The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-04-04
SENATORIAL PORTRAIT GALLERY


near it's close. The Senate is in earnest de-
bate this morning on the bill for the suspen-
sion of the writ of habeas corpus. Senator
Richardson, of Illinois, is speaking. He Is
vehement against arbitrary military arrests.
Near him, listening, sits Senator Latham,
of California; full faced, full bearded,
youthful looking man, southern in style and
manners; a conservative, speaking seldom;
but with marked ability when lie does speak.
Behind him sits Senator Wiley ofVirginia,
tall, fine specialized specimen of the old
Virginia gentleman, who looks as if he
might have just stepped down from the
picture frame of the ''Signers of the Declare
ton of Independence, not forgetting in
The meantime 10 put on modern coat. Be
fore him sits Garlic, short, stout, broad
faced man, brimful of the pride and preju-
dice, if not Of the narrowness, of a modern
Virg' nian, who, when he speaks, berates the
administration most vociferously. Near by
IS Senator Sherman, of Ohio, conservative
Republican, the fine balance of who.e mind
is guarantee against extremes IN any di-
rection. Clearness Of perception, and mild
ness of disposition, are the most striking
characteristics of his expression. He Is a
tall, scholarly-looking gentleman, young,
amid the gray leads around him, and mark
ed for the quiet elegance of his manners.
Behind hin sits Powell, Of Kentucky; a
large, bluff, sandy-haired, sanguine faced
man. You may be sure that Mr.. Powell is
doing one Of three things: He is rolling
tobacco in his mouth, and splitting on the
floor; or muncbing an apple, or throwing
up his arms, denouncing the Government,
aud shouting for peace commissioners to be
sent to Jeff. Davis. Beside him sits man
strangely opposite, Senator Lane, of Indi-
ana, a TALL slender man, whose exhaustive
nervous temperament has left him no flesh
to spare; a man esteemed for his powers,
for the largeness of his patriotism, aud the
humanity Of his heart. Pacing up and down
at furious rate is Salisbury, OF Delaware,
large, powerful in frame, with scowhng
black eyes, and an exuberance OF black locks,
in temper and temperament true South
erner. He looks like a chained mastltt,
running up and down, stopping every few
moments TO scowl and hurl defiant locks
upon his tormentors. He seems to me a
masculine Nemesis, impatient for his day OF
vengeance Yet those who know him say
that, in better moods, he is a genial fine
spirited man. Stretched out on the sofa
against the wall, is Gen. Jim Lane, of Kan
sas. He is long, eely shaped man, with
not an especially open -countenance. lie
walks with a careless, loose-hung look, as Ii
it would not be difficult for him TO drop to
pieces. His neck-tie is usually askew, and
his hands very often in his pockets. He
may be 4 valiant general, but he gives one
e eli INr
ator. On the right side Of the door sits
Senator Doolittle, of Wisconsin, middle
aged man, with locks and beard shaggy as
his own northwestern pines. He IS man
of keen perception, of clear, strong, earnest
convictions, answering in principle, deep
in feeling. He has rich, souorou5 voice,
and is an emphatic speaker. He has one
young son in the army; another fell sac
rifce to the country last autumn. shall
never forget the tone in which he said,
1--WE can afford to give the lives of our sons,
if we can save our Government" Oppo-
site him sits Senator Harris, of New York,
a man whose majestic form and mein might
well beit Roman toga. His manner Is at
once courtly and gracious, bland even in its
kindness. When he rises to speak, his slow,
voice, and his calm, melihuous periods ar
rest and fascinate the attention, even IN those
who believe that Senator Har-
lis, like his favorite General, is altogether
too slow for the present state of affairs.
Across the aisle is noble trio: Senators
Collamer and Foote, of Vermont, and Sana-
tor Fessenden, of Maine. 1t would be i'm
possible to find two grauder Representatives
OF honorable age, than we see in the Sena-
tors from Vermont. Judge Collamer, 1t is
impossible to hear from the galleries. but
when he speaks, the Senate listens, which Is
the greatest of all compliments, for the Sen
ate does not always exert itself to use its
ears; but it pays due respect 10 an oracle on
all points touching the judiciary" Sena-
Tor Foote carries his seventy years with I'M
bent shoulders and an unwrinkled face.
His hair is perfectly white, his head massive,
his features finely cut. his piercing eyes un-
his smile full of sweetness. he
is the most senatorial Of Senators, and as
President pro tenn he presides with unap-
proachable dignity; the slightest buzz bring
ing down the ivory mallet with promptest
JUNCTION, and the stentorian voice calling the
Senators TO their seats like so many school
boys. Mr.. Fessenden is perhaps the most
debater in the Senate. lie Is some
what irritable and sarcastic. always keen,
the edge of his argument cutting deeper than
he knows. He has a patriciau head; one
has only to look at the brow to know that
it must he controlling force wherever 1t is
seen. Senator Morrill,, his colleague, has a
face as serenely smiling as his is severe; he
has clear, far-gazing, blue eyes, which seem
to have caught vision of the future, yet to
be quickly alive to all the concerns of the
present. He is a man of learning, and Of
the most comprehensive views, exerting a
powerful Influence in this august body.
Ssnafnr CLARKE of New Ham nshire tall easV.