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Show STATESMEN ORATORS. MEMBERS OF THE LATE FifTY-FlRST CONGRESS WHO SPOKE WELL. Holrann, the Trriwiarys Watch Dof. limit, lie nl II Is ndl-I.iko Voice JMrKli.lcj iukI His Dlu-nltynrc-ctin-I rldgo, Hi" SllTor Haired. ' W a.suimjton; Jrtsrcfc r". "-The person in search of an cxamplo-of tho true Del-sartian Del-sartian grace in oratory would scarcely look for it in tho houseof representatives. Even if he would be content with a proper otiservanco of the ordinary rules of speech making laid down by those who profess to teach tho art, it is prob-ublo prob-ublo that, he would be sadly disappointed if he were to expect to see them practiced prac-ticed by the members of the national legislature. Tho average memlier of congress Buys what ho has to say as well as he can and then sits down, troubling himself very little about the manner vt his saying it, bo long as bis words are parl'anientary. There is not one who would dare lo expose himself to the ridicule ridi-cule of his colleagues on tho floor by adopting any set of rules for bis guidance guid-ance as to the manner of delivering a speech, even if be bad the time to prepare pre-pare himself in that way, for the. members mem-bers are very quick to see und make fun of mannerism in debate. Nevertheless there were orators of no mean ability in I ho house of representatives whose session ses-sion has just closed, and every one of tlem has a characteristic mannerism by which ho is as easdy recognized as by his voice or face. There is Judge Holmin, for instance, i Had it not been for the failure of his 1 voice ho would have loen one of the most powerful debaters, us ho is one of the mostintoresliiigof talkers. Always well : up on the subjects coming before the Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, is one or tna old timers, and it is a sight wil worth seeing to hear him make a speech, as an Irishman might say. "Joe," as he is familiarly and affectionately called by his colleagues, pets a good ileal excited when he has tho floor on an important matter. His arms whirl around big head and he pounds his desk until it is almost certain that there will be a call-; call-; inet maker's bill to jwy for repairs. His Lair gets dishevelid from the frequency with which he runs his hands through , it, and ho usually reqnireg a clear gangway gang-way up and down the aisle to enable him to rid himself of his flow of words with comfort to himself. Now lie walks menacingly down the aisle toward the sjieaker, shaking his fist as though bo would knock the very life out of him; then he turns suddenly toward a member beside him, and looking him straight in tho eye argues with him, as though ho was the only person in hearing hear-ing distance, and again he darts back to his desk and cont inues bis volley as from a coign of vantage. Not witliNtanding his jx culiar nnd somewhat exciting delivery, de-livery, Cannon is a good and forciblo talker, and he never gets on liis feet for nothing. A new orator made his appearance in the congress just closed. He hailed from Iowa, and bis name is Jouatluia P. Dol-liver, Dol-liver, lie has a ringing voice, and I19 utters rhythmic sentences with marvelous marvel-ous fluency. His gestures are graceful, and bespeaks with the greatest wute. IIo is oily 'M years of age, and has already gained an enviable reputation for himself him-self in his own state, Orrin C. Moore, of New Hampshire, is another of the now inemliers who jumped into the front j rank of orators in the Fifty-first con- i press. Tall and thin himself, his sen- ! tences aro short and pithy. Ho is pict- ! uivsqno and original in his illustrations, ' und his logic is of a forcefnl character. Harues, tho heavy weight from Georgia, i is a good speaker, but on account of his weight does not often address tho honse. Wlvn ho does he attract attention. Hit l;uiiru!KO is graceful, but his (jestunt are somewhat conliued, not at all to b wondered at when it Is considered that he weih over 400 pounds. Usually during his speech his hands rest coni-fii-Ubly on his capacious waistcoat, and be di'8 not do much walking about while talking. One of the queerest talkers is Wilson, of Washington, flu has a thin, piping voice, rather unpleasant to tho ear and reminding one of the efforts of avert-triloijnist. avert-triloijnist. Mr. Mason, of C'hicairo, fc1 amusing to watch on tiie floor. While talking his round, chubby face gets redder red-der anil redder, his hair becomes disordered, dis-ordered, he stands now on one foot, now on Mie other, und bis handkerchief is frequently called into requisition to mop the perspiration engendered by his ex- ! rrtions from the back of his neck. It is 1 ciirioais, but Mr. M.ison docs not perspire on the forehead as most men do. His collar, after tho delivery of one of his 1 gymnastic speihes, is a sight to see, and ' the bow of his necktie invariably crawls . around and rests under his left ear. j Little Washington, of Tennessee, jumps ! around while making a speech, doubles himself np as thongh he had tho colic, and usually is so hoarse before he is half way through that his own mother would not recognize his voice. i Springer, of Illinois, wonld find it im- j possible to continno talking if Homebody j surreptitiously removed his spectacles, i Not that he needs the glasses to talk ' with, but ho 1ms become so accustomed to holding them in bis hand and shaking them at the speaker that ho would lose tho thread of his discourse and his voice together unless he could have them with 1 him. His method of using them is some- j what jteculinr. Ou rising to address the I chair Mr. Springer takes otf the Hpecto- house, experienced in procedure, strong in argument, if his voice was more effect- ive he would be a powerful ally on the i side of any measure. Unfortunately, it is wilh difiieulty that the house can catch I what he has to say. When he talks yon may Is1 sun' (ii.it ho will have tlio forefinger fore-finger of bis right hand pointed in tho direction of some inemlier whoso atten-i atten-i ti"ii be particularly wishes to attract, anil bis arm will le going up and down in a faithful imitation of a pump handle, I emphasizing every other word. He has ' only ono variation to this