, 1864-07-01

FACTS ABOUT CONGREsSMEN. The best
speaker on the Union side is William D.
Kelly, Pennsylvania; on the Democratic
side, D. W. Voorhees,, Indiana.
The best parlimentarian, Union side, E.
B. Washburne, Illinois; Democrat, S. S.
Cox
The readiest debator, Union, John A.
Kasson, Iowa; Democrat, George H. Pen
dleton, Ohio. In the last Congress, John
A Bingham, Ohio, G. L. Vallandigham,
Canada.
The member with the best blood is John
Low, Indiana, whose patriot
grandfather was a member of the old Cont
nc.:-tt -oss, 1776 His maternal grand
father was a member of the first Congress un-
der the Constitution, his father was a mem
Der of Congress during the war of 1872, and
Mr.. Low the present representative, is now
serving his second term.
The oldest consecutive member is g. B.
Washburne, Illinois, who has held his seat
for eleven years. In the last Congress was
John R. Phelps, Missouri, who was Colonel
in the Union army, and had been in Congress
for Is years.
The oldest man is Thaddeus Stevens, of
Pennsylvania, who is almost 72 years DID,
The youngest Gen. James A Garfield who
is only 80 years old Ignatius Donnelly,
Minnesota, IS just sixteen days older.
Walter D. McIndoe, Wisconsin, very eff
fcient gentleman, has only one hand.
The General of highest rank is Major Gen.
Robert c. Sehenck, whose commission dates
from August 3d. 1862 The other Generals
are Garfield, Ohio; Dumont Indiana; Blair,
Missouri.
The handsonest man is VIM. Window Min
nesota
The wealthiest man is Oakes Ames, man
ufacturer from Massachusetts, who is worth
over two millions
The most rapid speaker is the Speaker,
Schuyler Colfax, Indiana.
The tallest man is Brutus J. Clay, Ken
lucky.
The shortest members are j. W. McClurg
Missouri Aug gustus Brandegee, Connecti-
cut; Nehemiah Perry, New Jersey Francis
CO Perea, New Mexico The difference to be
decided by the respective thickness of their
soles
The smallest member is S. S. Cox; the
largest is John D. Baldwin, Massachusetts,
The most productive-Gen Ebenezer Du-
mont the father of nineteen children.
The most graceful man is VIM H. Wads-
worth, Kentucky
The dign6ed man is Rufus P. Spaulding,
Ohio.
The most sarcastic man is Thaddeus Ste
vens Pennsylvania.
The member who has sent away the most
speeches is S. S. Cox, this Congress the
last, B. Wood, the speech Fernando wrote
The largest farmer on the Union side is
Josiah B. Grinnell, Iowa, who has six thous-
and acres of land, and keeps six thousand
sheep. The big farmer on the " other side"
is Brutus j Clay, Kentucky, who owns sixty
five hundred acres Of land, and whose home
farm contains two hundred acres, worth s. so
per acre Mr.. Clay has two hundred and
seventy five negroes, fifty mules, two hun
dred sheep, one hundred and fifty blooded
cattle-some of the most famous in the Uni
ted States His usual stock of cattle is about
four hundred head.
The member who never fails to move an
amendment is William S. Holman, Indiana.
The member who lives the farthest East
is Frederic A. Pike, Maine. West, John
R. Mcbride, Oregon. North, l. Donnelly,
Minnesota. South, Cornelius Cole, Califor-
MIA, whose district reaches down to Mexico
James Brooks is the best read man, and
has district of the smallest area-three
wards in New York City
Idaho is the largest Territory, and has an
area of 326. 1873 square miles Mr.. Donnel-
ly of Minnesota has the largest district of
any member-his is 500 miles wide
The House has twenty-five members with
bald heads, thirty with mustaches, and two
with wigs
Henry Winter Davis lives the nearest, 80
miles, and has $32 for mileage. William H.
Wallace of Idaho 1897 miles and gets S6397, !
60 for mileage
The politest member is Reuben E. Fenton
of New York.
Three members represent each a State
MeesFs. Smithers, Delaware; Mcbride, Ore
gon and Wilder, Kansas.
There are seventeen members who are
Shareholders.
There are twenty four members from slave
States of whom fourteen vote with the Union
party and ten with the Democrats.
The best penman is Augustus Frank, New
York; the poorest, Thaddeus Stevens, Penn
sylvania
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