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table, and 1t was passed by yeas LIZ, nays 18
The following Democrats voted with tht
Union men, some Of them 1t will be seen ol
formerly the strongest kind Of copperheaG
! a11initIes:
Tpsi,y, p1 =. o,,., Holman, aKe!li9s, Mo.,
eofs; eeSsD' '" 9sf56sa 9fsd'eson, stsoose, sstseee''
Crnytns, Nelson, Stuart, dn.) .
Ene!,tb. >''''' Rogers, Rogers a. J., Wd' Wsds'1soltb.
Harding,
The following are the nays:
A1len; Aleu-; &c. %fRoweI, %f3Iss M S;3'ds SR;g3'Slnson'
B:a'is1 Rs9s a %Ssss:iS1 Sss ;5bIS I ESssiiss;;: Msis
Long, Pendlcton, Wood, F.
It will be seen that a large number of cop.
perheads left tho House, among them ]. ".
Allen, Eden, Harria, Ross and Tony knapp
This resolution Of Mr. Smith puta stop to
the copperhead fun for the day.
FERNANDO wooD-u1s Personal ApPKAR.
AEcE, ETC.
Noticing. good deal of curiosity on tho
part Of strangers to get a look at that noto-
me that sketch Of his personal appearance
and leading traits Of character might not
prove unacceptable to the readers Of the
TRIBUNE. Scarcely person, male Or female,
comes into the House galleries.. but asks,
"N hich is Fernando Wood :" such as child
on his entrance would ask for the hipponQ.
tamus in the menagerie, or In tue absence Of
that, for some moDstrosity or other which
had been glaringly described in the bills. He
is certainly an object OF interest, which has
not its rival In the Capitol But Fernando
must not mistake this extraordinary interest
him attribute 1t to that notonety Of rcputa-
ton, which, however, he may regard as en-
ytable, is certainly not the fame which the
great and good statesman In any country de-
Eircs. Mr.. Wood WAS born In Philadelphia.
(His brother Ben was born in Kentncky.] In
fifty. bis hair is brown, sleek, but worn ra-
ther short, and combed and brushed carefully
but not artistica1ly. His complexion
is light, eyes blue, and close together, fea-
lures angular, nose straight and lips COM
pressed. His eye-lids are inclined to drop q
little, Us If to conceal at will any fugitive
thoughts or ideas of the mind, which may
have escaped from tho prison-house, In which
they are SO artlully kept concealed for the ex-
c1usisc use Of the owner. In fact the whole
lncc exhibits power of restraint on the part
Of the man rarely seen IN human being
non Of the emotions which must ut times
agitate the man. All without Is calm, cold
and impulslve as the surface Of the gilt
terfng snow. To be sure, smile, land such
smile) is seen now and again to transform
the features. But 1t Is the Transformation OF
CORPSE to which an electrical battery has
been applied. It is sort of galTanic smile,
which IS evidently called up at will and re-.
manded back IN the same manner. This smile
very much resembles that have noticed in
the late Augustus Garrett, formerly Mayor of
your city. It also has its counterpart, in
the 'sghastly- GRIM Of "Long john Went
worth. When Wood smiles the muscles Of
the mouth draw back the lips, leaving the
teeth exposed much rs those Of skeleton
stand ont in glittering contrast with the hol-
low cheeks and still follower eye-ho1es. But
hard, or merely mechanical. There Is fle1i-
bility and nobility about them, which show
what they are capable Of, if the man were
only to allow the passions md falness Of the
hea,t that natural Play which Is an EVIDENCE
Is seen In children, because they are in the
innocence and simplicity Of existence. It Is
4 no doubt seen In the angels, who have moth
! Ing to conceal. because they have nothing Of
| which they need be ashamed, and who fear
nothing, because their love (that is their life)
thoughts are your Napoleons, your Talley-
randall those who use their fellows as SO
many l1ppets-who play off the passions
and prejudiees Of one set Of people against
the hates and fears Of another. As Fernando
Wood sits bolt upright in bis seal, with his
In perfect rerose {the back Of one resting
upon the palm of the other), he appears q
perfect SPHINX, the very living incarnation OF
silence. Other men may be eloquent on the
floor, but Mr.. Wood Is more eloquent than
any Of them-in his scat. When be stands
up to ntter few oracular sentences, OF offer
a resolution, which he has evidently digested
for days beforehand. he exhibits ta1l, thin,
why figure, perfectly straight-as straight as
Il he had swallowed poker and dare not
snake-ljke appearance about the man, which
repe!s all familiar approach or anything like
cordial greeting. Yet Mr.. Wood is not what
can be called constrained or remarkably re-
served In his manner. He is polite, and his
Eoliteness sits easily and not ungracefnliy
about his appearance, which challenges re-
spect to our common humanity, II not to the
humanity Of Fernando Wood. When one
looks Mt him, however, the greatest wonder
mans What is there in him which has drawn
the affections Of woman towards him?
