The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-05

81 per cent. limit, and allowing the National
banks TO issue currency up to the par value
OF their government bonds 1t was the sec
ond important bill brought before the
House, and Wilkins tried hard to force It's
passage. The effort looked feasible. Six
weeks had been wasted and the temper OF
the House for real work was favorable. But
unfortunately for the bill Weaver came to
the front. He was bitterly opposed TO
il. A skilled parliamentarian he fought it
at every stage. Wilkins was no match for
him. ParleYs were held, followed by per
sistent filibustering. The Iowan stood ike
King James against the rock. The eyes OF
| the new members were opened. PrOtesJs
\ came from their constituents. zen. WeaV-
! er watchfulness and tenacitv bore irult;
| An evident majority for the bill dwlndlen
until it was almost certain that 1t would be
defeated if pressed to n passage. wilkins
! became ill., and the measure lost It's mo
| tive power But Weaver IS not thrown
from his guard. He remains on the floor,
and if the fight is again renewed 1t IS PFeCty
safe to say that he will not be defeated.
TO the right Of Gen. Weaver sits another
ready debater. He is the youngest of the
men who periodically challenge attention.
He has Il light moustache, and his hair IS
of the same color as his coat. He has D!ue
eyes, and fair complexion. His manner
is as buoyant as his speech. He uses Anglo,
| Saxon words i'll preference TO Latin ana
! OFtbk derivatives, anu ne Splllo tho ~ l't ~
| OF logic to q niCety. This statesman IS the
Hon. John Henry Rogers, of Arkansas.
| Ladies in the gal iereS listen to lis sentences
| with rapt attention. He also invariably but
| tons his coat on taking the floor. After
carefully laying the foundation for his ar
| gument, he erects a simple framework,
nails on his clapboardS, roofs and shingles
! his house with the average amount OF
noise, and laths and plasters its rooms
| Nth the grace and ability Of an expert.
| The result is a neat but unpretentious
structure, furnished with simple mental
elegance, and pleasing to all who study
| il.
AN INTELLECTUAL LIGHTHOUSE
on the Republican territory is the Hon.
Julius G.. Burrows, of Michigan Like the
| light at Fire Island, his light flashes regu-
| larry, shooting a rOseate pathway over
| either calm or troubled waters. Burrows Is
| a mighty statesman. Like Frank HiscOck,
! he wears a low cut waistcoat He moves
around the House with majestic grace, pro
tecting his kidneys in the meantime by
! casp1ng his hands under the tails Of his coat.
| Mr.. Burrows plays Sherman to Tom Reeds
| Grant. When Mr.. Reed enters the United
States Senate the Michigander will undoubt-
| edly succeed him in the command of the
Republican contingent in the House of Rep
| reSentatives Mr. Burrows wears full
brown beard His hair is so thick that lie
could spare plentiful supply for the head
| of Mr. Reed which sadly needs it. The
former spends much of his time in his seat,
with his fingers twined over his chest, and
| his head Just above the back of his chair.
! He has hands as soft rs those of the late A.
| T. Stewart and head as hard as that of
George f. Edmunds. For man who dis
| plays more than an average weight OF watch
chain, he is unusually urbane and agree
| able When his voice is heard in debate the
Randall
Gov. Long, and w. G. +. Breckenridge alone
| attract more attention. Mr.. Burrows is a
man of meat, both intellectually and physi-
cally. He strikes hard blows in open bat
ties, and he is an adept i'll mining and coun-
termining. If he wanted a pheasant, he
would kill one on the wing if possible; fail
ing in this he would shoot one sitting, if OPP
portunity served; if he missed it, he would
snare the bird. Bnt pheasant he would
surely have.
Away back on the Democratic edge of the
circle of seats sits another one-armed man.
Like Gen. Hooker, he lost his arm on the
battle field He was not so fortunate as the
Mississippian, the right instead of the left
arm being missing The brave soldier is
Gen. William &. Oates, of Alabama. He is
portly and dignified. He has round white
| face, and thick gray hair and
moustache. He dresses in plain
black. His voice is sonorous and
his manner argumentative. Although
frequently occupying the floor, he never
wastes the time Of the House. He seems to
be governed strictly by sense of duty, and
never loses his temper i'll debate. The new
members CLEAN information from his sheafs
of wisdom, and listen TO him with respect
full attention. His face and figure might be
mistaken for the face and figure OF Mr..
| John Swinton, but there the resemblance
ends. Gen. Oates is temperate and impas-
sionate in oratory, while SwintOn roars like
Jupiter on Olympus and scatters his thun-
derbolts over sea and land regardless of
| consequences.
Away ON the right of the Speaker sits the
| counterpart # Julius Caesar Burrows. In
| face. figure, whiskers and coat tails he re-
sembles the member from Kalamazoo. In
| oratory. however, the difference is percepti-
| bic. The gentleman 5 the Hon. Lewis e.
| Pavson of Illinois. He talks more than
! Burrows talks, but he does not say as much
Burrows packs his logic like wet snow,
while Payson's logic is haky and feathery
| Burrows arguments are like annealed iron,
while Payson's at times seem to carry a sup
erabundance of pot metal. Still he is good
talker and more than match for Democra-
tic experts on what might be considered
| false issues
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN GOLIATH
of the field of debate is the Hon Ransom
| w. Durham, of Chicago. AT a distance of
forty feet he in the perfect picture of the
late Gen. John A. Logan, with trimmed
hair He RACES in debate very much AS
Logan ragged, and he fights very much as
Logan fought. Unlike Logan. however
he sometimes accepts a battle on untenable
grounds. Durham is the man who recently
introduced a flying 'machine bill, which was
promptly referred to the Committee on
| Acoustics and Ventilation.
The prince of ill the Republican debaters.
however, is the immortal Pig Iron Kelly
He is as slender as Nelson j. Waterbury,
and fully as pugnacious. His forehead be-
gins and ends with his perceptve faculties.
His eyes are dimmed with age. There are
silver threads in his beard, but his hair re-
tains its original color. This is his four
teenth term i'll Congress, and he is "A years
old yet he has the most powerful voice of
any man in Congress. 1t is deep-chested
and sepulchral. 1t echoes tho days of
Douglas. Toombs, Thad. Stevens and Ben
Wade and it stirs the blood of all who hear
him. Nothing small eXctes the old man,
but when he is aroused his voice fairly
shakes the lintels of the capitol. He is the
last of tho old line Of statesmen When he
dies Pennsylvania Republican may fill his
seat, but none can b@found to fill his place.
AMOS J. CUMMINGS.
NABOBS IN RAGS.