Telegram-herald., 1889-12-30

accom- par lei by most careful purchases
OF becoming shoes, you are likely To hear
OF a dozen times IN week. Senator
Blackburn Is a strapplng biz fellow, but
be has a foot which d woman might well
envy IL Is both small and perfectly
SHAPED. senator Pierce, OF Dakota, Il
new man IN Washington, and. OF course,
the gusAipers could not De expected &c
say much about him. But they do say
OF him that be Is fond of his own society,
and that hs takes frequent hong and
solitary walks. Senator McMllan's pat
ent feathers, and his penchant for
white waistcoats. ara better known
than the bills which he introduced
a week or 50 ago, and they were
important bills, too. Senator Quay
- Known as the man who wears light
cOlored suits on the floor Of the senate,
the only man who has the moral cOur-
age TO do so. President Harrison is
talked of for his habit of looking at his
toes and twiddling a bunch of keys
while talking 10 callers IN his library.
Senator Hoar Also has this habit OF
junglTlg bunch Of keys in his fingers
Speaker Reed is not very particular
about his attire. bat he has a way Of
grabbing hold Of his vest and yanking 1t
down four or FIVE times In a half hour.
Gr Burrows, Of Michigan. is "a much
known for his habit of putting his feet
upOn his desk, and for his refusal 10
have blacking put on his shoes, as foi
anything else ingalls, is almost as
much known for his red neckties and
his statuesque manners as for his com
mand of the English language. With
all his sternness Mr.. Ingalls, Is also be-
coming known "a a humoriSt. He saw
more cute things AID more sharp
things than any other senator. A
sample Of ingalls, dry humor cropped
out tho other day when Senator
Coke, of Texas, was making some re-
marks. Coke has the deepest, most
sOnOrous Voice In the senate, and when
he lets it out nobody need fail 70 hear.
On this occasion the chamber was rea-
sonably quiet, and Mr. Coke, becoming
interested in his argument, roared out
~ that the men in the far corridor could
understand what he was talking about
As the food OF Ar. Cokes oratory
reached its high tide, 3fr. Ingalls, rose,
and with face a. straight as two foot
rule said Mr.. President, it is impossi-
bic 70 bear the senator on this side Of
the chamber Then, having made his
sarcastic point, Mir. ingalls, sat down
and began talking and whispering 10 his
Deigtbors, Senators Hawley and Man
derson, while the senate snickered at the
expense of ponderous Mr.. Coke. On an
other occasion, while Ingalls, was in the
chair. a senator called up n resolution and
on the motion 70 pass being put only one
senator, the mover Of the resolution,
voted After stating both sides Of the
proposition the chair sacrificed gram
mar To a giearu Of huu1or, which was
greatly appreciated in that cave Of
gloom. saying: The ave have it and
the resolution is adopted"
Senator Ingalls, weakness for red
neckties continues, and he never appears
in the senate with a necktie of any other
color on his very high and very stiff
collar. Senator Coke does not wear any
coiiar at an. but precious little difference
this makes in Coke's case ~ he has a
long. thick. patriarchal beard. under
which a collar would be wholly lost 70
view. In the house Robert Hit, Of
Illinois. Blaine's warm friend. has taken
tho place of Mr Blaine's other warm
friend-Gnister 10 Germany Phelps-as
the vearor Of red neckties. Senator
Pzvne wears the old fashioned string tie,
and was never seen with any other on.
senator Hiscock wears a bold aud flow
ing sailor tie. quite IA picturesque as the
senators great head of shaggy hair.
All these little traits or habits Of great
men one maT hear Of IN an hours talk
with any habitae Of the Capitol Il il
the little things that people remember
and Judge a man bY. They size up old
Senator Brown Of Georgia by hls habit of
washing his hands in invisible soap. Billy
Mason of Chicago BY tlre peculiar aban-
don . his shfrt front. Springer ~ his
now famous hutfonniere q red. Senator
Morrill,. the veteran Of Vermont. u noted
fer his persistent love Of bread and milk.
Tha old gentleman. ard fine old man
he is. has eaten nothing but bread and
milk Tor luncheon during tirs lsss twenty
years Bread and milk must oe . pretty
good diet. fcr few men ~ tae senator a
age are better preserved or more active
hoth physically snd mentally. Senator
Daniel always has IN uniighted cigar ia
hs mouth Ha is a confirmed dry
smoker Uous of Teuree-ee. o1a ~ The
I-71.1g southern members is never