Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04
HE DOESN'T WASTE WORDS.
Bat senator Hill In Lying in Wait for
Mr.. Chandler On His Return.

Bat Senator Hill In Lying in Wait for
Mr.. Chandler GA His Return.
Senator Hill is of the most laconic
men in Congress. He is expressive with
his hands, bis eyes, his very glasses His
bald head. in some lights. is a mirror to
reflect his thoughts and his impressions
Except in set speeches, he seldom wastes
words, for he knows their value, and al
though he is never impolite to newspaper
men, he often turns them off with brief
phrases that quite satisfactory. To
those who know his moods and methods,
such fragments of sentences are often as
valuable as long interviews, and SO he
loses no friends by his brevity, which, with
Linn, is often not only the soul, but tie
be dy of wit as well.
When the news OF Senator Chambers dis
comfltGre in the New Hampshire conven-
ton reached this city, one of the most in
tereSted men was Senator Hill, who is Mr.
Chandler's inveterate enemy in debate. 1t
was TIE day of Mr.. Chambers departure
That he and Mr.. Hill had spat in the SEN
ate that left the New Yorker somewhat
dlshgured, but, as events are apt to prove
still very much in the ring. One of the t,rst
thoughts that suggested itself after the
news of the mention of Mclknley's name in
the granite state resolutions was that Mr.
Chandler would be the subject of some re-
marks when he returned to the city, and a
Star reporter took advantage of his first
opportunity afterward to ask MIR. Hill if he
would improve the opportunity to make
any observations apropos of Mr.. Chambers
predicament.
The Senator smiled that peculiarly in
scrutabie smile that has given him a wide
reputation for deep political astuteness.
He smiled like man who had thought If
all over beforehand. and was not in tie
least surprised at the question. Then he
turned on his heel with the single remark:
Wait" 1~"i N :
There could have been no fuller demon
strat;on of Mr. Hills intention to improve
MS chance of getting even' with the man
nom New Hampshire, who never misses a
chance to stick pins into his colleagues. 1t
is, therefore, down on the bills of the SEN
ate that Mr.. Chambers reappearance In
the Senate will be marked by one of the
most pungent debates of the session, that
may develop into political discussion of
some Importance.
Mr.. Hill was recently asked by the cor
respondent of one of the New York paners
what he thought of the celebrated Ra:nes
Dill amending the excise laws of the civ
just passed by the republican legislature
Inc correspondent hoped for a long tall,
tEat would fire the democratic heart in
CONAN ana put new life into Tammany
hall, but, knowing Mr.. Hills peculiar-tv
ne was not surprised when all he got was
this sentence:
Speaking Of the Raines bill as a demo-
Graf, l smile"
Those who are familiar with the ma,
from Albany say that he has made a study
OF this art of expressing a great deal IN a
lew words. Some attribute 10 his success
IN TINS line much CT his success as a nol,-
ucian. He is a great listener and uu:rk IN
absorb all that man has to saw When
lEe other has said everything and begins
to repeat and amplify on his remarks Mr.
Hill grows impatient. and it is seldom that
he does not terminate the interv:aw ah,
ruptly, but NTH the air of a man who has
Leen greatly interested, and cannot afford
10 sEehd any more time on the subject