The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-07

uo,,rd high tariff man in the Lower House
g congress, or he wouldn't be chairman
- the WAYS and Means Committee to-
dav At the same time he can hardly be
,orn7ed tariff expert in the sense that
President Mckinley is or the late Mr..
r,;relev was; and there are now several
non in Congress who might properly be
oorsidered more accomplished schedule ex-
.,lrts than Payne But he knows tariff law
ond tariff history intimately. as, indeed,
ne ebould. He has been on the Ways and
Means Committee several years and his
raining, begun when Mckinley himself
zoe chairman and continued under Ding
lev has been thorough and comprehen-
sve.
Mr. Pavne's smile is his most distin-
Gushing characteristic. 1t is aggressive
and If never deserts him. This is literally
,rne no matter what happens or how con-
trary to his wishes the course OF clrcum-
etarces may be. 1t has given him the repu-
,ot;on of being uniformly good humored,
whereas there are many days when he
doesn't view the world through rose col
ored spectacles. 1t has produced the i'm
rression that he almost always carries his
,,oi,+ when. in fact, he sometimes makes
a had mess of it, When he really feels
iollv il is an admirable exponent of his
mental frame; when he is charged with
anger or tense with anxiety, it hides his
feelings; when he is inclined to be sar-
castle, il adds point to his forceful words;
when he is listening to the dullest story,
even. II lends an expression OF the most
aattering interest to his face. It Is by all
odds his choicest possession, and ne PROB
ably knows this as well as anyone.
Payne's Big Body.
Mr.. Payne's body is tall and broad and
heavy. and he knows how to make I'M
rressive use of his size. His voice is big
and expansive; in fact, 1t has no superior
ca far as carrying power is concerned,
among the public men of the present time.
When he speaks, every syllable can De
heard distinctly in the remotest corners OF
the house; at the same time his tones H.
stead of being harsh and discordant are
rather musical and decidedly pleasant 30
The ear Next TO his smile, his vocal
organ is by far the most coIhpellins aS "e
Characteristic.
Mr. Payne's countenance is boldly mod
eled on rugged lines. Deep creases crlss-
cross il in every direction. thick gray
full beard covers his jaw and lips. SILVER
hair crowns his head. Were 1t not LOT
his everlasting smile he would be set down
at first sight as a person of undue sever
itv of monotonous seriousness. AS II IS
who so beholds his smile takes note OF ms
amplitude and listens to his orotund voice,
expects to learn presently that he is one
of the best story tellers alive. Yet ar.
Payne isn't a good story teller; in truth,
he never affects humorous narration at
all and his friends say it would be impos-
sible to worm story out of him in any
circumstances.
He likes good stories, though, and TO
see him surrounded by a crowd of story
tellers, his massive bulk dropped against a
pillar his hands in his pockets, his won
derfW smile playing in thousand forms
over ms characteristic features, is TO be-
hold a picture not likely soon to be for
gotten. Mr. Payne can laugh as well as
smile and like his voice, his laugh is
strong and full and round and is sure to
sci a whole party into boisterous cachina-
uon by its vigorous heartiness
In Earnest Despite His Smile.
Mr. Payne doesn't shine particularly as
q conversationalist Despite his smile,
he is too serious minded for small talk
and is altogether too deeply absorbed in
the political questions to which he has
devoted lifetime of study, to care much
Tor the discussion of general topics. This
renders him somewhat Indifferent to the
claims of what is termed society. But
he is by no means disinclined to sociabili-
and he delights to meet men whom he
considers congenial spirits, as those who
sometimes gather about a certain well
known hosptable board in Washington
could testify. There he has sometimes
oeen alluded to as Uncle Sereno" but
nowhere else has anything approaching
"a anna ID /, Ia
Is held in esteem alike by friends and
ioeS' but the peculiar quality that engen-
ueIS what might be termed the affection
dte nickname Is missing from his makeup.
Nr' Payne is not blessed with the fac
uny OF phonemenally rapid cerebr ton
ana so is not much of a succ IS at
snort pur-of-the-moment talks on the
moor Before delivering a speech he
makes long and earnest preparation,
uIlnklng deeply at every founta n OF
available Information and making sure OF
very mlnuiest fact 1t is of record thar
Mr. Payne's statements have been found
d. iault more seldom than the statements
u almost any other man in the House to-
"aE. lie INDUCES in no rhetorical -four
Snes or vivid word-paining, but he is a
pdst master of the art of plain, direct
persistent hammering. Sometim s, though
more rarely than is the general impress
SION he resorts to invective. When he
MS opponents vince.
as a diplomat, Serene f. Payne would
PROBABLY be a remarkable success. This
- apparent from the fact that in his own
Tdle ne stands equally we'll with Mr..
party
Dolliver lis n story Teller.
Mr' Dolliver of Iowa is one of the best
NuoWn orators of the House of Represen-
nINes-a figure to be pointed out from
sa4eries. He is dark haired, dark eyed,
IIpddy Of face. and inclined to stoutness.
Ire Is magn!fcently healthy. genial, ex-
pansive, teller Of good stories, a man
VINO enjoys life.
,1ny birth Mr. Dolliver is a Virginian and
ulere Is a decided Old Dominion twang to
, lie turn of his tongue. His voice is mel
~" ana round and large. He is rhetori-
r r ne Is evolutionary. The young wo-
s, en- at spirit Lake, where he spent last
soiper called him Rolled Oats" be-
6 GruSe, they said, he "orated" even his
teakiast order. and a rolling of every ''r''
Was part of his Grating. He Is fa-
ms ms campaigner He has been known to