The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-02-10
Washington Letter.


ofthe personal appearance fpeople
in whom one is interested, and
purpose to give your readers very
brief sketch of the looks and man
ners of few of the more prominent
politicians of to-day, as they appear
in their respective seats or on the
floor Of the Halls of Congress.
shall not name them In order of i'm
portance but simply string then,
along according to the promiscuous
notes I took as I sat in the galleries
looking and listening, Speaker
Randall is small, shrewd looking
man, very dark, with smooth hair.
smooth face, smooth clothes and
always wears eyeglasses. The, So
called, handsomest man in Congress
is Gilbert Walker. He is very tai
and his hair is white with over.
frisky youth. Perhaps the most re
misunderstanding. man is Lamar Of
Mississippi. He is a dark-skinned
broad shouldered man with long
large face and long, dark, dry hair
falling low down over his shoulders.
His temperament is nervous and
bilious, and he is less of an orator
than many suppose, hammering out
his speeches with too much strength
and expense of effort, rocking, bend
ing forward, looking very much ex-
cited and producing no very pro-
found impression. Harry Waiter
son, famous here for his "huudred
thousand unarmed"- rather a
boyish-faced blond, with goatee and
light mustache, square brows under
which the eyes are scarcely seen,
and indeed, but one Of his eyes is of
use. He is short, thick-set, plainly
dressed, and as he speaks he puts
one hand behind his back or curls Ii
up against his side, now and then
throwing out both hands rapidly
dropping them suddenly, and then
flinging forth his right hand. His
style and pronunciation are some
what affectatious. but there is evi.
IDENTITY calm, clear, reasoning mind
beneath it all, and he possesses
much facility for making good
points. He pronounces our Ameri
can eether, "eyther," rocks his body
rs he talks, but is, withal, an effec
tive speaker, Ben Hill, Georgia:
orator, is preacher-like man, with
8 voice of silver purity going out to
all parts of the room with CHEEKY.
pleasant impression. His face is
pale, with tuft of short white bear d
upon the chin, nose inclined up.
wards and mouth very large. His
speech is without emotion but pos
sesses a clearness, a sentiment, g
finess, which is above the argument
and protestation of other speakers
1t flows neither copiously nor will
labor but is rich and elec trical. He
was elected senator from Georgia
last week, in place of Norwood, tc
serve till 1888. David Dudly Field
made his maiden speech on Friday
night. He is a giant IN size, yet
graceful. His manner was elegan
and his voice was heard distinctly
in all parts of the room. He ges
ticulates but slightly, his principa
motion being thegextending of The
right hand long held out. His is
manner that Congressional orator
would do well to study and to i'm
initiate.
! The struggling and wranglins
and arguing over the electoral bill
has given members in both House.
ample opportunity for the display o
their oratorical abilities which the,
have not been slow to take advan
tage Of The Senate remained il
Session all of one night discussin!
it and the House nearly another.
has now become a law, and th
commissioners have takeu thei
seats and are actively at work.
J Social matters go on as smooth
as usual at the Capital. A very ele
giant dinner was given last week
the White House to the foreig
ministers and their ladies VIII
dressed for the ocasiou in the