Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-14
AGKs AND NArIvIrIEs OF CON.
GRESSMRN.-

SCHUYLER Colfax, of Indiana, Vice
President Of the United States, Is ex-
'o(ieio President of the Senate. George
C. Gorham, Of California, Is Secretary,
having been chosen in 1858 to succeed
John w. Forney, of Pennsylvania,
who had held the office seven years.
John r. French, Of North Carolina, Is
Sergeant-at-Arms. Henry Anthony,
of Rhode Island, was at the last session
elected President pro tempore of the
Senate, to serve In the absence Of the
Vice President. Of the sixty-six SEN
ators, fortysix are lawyers, three
(Brownlow, Harlan and Upton) clergy
men, and seventeen engaged In ordi-
nary mercantile or financial pursuits.
Seven Senators abbott, Ferry, Spen-
Ger, Schurz, Sprague, Thayer aud
Warner,l reached the rank of General
in the army during the late war, while
Messrs. Kellogg, Osborn and Ross
served IN less exalted capacities.
The oldest Senator Is Simon Came
ron, of Pennsylvania, born March 8,
1893. The youngest Is Thomas w. Os-
born, of Florida, born March 8, 1880.
Between the ages of sixty and seventy
are Messr. Buckingham Of Connec-
ticut, Day Of Kentucky, Gilbert of
Florida, Hamlin of Maine, Howard Of
Michigan, and Vickers Of Maryland.
Between fifty and sixty r Anthony
of Rhode Island, Drake of Missouri,
Benton of New York, Grimes of Iowa,
Hamilton of Maryland, Howe of Wis
consin, McGreery of Kentucky, J 5
Morrill, Of Vermont, Lot NJ. Morrill, of
Maine, Nye of Nevada, Pratt Of Indi-
ana, Pomeroy of Kansas, Ramsey Of
Minnesota, Sumner and Wilson Of Mas
sachusctts, Thurman of Ohio, Upton
of Nebraska, Trumbull and Yates of
Illinois, and Wiley of West Virginia.
Between forty and fifty, are Abbott
and Pool of North Carolina, Foreman
of West Virginia, Brownlow and Fow-
Ter of Tennessee, Bay and salisbury
Of Delaware, Carpenter Of Wisconsin,
Casserly and Cole Of California, Conk-
ling of New York, Corbett and Will
liams OF Oregon, Cragin and Patterson
Of New Hampshire, Edmumds Of Yer
mont, Ferry of Connecticut, Harlan of
Iowa, Harris Of Louisiana, Morton of
Indiana, Norton Of Minnesota, Rice
Of Arkansas, Robertson and Sawyer
of South Carolina, Ross Of Kansas,
SchurZ of Missouri, Scott OF Pennsyl-
vania, Sherman Of Ohio, Stewart of
Nevada, Stockton Of New jersey,
Thayer of Nebraska, and Warner of
Alabama. The Senators who have not
yet reached the age of forty are
kellogg Of Louisiana, Osborn OF
Florida, Spencer of Alabama, Spraguc
Of Rhode Island, md Mcdonald Of
Arkansas.
Messrs. Cole, Conklin, Fenton, Gil
bert, Harris, Nye, Rice, Spencer,
Stewart and Williams were born in
New York; MeSsrs. Drake, Fowler,
Norton, Ross, Sherman, Upton and
Warner, in Ohio; Carpenter, Cragin,
Edmunds, Howard, Kellogg and Justin
S. Morrill,, in Vermont; Abbott, Chan
der, Grimes, Patterson and Wilson, in
New Hampshire; Foreman, Cameron,
EcDonald, Ramsey and Scott, in Penn
sylvania; Corbett, Pomeroy, Sawyer,
Sumner and Thayer, in Massachusetts;
Hamlin, Howe, Lot NJ. Morrill, aid
Plat, In Maine; Buckingham, Ferry
and Trumbull, in Connecticut
Brownlow, Thurman and Wiley,
in Virginia Cattell, Osborn, and
Stockton In New Jersey; Anthony
and Sprague In Rhode Island; Bayard
and salisbury in Delaware; Davis,
McCrcery, and Yates in Kentucky
Hamilton and Vickers In Maryland /;
Harlan In Illinois Morton in Indiana ;
Pool in North Carolina /; Robertson in
South Carolina Shurz in Germany
and Casscrly In Ireland; Vice Pres
ident ColflX Is 40, and was born In
New York.
Mr.. Foreman has been Governor of
West Virginia, Mr.. Brownlow of Ten
nesSee, Mr.. Buckingham Of Connectl-
cut, Mr.. Fenton of New York, MI.
Grimes Of Iowa, Messrs. Hamlin and
l.. NJ. Morrill, have both been Cover
nors of Maine, Mr.. Morton of Indiana,
Mr.. Nye Of Nevada, Mr.. Ramsey of
Minnesota, Mr.. Yates of Illinois, and
both Mcssrs. Anthony and Sprague of
Rhode Island. The grandfather and
father, and also the uncle of Mr.. Thos.
+. Rayard, of Delaware, have been
Senator's of the United States. Mr..
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, was FORM
erly Secretary Of War, and Mr.. Har-
Ian, of Iowa, Secretary of the Interior;
Mr.. Hamlln, of Maine, was Vice Pres
ident of the United States from 1861 to
1865. The Legislature of Georgia has
elected Joshua Hill and Homer v. NJ.
Miller, Senators from that State, and
Messrs. j. +. Lewis and j. w. john
ston have been chosen from Virginia.
The question of the admission of these
gentlemen Is to be decided by the pres
ent Senate. Texas and Mississippi
have yet to elect. When they do 30