for he has wife, and It is to be
presumed they love each other. TO
nc this ts the great mystery Of such na-
lures as his. In the street Mi: Wood walks
rery erect and rather quickly, with consider
able spring from the insteP. As he sits in
bis seat In the House one Is struck with the
idea: what q capital Aminidab Sleek. Or
add white choker to that cool black suit
and no better representative Of Dickens'
elder Dombey in that celebrated work conld
be found on the globe There are two men
In the House as opposite In their characters
and appearances, as well as their politics.
Those are Fernando Wood and Henry Winter
Davis One IS cold, calculating, wiley, gain-
ing his ends BY address, tact, perseverance,
hearted, impnlsire, fond Of opposition, de-
lighting In argument; quick ii his move
ments and restless In his very 7epose. look
upon those two rs marked characters in this
Congresz-men who Will, before this session
attract the eyes Of the nation to them. If
this Is not 60, then am no prophet, or the
son Of prophet
Fernando Wood, by the bye, is about to
make some demo onstration which I opine has
presidential squint about'it. He does not
honors Of the party he is no fshy Demo-
crat The Democracy may have deserted
the principles Of the party. Not so he He
stands now and will to the end Of the chap
ter, where the Democracy stood at the COM
mencement Of the war-that is for peace and
perlead record is clear as o quill, and he
takes pride in the fact.
CONDUCT OF THE WAR coAMITTEE.
The Committee on the Conduct Of the War,
on 11otion Of Mr. Washburne, have been au-
thorized to Issue subpGnas tor witnesses du-
ring the recess Of Congress. understand
that this Committee will thoroughly invcsti-
gate all cases Of fraudulent contractors and
dishonest appointees. !:
MAJOR GENERAL oaLHsBT.
This gallant and true-hearted man has been
ordered here to preside at the court martial
Of Surgeon General ". a. Hammond. The
General looks well, but is get incapable Of
any severe duty in the field on account of his
wound. Some interested parties are indus
triouely circulating the report that the Cen
eral will not, in any event, accept the nomi-
nation of Governor by the Union party of
Jour State. Gen. Oglesby does not desire
the nomination, but have no doubt will not
turn deaf ear to the heartily expressed
wishes Of the Union men of the State In
which be takes such pride, and which. he so
NO nobly anaheroica;ly represented on the bat
tie field
TIE DISHONEST ILLINOIS CONTRACTORS
Some of these gentlemen have been Oh
here and tried to get Secretary Stanton to
IS fix up" their matters, but understand he
peremforily refuses. The Investigation is to
20 on, and thorough work will be made Of it.
The people demand that these robbeties must
with their best interests in this hour Of ma
uonal trial
, 90, TIE TOBACCO TAX.
Inaditton to the tax of 50 cents per pound
on manufactured tobacco, which I. notified
you the Committee on Ways aud Means had
agreed TO, they propose cents per ounce on
hnc cut In tin-foil, or cents for two ounces
In do; ounces in do cents, every addition
nj ounce in do cents Cigars are to be tax
ed a to SO per Thousand according to quail
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