Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-10

A Legislative Body i'm Which the Bald.
headed Men Have q Majority.

MEN WHO LEAD THE HOUSE IN THE MATTER
OF BALDNEss-YoUNG MEN WITH SMOOTHLY
WORN CRowNS-THE THICK AND THIN OF
LEGISLATION.
Looking down on it from the gallery, the
House of Representatives presents a scene Of
picturesque badness. 1t is as bald as the
orchestra at a ballet. One of the men who
shows the most head to tho number of hairs
visible, is Mr.. Bennett, of North Carolina, who
said the other day, concerning the civil service
reform, what many democrats feel. He has a
large head which badness rather becomes, and
the lack of hair ON the crown is made up for by
an immense beard. There are comparatively
few men in the House who have not some sign
of badness, though some of them are quite
young Mr.. Camphill, OF Ohio, is one of the
very young bald-headed men. Considerable OF
his head has been cleared.
Mr.. Reed, OF Maine, hes head as round as an
apple and as smooth on top as II he polished his
wit there. No one looking at it's surface could
guess how much shrewdness there is inside. 1t
is one OF the most decelving heads In the House
without much hair to cover it. What he has is
snow white, like his beard which is more pro-
life. AS whole, the heads in the House COM
pare tavorably with those in preceding Con-
crosses, botn as to size, shape and badness.
Crisp, of Georgia, has what might be termed
a goOd-natured bald head, one that would
attract attention from the galleries, but would
not suggest the idea of its owner being aged,
comfortable, satisfactory bald head-one that
it is pleasant to look at.
Brown, of Pennsylvania, is more conscious of
his badness than Is anybody else. Every now
and then he rubs his hand over the top of his
head, to the great discontinue of the short
hairs that are claiming the right of settlement
there
McMillin, of Tennessee, and James, of New
York, try to conceal their badness by combing
the hair over from one side.
Several members wear wigs. Bingham, of
Philadelphia, makes no attempt to conceal that
the top OF his head is too slippery for hair to
stand on. 1t has been slipping down until it
just hangs on to the edges
Gillian, Miller and West are quite bald, and
Wade has very little hair to speak of. Randall
has just little vacant spot right about the
crown, the rest of his head being pretty thickly
covered, and Carlisle has quite a big bald spot.
Ranney and Breckenridge, of Kentucky
could spare enough hair to cover the heads OF
some of their brethren. Ranney has fine head
of steel-gray hair quite likely to attract atten.
ton, while Breckinridge has beautiful suit
OF soft snowy hair, matching a well-trmmed
thick white beard and contrasting with a youth
full face.
SLENDER AND STOUT MEMBERS.
The House is filled up mostly of average
sized men of middle age. Barnes, of Georgia
fills his chair the fullest and has the most trou-
BILE to carry his weight around. But there are
q number OF others who run considerably over
200 pounds. Baker, of New York, would prob
| ably hold the scales on a balance with Barnes
but he Is taller and his flesh doesn't seem quite
such a burden to him. He has a smooth face.
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HscOck and Warner are both big and tall
| being we'll matched in weight and size. The
Ohio man supports part of his weight on big
black cane with hook at the end, which he
has leather stall for in front of his desk; while
Hscock is as active any OF the lighter men
| In the House. Reed stands as u proof that lean
men are not the only ones that "Think too
much Besides being one of the heaviest men
| in the House he is the most alert and quick
witted. He reaches the most remote conclu.
siOns in the most direct and astonishing way,
and always appears at greatest case in close
quarters. Reagan Burns, Cutcheon and Crisp
are all big men. The three smallest men in the
House are Belmont, Merriman and Swope
| The thinnest is Geddes, and Hayd il the most