Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-09
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There j. hardly "A man ia the senate
who might not easily Ice recognized by
his s'a ioW. II wri dc4Med. When
Eyart- wa. in the senate Il was his cus-
tom when interested in the proceedings
To twisl his legs one about the other,
tighter and tighter, a. he became en-
crossed. until. according 10 the Wash
ingion star. be- looked exactly ike
corkscrew. senator Reagan used to
tear paper into long. narrow lips, like
lampii-tl -, and then tear ne,e into
little squares The floor about him
used to De covered with bis If paper
like SHOW drift ami lac had 10 keep his
stationery locked in lis desk to syoid
destroying ali of il. Allison is seldom
seen in the senate that he j. not play
i'm with a rubDer band across h, two
thumbs. H. sit, firmly in his place. OBJ
servant Of ali things about him, and
twang- al the little bit of rubber. twist
ing il about one thumb and then the
other, and then weaving it in and out
about his fingers.
The characteristic attitude of Harris,
of Tennessee. i one of the most striking
in the body. II j. that of the heavy
man in tragedy, with Il modification Of
Henry Irving. i'm pose and facial eX-
preston. He stands with tightly drawn
muscles, shoulders slightly bent. head
thrust forward, lips compressed and
brow contracted. with an expression of
blood-curdiing determination. There
j. suggestion of slow music when he
p1nVaS about tho -apatn ~, ,.i-as 70 criVe
"A dogmatic expression of hi, views, with
one finger drawn threatening,y like a
weapon. upon his colleagues. Coming
to and from the capitol he Is usually
alone, walking with his head down. and
wearing a tragic air. Al interruption
brings a flash to his eye and sudden
contraction of his brow.
PETER always cuts IN odd figure. hut
the oldest OF all i when he mounts the
terrace of the capitol on "A cold day. with
his whiskers tucked under hi, vest safe
from the wind, his oyercoat collar turned
up and the coat buttoned out of line.
and his bundles of papers Rugged up
against his chest with both arms. while
the brim of his soft hat droops about his
ears
Sherman, while listening to debate in
the senate, has a way of holding the
back of his head i'm his right hand, his
arm twisted back over his shoulder.
Washburn, who is almost as tall as
Sherman. sits so low down on his spine
that his head is below the back of his
chair, and if he is attentive, his hands
are clasped across his belt
Caffrey has way of resting his face
in his hand 50 that his nose rests in the
fork formed between the thumb and tin
gers.
The habitual attitude of Vest is to sit
deep down in his chair, with his legs
slightly apart and his head so drawn
down that his ears and shoulders are
about on a level. One might swear
that he had neither neck nor chin.
One of the most graceful men in the
senate of the tall. slender Mississippi
colonel type. is Walthall. He i, quite
a. slender and almost rs tall as Sher-
man. He i as straight as an arrow.
with sharp features and long straight
gray hair hanging from under his
broad-brimmed soft hat. He has the
light and springy step of dancing
master
During Mr.. Davis speech on Hawaii.
Senator White. of Louisiana sat upright
in his chair with his head lying on his
right shoulder, sound asleep. His coll
leagues wondered how ~ biz neck
could be bent To one side at such a sharp
angle. This was hardly characteristic
attitude. but a curious one.