The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-05
Correspondence of the New York World. !
Gossip About the senate.


Gossip About the Senate.
The senate has had its share of public at
tention the last two days. Thurman filed
the galleries yesterday, and to-day Conk-
ling, the fair, speaks to "crowded house"
Conkling is the senatorial Adonis. When
he was in the house the young ladies used
to sit in the galleries and wish they had a
lock of the dear little curl that adorns his
brow, and, as it is thinner now than it used
to be, it is probably, on Ghibclline princ
pies, even dearer. Jokes aside, however,
few men have so many of the attributes OF
a truly handsome man as Roscoe Conkling,
and as he stands there to-day rolling his
words little pompously, perhaps, but
speaking well withal, spectators are in.
clined to wish there were more like him.
The vic, president looks re signed to his
monotonous dignity. 1t is rather singular
that the three bachelors ofthe senate should
be the favorite presiding officers Wilson,
ex-officio; Anthony, pro. tenn and Ferry of
Michigan in default of either. Anthony is
the handsomcst and best for the position.
Still, it is not always beauty that wins, and
doubt if either have had the offers of
hearts and hands which report says follow
the Puritan vice president. puritan !"
How Trumbull, of Illinois, took him up on
that one day! Wilson 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 loud voice, "what
does godly Puritan like YOU know about
'ace?'"
Mr.. Boutwell,, of what an admirer calls
''the flourishing and cathartc town of Aver
(rechristened from Groton in honor of cher
ny pectoral,) shows about as much interest
in general proceeding as usual, and that is
a little less than would be expected from q
craven image. His old friend Griffin, a
Boston wag, always said Boutwell, couldn't
do anything but preach, but he is a better
speaker than the average. Possibly Bout.
well is planning how to meet his old friend
Andrew johnson. BY the way, what fun
it will be to see Andrew and his jury sii
down side by side! Anybody might have
known they couldn't get him out ofthe pre-
sidency, because he went in so tight.
Speaking of John son 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 o.
| presidents desk, close to the door. There
he sits, pale, attenuated, ghostly, never
speaking, never smiling, voting by signs
and apparently lfeless, save tor the perpe.
tual culver and witch OF a terrible palsy.
Such is "Parson Brownlow of Tennessee.
In fact, there are SO many disabled sena
tors that the government has had to put ar
elevator in their wing to carry them up ant
down stairs. Morton is partially paraly zed
| Wright of Iowa is lame; Clayton, a hand
some young man, has lost an arm, ant
Ferry of Connecticut is victim to some
spinal difficulty. He has Summers seat
which, being on the outer row, is very cas-,
ofaccess. Ferry of Michigan has Sumner
desk. Sumner was very unpopular mar
among the employees of the senate-th.
doorkeepers and pages aver that he never
vouchsafed them ''good morning" Ever
his dear Africans he loved better in thu
spirit than in the flesh, and they knew it
Personally he was self satisfied and pomp
GUS; association with him was difficult, un
less every superiority was conceded to bt
his. Julia Ward Howe went to him ones
for some charitable subscription. "Mad
am" said the great Charles, "do you think
l have time for individual charities? My
purpose is to reform the world. Forgive
me Mr.. Sumner" she replied, "for asking
you but perhaps you forget the Savior Of
the word found time to bless little chill
dren."
Upton, Schurz and Fenton you can dis
tinguish directly from Nast's caricatures
Upton is a funny little fellew, Schurz al
admirable speaker, but Fenton has the mos
courtly manners in the senate. Hamlin o.
Maine always wears "A dress-coat, never al
overcoat His colleague, Mr.. Morrill,, ].
the signer of the Maine liquor law, liz
and Mr.. Lane of Indiana met OH their way
to the Chicago convention of 1860. II an
very much interested in the agriculture O
your country" said Senator Morrill,
"what do you do with all this corns' swell
sir" replied Lane, whose constituents hat
probably never heard of prohibition law
"we spoil little of it for bread and put tho
rest into whisky" Flanagan of Flanagan
Mills, Texas, is jolly old fellow, who
says "whar' and "thar" and rouses tins
echoes generally when he speaks. Robert
son wears jewelry of fabulous value--em
erald sleeve buttons worth fortune, and
diamond studs that would make the idols O
India jealous. ..,.,u ..
1t must not be inferred from Hamlin anS
Robertson that full dress and Jyonfeyis ar,
common in the senate. Far from IT,. ON
distinguished gentleman sticks to old clothe
from policy. He owes an election to them
he SAYS. One of his friends stumped a dis
trict for him in which he was unpopular be
cause they said he was an aristocrat