Litchfield enquirer., 1867-08-08
Prominent Members of the Legislature

prominent members of the Legislature, a little fiattering we should judge to those of the republican faith and little the reverse to that of the opposite way of think ing.
 We extract the following:
 SENATE.
 Mr. Pierpont, (Rep.) Fifteenth district is tall, large poned and large hearted farmerfr from the town of Morris. His face, though homely, is the most expressive of the Senate; it is guaranty Of lnteg- rlty, frankness, courage, kindness and generosity He IS plain, forcible speaker-on the whole the best Of the Republicans in the Senate
 Mr. Buckingham (Rep.) of Washington, Six teenth district, is bright, genial intelligent and active man-the youngest member of the Senate eonversant with education and manufactures, rare iy speaking on any other topics.
 Mir. Granger, (Dem.) Seventeenth district ot North Canaan, goes from the Senate to the bench as Judge. He is quiet, clear-headed gentleman thoroughly acquainted with the law, never broach- ing politics in the Senate, and speaking only to plain Ill few lucid words the bills presented by the Judiciary Committee.
 HOUSE,
 Speaker John T. Wait governs like Speaker Col fax, with consideration and urbanity, not with the gayel of parliamentary law like Banks: and so he made himself universally popular, and when he left the chair was recipient of amount of praise and sincere eulogy that has been seldom, if ever, bestowed upon Connecticut Speaker. We have just printed all this, and heartily endorse it.
 MT. Ives, of East Haven, was looked upon as ''the leader of the Republican side of the House. He mas been at his post during every day ofthe session he has watched every bill and resolution; he has shaped, or helped to shape. more measures, by far than any other member. He is a clear and effec- tive speaker, and rarely failed to carry lis point As Chairman Of the Judiciary Comm, he has been compelled to talk more than any man in the House and had he not been man of superior ability. this would have greatly lmpared his influence. But he retained his hold on the Assembly to the end. The Democrats feared his incisive tongue, and some will never forget the swingeing cuts he gave them.
 Mr. HamcrsIey was the acknowledged leader of the Democracy. He husbanded his resources we'll and only spoke when there was good opportunity He IS large man, of peculiar manner, and a very orld speaker, and is evidently the ne plus u!rd ot the Democratic members, for they listened to him spell bound, and rarely yentured to depart from his instructions
 Mr. Nathaniel Smith, (Rep.) of Woodbury. was perhaps the most natural and graceful speaker in the House He was admired by all He took no pains to follow up his speeches and, by association to increase his influence. He knew but few of the members, but all pronounce him one of the most promising young men in the state.
 Mr. Waller, of New London, is a particularly live ly specimen of young and versatile Democracy. He is a genius, and of course is not to be accounted for by any rules political or moral-not he He is for woman suffrage, and against negro suffrage. lie ALLOWS NllE n0 NOIeu aSalllsu uraW DTlu5e st MlddletoWn, and for one at Lyme perhaps; but to others 1t is a mystery. He has fine voice and manner in speaking, and an easy and polished flow of language.
 his own business n the House, and to that in which he became interested with faithfulness, vigor and efficiency. He did not speak too much and did of ten speak with great power His voice Is some times harsh in tone and his manner imperative and angry. He can overcome this defect and gain in influence thereby.
 Mr. H. B. Graves of Litchield, is the Democratic bulldog of the House. A single word will throw him into the fighting posture and elicit his angry growl. The House got used to it, however. It was only a ''way he had" and it afforded snapping variety. On the whole, the members came rather to like it and him.
 The following Democratic photograph of our first representative, is little more iatteriDg:
 Henry B. Graves, of Litchfeld, is another lawyer of ability and influence, and yields a ''trenchant blade" in debate. His mind is keenly analytic and closely arSumentye; with a disposition at times, to run analOgies into the bizarre and ridiculous rath- CT than to conclusions of sobered character: and, yct reasoning, in the main, with great earnestness and effect. Sharp and billing sentences are gener- ally expected from his lips, although the House is more frequently convused with merrment than irritated with sarcasm when he speaks. He is a ready debater; speaks with great rapldity but with remarkable distinctness; has fund of good humo1 combined with epigrammatic sarcasm, and is wthal an excellent parliamentary tactician. He is forty-four years of age, and has wife who don't believe '' ill running suffrage into the ground. = N IT. Register.
 Mir. Ferguson, (Rep.) of Stamford, proved an honest industrious and efficient member. He thoroughly masters all that passes through his hands, He detects at glance the defects of a bill before the House, and remedies them almost as quickly. He has done as much to perfect legis- lation as any single member.
 The Hartford Times says:
 Mir. Ferguson of Stamford, thoroughly honest young man, was useful member. He devoted time to perfecting bills, and facilitating legislation
 We can certify that MT. Ferguson is not fiattered in the foregoing sketches; and, moreover, that legislators of that description are the most valuable we send. Mere speech makers are worth very little in Con. gress and still less in the Connecticut Leg islature. MT. Ferguson also made an ex. tremely valuable member of the Committee on Education and did what any one man could do to stem the tide that set so sharp ly against all our educational interests.
 The Hartford Post IS rather "sarkusti cul'' on Messrs. Lull of ofTolland, and some of our County members There are among the remaining Democrats x Dr. Deming of Sharon, the Demosthenes ot the House, as Lull was it's Cicero; and Spur of Salisbury, a man of good sense o1 his own, but who permitted his political associates to make clown of him."
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