The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-13
he STATESMEN WHO TALK.
pcculiarities of Some of the Con-
gressional Dcbatcrs.

itself and its readers by noting some OF
The peculiarities of prominent men III
public life in England. The great men
in this country have their peculiarities
rs well as those of other countries. An
hour in the House will demonstrate
that fact to any close observer. For
instance, it is not an uncommon thing
10 see member of the house, while in
his seat, scratch his head clean and
rare his nails, run his hands through
MS hair, tickle his ear with a feather,
or do any absent-minded trifle which
might seem out of place elsewhere,
Reagan, of Texas, for instance, the
ex-postmaster general of the Confeder-
acy, is never at his best unless he has
short string, with the ends tied to-
gether, with which he may employ his
hands. pulling and twisting and work
ING it after the scat s-cradle" fashion.
If he does not have the string, his next
choice is some loose pieces of paper,
which he tears into bits, scattering
them about him until the floor in his
vicinity looks as though q sort of biz
zard had struck it.
Hewitt, of New York, has a queer
habit of crossing his legs when he talks.
He usually gets into an aisle between
me seats, and, putting his hands on
desk at each side of him, crosses his
is as he stands. When he gets
armed up he can stand with his legs
ossed without holding on to the desk.
dge Kelly, who is the central figure
~ the republican side, does not talk
lch nowadays. He is getting pretty
u.d, and recognizes this fact The last
me he made a speech in the house he
oegan by saying that he did not know
whether or not his strength would be
Efficient to carry him through. He
has wonderfully strong voice for one
of his slight physique, and can make
himself heard in every corner of the
-reat hall.
Tom Reed, of Maine, who sits
near Kelley, has a very incisive man
her, and is probably as much at home
on his feet as any other man in the
oouse. He is never Hurried. He is
not an orator, and does not indulge
much in gestures when he speaks; but
is antagonist is usually glad when he
SITS down. He has way of saying cut
ing things, and can be severe as well
IS witty when occasion requires. Frank
Iiurd, of Ohio, has q curious manner
Of finging his arms out at right angles
With his body, giving him the appear
ance of hying-machino. He walks
With cane usually, one leg being con-
siderable shorter than the other, and
inds difficulty in standing without it
On any other occasion than that of
speech-making, When he gets warmed
up in his speech, however, he forgets
cane and leg and everything else, and
me way his arms fly is n caution to
those in reach of them. Holman, 'the
oojector," seldom strikes out from the
shoulder in making his gestures, as do
most orators Nearly all his gestures
are simply by the motion of the hand,
or at least of the arm, from the elbow
down. He has very funny way of
checking up his sentences, spectacles
IN hand, with chopping motion of the
right hand, which is rather amusing to
tAe observer, but quite annoying to the
"entleman who wants to get a little
Jill through and cannot because of Hol-
mans objection
Hewitt, Of Alabama, is a queer-look-
ing man at best, but when he is max
ING speech he certainly presents a
very peculiar appearance. He has q
way of pinching up his hand as if it
were half full of salt, and of stretching
tout, in making gestures, as if he were
trying to drop some OF the salt on the
Oird's tail, and of then drawing it back
quickly as if his fingers had been prick
cd General Tom Brown, of Indiana,
never began q speech in his life unles.
both hands were rammed down in hi
Jreeches pockets, and he never take
more than one of them out at tim
.or purpose of gesticulation. But it i
no greatest and only Belford who ha
me most peculiar way of his own
addressing the House. He was neve
Snown to stand by his own desk. II
Always takes possession of the aisl
eoloinng, and sometimes he traverse
TWO or three aisles in the course of hi
remarks, Belford uses arms, lecs
lungs coat-tails, and, in fact, ever
available adjunct to oratorv; and TIM
Al is, perhaps, that he attracts SO muc
ttentlon. 1t has so often been remarl
ed that his speeches sound much bctt
than they read. In the senate the
are quite as many peculiarities, cor
paratively, as in the house. A visit
to the gallery of the senate may oft,
hear the rafting of a bunch of KEYS
the floor. He may be sure that eth
Ben Harrison, of Indiana, or Senat
Hoar, of Massachusetts, are sittir
quietly in their seats. Both of the
gentlemen seem to be best able to II
ock their thoughts by rafting the
Keys IN alistless way. Senator Groom
OF Maryland, has a great way of whir
ing his chair around so that his bac
Is toward the presiding officer; thus
VIII SIT and read or talk, or ponder t,
haii an hour at time. Senator Ra,
som, handsome man, by the wa,
turns his chair sideways and kecns h
eye on the ladies' gallery. Senot,
sawyer, OF Wisconsin, presses his p,
tunu hgure against the door-iamb an
drums on the sides Of the walls whc
ne Is hesitating between his duties {
the moor and comforts in the cloa
room. Logan is kept pretty busy som
Tunes pushing his raven hair back o
OF his eyes, and Ldmunds whom ooo