Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

| Senator Vest Ii vestIess.
that continual disturbance on this subject
should be made. Most people think that
the air of the legislative chambers is good
enough 1t ought to be SO, considering the
] great engines and gigantic fans that are
used to force great streams of cooled air
Into the building, sucking Il In from far
aioft through stone towers erected In the
| Capitol grounds.
Tanning Cool Air.
| For tire House alone sixteen steam fans
are employed. the biggest of them sixteen
feet In diameter and resembling the paddle
wheel Of a steamboat. Standing In one Of
| the tunnels in the basement of the Capitol
| through which an artificial breeze PUSHES
| continually at the rate of 70 miles an hour
one feels unpleasantly chilled during the
| hottest hours OF a summer day. When the
galleries are crowded, every member and
| spectator In the House Is provided with
| % cubic feet of fresh afr every minute In
order that the air thus supplied shall con-
| tain the proper amount of moisture. 1t Is
made to pass through stone-hned COM
partments where fountains Of spray are
kept perpetually playing. seed"
When Senator Hill rose TO make his final
oratorfcal effort against the income tax
last week he wore Il siate-colored double
breasted Track coat and a black "butter-
ny tie few feet away sat Brice and
Pener, who are the two most picturesque
ngures In the upper house. Their propin-
guilty was accidental both listening atten-
lively to the speech. Brice wore a gray
Sutaway coat. a blue necktie, and a red
Hover In his buttonhole. Her always has
that red nower. winter and Summer; very
likely he regards IL az q mascot for he is
above all things. a gambler in the higher
sense Of speculation" He IL said to have
more nerve than any other, man alive.
Probably he Is worth q million or two dol
iars more than last year at this time. but
ne never exhibits the slightest disturbance
Of mind. whether he wins or loses.
brfce has the bieReSt head and fha
largest feet in the Senate. 1t is said that
ne has his pantaloons made extra long to
cover up his exaggerated lower extreml-
ties. His hair is great shock of auburn
His clothes, though costly do not fit him
very we'll Somebody once said that he
looked like the keeper Of an old clothing
shop wearing his own secondhand suits.
But when a man is several times a mil
lionaire and lives like a prince he can
afford to ignore the aspers!ve remarks of
the envious. His favorfte trick is twirling
do for hours together while sitting in the
Senate chamber. -''.
Durias Hiips Speech.
PETER of Kansas. as ne sat listening to
Senator Hills speech. had on a black alpaca
ecat. to the right lapel of which a pair of
gold eyeglasses was attached His long
beard certainly does look thinner than It
used to. An ingenious correspondent, trying
to account for this fact, said the other day
that he had not cut part Of II off or pulled
1t out, so he must have pushed some of the
hairs back. To the left of Br.ce sat Smith
of New Jersey, dressed like q minister In a
black frock coat. white tie and patent
leather shoes. He weighs about go pounds
has nearly white hair and looks at least
sixty yeas of age. Yet he Is only forty
two years old. He and Dubois of Idaho are
the youngest men In the Senate. Smith IS
a manufacturer Of patent leather and Is
rapidly becoming millionaire. g.
a Sirf nf
spun. Vest of Missouri, oddly enough, wore
silk pOngee coat and no vest Hawley of
Connecticut was clad In white,duck. Black
burn OF Kentucky was attired i'm white fan
mel. He Is always one Of the best dressed
men in the Senate. As a preliminary to full
summer costume he, always appears IN a
for accurate dress. however. must be yield
ed to Senator Ransom of North Carolina.
In his person he typif1es the idea expressed
by the word department" He is very
careful about his cuffs and collars. As he
occupies his legislative seat from time to
time he extends one arm and then the 9TH
er. pulls his cuffs into view, and then gazes
up at the ladies in the gallery.
Senator Mcpherson Is another very pre-
else man about his apparel. Hoar of Massa-
chuSetts. these summer days, wears a drab
eutaway and white tie. He has a cherubic
aspect and looks the very picture Of an
amiable and benevolent old gentleman But
let him get up to talk, and his speech is apt
to be vitriol. There Is no doubt as to the
of Missouri has long held that distinction.
He Is content, however. inasrnuch as he was
not sent to Congress on the strength Of his
claims to dudery.
While Mr.. Hill Is speaking he Is inter-
rupted for a moment by a message from
the House Of Representatives to the Sem
ate. Capt. Bassett makes the announce
ment Of the communication IN his stereo-
typed form. As he star Is beneath the
clock the old man looks like Father Time
without his scythe. He wears a long black
frock coat, black tie and a white waist
coat. over which his white beard falls. The
speech Of the Senator from New York
comes to an end a few minutes later, and
the chamber Is Immediately emptied, leay-
Ing only four or 1--WE unattentive gentle
men TO listen to the reply Of Higgins of
Delaware. Senatorial courtesy carries no
obligation OF listening to uninteresting
speeches.
Some Eccentricitfes.
Congressman have their eccentricities
like ordinary folks Representative Everett
OF Massachusetts, hates to be called pro-
fessor. and it makes him exceedingly angry
to have anybody offer him a cigar. He
loathes tobacco. Watchdog Holman has
habit of fumbling with a package Of chew
ing tobacco while he Is making a speech.
In the House he uses fine cut, while among
his constituents in Indiana he contents
himself with ordinary plug. In one re-
spect Stewart of Nevada and Cameron Of
pennsylvania are opposites. The latter Is
the silent man of the Senate, while the
great silver advocate Is accused Of being
afflicted with a cacoethes loquendi. Dolph
OF oregon hates the new spapers. If ne had
his way all the correspondents would be
permanently locked up in Jail A few SEN
atorS nave an amiable weakness for poker.
Ihere Is always a poker set in the upper
house AT present 1t includes Henderson,
Brice, Hale, Pettigrew and Quay. The last
named Is perhaps the best poker player in
Congress
air. Cleveland always wears billed"
white shirt while in town during the sum-
mer, though he adopts the neglige at Buzz
zards Bay. Before he went away he an
peared In a straw hat and suits of plaid
and pepper and-salt. He wears neck ties OF
the butterfly pattern. tying them himself
The President has a great many suits of
clothes. Doubtless he pays as much money
FOR clothing as many dude who brides
himself on trousers by the score of nairs
&c. He has valet, Sinclair, who now
acts as steward of the White House Sin.
clair looks after all of Mr. Cleyelands
clothes, sending them to be pressed. &C
The pressing and cleaning of the presiden
tial garments is done by a colored man on
10th street. Mr.. Cleveland has no creases
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