The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11
A Glance at Some of the Makers
at Harrisburg.

The correspondent of the Sunday
Scranton Republican gravely aflirms
that the house of representatives is
body peculiar to itself. 1 venture to
say that, if that staid and dignifed
body, the senate, was transplanted in
the house, in week the grave and
reverend boys of the higher branch
would be just as hoydenish and full of
mischief as the biggest infant in the
house. It's catchin. But they are
not all kittenish and frolicsome. A
few of them are very dignitied. Take
J. Mcdowell Sharpe, of Franklin, for
instance. He is very dignifed. When
J. Mcdowell arises and looks wise at
the speaker and sideways at the Re-
publicans on the other side of the
house, it is two to one that some Wig
orous English is about to be launched.
Shorpe's greatest defect is one he can
not cure-he is very deaf. If had
the bank account of Willis j. Hulings,
the young oil member from Venango,
you wouldn't catch me monkeying
around legislature. Beside his
money Hulings has that jovial good
nature that characterizes all.
He was telling me how he might
have made $3,OO0,O0O by buying an
Arizona copper claim, near Tucson,
for $4,000. "Why didn't you take
it, l asked. because another fel-
low got in ahead of me. never was
born to be rich" Considering that
his shekels will aggregate about $780,
600, l think Mr.. Hulings lowered on
the borders of truth when he made
that last remark. Uncle Jake Zeigler
is state character. All Democratic
state conventions are hushed when
Uncle Jake gets up to talk. Just so
does the house calm down and listen
when the frosty-poled son of Butler
speaks Next to Uncle Jake sits
Furth, of Philadelphia, an exceedingly
fresh young man. l believe I'd say
something mean about Furth if he
wasn't such an accommodating gen.
tleman. He is always courteous, and
the best talker for Hebrew / ever
knew. He is called the Disraeli of
the house, but he lacks many of the
qualities of statesman, and he talks
too much Jerome b. Niles, of Potter,
the man who discovered John J.
Mitchell Ga fact he doesn't care to
boast about Just now. He is keen
and sharp in debate, with a level head
and quick to think, he does worry
the Democracy very much when he
wants to. Niles is mentioned as a
candidate for auditor general. think
you'll agree the party couldn't do bet
ter In front of Niles sits Lands, OF
Lancaster, the spread eagle orator of
the house, and the great election re-
former. When Lands flies his kite
into the cloudy realms of oratory the
American eagle Just gets up and lifts
the roof off of the capitol You can
thank Lands for the act Furnishing
+ fraud at primary elections. | haven't
dared to run for Judge of primaries
since Lands had that act passed, fol
, fear | might make mistake and be
/, arrested.
A new face in the house this yea,
q is Bulitt, of Philadelphia. He is ;
g very smart young man, but he says
G "aw'-as Philadelphiaw, Senataw ant
Mistaw. l can forgive most anything
!. but that. He is a beautiful talker
a and is listened to attentively Like
e wise he has healthy bank account
q Now, here is a character Men amara
!. of Bedford, His chief peculiarityis tha
he never gets up to talk that he doesen'
I say something mean about the Repub
IT lican party. The venerable Ajax Col
it born. of Somerset, always has rotor
| for Mcnamara, but not so singing a
o could be given by Wolfe, whose oil
desk Colborn occupies. The venera
0, BILE Neill, of Philadelphia, is an orator
whom it is pleasure to hear tall
ID He is an eX,Methodist preacher, an
ID he must have been a rattler in til
pulpit. Neil drew tears to goo
| many eyes not long ago while plea(
e. ing for an appropriation for n hon
for fallen women in Philadelphia
h. Davis, of Forest, is a tall Repubiioa
,h with long beard and an odor of hen
;" lock bark about him. He is chose
/ : leader on his side and knows a hes
to of parliamentary law.