Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-11
CURIOUS FACTS AROUT CONGRESS.
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What Members of ta9. s9s HOn'e are Noted
From the Washington Correspondent of the
Troy Times.
The best speaker on the Union side is
William D. Kelly, Of Pennsylvanis /; on
the Democratic side, D. ". voorhees,, Indi-
ana.
The best psrlismenisrisn, Union side, E.
W. Washburne, Illinois; Democrat S. 8.
Cox.
The readiest debster, Union, John A.
Kssson, lows; Democrat, George q. Pen
dleton, Ohio. In the last Congress, John
A. Bingham, Ohio, c. L. Vsllsndigbsm,
Canada.
The member with the best blood is John
Low, Indiana, whose patriotic grandfather
was q member of the old Continental Con-
gress, 1916. His maternal grandfather
was member Of the fret Congress under
the Constitution, his father was a member
Of Congress during the war of 1872, and
Mr.. Low, the present Represen 'ative, is
now serving his secend term.
The oldest consecutive member is E. 3.
Washburne Illinois, who has held his seat
for eleven years. In the last Congress,
was John s. Phelps, Missouri, who has
Colonel in the Union army, and had been
in Congress seventeen years.
The oldest man is Thsddeus Stevens,
Pennsylvania, who is now Y years old
The youngest is General James A. Gar
field, who is only 80 years old. Ignstius
DOnnelly, Minnesota, is just sixteen days
older.
Walter D. McIndoe, Wisconsin, q very
efficient gentleman, has only one hand.
The General Of highest rank is Major
General Robert c. Schenck, whose Com
mission dates from August 30th, 1882
The other Generals are Garfield, Ohio
Dumont, Indiana; Blair, Missouri.
The bandsomest man is VIM. Window
Minnesota.
She wealthiest man is Cakes Ames, 9
manufacturer from Massachusetts, who il
worth over two millions.
The most rapid speaker, is the Speaker
Schuyler COlfsx, Indiana.
The tallest man is Brutus J. Clay, Ken.
lucky.
The shortest members are J. W. Nc
Glurg, Missouri; Augustus Brsndegee
Connecticut; Nehemiah Perry, New Jer
sey; Francisco Peres, New Mexico The
difference to be decided by the respective
thickness Of the soles.
The smallest member is s. 8. Cox the
largest member Is John D. Baldwin, Mass
schusetts.
The most productive EbenezeI
Dumont the father of nineteen children
The most graceful man is William II
Wsdsworth, Kentucky.
The dignifed man is Rufus P Spsulding
Ohio.
The most sarcastic man is Thsddeui
Stevens, Pennsylvania.
The social man is General F. P. Blair
Missouri.
The member who has sent away the mos
speeches is S. s. Cox, this Congress- tn
least, B. Wood, the speech Fernando wrote
The largest farmer on the Union side j
/ Josiah B. Grinnell, lows, who has si-
/ thousand acres Of land, and keeps 81
thousand sheep. The big farmer on tn
"other side" is good substantial Uniol
man, Brutus J. Clay, Kentucky, who own
sixty five hundred acres of land, and who's
home farm contains abo two thousan
acres, worth one hundred and fifty dollar
per aore. Mr. Clay has two hundred an
seventy-fve negroes, fifty mules, two hun
dred sheep, one hundred and fifty cattle
some Of the most famous in the Unite
States. His usual stock Of cattle is sbou
four hundred head.
The member who never fails to move g
amendment is William s. Holman, Ind
ana.
The member who lives the farthest EsI
is Frederick A. Pike, Main. West, job
R. Mcbride, Oregon. North, 1. Donnell!
Minnesota. South, Cornelius Cole, Cal
fOrnia, whose district reaches down to Me1
leo. H-T F.
James Brooks is the best read man, an
has district Of the smallest area-thrt
wards in New York city.
Idaho is the largest Territory, and h'
an ares Of 326, ,S7S square miles.
Mr.. DonnelIy, Of Minnesota, has u
largest district of any member--his is 81
} miles wide.
The House has twenty FIVE membe
with bald heads, thirty with moustach
and two with wigs.
Henry Winter Davis lives the nearet
thirty. nine miles, and has $S2 for mil
: age.
william H. Wallace, of Idaho, trave
1897 miles, and gets s6,O97 so for mi
sge.
The pOlitest member is Reuben E. Fe
ton, Of New York.
Three members represent each State
Messrs. Smithers, Delaware McBriC
Oregon, and Wilder, Kansas. az
There are seventeen members who 8
shareholders.
There are twenty-four members frt
slave States, Of whom fourteen vote vi
the Union party, and ten with the Den
crats.
ct The best penmsn is Augustus Fral
New York; the poorest Thsddeus Steve
Pennsylvania.
The member who is always there, sou
= and true, is Henry L Dawes, Massacl
setts; mis- antipOde, Benjamin Wood, N
= York.
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