The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-29

dfndent IN assuming u, position but time is i'm
proving him. He lac ~ force ana rapidity Of deci-
sion; but as the sc cate ss ponderous, slow NOV
ing Dooy wn> Ae cosy for him 10 preside over It's
dehDerssiohs. Were the pious Henry placed IN
speaker Blayne's position in the noisy turbulent
house. its requirements would hasten him to an
untimely grave.
Ex-sccretHry Boutwell,,
the most notable addition to the Senate, moves
a.out the Chamber in his usual quiet, unassuming
manner. The Transformation from the arduous
ab0rs Of the chief Of the Treasury to the compare
lively easy Senatorial life Is great relief to him.
HIS desk is on the extreme left, rather out Of the
way OF the casual observer. There he sits, cold
and calm, keenly observant Of the debate, or else
poiselessly pacing to and fro between his desk
and the cloak room. He Ia one Of the (tame) lions
OF the Senate. and is quite as often made the OBJ
jectve point Of glasses in the gallery as any other
OF the prominent men on the moor.
Spencer, OF Alabama,
was one OF the outgoing Senators last term. His
State, or rather one faction Of it, sent him back
here He is neshy youthful-looking man Of the
rowdy type, and is called by the lobbyists - Jolly
good tellow." He has been sworn in as Q Senator,
but his seat will be contested, and anord o nne
opportunity for the Committee on Elections to
tangle itself up into kn0tty heap for the pleasure
Of the Senate, which VIII doubtless disentangle the
complicated subject through some ponderous de-
bate In the future.
Senator Dorsey, OF Arkansas.
Rice, OF Arkansas, the State where the festive
bowie knife and navy revolver yet grow in wild
profusion, is succeeded by s. W. Dorsey q quiet
huge-built man OF not very pronounced intellec-
tual type. He il OF the black thunder-cloud style,
and looks very aggressive In o closely -buttoned
double-breasted coat.
Sargent, or California.
The quiet Cole. OF California, is succeeded by the
irrepresslbe Sargent, 1amiliariy known when in
the House as "Enigy." Sargent is very noisy de-
batter, and as obstinate and INSCRIPTIONS in the
handling OF parliamentary technics to carry his
ends as the worst enemy OF honest legislation
could desire. In the House he was always dressed
In shabby suit OF steel gray, which harmonized
well with his hair and whskers. Since he has be-
come Senator, however, he has discarded the
shabby gray and Is quite transformed by his neat
black suit He no longer looks like some overland
stage driver. but more like an energetic "drum-
mer' who has amassed competency. He Is said
by those who do not love him to be a child Of the
Central Pacific Railroad. Sargent would undOubt-
eddy deny this, but every child is not supposed
to know his own father, his opponent would take
no heed Of his denial
Ferry, OF Connecticut,
the mild neutrality-suspicious. Senator, with the
quiet ddent air. as II he longed to be back to the
scales and scoop, is again returned. Ferry is how
ever. man of undoubted ability, and much more
formidable than he looks
COnOver, OF Florida.
Florida, instead OF sending back the insignificant
Osborn, varied the programme by selecting the in
significant F. B. Conover. Conover and Dorsey Of
Arkansas, sit near together upon the extreme left,
and impress the disinterested spectator with
the idea that they Will do nothing of very
startling nature before their terms expire.
Gordon, OF Georgia.
Hill, OF Georgia, one OF the Southern republicans
ID not returned this time. In his place comes Cor
don an ex-ofncer or the stan of General Robert E.
Lee. Gordon Is blonde, nervous looking man,
just above the medium height. He has the air OF
dashing cavalry Oficer even yet, and no doubt
will be seen in the charge on the enemy's works
during the coming session.
Oglesby, Of Illinois.
Trumbull the astute lawyer and politician, who
dug his own Qiberal grave, gives way for ex-
Governor Oglesby. Oglesby is a smooth-faced,
gray-haired old man, always ready at repartee,
who has the reputation Of being one OF the best
stump orators In the West He has not yet had an
opportunity in the Senate to show "the stun
whereof he s made, ;" but he tells good story In
very entertaining way and can command attention
whenever he chooses to speak. He is not 80 pro-
found man as Trumbull, but in many ways will
much better represent the Empire state OF the
West
Allison &c. NJ, OF Iowa.
The Reverend Harlan, OF unenviable $4,000
fame, has successor in ex-Congressman Allison,
who was accused Of having finger in the Credit
Mobilier pie Allison has explained all that, how.
ever, and has since been taken upon trust. He is
not over forty in appearance, and has full face,
flushed in deep red color, and set of by fow-
ing brown beard. He is reported to be very
wealthy.
Ingalls,, or Kansas.
The fat, baldheaded Pomeroy. who was made
to feel that the ways Of the transgressor are hard
Is followed by gentleman his very opposite in
point OF personal appearance. ingalls, is tall,
slim man, who does not look to be over forty years
OF age. His face is OF the keen, Yankee type, and
has very shrewd expression. A light black mus
tache and delicate, wiry goatee adorn the lower
part OF his countenance. Huge glasses, set up at
close focus to his keen eyes, add to the oddly OF
his face
McCrcery, of Kentucky,
who succeeds Machen, is q queer-looking man. He
Is very sallow, and his figure is large and fieshy
His face is that of man Of ability, who has love
OF ease which would prevent him from making any
great exertions. His smooth countenance is ex.
pressive Of benevslence His head ia bald
on the top, and 30 thick and black
is the hair that grows around the edge Of the
cleaning white patch OF skull that 1t looks like q
black velvet fringe. Indeed you can't avoid imag-
ming at times that McCreery had, at some unfor-
tunate period Of his life, lost all his hahn and tried
to patch up the deficiency with black velvet, but,
the supply failing short, the crown was left bare.
Dennis, OF Maryland.
Poor vickers, OF Maryland will not be with the |
Senate any MORE ne was one OF those prosy old |
men who seemed to encroach upon eternity, for |
whenever he got the door with his legs firmly |
planted, huge pile Of manuscript on his desk, his
spectacles we'll down upon his nose, @ glass Of |
water on his right hand, o red and yellow ban
danna on his left and an untiring expression on |
his placid countenance, the Chamber would become
deserted and irrevercnt correspondents would ex.
claim s.Vickersi Good God and noe tho oo,,avv