Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-10

IN C0n - =
hSxys INC Feeling sUnd ornenth ,he,
s1Eiaes = MANY sharp Retorisi
& Isl s spico 10 Debate Tho 1ucom-
srs syii be sYisc q They do not Al,
ssii pss Is ross swords with the old
81 ssKis sss:5 eesIIyea 9 shock.
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sglals Eorres pondence yirginian- Pilot.
sslsIssS shlng ton. p. 81, December s.-one
si5sS oiia hey e pass under the arch
theSpl lower entrance to the House of
lives, the new members and
1.-THE old Is but with different sensations.
81 The Sid 4 Representative know all the
gSlsinlosf Ties OF the Capitol and of legis-
Sla ttonss 4 hey have experienced the cares
ssR nd anxieties OF Congressional life, and
ONE of them are growing roundabout
dared under its responsibilities. New
nsIn hers are as yet tyros, with every
sssat hing pft g learn. Some are dlfiident.
Others sawed, a few presumptuous, and
by curiosity. They
ssssSsenteE%up on their duties like boys at
,ssft ending a new school, Some preserve
ignff1ed silence. awaiting develop.
snentss and opportunities. Others chat
ltbl WI md make humorous comments
,sSE HERE are eyes that glow with antici-
souls eager for the fray.
ssss$SSV tsions Sof Webster, Clay and Calhoun
oatsa boVe them, and they burn to
yea Nat he spurs Of craftsmanship.
u II lisa great thing to be Congress-
ltr,atyr I,faS, Itn
sSsf list passed under the arch, at the OPEN
isst gaofs the Fiftieth Congress. ITO be
sssaas9neSo OF $50 men chosen to represent over
ssSsSS 000, 900 of people Is great honor.
SssDnly n Iik-eaclt Of US stands for no.
ROOT constituents. We ought to feel
e proud. ~
An8 ii our afterward Mr.. Cochran was
gs aSprominent figure in caucus. a dis
rs puteS arose over the selection Of q CAM
late for doorkeeper. One Of the Mons
s;sstiIee sSwas openly accused Of not pay
q is poker debts. There was a clash
II EARNS. Two paladins Of chivalry
245came into conflict. One was from
,ss Georgiaa and the other from Arkansas.
~ he former WAS afterward commission
% to- President Cleyeland's Great and
al God Friend In, the Islands of the Pa
ifies and the other was the first Amer
q lean Is Ami a ssador to the Court of Rus
,@StalSNNT he future commissioner slapped
MIG az face OF the embryo Ambassador,
sand the&latter retaliated by taking the
ss,5l tuLp, .Enmnltss ionerl- by the hair and
3sss!SSRn BingS his head,into chancery. It was
lively tournament, and one that re-
Enthusiastically upon the physical alert
s8nesas OF the man from Arkansas. States
ssSynen of an1inence Interrupted the fight,
Us and n the b combatants retired to the
& G1oak 1ro ON. They quickly reappeared.
IL arm M arm and the entente cordiale
was re- esta blshed
Il RECEIVED AgSHOCK.
n Cockrans Congressional pride recelv-
ifed ta severe shock. The great honor con-
aferred upon him seemed somewhat sui
sssl lied The lower extremities OF his high
rs al cas- were withered, and he sunk to the
ssSsleyels of common humanity
he new members will experience
many similar shocks In, the House. Dig
SsS;ni ty in discussion is not characteristic.
ssH Orses that begin a race at full speed
rely win !; it is the waiting horse that
eSu sually IS takes the prize. Conkllng,
SsSS 81 Blaine, Randall, Reed. McN1illin, and q
core Of; moro of eminent statesmen
ernained silent during their first term
ssslll Congress They were scoring for q
S s tart. Il The, second Term is the true test
GOT a ity and influence, and opens the
IS Toad, ito national fame. More than one
who remained silent in
n the sFif ty-fifth Congress will make his
sAtnark in this one. The political field Is
saopen, and the opportunities for cleaning
fame u are greater than those OF any
%GOngTess since the close OF the war.
Il The meMb Der who has studied the de-
5ss hat esS between Webster and Hayne may
" have an exalted idea OF his sphere of
sIac lion, He will do W ell to con the pro-
sEceedings OF the last Congress. 1t may
ss3dampen his 5ardor and chill his intel
Z lsctualitY but lit WILL give him true
81 d cay Of the scene of action and the
80 bill tyS of those engaged in legislative
SScor1bats.
ags ssSJeh a member might peruse with
#g Interest the discussion over the
sisSaSsi VI service 1law8inthe last House. MIR.
ssPg,at son, A OF North Carolina, was de-
ssSlouhcing the law in the Interest OF
rde sof sofIlce-seekers. Mr.. Kerr, Of
sS9 Dbl o,3 I'M errupt ted him by asking
8Ssd lion concerning request made
iisssb the civil Service Commissioners.
my fool can ask a question" was
SSE5t ne Hart repl but it takes a different
9, I. grtso Of an individual to answer 1t, as
s{lliY riends from Ohio knows"
Sssss he reply may have been satisfactory
u tos ~ FL: IS but he asked no more
ss$ 7. AeSI[slLsET, MR.. QUIGG AN IDIOT.
Ter on: Mr. Broslus, chairman Of the
SSBssonlmit tee on Civil Service Reform, was
Sapsa ksa Ems IN defense Of the system, when
sssl y9ass az ked whet Their the civil service
;HAe Eve 8 not unconstitutional. He re-