The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-22

Bedford thought be bad found his forse-,o
be funny and 30 he kept il up Since that
no matter what the subiec. under iscu ssion
Belford Is always ready to cut 10. and by
ksyipg his thin. shrill voice up TO ths high
est pitch. tapping his long: awkward arms
abou him at the most terrific rate aud say
ing the most unexpected and uncslled for
things, be MANAGES to make people listen to
him for a tive minutes talk. He is perhaps
the most peculiar man in the House in his
personal appearance. His thin hair Is very
red. but his thick, heavy beard is redder,
while bis face Is even more brilliant hae
than either the hair or beard. His clothes
hang on him like the historic shirt on a
bean pole" Tobacco juice adorns the cor
ners of his mouth and his shirt front. Aud
yet he is vithal very quick and keen vitted,
and quite well read IN some particulars. He
has been in Congress ten years.
Another man who has proved himself
"pestiferous' in this Congress is Mr.. Warner,
of Ohio. He has become almost as chronic
an objector as Mr.. Holman. with apparently
about 10 per cent. of that gentlsmsn's ca
pscity and good judgment. He can offer
more objections in the wrong place, make
more useless inquiries and destroy more
valuable time than any other man with his
experience in Congress. And vet be has
actually been reelected. Another man
with q popularity is Mr.. King. of Louisiana.
In his case the breaking out seems to be
about his personal appearance. lie is said
TO pride himself upon his resemblance to
Napoleon, and to suppose that he has not
only face and head like his, but that he,
too, is possessed of great military genius.
He Is said to be very fond OF assuming atti
tudes which Napoleon made famous, and
to thus by manner add TO the personal re-
semblance, which probably does exist In
some degree. Brumm, OF Pennsylvania, is
another member OF this class His weak.
ness is about labor reforms aud greenbacks
and all that sort of thing. He does not
speak often, and when he does be makes 30
much noise that you can not hear
him say anything. Oscar Turner is another
man with views. His relate mostly TO trace
chains. When the tariff comes up he Is al
ways aroused. and is never easy until he has
got in bill or motion to take the duty OF
trace chains be does not say very mach
In detailsatout the other features or the tariff
except to denouncs ii as iniquitous. but on
trace chains he is always at the front. Me.
Poland, OF Vermont has one popularity IL
bis dress. He still insists upon wearing his
dark blue swallow. tail coat With brass bat.
tons, let the style change as it may. In all
other matters he is perfectly level-headed.
A popularity OF the venerable Wolford, OF
Kentucky, is his appetite for oranges. 1t is
an every day occurrence to see him pacing
about the House, sometimes on the floor and
sometimes in the Hobbies, eating an oran ge.
Probably the most difficult thing m IN of
culture has to no in society is to eat an
orange. He always lodges it IL he can, for
at the best 1t is difficult. But put an aged
mountaineer like Wolford at it, and the
scene becomes absolutely painful. 1t is
sometimes hard when you see Wolford
marching down the main aisle or promensd-
ing in the lobby and exploring the interior
of mammoth orange, to tell where VOL
ford ends and the orange begins. Miller, OF
Pennsylvania, is another man of points. /"
He has a very thin, very piercing veice, and is a
most intense partisan, and injecs his sharp
speeches and cutting remarks most generally
on political occasions. OF course, every
body knows Mr. Holmans weak point-thst
of Directing to every blessed thing that looks
as though it could be possibly dispensed
with.
Mr.. Robinson, OF Brooklyn. better known
as 'Richelieu" Robinson, is another brilliant
example Of the men with peculiarities. He