method, and i that is when, in his capacity of "watch I dog of tin) treisnry," he feels called upon to object to sumo pending measure. Then bo jumps up from bis s"ut, sticks out that forefinger el his at aconsider-! aconsider-! able elevation over his head, but directed ; at the speaker, aiidejHenlatos "I object." i That usually settles tho matter, for Mr. : Holiiuui is a dogged fighter, anil is not ; easily jsTsuaded to withdraw an objection objec-tion once made. Boutello is an entirely different kind of an orator from Mr. Holuian. With a clear, strong voice, iwujant us a bell, ha in heard without difiieulty in all parts of the bouse, und in a tumult his loud tones can be distinguished alsive all the shouting shout-ing nnd confusion. Instead of pointing out one finger, Boutolle finds it necessary to use his whole fist for emphasis, nnd with clinched hand ho bangs the air or his desk, us the case may be, as though bo was repelling boarders on his old ship as in days of yore. He has the eye and tho disposition of the hawk, and he swoops down on unwary members without with-out mercy. He is very fond of interrupting inter-rupting Democratic speakers to make some sarcastic allusion to the post, and he rubs the pcpior of reconstruction into the old wounds of tho Confederate veterans veter-ans at every opportunity. A not her distinct type of oratory is that which characterizes McKiuley. Suave, calm and dignified, he never gets excited. ex-cited. Ho is impressive in debate and tho words roll from his hps in well rounded sentences. His voice is clear and well modulated. Ho has a habit when making a particularly pointed remark re-mark of stretching out his forefingers and thumbs to the widest extent, allowing allow-ing the other three fingers of both hands to lie passive ou tho palms. Probably the member who uses gestures gest-ures the least is silver haired Breckinridge, Breckin-ridge, of Kentucky. Standing in the middle of an aisle, ho rests his hands on two desks, and his voice, at first husky, gradually becomes as clear as a flute's notes. He is a model of courtesy, and many of his sjieeches are masterpieces of eloquence. In debate his face has a roseate flush, and his pale blue eyes flash with intelligence, (ireenholge, of Massachusetts, Massa-chusetts, is another fine orator whose gestures are few but well chosen. He speaks calmly and without passion, but an antagonist should not feel reassured by bis engaging air, for Oreenlialge's arguments are strung with sarcasm bitter bit-ter and biting, and bis thrusts are keen and sloshing. lie made bis reputation by a speec h on a contested election case, and since then there are few who have had the temerity to interrupt hiin in debate. de-bate. The greatest orator of them, all in the opinion of many is Mr. Butterworth, of Ohio. His speeches are delivered with all the fire and vim of a man greatly in i cles from his nose, extends his arm mechanically, me-chanically, shakes his glasses by the handle han-dle three times at tho speaker (nobody ever saw him shake them only once or twice or even four times it is always three), says "Mr. Speaker," and then his arm drops again. Of course it takes longer to describe it than for liiui to do it, but the peculiar part about it is that the performance is exactly the same every time, once a day or twice a day, at the end as at the beginning of tho session. ses-sion. McMillin, of Tennessee, is a nervons talker, too thoroughly in earnest to waste words in jokes. Silver Dollar Bland lias two entirely different voices. When ho is talking about the free coin-ago coin-ago of fiilver his voice seems to catch some of the metallic ring associated with his pet hobby. But on other occasions it sounds as though ho had a turnip in his month and could not get rid of it. I'ayson, of Illinois, is a bright, quick, sharp debater, always ready and always strong in argument. His voice is one of tho best in the house, and its full, round and clear tones can be heard even in the cloak rooms. Kerr, of Iowa, has a femny voice, and his actions are what iu a schoolboy would be called "sassy." ; Nothing pleases luui so much as to get ' up and interrupt a speaker by asking ' questions. That his questions are gen-enilly gen-enilly not in the least pertinent to tho subject matter in hand is not of the least concern to him. He se"ms to think that it was his mis- ! tiou. when he was sent to congress, ; to ask questions, and he has been tilting it ever since. He would have re- ! ; signed long Wore this if there had been ' a rule forbidding the interruption of ' members during a speech. Walter Weixmax. earnest, and that, according to Dan Dougherty, is thn test of all others of an orator. liuttcrwortli is a wit, and his speeches always sparkle with humorous sallies at the expense of bis fellow members mem-bers or, rather, at the expense of their argument, for he is never personal and with good stories to illustrate his points. His gestures aro graceful ami more varied than those of any other lipeaker on the floor. Now he will take on u confidential air and extend ex-tend his forefinger in a crook, aa though ho were buttonholing the whole house, and then he will throw forward for-ward both arms, with hands flat and spen, as much as to say that no stu-ible stu-ible man could ask for more of an explanation ex-planation than that ho had given. One would never imagine from the inury twinkle of his eyes that be crane from good old Quaker stock, but snch is tlio fact, though he has dropped everything j that might connect him with his ancea- j tow, and is an inteirstod onlooker at the Washington balls, a participator in nil. the winicr jrayeties, and pven goes to the german with his daughter. Mx. Crisp, of Uoorgia, is a good talker. His reputation for courtesy in debate and prowess in dealing with public ques- ' tiom is quite the eqnal of that of Mr. Carlisle, whom he also rejiiibles in the Serious tone of bis nature. His-speech against Mr. Heed's new rules was the geia of that controversy. It w.is caustic i to tho last degree, but full of dignity, nnd his party friends were dehghtcl with it. His delivery is quiet and dispassionate, dis-passionate, and he relies more u;iou the force of his logic than upon the briliiaa-v-uf his dic.lwa. , |