Telegram-herald., 1890-06-22

A PAGE II TIE CHAIR
editor " the Jackson Citlzea Hs IS an
especial taTo-ite WITH the neN men-
be-s. who -ecuse recognition without
tlIcurY whlle be- ls in no c4air. his
Is As third term ia Congress. CDon-
nell is ch-ir.l-n ~ tl8 committee on
ed -clrlon
Ben Buuerwo-th is another man O,
business The saus aL-llry and versa
uLy thai Distinguish -i4 upon tas
roer of the House zra apparent ahen
be takes ths raseL ie daes business
Ell. Ll-.o..sly. e1l re-s more fan o-t q
10 than Thomas r. Reed himself lis
eyes -ui.l.eas as elleiLates point of
orla- a. is gave. dances 10 tle least
s--u ol eJnil -ou Ben is .l overflow
in. .e-l 90 ll.arultion ana -ato -ac-Lal
deli-l- ll q mru 1e- c4- 3 Understand
a question after Nu-.srEor-A bas ex-
pla ned H. Doc may as we'll a-- up his
do i a-I travel hornF.aris. The Gen-
e-al is -leo lae 4.cls9ues- % an rhe
presiding o-l.-rs. lie has The f0rn @,
a AsoIo Bey.derc, Is as Witty md
versatile as John Van Iu-en, and as
lmperi0us p bis rulings a. Henry Clay.
The House w.l lose is br. -htcst orna-
ment when Zen goes 20 Chicago 20 prac-
tice law.
TIE man for business ia Bishop W.
Perkins, OF Kansas. There IS no nom
sense about him. When he takes the
chair the legislative machinery begins
% move. in expedIrn- business he re-
sembles tho late Sunset Cox, VINO was
veritablc ste2-n engine. Ho keeps he
House c0alned 70 tla point AZ issue
and drives bills through with firm
hand. lie VIII 70 moro work as chair
maa Of the committee o. as Speaker pro
tegeDars in q given tiue than any other
man In the House. and do il 20 tho sat
isfaction OF those upon the foor. Per-
kins is chairman OF the committee on
Indian affairs.
The Hon Thomas J. Henderson, OF
Illinois. Is another gentleman who
makes a fine appearance az the Speak
er S desk. lie is now serving his six
teenth year in tie Congress- OF tho
United States. There is nothing showy
about him. Ile is neither Witty nor
/ sarcastic, but no is . telling speaker.
+ He goes 20 bis work as n farmer goes 70
I his plow. and turns bis furrow with tho
i utmost regularity lie is a plain. mat
I ter-of-fact Congressman with plenty OF
I horse-sersc. Mr. Henderson is chair
man OF tho committee on rivers and
harbors. and engineered the river and
harbOr bill through tho House week
or t~oaro.
OF course these arc not tho only GEN
tlemen who appear in the Speakers
/ chair. Horny Cabot Lodge occasionally
spends fifteen or twenty minutes there.
AM makes q very favorable Impression.
I He has an intellectual face q charming
voice and a graceful manner. Then.
I Governor D.urlev. Of Maine. at times
/ swings the Cayel for few minutes
I Aaon. John H. Moflit OF Franklin
/ County, y. i, takes a turn at the
/ whcoL IIe is cool and practical and
/ never loses bis head James school
/ crate sherman and Milton do Lano are
/ two Ncw Yorkcrs who also grace tho
chair once in awhile. Hon. James J.
Bcii9n novor appeared thero but once.
Il was after the House a. iourned. He
brought tho gavcl down with great dig
nifty and called the pages % order. A
! page ,hree feet high moved that the
House 90 into committee of the whole
on The state Of tho Union for the con-
siierstion % a bil increasing the SAL
aries - ths employees Of the House.
F Bolien put the question with the most
profound gravity, and 10 vas carried
+ Theroup0n. enc genial Congressman
I called the smallest nsge on the floor 20