The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-25
PBNOILIEGS IN THE SENATE.

SHNA AtHSN SiASiS VI 1-eBlsldllNe DOuy,
wherein the solons of our Common
wealth are congregated to crystalize the
concentrated wisdom of the body polite.
and send it forth before the public, en-
bedded in a setting of accumulated law,
We will now proceed to sketch several of
the members Of the highest political
tribunal of the classic land Of Webfeet,
begging pardon of each, if he inn
agines that we fail to do him justice.
Mr.. President, to begin with, and of
course the most important parsonage in
the Chamber, is an elderly, kindly
visaged, white-whiskered, bushy-haired
individual, with a ruddy complexion
and conspicuous spectacles. He has
blue eyes, thin eyebrows, a low, broad
forehead, full of latitudinal wrinkles,
prominent ears and firmly set mouth.
As you look at him you imagine that
you have met a man who will con-
scientiously perform whatever he con-
cieves to be his duty. At his right sits
Colonel Tom Cornelius, whose seat in
the Senate is at this moment being con-
tested. Honesty here beams upon you
from a broad face with deep chin and
prominent forehead, above which
luxuriant growth of brown hair is care
lessly brushed, while his bright blue
eyes gleam restlessly upon his brethren
in honor, who hold his Senatorial des-
tiny, for the nOnce, within the province
of the mighty power Of q speedily forth
coming ballot. Next but One) to him
sits gentleman from Multnomah, who,
as the ladies all call him handsome, we
will not name in this connection, lest
we "do him proud" To the left of the
handsome member, who (let US whisper
is intellectual and clear-headed withal,
sits the-well, We came near saying
master mind of the Senate, but we hesi-
tate, out of courtesy to some others who
evidently feel themselves entitled to cap
and bells and the title of Senatorial
Sage. Then comes a gentleman with
iron-gray hair and commanding form,
who halls from Marion. \ nervous af-
fection of some kind has caused rest
less twitching Of his eye, but has in no
way affected his good sense and sound
judgment. Next TO the member from
Marion sits his colleague from the same
county, with black hair, prominent
features, good proportions and bilious
He looks like n thinker,
and we should like to hear him talk.
Mr.. Hanna from Union is in his seat
now. He is one Of the hold-over Sena-
tors, with a good eye and scattering
scalp locks. His place is between
Colonel Cornelius and Mr.. Hirsch, and
he keeps his fine eye turned full upon
Mr.. President whenever an important
motion is pending. In the next desk
and on the right sits gentleman in
business suit and bushy side whiskers,
with prominent chin and deep brown
eyes. Then comes 4 keen-eyed member
with smooth face and sanguine, nervous
temperament. Across the next aisle is
a blue-eyed, nervous, elderly gentleman,
with silver-gray hair, big nose and high
forehead. Then comes another with
long face, prominent nose, chin whis-
kers, mustache and black hair. In the
next seat, ranging OH the right of Mr.
President, is a member with retreating
forehead, heavy whiskers, phlegmatic
temperament and dark blue eyes. On
his left sits a benevolent looking man
with gray hair, grizzly whiskers, large
head, high forehead, rather broad shoul-
ders and studiOus eyes. To his left is
somewhat younger man, with promi-
nent ears, black restless eyes and black
and-white goatce. The gentleman with
his feet on the table, who sits next to
him, is a studiOus man, with a kindly
disposition and excessive firmncss. In
the second seat Of the middle aisle and
to the right of Mr.. President is a tall
man, with long narrow forehead, high
self-esteem, gray-and-tan chin-and-side
whiskers, acquiline nose and eye glasses.
We'd rather have him for friend than
an enemy. The gentleman on his left
has a large head, heavy beard, and
kindly eye. We do not know him yet,
but we should guess, from the fact that
he is dedd at the top, that he believes in
the "clinging vine" idea upon the
Woman Question, and so has naturally
to endure the result attained byall ''pro-
tecting oaks' around whom the ortho-
dox "vine" has wound its tyrannical
tendrils.
And now, gentlemen of the Senate,
who have kindly volunteered TO sit for
this picture, accept our thanks for the
privilege to sketch you, and allow us to
assure you that the description will be,
as they say in serial stories, concluded
next week" Your organization is the
best looking one Of the Order which we
have yet met. We don't mean beauty
as generally accepted, when we say
"best looking" but we do mean intel
lectual, studious, physical, manly good
looks, that might be expected to free
you from the slavish fear that haunts
some men, lest women may get an even
chance with themselves i'm the race
political, and thus come out ahead. We
judge that two-thirds of the members,
and we knOV all the best and most iu-
tellectual ones will vote for the passage
Of Woman Suffrage bill. AID.