The Evening critic., 1885-01-06


come a law, He is very wealthy, often
grabbed and the son-in-law of tho late Peter
Cooper. He does not strongly impress one
when he speaks.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, has n generous
heart, except where the National Treasury
is concerned. There he draws the lue.
His voice is poor one, and though not a
handsome man, by any means, he is much
better looking than the picture of him
which cratic Editor Dana printed of him
whom Mr.. Dana was booming MIR. Holman
for the Democratic nomination.
Mr.. Henley is small gentleman with a
very queer way about him In delivering his
remarks. He is the only Californian Of this
House who comes back. His manner OF
delivery is the only one Of its kind in the
House and attracts attention He also is
very witty.
Mr. Kelley, the father of tho House, is for
high protection and tho reduction of the
internal revenue without any delay. He Is
very fond of his daughter Florence, who is
an exceedingly bright lady. Often has the
Judge quoted in his tariff speeches letters
which sho had written to him from abroad.
He is very dramatic in his delivery, length
oning out his words with a long ring pos.
sessed by him alone. In early life he was
an actor.
Mr. Le FevTe is rotund and Jolly. He
sends out more seeds and things to his con-
stituents than any twenty other Members.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas makes q rattling
good speech and wants the tariff hewed.
He is good manager.
Judge Reagan, of Texas, the author of
the Interstate Commerce bill. was Post
master-Gcneral of the late Confederacy.
He makes good speech, judging from the
Record but very few ever hear him, unless
they are within radius of twenty feet.
His voice Is very low. He has o habit Of
continually tearing paper into strips and
throwing them upon the floor. he is al
ways surrounded by q snowfall Of paper.
During his Congressional career he has
torn up tons Of paper.
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, has a habit of
constantly chinking four silver dollars,
which are held in his right hand.
Mr.. Tucker is one of the leading men on
the Democratic side. He is commanding
in figure, and sometimes stilted in his style
of delivery. He has Indian blood in his
veins. His face is ruddy, his form erect,
ard his manners courtly.
Mr.. Springer takes up a good deal Of the
Record, He is ready debater, aud is gen.
eIally found in tho fray. He is an investi-
gator. He was sorry at first that Speaker Car
Isle did not give him more important
committee than that on Expenditures in
the Department of Justice, but after be-
ginning the investigation of that Depart
ment he was satisfied with the prominence
which it gave him.
Mr.. Ranney, of Boston, and Mr.. Turner
of Georgia, are two of the ablest men in the
House. They differ in politics. but have
the most profound respect for each other.
Mr.. Willis, Of Kentucky, is the typical
worker of the House. Messrs O'Hara, of
North Carolina, and Small, Of South Caro-
lima, are the only two colored Members
Mr.. 0'Hara is the ADLER man of the two
He is well formed and not very dark. Mr.
Small is squatty and dark.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, is tall and portly
He has the worst voice in the House, and
is of somewhat ungainly figure. He is the
real leader on the Republican side. He is
biting in his wit, is generally sarcastic, and
very frequently partisanly bitter. He has
good deal of wit and in conversation
has quaint way of putting things
which pleases the palate of thought and
at the same time gives the whole situation
in nut shell.
Mr.. William Walter Phelps, despite his
parted in e.mIddle bair and somewhat
dudish appearance, Is q man of brains and
brilliance. His delivery isl very effective
There is one popularity about him. In
starting out to make speech he continue:
much longer in the commonplace than dc
others. But when he once gets down to
work it is very easy to see what sort of stuff
there is in him,
Colonel Bayne, of Pennsylvania, is one
of the very popular men in the House. He
is very popular, indeed, with newspaper
men. When he begins to talk the first
thing that strikes his hearers is the un
usual length of his arms. The next 1;
that he knows how to make speech.
General Wolford, of kentucky, is 8
| quaint old gentleman. he was one of the
most gallant officers Of the Union Army
| and is filled with lead that came from the
other side of the line. He walks with 6
| stick around the floor in curious kind o.
manner. lie is very genial and jolly.
Mr.. Phil Thompson, jr., who goes out OF
the House at the close Of this session, ought
to have been returned. He made splen
did record for himself at the last session
| He will be succeeded by Ex-Governor Nc
| Creary. 1t is generally thought that tht
| railroads defeated Mr.. Thompson for re
| nomination.
Another young man who will be missed
at the next session is Mr.. g. A. Post, o
| Pennsylvania. He was secretary of thu
Democratic Congressional Committee du
ring the campaign and did most excellent
work. He would have been reelected
had he not been in strong Republican
district. He was the youngest man in
the House, until Mr.. Shively, who wa
| elected to fill vacancy, came in.
George d. Wise, of Virginia, is an excel
| lent speaker, but he has mannelisms abou
| him that spoil the effect of what he says
| He talks as If he were talking to jury.
Governor Long, of Massachusetts, make
| a speech that can hardly be surpassed. I'll
| is the least bit stout, but is handsome. Th
hair on the top OF his head has beel
thinned. He is highly cultivated. HI
language is the choicest English. Some O
his speeches, especially that on the Whisk,
bill last session it would be difficult to equa
1t was the best of the many made on tina
| subject. He combines high literary cultur
with the gift to make it tellingly useful Il
dealing with every day matters.
Colonel Tom OchiltTee is of Texas ant
national fame. He is, also, through hi
bout last session with Bismarck over tn
Herr Lasker resolutions, of almost world
wide fame.
Mr.. Belford, of Colorado, is an able man
with the glowing metaphor and humor q
the Far West. He is, also, for the surplu!
and is conspicuous by his absence from tn
present session.
| Mr.. Hiscock, of New York, is one Of tht
most striking figures on the floor. He Is
leader among the Republicans. He is biz
but his size has nothing of the burly abou
it. He has iTOn-gray hair and a piercin
voice. He is fighter. He is stubborn i
debate and forces the fighting into the enc
my's camp. He can stand hard blows a
we'll as he can give them. He gestlculate
emphatically, using his right hand
General Rosecrans is as benign as he look
He is always in a good humor and his ca