Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-27
CAPITAL HAS
 CONGRESSIONAL
 BABIES GALORE
However, They Seem to Be a PrecoCious Lot and Will Readily Get onto the Ropes of Law Making

WASHINGTON, March 25.-who is this poor man who looks as mortified as though while debating which ira n to take he had missed both; who has the air of one about 10 ask a police man without being at all certain that She policeman will not take him in; who wears the whiskers Of Saugerties, the tailoring of Oskaloosa, and the cowhide boots of Upper Jay; who has a Masonic pin in one lapel and the three links of the Odd Fellows in the other and asks the boy to show him which car to take to go to the house of representatives.
 He is new member, gentle reader He is a new member of the house, and he is puzzling out what all the row means over the rules and wheth- CT the rules have to do with bridge whist or the latest go with hard gloves. He has been tempted to go with the insurgents" and to go with Uncle Joe" and he knows that he Is going with Uncle Joe," but he didn't say so quick enough to be one of the originals" and at the same time he is a marked man by the insurgents" for future conflicts.
 He has come to town to begin that long and dreary grind of the new conner. to learn his first lesson that man to be cons dered worthy of any better committee than that on acoustics of the Indian school at Eagle Lake must serve through at least three congresses. and each con gross is two years long. Lots of New Ones.
 There are more specimens Of the new member in the present house than usual There are. in fact, about seventy-five of him. The last cam paign was very productive of new members. The dear public was sup pcsed to have 1t in for the republican congress. It was generally announC ed by Representative Lloyd of Mis sJuri. who was in the bus ness oi haKiag a democratic representative sprUdt where formerly a republican representative grew. that the demo crats would elect the next speaker. some one else took a hand and re- publican representative began to fail of nomination. They were knock ed out right and left. and the fellows who lad been waiting their chance for many years got on the ticket. But there the theory of Mir. Lloyd and his assoc ates on the democratic con. 1 gress'onai committee failed, The re nIlblicaps were mostly elected and [ the landslide in Indiana, which left miobty few republicans alive. was | oesPt in sorce other states by land | slides tha' left very few democratic ! representatives alive
 Let of Congress Babies. i So cOneress is not demOcrat'c. but l there is the finest lot of baby mem bers for James Francis Burks and J ! Hampton Moore to have fun with | that has been seen in the house since the first Mckinley congress came in The Bew member has much to | learn. Here are a few things that | will dawn on bim as time passes and | the lilacs burst out in bloom in La | fayette square.
 The congress hall Is not the room i where congress meets, but an apart ment house.
 That it may be difficult to get the speakers eye. but f Is harder to lose it after he has promised the speaker | his vote.
 i That the story of beautiful female | lobbyists in low cut dresses. drinking champagne out of slippers is all a sham
 That the famous lobbyist has pass. | cd and the only temptation will come | from the press agent, who will want ! his views in favor Of a bill for noth-
 ng and then expect to be treated to the beer
 That all the lobbying is done at the Waldorf-Astoria and the Astor in New York City.
 That if he has any money above his salary it will go to the Washing ton real estate agents for rent. That he will each year get four | large sized invitations to the White House reception. but no one will no Zee it R he doesn't go.
 That be win not have tO walk down 10 the corner store for his mail in the afternoon. bat can get it at the house each morning.
 That Frank H. Hitchcock was not born since the election and knows ex- actlv who supported Taft for the nou. instion and who did not.
 That his son cannot be auDointed to ErroDean embassy until he has at least served as clerk to vice con sul's assistant.
 That be can make his wife or danehter his secretary and thus save s120O a year. but the news that he has done so may get back home'
 Only Seeds Are Free.
 That the only place where he can get anything he wants is the depart ment of agriculture.
 That the weather bureau is not a serious institution and that the pres ident knows 1t.
 Joking aside. however, the person nel of the new members of the house is bieher than for many years. Near y all are men who will make their mark. There are some of the most nrogress've farmers in the country in the new house. There are some of the bri0htest lawyers. The new mem hers from New York. headed by Ham iltoD Fish. are above the average The new members from Indiana are especially conspicuous for their abii-