Arizona republican., 1899-05-04

committee In the earlier congresses the speaker was not a member Of this committee but for a number of years he has been the chairman and also the
 balance of power, there being fouI other members, two of each party. Un- der the present system the committee simply records the will of the speaker 1 Whatever the rules of the next l house may be it is not probable that the new speaker will dominate the rep resentation of the entire country as did MT. Reed There is no other man of just his character in congress. | 1t is a circumstance worthy of re- mark that all the men seriously men, tioned fer the speakership to succeed 1 MT. Reed are conspicuous for their general suitability and good fellow ship. MT. Reed never had these traits. Before he was elected speaker he had admirers, as he has always had since, but his general manner was not such as to invite friendship or sociability. His wit always had poison in it, and the men who laughed afterward went of and rubbed their wounds in pri> Yate
 MT. Sherman, who is being very
 
 at this time, has considerable positive ness of character and a great deal of power of resistance. His exterior, however, is soft and amiable. He is extremely popular in the house be cause he knows how to be bright, to hold to his own opinions and to be very persistent in everything he has set his mind upon, without ever show ing any irritability. He has smiling good natured way about him, which is generally pleasing, but his lips have a way of getting thin and his eyes of focussing down to a sharp point when he has fixed purpose which is being comIbatted. This pecuiarity of his mouth and eye is not generally noticed in the presence of his recognized good nature and friendliness of disposition. AS a presiding officer he is one of the most successful the house has ever had. Being chairman of the commit tee of the whole during the last ses- sion he had considerable practice He displayed a great deal of firmness without making anybody angry.
 Hopkins of Illinois has probably never antagonized any one in the house in way to give offense, except MT. Reed. He has opposed Reed mod erately on several occasions, and once, when Reed was supporting President Cleveland's bond proposition, he an- tagoniZed him very determinedly and had the following of a large majority of the republicans with him in the fight. This was the only defeat re- corded against Reed within his own party during his career as leader. Hop kinS is a capable man, moderate in most things and generally conciliatory, but not deficient in frmness and de- cision Of character. He is adroit in exercising influence over his fellow members, never appearing to arrogate anything to himself nor assuming a commanding attitude when in the lead. He confers rather than directs, and ad- ViSes rather than commands. He is well informed on public affairs and generally knows what the common run of people are thinking. He is by na- ture neither a domagOgue nor a dicta- tor, but generally good fellow, whom" people like and whose judgment is fairly reliable
 General Henderson is sentimentalIy amiable CT sentimentally aggressive, as the circumstances control. Con- spicuously a partisan, he holds the af- lection of his most active opponents and the admiration of his followers. He has no enemies in either party in the house, and he enjoys privileges of free expression of opinion that no other man in the house does. He can make a most savage attack upon an opponent, and five minutes afterward the man will have an arm about his neck. There is nothing malignant nor bitter in his composition, and he is courageously generous. When his sympathieS are aroused he has the courage to go against the popular side of question, and everybody gives him credit for honest good feeling.
 General Gr0svenor enjoys a fight and is almost always in one, but he has way of seldom getting angry. and if he angers his opponent he generally smOOthS him down afterward. He has an accommodating disposition and is ready for either a fight or a tea party. His purpose is always to be fair, and he generally succeeds, though his methods are sometimes irritating. He is always good natured when he comes out of fight, whether he has had the best or the worst of it, and he never puts any poison on his arrows, though he may give them a vicious fling.
 There is nothing of the character of a czar in any of those who are talked of as Reeds ccessors.-Washingt Star
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