| Show the new congress special to march 2 tho house ot the efty fourth congress will be a legislative kindergarten but the are precocious and the assemblage is rich with promise it might not be a bad idea for mr cleveland to call them together ealr ea lr t give the many new men time to learn some of the mysteries of statesmanship of the three hund red ana fifty six to the house one hundred and sixty two have never bafaro served in congress 0 alv twenty seven of theae men entirely without congressional experience are democrats the republican majority will therefore ther eforo be of one hundred and thirty five raw recruits and only one hundred and aix veterans should iha recruits take it into their heads to mutiny and run in their own way they would have a majority of tw in the republican caucus and could do exactly they pleased if the veteran republicans absented from the housa the new men ot that party would outnumber all the democrats Damoc rats in the house by a majority of thirty one if report be tru there are some original characters amone the army of new men and they will be unruly ae well aa inexperienced some in districts the republicans had not the least idea of carrying were nominated BB joke or because of bome trait that eave them a local reputation for peculiarity on thin an itinerant doctor and vendor of patent medic insa was nominated in one district and in an other a music teacher aud piano tuner were nominated Both took the nominations as sort of advertisement and bath were elected both may make excellent representatives among the new members are many young men and not a few are men who have made money in business or speculation and took the nomination because it would give them boma it is decidedly a new house not only is it new but it ia unknown A very large proportion of the recruits are entirely unknown outside of their own neighborhoods bo |
