| Show congressional GUTS CUTS Per solin aej or of ironi eta 6 I 1 correspondence of the cleveland herald 1 I washington WASHING TOX july 9 A congressman res ig not always known by f his is works there is david davis for instance who is 13 distinguished more for his rotund form than for any judicial decision or act of states ni manship again they often become famous for some peculiar gesture or eccentricity of manner when you mention the great objector everyone knows you mean holman Hel roan of indiana whenever an all attempt is made to pass a bill by unanimous consent or suspension of the rules eye everyone looks over to sec see what holman is going to do he ile has been in congress m many acx years by his democratic associates is termed the watch watchdog dog of the treasury he ile questions every motion calculated to appropriate a penny ho lie has been in ili congress man many years an and d those who recollect etim him in his bis early days clays say ho lie had a good voice but he has lost that attraction how and while his voice voice is indistinct liis his customary 1 I object is always understood he ile has a queer habit of throwing forward his open hand band and describing small circles in the air while talking another nother A man with an odd gesture is sunset cox who while facing the republican side generally during in his remarks has a habit of extending his right arm arin out as far as possible every now and then as though reaching over a neighbors fence to 10 steal apples Cannon of bcd for a habit he lie lias has of stooping or squatting as a means of gesticulation and suddenly rising up as though he had sat upon a 1 bogardus kicker his left hand he lie brings up over his shoulder sli as if b by Y a spring action springer whom you may always sec see with a buttonhole button hole bole bouquet looks around sli shyly aly when a about bout to speak as though he lie expected a volley of rotten eggs abram S blewit t generally starts off with his thumbs in his pantas loona loons pockets and when through his little speech during which liis his voice sounds as though he had a hot potato in ili his S mouth he lie whirls about and sinks into bs scat seat as though overcome by nervous prostration robeson whose rotund figure is not often associated with a great orator is nevertheless an impressive speaker however liis his gestures arc are labored and peculiar ono one of them is to extend his right hand as high as possible above his head never lowering but for a moment or two horr the funny men of the house is another fat at man mail and closely resembles his twin brother who resides at wellington ohio and who has just been nominated for congress air mr horr haa has a way of f clenching his fist and add after lowering in g it bringing it up suddenly to all tho height of his breast with evidene earnestness he ile tells a funny story of his own canvass in the lumber districts of michigan ho ile had heard much of the greenback movement and his investigation of the reports ho be said reminded him of tho the story of the irishman who forthe for the first time was camping out as one of a party of backwoodsman backwoodsmen men hearing a peculiar noise outside the tent pat Patin in his superstition believed it to be some strange spirit lurking near he ile was persuaded ab by his companions to investigate he e returned to the tent after f finding that the noise was made by a tree toad with the remark that there was neither a bird nor an animal outside it was simply a blamed noise so he would describe the greenback movement in his dis kasson is all politeness and grace and when lie addresses the house it is with a kindness of manner and elF elegance gance of language that alwais always win win attention his 60 years ma make 0 it frequently necessary for him to lean upon the desks on cither either side of the aisle in which he be stands judge kelley though nearly 70 years of age stands erect speaking with a voice that m may ay be heard distinctly in any part of of the hall tall richelieu robinson of new york rarely says anything u unless there be a chance to twist the tile british lions tail and then he 1 is 3 greatly troubled because of defective ti bearing hearing when any member interrogates him and frequently walks across the hall toward ird liis his questioner ner with a hand to his ear I 1 endeavoring oring to know what is want wanted ed he ile is one of the most striking figures in the house his hair is of a yell yellowish C i h gray tinge and grows abi thickly akly upon his head massing over bis his neck like an awning or shed roof the rugged features of his face are not allowed to hide behind a beard and he is one of the regular of the house tonsorial tin chairs randall has a high keyed voice though he speaks with some degree of hesitation in this respect he resembles speaker keifer robinson of massachusetts always stands straight with head thrown well back when he has anything tb n to say C calkins al akins continually pats th the 0 pa palm in of his left hand band with his ri right glit though when warmed up te to h his i subject he throws his arms about wildly joe blackburn the ke kentucky antu fire eater enter talks as though he be was this one time if ever before speak in ing gods truth a sort of honor brig bright lit style tyle of oratory iry fal CON stands qui quietly 14 and talks without a gesture house of tennessee always 1 gets ets up to speak peak as though iio lie was mad about something hornc rolls up lip hia his coat sleeves and talks talk rapidly di burrows of michigan has tho the most powerful voice voice iii in the house carlisle is deliberate and his voice lacks depth pit phil I 1 TI thompson 1 0 n of kentucky said to be a good stump a peculiarly high keyed voice voice haskell is a very tall man and when lie speaks his arms swing about and give him the appearance of a huge buge windmill rea reagan an the Postmaster ex of the confederacy can scarcely marcely bo be understood so inarticulate is his s speech beeb one ma may y always tell when F lie intends to address the house before doing so he lie seizes every scrap of paper lying near and tears I 1 it up into very small pieces making a decided litter on the floor about him |
