Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02
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arms to comply with the law-to withhold .
members pay during all absences from his
seat.
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Bowers Of California is among the most not
able Of the new republicans. He is Q slender,
energetic, breezy sort Of westerner, and, judg-
ing from his colloquial speech and unconven-
tional manner, he has lived in California ever
since he was born and had his eyes open all the
time. He IL quick on his feet, ready ut repartee,
often amusing and sometimes belligerent. He
goes for Smelling out pensions for the boys, and
If he could have his way the alleged surplus
would stand in sore need Of divine protection.
SOME MORE HAwKEYEs.
White of Iowa is another Of the surprise
party. He ia q German, but has q command Of
English equal to that of Carl Schurz-a typical
Americanized Prussian with an immense vocab-
ulary and facility in using it. He robes him.
self chiefly to comply with the Law, and his
clothes look as If they had accidentally blown
upon him in a cyclone; he does not waste wax
upon his mustache. But his voice Is smooth
and his sentences fit admirably, and when, after
keeping still as mouse for six months he
burst forth hast week on the tin plate bill. he
quoted the whisperers and story tellers and
brought Longing members from the smok-
ing room. He has since spoken again, and his
two are among the great speeches Of the SEES
sion. Yet he is a farmer and when q. home he
works hard at his trade. Though a soldier
through the war. he is opposed to all wars and
rumors Of wars, to appropriations and prepa-
rations for wars. He is an outspoken free
trader, too; would abolish the custom houses
and support the government with an income
tax.
Butler of Iowa has made his presence felt. He
has spoken seldom, but can think on his feet.
and has been inclined to employ the Socratic
method and thus to entangle his adversary in q
mesh of questions. He is always in his seat, has
remarkable memory of names and faces. and
there is probably not q member of the House
whom he does not know. In controversy he
WHERE ARE THEY?
The Kindergarten trio" of Massachusetts,, as
Walker calls the young democrats, Williams,
Andrew and Sherman Hoar, seldom rise to
their feet. But they have scholarly, well-bred
air. they believe in the gentleman in politics,
and they betray familiarity with elegant society
even in their ordinary improvisations. They
have all showed compOsure and self-confidence
on their Oct, and when their diffidence wears off
they may come to the front and make an i'm
preston, unless meantime the bay state should
change its mind.
MR. DoLLIvER OF IOWA.
One of the youngest republicans in the House
rs Dolliver Of Iowa, and he has made deep
impression and taken his place, as a debater,
by the side of the leaders. In readiness, per-
spicuity. aptness of illustration and excellence
OF method he ranks way above the average Of
speakers. He has lively fancy and large
sense Of the humorous, and is quick as lightning
at repartee.
MAY ask the gentleman question:" said
combatlve Alabamaian when Dolliver was speak
ing
mo time IN anoro, w,;t All fn;sh >,
1T comes right ill here. Just q word!'
Il cannot be interrupted, for l have but
few"
This is just few figures which show"
Hand up your figures!" cried Dolliver: I'm
look at EN-, and if l find there's anythingin
EN-. IL leave them out Of my speechr'
Dolliver has made reputation as first
class humorist, real wit. not given to punning
and broader in his fun than Sam Cox and more
irrepressible than BOutelle. He is q tall,
athletic young man, topped
with heavy thatch of brown hair.
THE THIRD PARTY.
The alliance sent here an interesting beyy
and its oddness is fan shaped, growing more SO
every day. Perhaps their most effective, most
and readiest speaker is Watson Of
Georgia. He is young, thin, Cassius-built
man. long necked. sharp nosed, and he doesn't
look as if he had had q square meal for fifteen
years. He is the typical jeremiah and calamity
bulletin OF the House. lie is eloquent and pa
thetic on the degeneracy Of the times but once
In while he forget5 tina. the country is rushing
to ruin, and then he is cogent and forcibleS
sometimes keen and witty. In quick debate he
is master of the situation and the alliance
coterie customarily turn to him as their best
speaker. .
KITTEL HALvORsEN
Of Minnesota is a practical farmer Of good.
sound sense and an enormous red beard-not an
accordion beard like Senator PETERS, but a Tyre
shaped beard, broad and flowing. He talks
little and is chiefly notable for the way in which
he is said to have got in.
The story runs thus: Both regular parties
had candidates against him. and he didn't want
to come to Congress anyway, and was on the
point of declining the nomination. when one of
his opponents came to him and said: ''See here,
Kittel! want Won to stay in the field SO that
can be elected. If you'll hang on Ill pay your
expenses"
That's good enough for me- said Halvor-
sen, 80 he hung on" and was suddenly elected,
the generous foe footing his bills.
Jerry Simpson is popular on the floor in spite
OF his eccentrlclties. He Is rough and ready. al
ways good natured and he hates all monopolies.
and raps both parties impartially.
Otto always saws I'VE when he means "I''-
the only man on the floor who uses the royal
prerogatlve le; he Is economical. When the
West Point bill was up he moved that. instead
of buying saddle blankets for the cadets the
old House carpet should be cut up when changed
in the fall and furnished in proper pieces to the
youthful wards of Uncle Sam. The motion was
lost.
Doubtless some Of the men have mentioned
will be leaders of Congress twenty years from
now. They certainly will if their states know q
good thing when they it and keep them in their
seats. 1t is experience and long training more
than anything else that has given to Congress
such men as Reed, Bingham, Burrows, E. B. Tay-
lor, Holman, Crisp, Springer and Nc MILAN. Maine
has only four members, but she has as much in
fiuence as the largest states. Indeed, New York
and Pennsylvania habitually get out Of the road
when the sparsely settled pine tree state drives
down its matchless four-horse team.
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