St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23

Fair of Nevada is the richest sena-
tor; Harris of Tennessee is the poor
est; Sherman of Ohio is the leanest ;
DAVID Davis of Illinois the fattest
Butler of South Carolina the handsOm-
est; McDill of Iowa the ugliest Ma
hone of Virginia the most heterodOx /;
and Mcmillan of Minnesota the most
orthodox. Senator Ingalls, of Kansas
Is the best debater, and Don Cameron
OF pennsylvania the poorest; Van
Wyek of Nebraska the wittiest, and
Mitchell of Pennsylvania the dullest !;
Bayard the most scholarly, and Plumb
the least so Morgan of Alabama talks
the most, and johnson of Virginia the
least Salisbury of Delaware is the
tallest, and Sawyer the shortest; Ed
munds is the best lawyer, Davis of
West Virginia the best business man !;
Logan the most noted general, and
Frye of Maine the most eloquent ora
tor. Bayard started life as q counter
jumper, Beck as a farm hand, Conger
as lumber hand, Davis of West Vir-
glnla as IL brakeman, Dawes as a school
teacher, Fair as a bartender, Farley as
coach driver, German as senate
page Tones of Florida as a carpenter,
Metyill as department clerk, Morrill,
as country stOre-keeper, Plumb as
printers devil, Sawyer as a laborer,
Sherman as a surveyor, and Vest as a
reporter.
Thirty members of the senate were
engaged in the armies of the late war
of these D were rebel officers and 9
Union men. Hawley has been COVER
n (tnnnanfiaut. DfG ~
Hampton of South Carolina Kellogg
of Louisiana; German of Mary land
Harris of Tennessee and Vance of
North Carolina.
1t seems to me that all of the big
men have gone out of the senate, with
the ever brilliant exception of Ed
munds of Vermont, who is, think, as
big man as ever sat in the upper
house of Congress.
In the house, of the men with ambi-
tiOns, Goddess wants to be governor of
Ohio, Knott of Kentucky and Wads-
worth of New York, Randall, Carlisle,
Springer, Cox, Morrison, Townshend
and Converse, are looking toward the
speakership. LeedOm wants the posi-
ton of sergeant-at arms, and Atkins
that of dOOrkeeper of the next house
Mckinley and TOwnshend of Ohio are
said to aspire to the senate Haskell of
Kansas thinks he has a chance at the
White House
McLane OF Maryland wants every.
thing to go on by the precedent of for
ty years ago. Ben LIE Fevre of Ohio
prides himself on his method of dis
tributing seeds to his constituents.
Blount of Georgia revels in the beauty
of his small hands. Mclean of st. Lou
is spends his time thinking of his liver
pills, and Emory Speer of Georgia re-
jOices in thinking himself the prettiest
little fellow in the house. Ben Wood
of New York is conspicuous by his alb
sence. He has only twice answered
roll call and has never occupied his
seat during his congressional term.
Mr.. kasSOn of Iowa is noted for his
polished manners and his Miss Nancy
address g. NJ. RObesOn of New jersey
for his love of good living; Sam Cox of
New York for his wit and sarcasm
Proctor Knott for his irony, Jones of
Texas for his poverty Scales of North
Carolina for his knowledge of the Indi-
ans, and Singleton of Mississippi for
his likeness to jeff Davis.
Singleton of Illinois is the uglest
man i'll Congress, Frank Hiscock is the
handsOmest Gambler of Massachusetts
is the most pOmpOus, Wait of COnnec-
ticut the oldest, Frost of Missouri the
Youngest; Townshend of Illinois the
most bOmbastic, Crapo of Massachu-
setts the most modest; Tom Reed of
Maine the brightest, and Walpole Col
erick of Indiana decidedly the dullest.
Congressman Hammond of Georgia is
the ablest lawyer in congress, Wads-
worth of New York is the biggest
farmer, Farwell of Chicago the biggest
merchant, Russell of Massachusetts the
largest manufacturer, and Belford of
Colorado the most extensive miner.
Governor Curtin is the great diplomat
of the house, George NJ. Robeson the
great orator, Robert j. C. Walker the
great poet, George Wise of Richmond
the great duelist, Ranney of Boston the
great criminal examiner, and Anson
McCOok the great military hero.