The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-06
SOME CONGRESSMAN.
Views Of an acknowledgements Concern
ing Els Brother Members.

From an interyinw with !. M. Brown. ReuubIi-
can NJ. g. from Indiana
Whom do Won rr!ynrd the abest members
OF the House p asked.
Clarified Il hy fir the ablcst man In the
House. Among tho Northern Dnnoerittic
members should say Cox and Fernando
Wood stand foremost, aud on the Republican
side after Garfield Wond follow Kelley, rye,
and Tom Reed, Of Maine. Gong"r. OF Mtehl-
gan, Is prominent, but not SO ahn MS many
whose names IRE less known. with TN" *
c"ptlon of Reed these gentlemen have all
been in Congress fnany years and sustain
themselves hecnL8H Of their Industry ] nj
ways know when Cox Is to make speech by
his absence lie prepares himself with grent
enrs, often remaining away Tor two weeks.
Lie usually reads from printed slips, and
within ten minutes after he has finished ~
page plnees on the desk OF each member "
pamphlet copy OF It. It. Is safe to say that
the nbIest men Of the House are the most in
dustrinus, aud the member vino presumea to
speak without having made the most careful
preparation will very soon lose his influences
and StnndlnG.
.Out OF the 90 members how many can nj
ways command the attention OF the House -
asked the little fellow ut the left.
Not Ia exceed twenty, SHOULD say"
The nnnlo Of John Randolph Tucker being
mentioned, the conversation WIS again direct
vi to the Southern members, and the General
WAS asked who, In his opinion. was the AhleBt
man in the House from the South.
Ii" smiled colnplacently, chewnd the end Of
u cigar fuf Il minute or two, and made answer
that he didn't regard any oneof them Us Mc
nbost.
Jos blackburn, of Kentucky, Is one Of the
rcadtest lalkcrs. II" has II fine voice, u large
vocabulary and Is newer ut q loss for just the
right word. A an cI0cutionist and rhctori-
elan, should call him the finest speaker in
the House, and no one commands more ntten-
ton speak now OF Southern members
Quicker, OF Virginia, perhaps, Is among
the most scholarly. His dictfon is pure aud
elegant, and he imprcsses one as Il ,nnn Of
culture and refinement. He WAS long Profess
sor of Law MT Washington and Lee linivrrsi-
ty. nEd, think, prdrs himself on his necura-
cy in stating II proposition Of law lIe Is u
fine speaker. and newer falls to command the
attention of the House.
"Kpger @. Mill, OF Texas, rs also man of
decided nbiitty. Like Tucker ana Blackburn,
he always holds attention. being an exceed
ing earnest and Vigpro1lsRpeak"r. He acts
more Independently of purity influence, prob
ably, than any one from the South.
John Goodn, Jr,, of Virginia, i9 Il very
pleasant speaker smooth and earnest. He
represents William and Mnry College, and
like Tucker, Is ecrupulously exact in what
ever 10 says. should put him among the
twenty who can always get Il full hearing.
atkins, Of tennessee, Is an earnest, for"i-
bic taltirr, but ] applehend hiA anding Ia
largely dependent upon his position us chair
nun Ut tn" COMMITTEES on Appropriations
This gives him m oppprtunitYpf being heard
often, and ns the measures given into his
charge are of interest to members, he IL nat
urally listened u attcntivny.
"lhe most sOlenn=lOoking member from
Dixie Is J, Proctor Knott He rs solemn as
an owl. have never seen the slightest man
Hesitation Of wit or hllmor. His speeches are
us solemn rs 4 Judges charge, and In CONVEX
sation he Is quito rs heavy"
But his Duluth speech was exceedingly
witty some one added
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