Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-02-10

Gossip About the Senate.

correspondence Of the New YORK Word
Gossip About the Senate.
ROSCOE CONkLINGS S "LITrLE CURL II
PARSON BROW Ow-PECULIAKITIES OF
THE LEADING SENATOR'S.
Conkling is the Senatorial Adonis. When
he wus in the house the young ladies used
to sill in the galleries and wish they had Il
lock of the dear little curl that adorn, his
brow, and rs it is thinner now than ii Used
to be, it is probably, on Ghibelllnc prlnci-
Piles. even uearcr. Jokes aside, however,
Jew men have 30 many of the attributes
Of Il truly handsome man As Roscoe COnh-
ling AMI us he stands there to day, rolling
hi. words a little p"mpou> y, p"rhars, but
speaking well with,l, spectators are in
clined To wish they were more Ike him.
The vice president looks res 1nrd to his
dignity. 1t is r.lher singular
that the hree bachelors OF the Senate
should be the t;,vorite presiding officers
Wilson, cx-otlicio; Anthony. pro tenn. and
Ferry of Michigan in default OF either.
Anthony is the lltndsome>t and best for the
position. Still, it is not always that beauty
wins. and doubt if either hlv" had the
offer of hearts and han which report
SAYS follow the Puritan vice president.
d" uiitan!n How Trumbull OF Illinois.
took him up on that one day. Wilson VA
quoting the other, when he got up and
CORRECTED him. "Wcll. if You didn't Say
that, said Wilson, vou came wi,hn an
ace Of il. Sir. sad Mr.. Trumbul Ii
u loud voice, "what does 4 godly Puritan
ike YOU know abOlt An ace.
Mr. Boutwell,, Of what IN tdmirer calls
- tluuri>hlny and cath;trtic town OF Aver
(rc-rlIrl>tcned from Gruton in honor of
cherry pec.ortD, show, about rs much IN
.cre,t in general proc eedlnw- ~ usual, ana
that is :, little less than would be eNl e, ted
from craven image. HIS old friend
Griffin, Il Boston wAS :tlwt sal: Bout
well could Mt do 4 ytning but preach. bat
he is :, better speaker than the average.
Possibly Boutwell, is planning to meet his
o.d friend Andrew johnson. BY til" way,
what fun it will be to see Andrew and his
iarv sit down side by side, Anybody
mi gtl have known they couldn't Tct him
out Of the Presidency, because he w,nt in
SO tight.
Speaking Of Johnson recalls Brownlow
who 5 to the Senate what Stephens is to
the House. Attcn,t;lnt. carry him twice u
da, to and from his chair at lhc extreme
left Of the Presidents desk, close To the
door. There he sits. pale aJtennated,
gho-tly, never speaking, never smiling.
voting 10y signs, and apparently lliclrs~,
save for the perpetual SUvrr tnd tWItch OF
u terrible palsy. Such Is Par>on Brown
low of Tcunc>>te' In fact. there are -
many disabled Senators that The govern
menl has had to put AN elevator III thcii
wing to carry them up and down stars.
Morton is partially ptrtlyzed; Wright OF
Iowa, is lame: CLAYTON Il handsome young
man, h IS lost IN arm, and Ferry. OF Con-
nectirut. Is i victim Of some Il lntl diff
.ul,y. He has Sumntr ; seat, which being
on the ouler row, is very easy of access.
/ Ferry, of Michigan, has Summers desk
Sumner WIS very unpopular n.an anon .
! the employees of the S,'late-thc doorkerp-
crs and pages avcrthlt he never vouch>AftL
them good morning.. Even his 4eAl
Africans he loved better in the spirit than
in the flesh. AMI they knew it. Personally
he was self satisfied and Iompou-; :,s>o
citation with him WAS difficult, unless every
suDcriority was conceded to b.. his. Juli.
Ward Howe went TO him once for som,
charitable subscription. Mldlm.' sti,
the great Charles, " do you think | h.v.
time for Individual charities? My purpo,,
is to reform the world" "For.lve me
Mr.. Sumner" she replied, "lor a-kin.
YOU: but perhaps you forget the S,viou
.f the world found time TO bless litll,
children.
Upton, Schurz and Fenton you can dis
ringuish directly from N.>ts caric.tures
riptoa is Il funny little fellow, Schurz III
admirable speaker but Fcnion has tn
no,,t1, ,nanuers in tln Son, Han,
lin, of Maine, always wears a dress coat
never an overcoat. His colleague, Mr.
Morrill,, is the signer of the Maine liquo
law. lie and Mr.. Lane, of Indiana, IN,
ON their way to the Chicago convention q
1860. Il am very much interested in tn
agriculture of your country said Senate
Morrill,; "what do You do with all ,hi
,orn?" "W.ll, sill, )" replied Lane, who's
constituents had probably never heard ,
4 prohibition law, I'VE spoil 4 lit e Of
for bread and put the rest into whisky.
Flanagan. Of Flanagan's Mills, Texas. is
iolly old fellow, who says whar" an
:. thar" and rouses the echoes generals
when he speaks. Robertson wears ,jewelr
u of fabulous value emerald sleeve -buttol
worth a fortune, and diamond studs til;
would make the idols of ln.li;. Jealous
= 1t must not be inferred from llamln an
/; Robertson that full dress and Gyoutcr
il are common in the Senate. Far from
One distinguished gentleman sticks TO ol
e clothes from policy. lie owes an elect'
o to them, he says. One of his fricn,
! s,umpcd u district for him in which /
It was unpopular be- ause they Said lie W;
AN ar;stocrat "Aristocrat indeed" sa
2 the speaker with great enthusiasm. "yt
o ought to see him. Why. every rag
J. clothes he has in the world isn't wor
C slU.n Gordon, the confederate general,
II tine-lookiny. soldierly fellow. Tncl
are flags captured from his men in the o
dinance museum here. Bayard of Del
:, ware is the third generation ol Senators
!" =. his family. Frcllnghuy>en is somethin
y of Il swell. Thurman looks and NOV
=. J.. like Beecher. Dorsey is only thirty-thr
q wears old, the baby" Of the Senat
- Cameron i. the oldest Senator. Dorse
~ Allison and Oglesby have young al
y, "a pretty wives. Mrs. Senator Spraguc W
;" a famous beauty. and is now. though h
>; loyeliness shine not ON US. Spraguc can
~ to the Senate with great pres,lge. b
- -, never lived up to his reputation. lowev
~ much he NAV have disappointed some e
:. pectations. lie has won The universal !
-. ~ epect by tho pIomptness with which
-, -. faced his financial ruin. His luxurlo
=. 81 home here is dismantled. all appurtena
= ~ COS in the way Of servants and carrlae
" dismissed, and an excellent example Set
ar ~. one or two gentlemen Of this city, W
ei would be materially improved by folio
in0 It