Arizona republican., 1898-03-02
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.
Incidents of Men Who Are in the
 Public Eye.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-RepreSenta tive Evans of Kentucky, the tall and reverend looking republican lawmaker, would not be taken by the casual ob- server as high kicker or even as specially athletic man. MT. Evans height of something like six feet and his unusual suppleness of limb, how ever, enable him to outclass many of the famous high kickers of the mod ern stage
 An instance in proof of this occur red in the house Saturday, just before the opening of the session. MT. Ev- ans and MT. Serene Payne of New York were chatting amiably in the space at the front of the speakers desk, near the entrance to the rear lobby. There were other legislators in the group, who talked as the hour for the fall of the speakers gavel ap- preached. MT. Evans, who is serv ng his second term in congress, was standing with his hands in his peck cts, his Prince Albert, of elegant fit, adding to his distinct statesmanl ke air.
 With the representative enteri g the hall at that time was MT. Dingey of Maine, who compared with Mr. Ev-
  very friendly and Jovial character were exchanged with the republican leader of the house, when the foot of the Kentuckian shot up in an apparent effort to get as high as MT. Ding ngley's head. It nearly succeeded, and the feat was accomplished With such ap- parent ease that one almost expected to see MT. Evans drop on the floor and give the admiring group of rep resentatives an exhibition of the split" The laugh went round at MT. Evans ability as a high kicker, but he received the compliments modestly and as though his accomplishment YVES nothing out of the ordinary.
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 Representative Dingley's hat, with it's spurious London label, has com pletely disappeared from pubic life since the humorous attack upon it's manufacture by Representative Jerry Simpson of Kansas. Whether the populist's peep within the chapeau, and his subsequent comments, had anything to do with it's subsequent ab- sence from Mr. Dingley's desk is an- other question. It is certain that the hat has not been seen reposing, crown II, of representative since that time During the proceedings of the house Mr. Dingley frequently came in, hat in hand, and allowed the top piece to remain near while he watched some particular matter or transacted some business. Now he always enters the nous hat, with it's spurious London label, hangs on some cheerless peg in his committee chamber or in the re- publican cloak room,
 Speaker Reed found the house rath- CT turbulent at the opening of the ses- sion Saturday noon, and it was diff cult to understand the proceedings. There was demand for order, and members were requested after many vigorous thumps of the gavel to take their seats and cease conversation"
 Oblivious to tbis command, Uncle Joe" Cannon of Illinois and Represen- tative Jerry Simpson of Kansas stood in the main aisle talking to each other as rapidly as two ladies in the month of February. Uncle Joe" grasped each of the Kansan's arms in an af- ectiOnate manner, and MT. Simpson likewise held the great chief of ap- propriations from Illinois. MT. Can non whispered rapidly into the ear of the gentleman from kansas, and both laughed heartily. MT. Simpson whis- pered rapidly into the ear of the gen tleman from Illinois, and again both laughed heartily. This process was being repeated with much earnestness and all eyes in the house were riveted on the talking pair. Everybody else was seated.
 "Gentlemen in the main aisle will be seated,' rang out the words of the speaker.
 This brought the attention of the two figures in the main aisle to the situation. MT. Simpson quickly slid to his seat near by, and Uncle Joe" made hasty retreat for the c,oak room, pausing in a boyish way to pass his hand over the bald head of Repre- sentative Belknap of Illinois, who was occupying an adjacent seat.
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