Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-04
TYPOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
Matter That win Appear In the New Con
gressional Directory.


Matter That win Appear In the New Con-
gressional Directory.
STORIES OF THE INCIDENTS IN THEIR LIVES
SOME ARE BRIEF AND OTHERS PRoLIx-How
CONGRESS STANDS As TO OCCUPATIONS, ETC.
When the Fif.y-second Congress takes pos
session of the Capitol on Monday each Senator
and member will find on his desk q copy Of the
Congressional Directory. Compiler W. H.
Michael has been hard at work on the interest
ing publication and it is now practically ready
for circulation. To the student of human ma
ture, and especially congressional human ma
ture the mcst interesting portion Of the docu-
ment is that which contains biographical
sketches of the nations OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
contributed by the individuals themselves, and
therefore photographed Some Of the Con-
gressmen give only the most meager facts,
while others present multiplicity Of incident,
occasionally new mar tells the pnblic what
he thinks Of himself, SO that the public may
compare its idea Of his value with the figures
he has displayed.
SOME BIOGRAPHICAL pECCLIARITKs
More likely 10 attract attention than any
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contribution OF Senator John McAuley Palmer
of Illinois, 1t has been unwritten law that no
biogi Apply should exceed one-fourth of page
in length, cut Senator Palmer has succeeded in
smashing through the regulations He puts
himself on record. with great minuteness, to
the extent Of more than three-fourths OF page.
Second in the matter Of length is the aato-
biography of Charles Harrison Page, who rep
resents the second Rhode Island district Some
thing more than half page suflices.
Then some of tie cor tributians are brief in
the extreme. Sh1nk of PeuhsvIvanIa tells his
little story IN 'hirty-two words. or less than
three ,ir as of type castle of Minnesota ar
Ste ward, Illinois, also inside of three lines
Senator Cali lie given position as one Of the
Senators from Florida, but il footnots the
compiler says: The governor OF Florida de-
mics the validity of MIR. Calls election and has
appointed r. H. NJ Davidson to fiji the alleged
vacancy.
Senator Dubois of Idaho is in his appropriate
place and no mention whatever 's made OF Mr.
.lage::s contest for the seat.
Senator Gordon OF Georgia has a dozen
modest lines in which he tells the story Of his
public life. His record in the confederate
service is prominent.
SENATOR PETERS SKETCH.
Senator PETERS sketch makes its first ap.
pearance in this edition Of the directory. The
truth, the whole truth and nothing but the
truth is told by the Senator IN the following
language:
''WiLlam Alfred PETER of Topeka was born
on farm in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania
September 10. 1881. attended public school
began teaching Mt the age Of fifteen years
taught during winter and farmed in summer
removed to Indiana June. 1858. and opened q
farm III St. Joseph county; removed to Mis-.
souri, September, 1859. and purchased farm
in Morgan county because of the war removed
to Illinois February. 1862, and enlisted pri
waite i'll company F. eighty-third Illinois infan.
try, the following August; was promoted tc
second lieutenant March, 1863 served rs regi
mental quartermaster and adjutant post adju.
taut, judge advocate of a military commission
and depot quartermaster in the engineer de.
partment at Nashville: studied law odd hours
during tie war; was mustered out OF service
June rs. 1865; began practice OF law ut Clarks
vile, Tennessee, August, 1865; removed to Kan
sas January. 1870, and practiced law there un.
til 1878, In the meantime establishing and con.
Quoting Two newspapers-Fredonia JOarnd
and Coffeyville Journal, was elected to the
state senate in 1874; was chairman of joint
centennial committee, member of judiciary
and chairman of committee on corporations
was republican presidential elector in 1880
became editor of the Kansas Farmer 1881; wai
elected to the United States Senate as "a mem
Der OF the peoples party; took his seat March
4, 1881. His term will expire March 8, 1897"
Senator Edward Douglass White of Louis
fact that a portion Of his education was Sc
cured at Georgetown College.
Senator Gibson of Maryland has practically
the same biography which served him while he
was member Of the House.
SENATOR JACOB II. GALLINGER.
Senator Jacob H. Gallinger of New Hamp
shire says nothing in his contribution about
the trouble he has had and is having with his
colleague. He puts himself down as having
been born in Cornwall, Ontario, March 20,
1887 received common school and academic
education; was a printer in early life studied
medicine and was graduated in May, 1858, and
has practiced medicine and surgery since; is a
member Of various state and national medical
societies. and has practice which extends be-
yond the limits of his own state; was a member
of the state house of representatives of New
Hampshire in 1S72-'73 and 1891; was a member
OF the constitutional convention in 1876; was
member OF the state senate in 1878, 1879 and
1880. being president of that body the last two
years; was surgeon general of New Hampshire,
with the rank of brigadie- general in lS79'S0
received the honorary degree of A. NJ. from
Dartmouth College: was chairman of the re-
publican state committee from 1882 to 1890,
when he resigned the place; was elected to the
Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses as a repub-
lican, and declined denomination to the Fifty
first Congress- was elected United States Sena-
tor to succeed Henry W. Blair whose term OF
service expired March 8, 1891; his term Of serv-
ice commenced March 4, 1891, and will expire
March 8, 1897.
SENATOR DAVID BENNETT HILL.
Another OF the new Senators is David Ben
nett Hill of New York. His narrative is as fol-
lows:
David Bennett Hill of Elmira was born in
Havana, Schuyler Chen Chemung) county, New
York, August 20, 1913; was graduated from the
Havana Academy; studied law in Elmira and
admitted to the bar in November, 1864, at the
age of twenty-one: within few months he was
appointed city attorney i'll 1871 and again in 1872
was elected from Chemung county to the state
assembly; was president of the democratic state
convention in 1877 and in 1881; was elected
mayor of Elmira in 1882: was president OF the
New York State Bar Association in 1886 and
again i'll 1887; was chosen lieutenant governor
OF the state in November, 1882; became gov
ernor, in the place Of Grover Cleveland, in Jan
uary, 1855; was elected governor IL November,
1885; reelected in 1888. and III 1921 was elected
to the United States Senate as a democrat to
succeed William NJ. Evarts. His tern, OF office
will expire March 3. 1897
Senator Hanshrough OF North Dakota tells
just about the same story he used to when be
was member of the House.
SENATOR CALVIN STEWART Ba1oE.
Senator Calvin Stewart Brice. who was ser I
TO the Senate by the Ohio legislature says he
was born at Denmark, Ohio, September IL,
1s45, entered Miami University At Oxford.
Ohio. September 1858; enlisted in Capt Dodd's
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