The bee., 1884-06-14
BIG AND LITTLE C0NGREssMEN.
Washington Statesmen Considered i'm
the Matter of Height.

the Matter of Height.
A curious scene in the lobby, a Wash
ington letter SAYS, was that of Congress
man George, of Oregon, who stands con-
siderably over six feet high in his boots,
engaged in conversation with a taller
man than himself. George has been
counted one of the tallcst men in this sec
tion of the country, and to see him talk
ing with man a half head taller at
tracted good deal of attention and oc-
casioned some very interesting remarks.
''Do you find many men taller than
yourself, Mr.. George!" somebody asked,
after the interview had ended.
Not many" he said with a laugh.
al have lost the distinction. however, of
being the tallest man in Congress since
Mr.. Stewart, of Texas, came. He is sew
eral inches taller than l."
YES" chimed in bystander, "and
Stewart says he is not considered very
tall man down in Texas There is a
whole family in his county whose men,
bers are all six feet eight, and one man
also in his county who is over seven feet
in height"
Mr. Stewart and Mr.. George are the
tallest men in the House Ex-Governor
Dorsheimer, of New York, is another
who stands over six feet, and he is ply
sically prOportioned to his size, being
broad -shouldered and weighing over 200
pounds. Kentucky, which is noted for
its large men, does not appear to send
many of them to Congress; at least, they
are not here now. One of the smallest
men, physically, now in the House is
Phil. Thompson, of that State, who at
tanned such noteriety year or more
ago by shooting man, and who has
the reputation of having killed half
dozen men. He is probably not more
than FIVE feet six or seven inches, with
Slight figure, boyish face, and a weak
voice, and, but for the heavy brown
mustache, would pass for a youth OF not
more than twenty.
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, when he is in
good health, is one of the largest men
in the house. He is tall and we'll pro-
portioned physically, standing nearly or
quite six feet high, with broad, well
formed shoulders and massive frame
Cable, of Indiana, is another six-footer.
He is one OF the fnest-looking men in
the House 4 massive head covered
with black hair, smooth face and we'll
developed figure. Holman, his colleague,
is the exact reverse in appearance. He is
of medium height, but very slender, with
! iron-gra whiskers, the upper lip smooth
ly shaven, and thin, gray hair and a
''stoop'' in his shoulders, giving him the
appearance of an invalid.
| Cox, of New York, who has often been
spoken of as little Sam Cox, " is not SO
little as pictured. He is below the mid
die size, of course, but there are plenty
smaller men in the House His col
league, Mr.. Hiscock, is one of the finest
on the Republican side He stands near
ly or quite six sect in his boots, well pro-
portioned, with black whiskcrs, sprinkled
with gray, covering his face, except as
to the upper lip. Calkins, of Indiana,
| is as tall, being or quite a six-footer He
weighs nearly 900, has handsome face,
set Oft with keen, gray eyes, brown mus
tache and waving brown hair, is in
marked contrast to that of Dingley, VINO
sits just in front of him, and has a small
! figure, very black hair and very black
whiskers
4 curious figure on the Democratic
| side is that of King, of Louisiana. He
| is short and stout, with a round, bullet
/ shaped head, hair always cropped close,
black eyes and swarthy skin, and face
ani figure SO Napoleonic in appearance
as TO frequently attract attention and re-
mark. One of the oldest figures on the
| Republican side is that of Smalls, the
colored member from South Carolina.
He is short and fat and very black, in
marked contrast with the figure of col
ored man from North Carolina recently
reported upon by a member of Congress
from that State, who speaks of him as
! standing nearly seven feet In his stock
ings.5 He has been the subject of good
deal of attention from some anxious
showmen. and recently made contract
through his member of Congress BY
which he was TO be exhibited with some
travelling company.
4 curious little figure at the House and
one that attracts considerable attention
among visitors is that of a little crippled
page who sits at the door of the appro-
priations committee room. He is puny,
weak little fellow, deformed, weighing
perhaps, fifty pounds, with the face of a
child, yet years of almost manhood. His
little crooked figure has been seen daily
about the capitol for years, and many
dimes and quarters and dollars have beer
dropped by kindly hands into his. Mr.
Holman, ''the objector," moved to put
this little cripple on the pay-rolls of the
House, making him a page to the com
mittee on appropriations. Nobody OBJ
jected, and Mr.. Holman's motion wa
adopted, and the little fellow, then al
object of charity, now sits at the door o.
the appropriations committee room, hold
ing grimly to the latch-key when tht
door is closed, and at night proudly ride
home in his little cart drawn by two goats
which another brother drives to the capi
tol every day about the close of th'
session.