a bald head
and a gray mustache, and rather a high
color. | wanted to hear him talk and was
$ gritified later on.
: Just then a bald, smooth-faced. heavy
/ | set man came around by the Speakers
J | desk. He looked unctious and oily, as
| slippery as an eel Who is that?'
: asked quickly.
5 That is the Pccksniff of the House
washes his hands in invisible water, and tha
t sort of thing. That is AicCreary of Ken
l ! lucky, ex-governor.
EXPERT IN SEEDS.
Late in the afternoon the seed question
r cameup for discussion ndavery lively debat
{ | wasprecipitated by Baker rofNew Hampshire
This oidSh gentleman talked earnestly bout
| which the Congressman had sent out in pre-
4 yious years and which Secretary Morton haC
| deereed should not go out any more because
some member OF the last House had beeI
| known To sell his seeds and pocket themoney
This was like throwing water into q kettle
z | of fat. The men who were drawn into tht
G 1 debate were from various parts OF the coun