The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-18

shirt sleeves. Another Massachusetts, man
! who las been safely anchored IN the
clutches Of has5eenism is Mr.. Barrett
| who rejoices in the reputation for being
an all-round enthusiastic nuisance.
| 49,
| In Michigan, Senator Julius Caesar Bur
rows lis on the list of those who may be
missed by reason of too much Pingree.
Another Michsgander who got big dose
of republican pills that will lncapacitate
him from appearance on the floor OF the
next house is Mr.. Bucker. good demo-
cratic fighter.
| We Will no longer see the billy goat bsard
OF Dockery OF Missouri wagging fercely at
| some member who wants an appropriation
| fer goose creek Mr.. Dockery refused
| to be a candidate for reelection and will
run for governor of Missouri in 1900 He
viii have boon in congress sixteen years
| when his present term expires.
| Tho Fifty sixth congress, and especially
! the silver men in IT. will sadly miss Charley
| Hartman of Montana. He was the most
| vicious, as well as one OF the ablest free
| silver fighters in the house. He would
tackle any old kind of a gold buzz saw
and giva 1t several revolutions the start.
He is human wasp.
1t is probable that the Nebraska legis-
lature is republican on ioint ballot which
will retire the famous populsstic senator,
William V. Allen. Senator Allen made a
record unequalled for long windedness. He
can talk blister on 6 bulls curl and never
tGrn hair. During the debate on the re-
peal OF the Sherman purchasing act SeNator
Allen spoke fer nineteen consecutive hours
without leaving his seat.
~
New Jersey will return a republican to
the senate in place of Smith. democrat,
who voted against his party for the repeal
Of the Sherman act and was known as
one of President Cleveland's cIckoos in
the senate.
When David Bennett Hill was in the
senate Mr.. Murphy. whose term in tho up
Per brurch OF congress will expire ON the
Sd of neMt March. was Known as Mr., Hills
other vote" He never made speech In
his i.fe and during lis six years in the
senate has voted as MS colleague, Hill, ana
his po!itical owrer and crestor, Boss
Croker, dictated. His absence in the next
congress will not be a public calamity
His successor Will be q repuDican--prob-
ably Mr.. Depew.
The successo' to Richard Cults Shan
non VIII be Mr. Jefferson NJ, Levy, tina
present owner Of Monticello. the late
President Thomas Jeftersons old home
stead near Charlottesville. Va. lie Is said
TO he very thrifty citizen and makes
many dollar out o.; admirers of the late
iather Of democracy by charging them AN
admission fec to see the cid mansion. .IGy1
Murray Mitchell who will be succeeded
from the 0Lghth district in the next house
by a democrat named Riopdan. is one OF the
swellest members Of New York's famous
500 About the only thing for which he
has been noted since he entered uron his
congressional career, is tue good clothes
he wears Aside from this hIe'will not he
missed.
i-emuel Eli Qulgg. who has represented
the Fourteenth district for two terms. will
be succeeded by William Aston Chandler
a grandson OF the lats multi millionaire,
John Jacob Astor. There Will be few
tea,s shed over Mr.. Qulggs retirement.
benjamin h. Odell Jr., Who represented
the Seventeenth district for one term,
was not a caneidate for re election. Hs
was chairman of the republican State corn
mittee and is reported 10 have won $40. 900
on Roosevelt. He will probably nesr that
mitch money to pay his campaign expenses
IN r'sIlnS for senator to succeed Murphy.
James Jerome Belden. who has represent
ed tha Syracuse district In the house for
several terms. was defeated for renomi-
nation. He is noted Tor his wealth and
good looks,
Rowland Blennerhassett Mai,any who biz
the political dust in one OF the Buffalo
Districts. vas n geneIul disturtor OF re- |
publican peace by kicking over ,arty traces
Speaker Reed, Senator Plat and othor re-
publican leaders, whom Young Mnhany
took great delight IN 1abbng at every on
portuntty, Will not loss any sleep over his |
defeat by democrat named Ryan.
Warren b. Hooker, chairman Of the rivers |
and har5ors committee. was Reelected hui |
has resigned TO go on the supreme bench. |
He is member of the famous hog com |
bine' which controls the patronage OF the /
mouse, a majority Of The. other members !
of the Present congress from New Yor,
who were defeated Will never be missed
for the reason they never were aonsplctl
Gus.
Several well known faces will be MISSING,
from the Pennsylvania delegation. promi-
nent among them Will be the two stonas
William A.. who was elected governor n,
his Static on Tuesday last and oborlas
W., who was the leading candidate arains,
hNhfNsSthc iSA- luit ollce. Each how.
served four terms IN the lower bh,sa =.
congress, The latter was haaten nv H.
Smiley, the only stFalghicr. free silver "a
yocate in the Pennsylvania delegn,,o, a..
elected, Charles N Rrunan o, The so,,1',
kill district. is another familiar ,,
who win rot be In the next congress naa,
in the '7os Brumm was elected ~
house or the greenback-Iabor tieks. aas
since then he has been elected three tines
as republican. W. S. lsirkpatrie,, ,s
was the first republican elected froa, ~. az {
Eighth district. was also caua,, L. ,ae
democratic drag nat. He is rey,rdo, - 'ue
OF the abicst men in the STATE ae,aa ohs
aud was attorney general Of pe,nSy,' .'oa {
under Governor Beayer. Moscos ~ II , ,aaia {
bat.er known as Farmer, KIM ~ .Ap
republican 10 break into congress- t .as 'ust
1870 49, ~asn caadldats for NJ.
S's ~ wan % succeeded By a dem !