The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-02
Our Washington Correspondence.
wAsHISGroS, Jan. 30, 1877.


wAsHINGToS, Jan. 30, 1877.
II 10 pleasant TO have some idea Of the
personal appearance Of people in whom
one IL interested and / purpose 10 give
your readers very brief sketch Of the
looks and manners 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 Importance
but simply string them along according
10 the promiscuous notes took as ] eat
In the galleries looking and listening.
Speaker Randall is q small, shrewd look
ing man, very dark, with smooth hair,
smooth face. smooth clothes, and always
wears eye glasses. The, so called, hand
soms.t man in Congress is Gilbert Wal
ker. He Is very tall and his hair is
white with over-frisky youth. Perhaps
ihe most remarkAble-looking man il
Lamar Of Mississippi. He is q dark
skinned, broad shouldered man with a
long, large face and long, dark,
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, lending forward, looking
very much excited and producing no
very profound impression. Harry Wat
terson, hmousl here for his hundred
thousand unarmed"-is rather boyish
face blond, with goatee and mustache,
square brows under which the eyes are
scarcely seen, and indeed, but Que OF his
eyes 10 of use. lie is short. thick set,
plainly. dressed; when he speaks he puts
one hand behind his back or curls il up
against his side, now and then throwing
on, both hands rapidly, dropping them
suddenly and then finging forth his right
hand. His style and pronunciation are
somewhat affectations, but there is evil
IDENTIFY calm, clear. reasoning mind
beneath IL all and he possesses much
facility for making good points. He
propounces our American either, "eye-
thsr," rocks his body as he talks, but is,
withal, an effective speaker. Ben Hill,
Cieoreia's orator, is a preacher, like man
with voice Of silver purity going out
10 all parts OF the room with CHEEKY,
pleasant impression. His face is pale,
with a ,uft Of short white beard upon
the chin, nose inclined upward and
mouth very large. His speech is with
out emotion but possesses q clearness, q
sentiment, a fneness, which is above the
argument and protestation of other
speakers, 1t flows neither copiously nor
with labor but is rich and electrical
He was elected Senator from Georgia
last week, In place Of Norwood, to serve
till 1888. David Dudley Field made
his maiden speech on Friday night. He
Ia giant in size. yet graceful. His
manner was elegant and his voice was
heard distinctly in all parts ofths room
He gssticuls,es but slightly, his pripci-
pal motion being the extending Of the
right hand long held out. This is a
manner that congressional orators would
do we'll 10 study and TO initiate.
The struggling and wrangling and ar
guing over the Electoral bill has giver
members in both Houses ample oppor
tunity for the display Of their oratorica
abilities which they have mot been slow
10 take advantage Of. The Senate re
mained In SESSION NIL Of one night dis
cusaing u and the House nearly all o
another. II passed both bodies, wa
signed BY the presiding officer Of each
and taken TO the President for his 6na
signature early on Saturday. But tn
President had just gone to Baltimore, q
is had TO lay over till to day when
will either signed or vetoed.
Social matters 60 on as smoothly a
usual at the Capital. A very elssan
dinner was given last week at the Whit
House TO the foreign ministers and thei
ladies who dressed for the occasion i
their most elaborate toilettes, Madam
Mantilla and two or three other ladit
wearing a bandeau Of diamonds cro
the front OF the hair.
The weather is most delightful and a
would 20 on right msrrily but for Il
: presence among us Of an almost in6ni
number Of sick and miserable poor WI
wander about the streets with their hal
gard. want worn faces till they haui
the qiuet hours Of the wellto-do ar
afford them no rest or peace of col
science. NJ. NJ. w.