The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-12-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Opening of the Senate.

The Opening Of the Senate.
In conformity with the Constitution
Of the United States, both branches of
the National Legislature met and COM
menced the second session Of the thir-
ty-fifth Congress. Half an hour be-
fore the time at which the Senate and
House were called to order, the Capt.
tol presented quite lively series of
groups of anxious politicians greeting
each othcr-strangers taking observa-
tions Of the stars in the political frma-
ment, and tie general conclave or out
side members of both houses. Through
the aisles and up the vistas of steps
bright forms and bright eyes and genial
faces were fitting, flashing, and smil-
ing, while in the lobbies editors and
journalists, correspondents and report
ers, of all hucs and colors, just come
to town to lido the session." recogniz-
ed each other, some heartily, some with
professional courtesy. ............
On all faces the good feeling and
good intention of commencing new
partnership as it were, or fresh rival
ry, as is likely, was manifest; and
there were hurried but suggestive in
timations Of how the summer had been
passed-what turn politics had taken
since June last what might be in the
Message-what might not be in the
Treasury Report; not even emitting 70 r
the benefit Of the fitting bright forms
and flashing bright eyes aforesaid, a
few words on the proposed dimensions
Of new bonnets, or bewi.ching gig
gle from beneath the scanty boundaries
Of old ones.
In the Senate the gallery was we'll
filled, and a great deal of anxiety was
exhibited; heads bobbing together in
inquiry as to ''who is that, and that, I"
&C., and astonished and satisfied Vol
ces replying, 'ah indeed"
Before twelve the following Senators
were on the floor: Messrs. Allen, Bates,
Bigler. Bright. Broderick, Brown,
Cameron, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Dur
kee, Fessenden, Fitch. Fitzpatrick,
Foot, Foster, Green, Gwin, Hale, Ham
lin, Hammond, Harlan, Iverson, Jones,
Kennedy. King. Mason, Pearce, Polk,
Reid, Rice, Seward, Shields, Simmons,
Slidel, Stuart, Thompson, of Kentuck-
y. Thompson, Of New Jersey, Trum-
bull, Wade, Wilson, Wright and Ward.
Yonder, Seward and Mason gossip
themselves into laughter while Thomp-
sou: Of New Jersey, has a "few words"
with his neighbor Hammond, who, all
the while, is diligently looking over his
correspondence. Kennedy bends TO-
mantically over the desk of Rice, as
though to say sly things to one of tho
fair sex. Sldell and Gwin put their
two white heads together; Collamer.
with stopped shoulders, listens to
Green; Cameron ponders, head on
hand, alone; King indites blunt mis-
sives Wade wades through the COL
umns of newspaper Foot and Wilson
square their chairs and face each other
in light loquacity; Gen. Shields and
Ward, the new Senator from Texas,
pass seasonable compliments Clay lis
tens to Iverson Jones taps his thumb
nail with his paper-cutter Stuart was
very sedate, while, outside of the bar.
Bright and Duff Green confab. T. F.
Meagher attentively scans the scene.
and various other strangers-"distin-
guished," Of course. or they could not
get on the door-pass. repass. recognize.
and inquire.
Rev. DR.. Gurley commenced with an
impressive prayer after which the Vice
President raped the table. and the sec.
ond session OF the 25th Congress had
commenced. States.