The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-21
Presidency. for In homely accents he repeated
the familiar etanza:
Blow 20 the trumpets blow
The gladly solemn eRound,
let Ali tke nations know.
Relnrn. ~ We rnns .rI sinnerr. h!

Let all the nations know,
The Te s ssTse & jsSiiss i S come.
Return, ye rnnsomed sinners. hum.
Some tourists. yentpresone or I hhn1,d
others, tender. brides and bridegrooms, family
Of schoolboys in natty uniforms. are under the
escort OF a Capitol guide. Formerly this per;
S SGpSse ~ Vas Sx 2 predatory gSS' sorytI lpSiv tSe an wSq sS eosi
among SSSsa .tso. P %fSdi 1R 'nS q the the s SSqap and then
PLEASANT as the natives Of Niagara Falls, grave
Capitol guide was endowed with 9 qpasi-ofn-
cial capacity upon. proof OF good character
his vocation for that. Indefinite stipend what
ever you please, For the most part he has
and p%rofers' his Information with a d%eferen-
tlal air. which says, this Is all subject t2
amendpent and correction:p Yet he Is well
proves himself through a tranquil, steady flow
OF historical statistics and data, more, or less
Tourists are nc I the only occTpasts Of the
private gallery. ,Thither come Delegations
and who act as II they needed Watching them
selyes when SO far from, home Indians chiefs
blankets while their great brothers below are
sweltering i1 cr1sh: politicians interested In
f & e06R a ! an whq sb slaP o my aq EeaTen, m We'Ve cot CT
him." to the horror Of the attendants. Then
there taisS . are g ~ e c Ter so who sI pass IN and SSrio o@s
type of withered, experienced, unimpression-
able youth is evolved from those who start as
another session ate, session. They are, the
real connoisseurs Of Congressman; they LOOK
patient consideration OF elders for children, or
the, weak minded. During the most exciting
when VIII taant and aIbnse Jew back and forth, When
the Sergeant-at-Arms was thrust aside, when
the tS spe ssiler| grew sa yale Sn fnd t asd i@ TaSs aasS
from, hip pockets, one OF these imperturbables
stood leaning against q doorpost, with hands
IN pockets, cooking down upon the ruction with
al! "9 ias lFd tRey fSap Fl '2 Re unused through the
The average spectator in the private gal
iery lacks patience; he is too uneasy; He Is
somewhe5s Else and discontented because he
t eil%eTff: is He feSdInE I q there Iens Is Sili T. he Tel bG 4nfI; or PT Shs
with the disconnected comment that nothing
Is going to happen anyway" Were he more
appointed time in the House for something to
happen. a sensation comes like a thief in the
peGted,, From. this very fact It acquired much
alike we're so surprised that they had little
need for q. The Mhee..EEs warning; lest we forget"
liehtful thrill and shock to a dull debate On. the
Homestead law one day, by calling the chiefs Of
t hes RaT rSyd 10 d tdSE' al 8 eorts o 1h ethe MT 9ePr ea eneii[
BILE things for q new member in a maiden
speech. That, by the way, was magnificent,
middle aisle like Z. dancing .ddtervishs; And one
might well be willing to sit for a hall day TO
gain SO picturesque q sight. There al
might stir up Grosyenor. unto, invective, or
might crack a joke about Dingley's
hat, with the trade mark London inside.
=. The transients. of course. don't know these
things. but there are permanents that do, old
who can be counted on as regular
" for each daily session as the barber in the
cloakro3m. or the, stenographers before the
commendable search for knowledge, is study
ing men and manners. Then there Is the re-
tired army officer, looking, for points to talk
about at the club. and ex this and ex that. the
swim, at least, must sit on the bank and look
IN. Deliberate and dogmatic are their opin-
IonS, wheezily furnished to whoever will lis
and Il the country doesn't go to the eyer
Ioreboding.
Such is the passing show in the galleries.
which, watches the passing show on the floor.
Each. in i Its WY ySy Is unique each aoh in its way way de,
may. be said that the House Is ever conscious
Of the spectators. Even when 1t chides. as ,
it threatens to clear the galleries for dis ,
that is far from awe-inspiring. Many men,
bers are accused of talking to the galleries.
Many. more at their desks. In the aisles. as
hey Join a group, or hurry to the Clerks
after all this Is as it should be. for does not
Demos ruler Are not the people the master?
course. n relationship SO intimate becomes
,haflng. under scrutiny and the represented !
maintaining how much better they could do
or themselves: but when adjournment day J
.!T Tbs spI H9gse dad R RsIleFy '9 a1d In ma singing ng :
Pennsylvania avenue in all the glory of a com !
non sovereignty. !