The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-03
Our Washing ton Letter.
IN THE SENATE.
SENATE REpoRTER's GALLERY,

IN THE SENATE.
SENATE REPoRTERs GALLERY,
WASHINGTON, Monday, Jan. 20, lS77.)
Senator Logan has returned from his
senatorial Waterloo-he shakes hands with
Conkling-the clerk is reading the argu-
ment of Robertson on the South Carolina
election matters, half the senators seats are
unoccupied, the gallery scarcely one-third
full. Morton occasionally walks about with
his two canes, he has fixed metallic prop
to rest his arm upon when speaking. A mes
sage from the president is announced an
other lame senator, Wright of Iowa, walks
as if one leg is much shorter than the
other; Bruce, the colored senator from
Mississippi, has crossed the floor and is
sitting next to and talking with Alcorn, the
carnation colored senator from Mississippi.
Twenty years ago such spectacle would
have shocked millions both north and
south. A message from the house inter-
rupts the clerks reading few moments.
Looking from the gallery at these sena-
tors frem Maine to those from midway
across the continent, and from the Pacific
slope, one is reminded of Webster's
8 .eech in Faneuil hall, when he thought
the territory along the Columbia river
could not by any possibility ever become a
part of our republic, but must from &C.
ographical necessity form distinct and
separate nationality. The plausbility of
this view commended itself for appreciation
to large portion Of our people notwith-
standing the patriotic dream of John Quin-
cy Adams that all all North America would
in the future repose beneath our national
flag.
Had Webster been told that the people
would soon fly across the continent, he
would have been as credulous az he would
to the wonders since wrought by steam and
elelectricity.
Hugh Mccullough, ex-secretary of the
treasury, is on the floor of the senate talk
ing with Senator Morrill, and others. Sem
ator Mitchell IS reading a speech against
the Pacific railroad bill. He is an indus
trious, pleasant senator and is called good
lawyer and a good fellow. He stops twice
and thrice to have the presiding officer still
the senate his speech may interest the
promiscuous galleries he might as well
read Hindoo, so far as the thirty or forty
senators present exhibit any yet he reads
and gesticulates as vigorously as village
debater or a justice lawyer. Now he
quotes decision from the Vermont Re-
ports. One of the remarks attributed to
Senator Bogy, is that the northerners excel
by making some one department special
study, illustrating his remark by mention
ing Edmunds' mastery of the law and
Morrill's mastery of finance, adding that
ne di not always agree with Morrill, in
PHI ipn, but deferred to him, because Nor
III understood the subject better than he.
VI tch, IL supposes he should borrow $780,
OOO OF Ingalls. Ingalls, laughs and shakes
,is head as if it was not a supposable case.
| At three p. M, senate goes into executive
| session.
Toe n e of the sargeant-at. Of the
| eia l. in the southeast corner of the cap
| tlOi. us iOOul WAC bCuutiihitJ ilCb-
| g C some d. zen years ago by Brumidi,
except tue c'n'ral portion of the ceiling,
shich was finished by him last summer
| Silh picture representing the returning
nuib;" the background of sky, clouds and
mouLt iins, varied by near cascade; five
temale figures, three sitting with emblems
of agriculture, commerce and manufacture
| represent the north, east and west, the
other two standing, are the Goddess of
Liberty or Union leading the more loosely
draped matron holding in her right hand a
cotton plant with specimens of cotton in
it's different stages OF growth, from the
blossom TO maturity, while the eagle bear
ing an ample-sized olive branch is walking
nearly abreast of the two, and an over
flowing cornucopeia lies in front of all ;
the sitting figure representing the west is
much the youngest looking.
In this room also therelis temporarily q
striking life-size portrait of Agassis, by
Henry like.
January 30.-Over thousand cards, ii
was said, were issued for the reception al
Secretary Chandeliers last evening. The
weather was delicious, the rooms crowded.
Judges, congressman, generals and foreign
diplomats, from the tall Sir Edward Thorn
ton to the petite Japanese male and female,
were there. In spite of the laws of ETH
quote, frock coats, black neck-ties and even
black gloves and white vests were there.
There too were few dresses that began
too late, partially revealing busts not mo-
delled after the Venus of Milo. Secretary
Chandler and wife are genial hosts, with
stately figures; he is sixty-three years old,
well preserved, his brown hair having no
gray he Is native of New Hampshire,
was bred q merchant, succeeded Cass rs
senator from Michigan senator 1e57-l975
and since October 1875 has been secretary
of the interior.
The beggary in the streets. the various
charity parties, and the $40 900 voted yes
terday by the house are eloquent of the To-
cal restitution.
| A democrat says Of the members of the
house
Archie Bliss drives the best horses OF
Brooklyn.
Garfield commands OF wheedles the
house as his humor suits. Banks is one OF
the finest looking and was one Of the best
speakers. Piper of California 10 the rich
est, plays the best game of draw and wears
the worst looking hat. Sayler of Ohio was
a echoolmaster. Lafayette Lane of Oregon
Is son OF Gen, "Joe" Lane. Schumacher
of Brooklyn. being Of German descent,
drinks Rhineish wine and speaks German,
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