River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-08-03

know what is wanted. He is Que of
the most striking figures in the house.
His hair is of a yellowish gray tinge,
and grows thickly upon his head, mas
sing over his neck like an awning or
shed roof. The rugged features of his
face are not allowed to hide behind
beard, and he was one Of the regular
habitues of the house tonsorial chairs.
Randall has high-keyed voice, though
he speaks with some degree of hesita-
ton. In this respect he resembles
speaker Keller. Robinson, of Massa-
chusetts, always stands straight, with
head thrown well back when he has
anything to say. Calkins continually
pats the palm of his left hand with his
right, though when warmed up to his
subject he throws his arms about
wildly. Joe Blackburn, the Kentucky
fire-eater, talks as though he was this
one time, if never before, speaking of
Gods truth, sort of "honor bright"
style of oratory. Hiscock stands
quietly and talks without a gesture.
House, of Tennessee, always gets up
to speak rs though he was mad about
something. Whitthorne rolls up his
sleeves and talks rapidly. Burrows, of
Michigan has the most powerful voice
in the house. Carlisle is deliberate,
and his voice lacks depth. phil"
Thompson, of Kentucky, said to be a
good stump speaker, has peculiarly
high-keyed voice. Haskell is a very
tall man, and when he speaks his arms
swing about and give him the appear
ance of a huge windmill. Regain, the
ex-postmaster general of the confeder-
acy, can scarcely be understood, so in
articulate is his speech. One may al
ways tell when he intends to address
the house. Before doing so he siezes
every scrap of paper lying near and
tears it up into very small pieces, max
ing decided litter ON the floor about
him. Paul, one of the Virginia read
justers, is one of the best speak
ers in the house. Randolph Tucker
is said to be a brilliant orator, but
he usually disappointed his hearers.
| George Washington Jones, of Texas,
the leading greenbacker, has the apear-
ance of frontier farmer. He dresses
| plainly, lives the same, and talks plainly
in an old-fashioned way, but he is,
| nevertheless, man of ability. EX-Gov.
| Curtin does not say much unless some
republican taunts him and recalls his
desertion of the old party, which gave
| HIM fame. Page, of California, always
speaks earnestly. His colleague, Gen.
Rosecrans, acts as though afraid to open
his mouth. His hair and beard are
now gray, and he finds it necessary to
carry cane in order to get along.
| ShalleEberger looks like clergyman.
His spare figure is rarely seen, though
there is generally good order when he
addresses the house, for he usually
speaks to the point. Flower, the rich
| democrat from New York, says nothing,
but smiles continually. Blanchard, of
Louisiana, is 33 years of age, and is
one of the youngest members on the
floor. The youngest member is Frost,
of Missouri, who was 80 years old on
Dec. 90 last. Perry Belmont is just one
day older than Frost. Neither is scarce
| ly heard in the open sessions of the
house. Belmont is said to be hard
student. Gibson, of Louisiana, is, or
was, a college president, and is ulosed
to be one of the deepest and best-read
members. Reed, of Maine, has not a
very musical voice, but being very
large man, with pair OF lungs like
bellows, he always manages to make
his remarks heard by the entire house.
Orth is getting along in years, and it is
with an effort that he makes himself
heard. Ranney, of Massachusetts, is one
of the bright men of the house. Miller,
of Pennsylvania, new man this
session, distinguished himself by his
speech in the Mackey case, so much
so that Sam Randall made the remark:
81 didn't know that man before" Miller
has a very h,gh-keyed voice, which he
handles in way that gives proper en-
phasis to the point he desires to make.
But there are many members who were
neither born great, nor can greatness
be thrust upon them. They sit by while
their brethren do the talking, content
with casting their votes for or against
q measure that may be up for consid-
eration.- Washington Cor. Cleveland
| Herald.