The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-03-20

Washington balls, . participator In all
the winter gayoties, and even goes to the
german with his daughter.
Mr.. Crisp, Of Georgia, Ia good talker.
His reputation for courtesy In debate
and prowess In dealing with public ques'
tions is quite the equal Of that OF Mr.
Carlisle, whom he also resembles In the
serious tone Of his nature. His speech
against Mr.. Reeds new rules was the
gem of that controversy. 1t was caustic
to the last degree, but full Of dignity,
and his party friends were delighted
with 1t. His delivery is quiet and dis
passionate, and he relies more upon the
force Of his logic than upon the brillian-
cy Of his diction.
Mr.. Cannon, Of Illinois, is one Of the
old timers, and it Is q sight we'll worth
seeing to hear him make speech, as an
Irishman might say. "Joe," as he is
Familiarity and affectionately called by
his colleagues, gets good deal excited
when he has the floor on an important
matter. His arms whirl around his
head and he pounds his desk until it is
almost certain that there will be cab.
met makers bill to pay for repairs. His
hair gets disheveled from the frequency
with which he runs his hands through
it, and he usually requires q clear gang
way up and down the aisle to enable him
to rid himself of his flow of words with
comfort to himself. Now he walks
menacingly down the aisle toward
the speaker, shaking his fist as though
he would knock the very life out of
him; then he turns suddenly toward a
member beside him, and looking him
straight in the eye argues with him, as
though he was the only person in hear
ing distance, and again he darts back to
his desk and continues his volley as from
a coign of vantage. Notwithstanding
his peculiar and somewhat exciting de-
livery, Cannon is good and forcible
talker, and he never gets on his feet for
nothing.
A new orator made his appearance in
the congress just closed. He hailed from
Iowa, and his name is Jonathan P. Dol
liver. He has ringing voice, and he
utters rhythmic sentences with marvel
GUS fuency. His gestures are graceful,
and he speaks with the greatest ease. He
is only 33 years of age, and has already
gained an enviable reputation for him
self in his own state. Orrin G. Moore,
of New Hampshire, is another of the
new members who jumped into the front
rank of orators in the Fifty-frst con-
gress Tall and thin himself, his SEN
fences are short and pithy. He is pict-
uresque and original in his illustrations,
and his logic is of forceful character.
Barnes, the heavy weight from Georgia,
is good speaker, but on account of his
weight does not often address the house.
When he does he attracts attention. His
language is graceful, but his gestures
are somewhat confined, not at all to be
wondered at when it is considered that
he weighs over 400 pounds. Usually
during his speech his hands rest COM
fortably on his capacious waistcoat, and
he does not do much walking about
while talking.
One of the q deerest takers is Wilson,
of Washington. He las thin, piping
voice, rather unpleasant to the ear and
reminding one of the efforts of ven
triloquist. Mr.. Mason, of Chicago, is
amusing to watch on the floor. While
talking his round, chubby face gets red
der and redder, his hair becomes dis
ordered, he stands now on one foot, now
on the other, and his handkerchief is
frequently called into requisition to mop
the perspiration engendered by his ex-
ertions from the back of his neck. It is
curious, but Mr.. Mason does not perspire
on the forehead as most men do. His
collar, after the delivery of one of his
gylnnastic speeches, is sight to see, and
the bow of his necktie invariably crawls
around and rests under his left ear.
Little Washington, of Tennessee, jumps
around while making a speech, doubles
himself up as though he had the collie,
and usually is SO hoarse before he is
half way through that his own mother
would not recognize his voice.
Springer, Of Illinois, would find it i'm
possible to continue talking if somebody
removed his spectacles.
Not that he needs the glasses to talk
with, but he has become so accustomed |
to holding them in his hand and shaking
them at the speaker that he would lose
the thread Of his discourse and his voice
together unless he could have them with
him. His method of using them is some
what peculiar. On rising to address the
chair Mr.. Springer takes off the specta-
,les from his nose, extends his arm me-
shakes his glasses by the ham
lie three times at the speaker nobody
sver saw him shake them only once or
,wice or even four times-it is always
;hree), says "Mr. Speaker" and then his
arm drops again. OF course it takes
onger to describe it than for him to do
t, but the peculiar part about it is that
he performance is exactly the same
'very time, once day Or twice day, at
The end as at the beginning of the ses-
ion.
McMillin, Of Tennessee, is a nervous
alker, too thoroughly in earnest to
waste words in jokes. Silver Dollar
Bland has two entirely different voices.
When he is talking about the free coin
lge of silver his voice seems to catch
ONE of the metallic ring associated with