St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06

when he got to be secretary Of state
in the Harrison administration, he ap-
pointed Mahany secretary Of legation
at Valparaiso. Later, having resigned,
he was made minister to Ecuador,
where he concluded the Santos treaty,
which had been pending for ten years.
He was one Of the first officials thrown
out by Josiah Quincy, now mayor-elect
Of Boston.
With a flourish of trumpets comes
into this congress the meteoric William
E. Barrett, of Melrose Mass. He is
a young man, only thirty-seven. At
twenty-nine years of age he was
speaker Of the Massachusetts legisla-
ture, and he held that Office five years.
Previously he was Washington CORES
pondent of the Boston Advertiser and
eventually he bought that paper. 1t
was during the Forty-seventh congress
that he was in Washington, and there
chanced to be a big fight over legislat-
i've matters. The galleries were crowd
ed day after day to see the fun, and
Speaker Keifer threw open the press
gallery of the house to ladies whom he
chose to favor with his card. This in
terfered with the work of the news
paper men, and an indignation meeting
was called. A resolution was intro
duced by Barrett denouncing Keifer In
severe terms, and it was unanimously
adopted. Keifer has not ben able to
get back to congress since, and 1t is
said that this resolution has had more
to do with keeping him in private life
than any other one cause.
THE SMALLEST MEMBER.
DR.. Jethro A. Hatch, Of Indiana, Is
another new member. He is the small
est man in the house in respect to stat
ure. It is a remarkable fact that his
congressional district has not elected a
lawyer for a good many years. Hatch's
immediate predecessor was rich pork
packer; before the latter came physi-
clan, and previously a clergyman.
Among the new men in the house the
most promising orator Is Charles A.
Towne, Of Duluth He has been charg
ed with being plagiarist. He is very
popular man, and he defeated his oppo-
nent, Melvin r. Baldwin, by 10000 ma
jority, though he had been a resident Of
Duluth for only three years. Another
new member from Minnesota, Joel P.
Heatwole, is the handsomest man in the
house. He is q printer by trade, and
owns newspaper. He is very jolly,
His broad chest displays a wide ex-
panse Of shirt bosom, and his neckties
exhibit great variety Of colors.
Monroe H. Kulp is new man from
Pennsylvania. He Is known as Farmer
Kulp, though exactly why is not ap-
parent. He is a good deal Of swell in
respect to dress. With reasonable GER
tainty he may be said to be the cheek
lest member in the house. During the
last session of the Fifty-third congress
he had the privilege of the floor of the
house, being a member-elect. 1t hap
pened that vote was pending on an
important question, and, the decision
being rather close, tellers were appoint
ed. Under such circumstances the
members all pass in line between the
tellers in order that their votes may be
recorded. Kulp coolly took his place in
the line and voted, the cheat being not
discovered. ,.,.,,-.,
DOESN'T LIKE NEWSPAPERS.
Another interesting charcter is Sam
uel M. Stephenson, who halls from the
northern peninsula of Michigan.
Though he has served in several con-
crosses, his name is rarely mentioned
in the newspapers, because he hates the
newspaper men like poison. He is an
uneducated man and does not approve
Of newspapers, being suspicious of
what ne does not understand. He is
tall and heavy set, with a full gray
beard, and his slouch hat is always
pulled over his eyes. AT all times he
has n pccketful Of good cigars, which
he gives to his colleagues, but never to
the correspondents. Stephenson is one
of the biggest lumbermen in the West.
He suffers much from corns, and on
| that account wears felt shoes. Strange
ly enough for congressman, he does
| not desire that his name shall be men
| toned at all in the public prints.
The father of the house now is AL
fred c. Harmer, of Pennsylvania. He
has served through twelve congresses,
with only one intermission Of two
years.
1t is interesting to look over the au-
| tobiographies contributed to the new
congressional directory by various
members. Some of them make state
ments thatsare decidedly amusing from
| the point of the casual observer, while
others mention incidents that are pic
| turesque BENJAMIN F. Marsh af
| Warsaw, ILL.,, states that during the
| civil war he campaigned in every seced-
| ing state except Virginia and the two
Carolinas; he received four gunshot
| wounds, and today carries in his body
rebel lead" Orlando Burrell, of Carmi,
| ILL.,, crossed the plains in 1858, driving
] an OK team all the way from Carml to