The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-02-13
Our House Of Lords.

A gossiping correspondent Of the New
York World writes from Washington: The
Senate has had its share of public attention
the last two days. Thurman filled the
galleries yesterday, and to-day Conkling,
the fair, speaks to crowded house 3"
Conkling is the senatorial Adonis. When
he was in the House the young ladies
used to sit in the galleries and wish they
they had lock Of the dear little curl that
adorns his brow, and, as it is thinner now
than it used to be, it is probable, on Chi
belline principles, even dearer. Jokes
aside, how ever, few men have so many at
tributes Of truly handsome man as Ros-
coe Conkling, and as he stands there to-
day, rolling his words q little pomously,
perhaps, but speaking well withal, specta-
tors are inclined to wish there were more
like him. The Vice President looks re-
signed to his monotonous dignity. 1t is
rather singular that the three bachelors of
the Senate should be the favorite presiding
officers Wilson, ex-offico; Anthony, pro
tenn, and Ferry, of Michigan, in default of
sithe<. .-AzthanT in Tia .Aandsonest and
best for the positi6M Stfl, IL IL not al
ways beauty that wins, and l doubt if eth
er have had the offers of hearts and hands
which report says follow the Puritan Vice
President. 'PuritaD" How Trumbull,
of Illinois. took up on that one day! VII
son was quoting the other, when he got up
and corrected him. well, if you didn't
say that, said Wilson, you came within
an ace of it..
''Sir," said Mr.. Trumbull, in a loud
voice, "what does a goodly Puritan like
you know about an acct"
Mr.. Boutwell,, Of what an admirer calls
''the foIlfishing and cathartic town Of
Aver" (rechristened from Groton III honor
of cherry pectoraD, shows about as much
interest in general proceedings as usual,
and that is a little less than would be ex-
pected from a craven image. His old
friend Griffin, Boston wag, always said
Boutwell, could do anything but preach, but
he is better speaker than the average
Possibly Boutwell, is planning how 10 meet
his old friend Andrew johnson. BY the
way, what fun it will be to see Andrew and
his Jury sit down side by side. Anybody
might have known they couldn't get him
out Of the Presidency, because he went i'll
so tight.
Speaking Of johnson recalls Brownlow
who is to the Senate what Stephens is to
the House. Attendants carry him twice a
day to and from his chair at the extreme
left Of the Presidents desk close to the
door There he sits, pale, attenuated,
ghost!y, never speaking, never smiling,
voting by signs, and apparently lifeless,
save for the perprtuaI quiyer and twitch of
a perpetual palsy. Such is "PsrsOn
Brownlow, of Tennessee.
Al. Ia1
Senators that the government has had to
put an elevator i'll their wing to carry them
up and down stairs. Morton is partially
paralyzed; Wright, Of Iowa, is lame; Clay
ton, 4 handsome young man, has lost an
arm, and Ferry. of Connecticut, is victim
to some some spinal difficulty. He has
Summers seat, which, being on the outer
row, Is very easy of access. Ferry, Of
Michigan. has Summers desk Sumner
was a very unpopular man among the en-
ployes of the Senate-the doorkeepers and
pages aver that he never vouchsafed them
a 'ipood morning" Even his dear Afri-
cans he loved better in the spirit than in
the flesh, and they know it. Personally
he sas self satisfied and pempous; associa-
ton with him was difficult, unless every
superioritv was conceded to be his. Julia
Ward Howe went to him once for some
charitable subscription. Madam, said
the great Charles, ''do you think | have
time for individual charitiesl, My purpose
il t. reform the world" Forgive me,
Mr.. Sumner, she replied, FOR asking you;
but perhaps you forget the Savior of the
world found time to bless little chill lren."
Upton, Schurz, and Fenton you can dis
tinguish directly from Nast's caricatures.
Upton is funny little fellow, Schurz is an
admirable speaker, but Fenton has the
most courtly manners in the Senate. Ham
| lin, Of Marine, always wears dress-coat,
never an overcost. His colleague, Mr..
| Morrill,, is the signer of the Maine liquor
law. He and Mr.. Lane, of Indiana, met
on their way to the Chicago convention in
1860. 81 am very much interested in the
agriculture of our country" said Senator
Morrill,; "what do you do with all this
cornf "Well, sir, replied Lane, Whose
constituents had protnbly never heard Of
Law, I'VE spoil little of it for bread, and
put the rest into whiskey." Flanagan
of Flanagan's mill, Texas, is q jolly ole
fellow, who says "whar" and thar" and
rouses the echoes generally when h'
speaks Robertson wears jewelry of ia
bulous value-emerald sleeve-buttOn
worth fortune, and diamond studs tina
would make the idols Of India jealous.
y Il mmt not be inferred from Hamlii