The Washington herald., 1919-02-09


gress. There was no Government
Printing Office at that time and all
the printing for the legislative, CX-
ccutiye and judicial branches of the
government was let out by con-
tract" The name of the then Pres
fdent of the United States is not
given prominence in the book, but
appears in ordinary type in the list
Of residents simply as Monroe,
James, President, at the Presidents s
house" Following the list of y.
S. Senators "a the name Of the Vice
President. Daniel d. Tomplins. OF
New York. whose address is given
as Mr.. DoWson's, c. HILL" mean
ing that he was Il guest at Dow
sons boarding house somewhere on
Capitol Hill.
The first name in the Congression-
al section OF the directory under the
heading ''9enators'' is that of Bar
hour. JAMES. vir.. Browns Hotel,
Penn. av." Martin Van Buren, was
a Senator from New York. and his
address was given as ''Peck's Ho-
tel. Georgetown" \ Mr.. Frost kept
a boarding house on Capitol Hill
which seemed to be a popular re-
sort for Senators and Representa-
vas located Is not indicated, but
at that period the highlands lying
east Of the Capitol were sparseI.'
settled. it being necessary to pass
over wide fields and through woods
to reach the bUilt-up section far
thcr east known then and now as
"the Navy Yard"
InTthe list Of Representatives ap-
pears the names Of James Buchanan.
OF Pennsylvania; James D. Brecken-
ridge. of Kentucky: John Floyd. OF
Virginia: Edward T. TattnaH, of
Georgia. and others who became IA
NOUS in American history. The
Delegates were James W. Bates from
Arkansas Territory. Mr.. Fernandez
OF Florida, ard Solomon SibIcy Of
Michigan.
sS: the buildings in Washington
ninety-seven years ago. when the
directory was compiled. were scat
terru over wide area. the ad-
dresses given for Congressman and
citizens were necessarily indefinite
some were: With Miss Polk. near
the city haII': Mrs. Queens near
Browns; dwelling near Strother5
HOJol"; at Mrs. Wilson's near
Treasury Department; solomon
DreW's tavern. Seventh street:
"Slrs. fuckers, opposite Center
NsrkCt: Mrs. Citations. Capitol
Hill; Mr.. Eapine, east OF Capitol
Mr.; k5rysnd, near seven build
tnCss; Mr.. Wurtz. Pennsylvania
sSsaus'; MT. WOOdsidC's, near siN
buildings
me hotels listed included Stroth-
er's,.e O'Neale's, Browns, Peck y
tGeorgetown). Queens Capitol
HinI. Sanford's. Boarding houses
are numerous in the directory and
were evidently favoritc stopping
places of the old-timc Congrcssmen.
District Committees of Long Ago.
There were fourteen committees
of the Senate in 1S22, while today
here are seventy-tive. exclusive q
certain special committees. There
were nineteen regular committees
oE the House, and nine select
committees. the latter including one
on the slave trade" and others on
Revolutionary pensions" and "on
roads to Illinois,"
The Committee on the District OF
Columbia of the Senate in the
seventeenth Congress, consisted Of
Senator'S Barbour of Virginia, Lloyd
of Maryland. D'Wolf of Rhode Is
and, Lanman of Connecticut, and
SoUthard OF New Jersey. The
House committee in charge Of legis-
alton for the newly formed Dis
-Tict comprised Representative Kent.
Maryland; Mercer. Virginia; Mat
!ack. New Jersey; Ncdle. Maryland
Patterson, Pennsylvania; Rochester,
New York. and Stephenson. Virginia.
Our diplomacy in 1872, according
TO the entries in the venerable di-
rcctory. was limited to dealings
with four nations, Great Britain.
Mexico. France and Sweden. The
British Legation was located "on the
north side of Pennsylvania avenue.
1car Western Market"
Little space Is given in the direc-
Tory to the departments of the gen
sral government. Preceding a list
of officials is this statement:
The State and Treasury Depart
ncnts are situated near each other.
little east of the Presidents house;
and the War and Navy Departments
70 the west. The heads of these de-
oartments hold their Offices. respec-
lively. on the second floor of the
building. the name of which corre-
sponds with that of the department
over which they preside, and the
other parts are promiscuously occu-
oied by the subordinate branches of
he Treasury and War Depart
nents-'
Mayor and City Government.
Washington was not a voteIess
:fty IN 1892. The good people of the
District enioyed the DriCeIess bOon
" American citizenship, the ballot,
md elected men of their choice for
mayor and members of the board o.
udermen and common council. In
he year the first directory was
published, Thomas Carbery was
mayor; William Hewitt, register,
ind Thomas L. Noyes, city clerk. The
:ity was divided into six wards. each
ward being entitled to two aldermen
ind three councilmen.
The officers under the corporation
included board of guardians of the
Door, Charles W. Colds sborough,
:hairran: board of health. city COM
nissioners; board of appeal. COM
nissioners for building the city hall.
commissioners for draining low
grounds, etc, collectors Of taxes,
me FOR each ward. police constables,
lerSs of the markets. managers of
he city lotteries, commissioners OF
he burial grounds. trustees of the
,ubifc schools. There were lust
-yo public schools in Washington
IT that period. one in the first dis
rict. with Henry Ould as teacher
md the other in the second district
With Edward d. Tippett as teacher.
There were inspectors of tobacco,