Show veteran thirty years in position john rome has been in charge ot of the main door cit 0 the house for thirty years and has a personal acquaintance with tho the lawmakers of 0 the past and present not exceeded by any other employed at the capital he As is on the soldiers roll which means that he can not be removed except on co conviction n of charges the soldiers roll includes as a rule only veterans of the civil war hut but air sir rome Is not a veteran ot of the civil war ho he is the youngest veteran living of the Alexi mexican war and Is the only survivor of that war on the house list of em aloyes he was a drummer boy and while thus engaged at the bombardment of vera cruz a cannon ball carried away the best part of his left arm |