The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-02-07

he Toll OF members. nal nose
you exclaim. II il I real Roman--none
of your composite, compounds or half
bre eds, but a veritable, honest and full
blooded Roman-and that, too, OF a nam
9th kind. You adjust your elasses, il
you wear them, or take more careful
look, and you discover man attached to
the aforesaid nose, and well-shaped man
at that, AT another glance you discover
a good forehead and = quick, intelligent
eye, and uIon further investigation you
see, under pair Of we'll grown mustaches
mouth. from whence is proceeding a
most clear, distinct and pleasant voice.
Upon further observation, and after few
attentive visits to the Senate you no long
or observe the aforesaid nose, and only re-
mark the excellent manner in which he
performs his duty. He is ready aud
correct reader, quick and accurate, c,ur-
teous and intelligent, and with voice uu-
excelled. have never seen better Sec
Rotary than w. F. Davis Of the Senate -
1t is great pity that such noses, if they
carry with them competency for the pc.
sitions which the wearers fll, we're not
more abundantly distributed throughout
the country ] would bespeak a supply
for osr army.
Immediately In front of Mr.. President
and near the door sit the Senators from
Lee, and I assure their constituents that
they need not be ashamed of them. Mr..
McCrary is Chairman of the Committee
on Military Affairs, at this time one Of
the most important, if not the most i'm.
portant committees of the body. He has
the confidence Of his associates. and IL re-
garded not only for his ability as an orator
but for the less snowy though equally
valuable qualities Of industry and appli-
cation to business.
Mr.. Hesser is valuable and respected
member, regarded for his integrity and
good common sense. It is to be hoped
that Lee County will always send just
such men here as now represent her.
Or the right of the President is Me-
Crary. of Van Buren,, (uncle Of our
George, man Of experience in legisla-
tive matters. and an upright and useful
member He belongs to that class of
men that should be the pride of every
State-pure minded, patriotic and infex-
ible IN the support Of right and Justice
The Honorable Senator made an import.
ant confession in my hearing the other day
Of slip he made in the paths Of virtue
that il, on one OCCASION he had been in
dram-shop, but that he felt sorry for that
fault and would never b guilty of il again
D. that others could clear their conscien-
,es by like confession. and that our young
men could all say, with this Senator of
fifty years, that on one occasion only they
had visited those places which are too
often the beginning Of the path to ruin.
On the right Of the President and near
the extremity Of the hall, sits Hon. W. G
Woodard, of Muscatine. late Justice of
the Supreme Court and Chairman of the
Judiciary Committee. His great legal
and long experience at the
Bar and on the Bench render him an in
valuable member. He is digni6ed but
courteous, and | an glad to say properly
appreciated by the Senators.
BY the side Of the Senator from Musea-
tine is DR.. Bowen, of johnson, Chairman
of the Committee on Claims. Woe be-
tide the unlucky wight that attempts to
rorm any money-making scheme through
this General Assembly. If the Doctor
don't catch him | am mistaken. He has
an eye open all the time for the peniten-
tiary, the asylums and sundry other insti-
tutions asking for appropriations, as well
Is for the private claims that may be pre-
scented. The Doctor is q man after nv
own heart; he is always perfectly intelli
gible-there is no misunderstanding him.
The value OF such member, who is al.
ways fearless and prompt in the discha rye
of his duty and who has the ability 10
make himself felt. is incalculable in our
legislation where money-making projects
are often introduced and passed because
members are afraid to oppose their
friends, or injure their political associates
by preventing them stealing the public
moneys.
But find that have not time TO no.