Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
FIFTY YEARS Ago
In THE STAR

ever, the designation was
commonly in vogue. In The Star of
december Is. Of that year, appears the
following:
1.-THE relation of the Hon. J. CLANCY
Jones for the CHARACTERISTIC of the House
the Craftsmanship Of the ways and
means committee-bears out the prog
nostication of The Star months ago, when
first saying to the public that the stories
alluding to him as candidate for the
position of Speaker were without founda-
ton. Mr.. Jones is now in his appropriate
sphere. Eminently parliam- ntary tao
tician, he has not only the entire conf
dence of the democracy Of the House, but
Of the administration and the country.
His selection for the position Is hailed by
his political friends, now in and out Of
Congress. as being eminently wise and
fortunate for the future of the present
Congress and country. That it Is exceed
ingly gratifying to the President Is a nee
essary consequence of his past and pres
ent relations with that functionary."
Although the new meeting room of the
House Of Representatives was greatly
admired by members. the
Press newspaper men were by no
c.1,.rr means pleased with their
new quarters. In The
Star of December 16. 1851, is the following
statement of their. side Of the case:
Great is the indignation being mani
tested by the members Of the press en-
titled to seats around the old Hall of
Representatives at the idea Of being
thrust I'D in a hencoop Of a gallery, far
away from facilities of instant commune
cation with the honorable members, from
whom. for years past. they have been In
the habit of obtaining much of the in
formation on which their letters for the
the daily press Of the city and the Asso-
ciated Press are to be banished up into
any such galleries they will suffer under
Inconvenience which must prevent the
tofore. instantly accommodating the
members in a hundred ways. on call. as
they. too, will be wholly out of reach of
honorable gentlemen hereafter.
There are twenty or thirty seats
around the back Of the new hall, we hear,
placed there for the accommodation of
the reporters or those to whom they may
be assigned by the House. In our judy
ment it will be a great accommodation
for the House itself at once to assign
and Associated Press, and those not re-
quired for their accommodation to the
representatives of other presses. We are
hardly ever five minutes in the House
f1dil Wltnout DelnS VlSlteu Dy some mem-
Der on business at our desk, OF without
receiving a message or note on bust
ness from some member. We should
be greatly incommoded in being assigned
to a cockloft from which to note the
proceedings of the House for instant pub
LEGATION. To place us in any such posi-
ton would make our duty of reporting
for instant publication an impossible one
to be discharged correctly, while 1t viii.
from incorrect and imperfect reports.
oil ir,Ap fn $r -,
bers, however faithfully we may labor
to the contrary
In its next issue The Star discussed
the arrangements OF the new Representa-
tives' Hall. calling atten-
Legislative ton to the fact that 1t
Tobhv offered poor facilities for
the lobbyist to get in his
work on the legislators. After noting
again the extreme dissatisfaction Of the
newspaper writer's with the new plans
The Star said:
For our part, with this exception, we
think the change q great improvement.
indeed. The new hall Is by long odds
much the finest d.liberative chamber In
the United States in all its conveniences
and appointments, and Is destined very
shortly to become universally popular
with the House and country. It's acous-
tic advantages are most signal. while 1t
Affords no opportunities whatever for lob
bying-an achievement in it's construc-
ton of incalculable advantage to the
future of the National Treasury.
1.-The force of ex-member lobbyists
quite an army already, though the ses-
sion has but just opened-must carry on
their business under the eyes of ALL The
alleged corruption against which the
roro nf h0 frVy ~ nt~ AySc1xy
tests, cannot be put down until both
houses of Congress require from every
ex-member written declaration that he
is In no manner interested in their legis-
of their halls. We regret that matters
have come to such pass. But such is
the fact, and the House should make the
order for its own protection from the
lobbyers while in session.
~
In The Star Of December Is, 1857, is a
cident noted in the course
Clever Of local Jurisprudence.
con.+.h1.. The account Of the affair
proceeds: t
"A case was up before Justice Gull in
which the plaintiff, colored woman,
brought suit against one l.artin Young
AooSA, d u TeCOVeE CERTAIN
moneys alleged to be due her for services
in his family. The defendant was had
up~and on appearing ruled the day for
trial OF the case. I'M the meantime ne
thought to sell the sharp-witted consta-
bles by effecting compromise with the
plalntin. and accordingly he went to her
and forked over the amount of her bill
and took q receipt in full of all demands.
When the day Of trial came about the
defendant exhibited his receipt and, of
couse, the case was non-suited. The
German chuckled heartily at the manner
in which he had done the constables out
of certain fees, and went on his way
rejoicing. The officers, somewhat cha
grined at the unexpected upshot of the
case, put their heads together to see
how they might get even with the cum
ming German. They ascertained that
Mr.. Younghautz had In his possession
two goats, which he was harboring about
his premises without having paid a IL
cense for SO doing. So a warrant was
issued at their instance and the aforesaid
Younghautz appeared before his honor
on the above serious charge. The de-
PENDANT plead that the goats were neces-
sary in his family to supply milk to an
infant, but the fact being proven that
the animals were billy goats it was held
by the magistrate that proof was wanting
to show their usefulness in the ALLEGED
capacity. So Younghautz was fined 81
and costs, the officers thus having the
laugh on their side.'
The GREAT REFUSAL,
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