The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-18

like the signatures OF men who had been &C
customed to holding the pow rather than
wrestling with problems OF stetesnarship.
And those of other tariff men are not much
better. Mr. Carlisle, for instance, signs ".
O. Carlisle Covington, KY" in hand that
reminds ycC Of that IN which your butcher
bills ara made out. Hurd writes feir hand,
and Randall signs ''Sam. J. Randall" in
clear, firm, busine ss-like hand that Is pleas-
ure to read. Mills, OF Texas writes as he
tslks when on she tariff question-yery
loud"-kis signature looking "a though it
had been written with wooden toothpick,
and covering nearly half q page OF the eli bum.
Hevitt's hand Is as unsteady as bis slssp,
and his signature is anJ thing but pretty or
strong. WeshbUrne. of Minnesota. writes
fairly legibe signature, in big letters, and as
it is good for q million dollars when signed
TO check, IL passes without criti-
cism. Mcmillan, the Senator from Min
nesots, writes better haRd than Wash
burne, but is not worth dollar. The hand
Bomest signature in the HoUee is that of
Kleiner, of Indiana. It is like copy plate"
There are some surprises in the matter of
signatures. Reed, OF Maine, who is big and
fat and not more particular in personal ap-
pearance than many others about him,
writes the protest little feminine hand i'm
sginable, while little Sammy Cox, whose
name and initials are but Ave letters. spreads
them over twice the space that Mr.. Reeds
Dsms occupies. The Chief Justice OF the
Supreme Court signs himself In q very neat
hand, IN. M. r. Waite, Chief Justice of the
United States" Justice Field writes brisk
looking hand, Stephen J. Field, Associate
Justice Supreme Court Justice Harlan
signs 'Your 0bedient Servant" and then
follows with the name and position. Senator
Pendleton's signature is not very handsome.
It Is good deal after the style of Mr.. Car
lisle's. Wade Hampton's is 8 very neat
and legible one. Mr.. Waite, of Connecti-
cut, the Oldest nan in the House.
writes. with the regards OF your old
friend, John I. Waite, Norwich, Conn; "Mr.
Sprir ger. of Illinois, writes, "Yours very
Texas, signs tom Ochiltree" in fairly legi-
bis round hasd. Mr.. Phelps signs "Wm.
Walter Phelps" in very plain business
hand. 0'Hsrx and Smalls, the colored MEM
beTs, write signatures up to the average.
Er. Turner, OF Kentucky, signs Yours, Os-
car Turner. Gibraltar District. KY" Mr..
Stephens, of Georgia, wrote Alexander II.
Hall, Charlottesville, Ca" A Virginia MEM
Der wrote, John T. Harris, Harrisonbzrg,
Vs., March 3 1881, 10:40 p. m; House in
81 ssi0n showing, and great crowd in Wash
ipgton." a Tennessee member wrote, Tho
dear little pages, daily IN hunt OF auto
some. Yours truly. VIM. +. Moore" Mr..
Moore 10 no longer troubled by autograph
hunters, having been retired from Congress
some time since. One rural member in his
frat session, sUpposing the albems belonged
20 the boys themselves, wrote "a good boy
will make good man." and other Ben
Frsnklinisns, until he got hint in some
way, and shut down on the sentiment.
Some Of the autographs are, az intimated
above, quito illegible, and would be
az intricate as Chinese puzzle,
bot that toe writer usually follows
his name with bis residence or Congressional
District, so that ths curious, by wrestling
the Congressional Directory, may find out
what the strange characters are intended to
represent. Some Of the most striking of
thsse artistic" autographs are those of Con-
gressnen K. John Ellis, OF Louisiana: K. NJ.
| Murray. of Ohio. and S. Dibble, of South
Carolina, which three, with those of Messrs.
Morrison and Kelly and President Arthur,
/ are given herewith.