The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-10

A Description OF ,hs Actors and the
scene.
MARY Clemmer in Cincinnati Commercial

scene.
Mary Clemmer Ia Cincinnati Commercial
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.--In combined
effect, men gain by being massed, and
the United States Senate never looked
better than when 1t appeared two by
two filing down the central aisle OF the
House OF Representatives on Thursday
morning. They were preceded by the
box x-bearers-two men carrying mahog-
any boxes. in which were locked the
precious votes which are to decide the
fate Of eighty thousand oftlceholders
and five hundred thousand Office
seekers. Then came Vice Presi Gent
Ferry and Secretary Gorham. followed
by two clerks of the Senate.
In some instances the Senatorial
couples looked oddly paired, again fitly
paired, according to temperament. For
example, the ruddy Welsh cheeks Of
Senator Jones were wonderfully brought
out by the Indian lines Of Logan, whose
arm he held. Roscoe Conkling was
thrown into relief by the whitened
crown OF Sargent. OF California.
Blanche (what u name for q man y
Bruce looked like cocoanut beside the
milky Conover, the Pennsylvania doctor
from Florida. Blaine looked twenty
years older than he did five years ago,
in that aspect outdoing Conkling, who
is beginning to freshen and brighten up
again. Edmunds took a back seat !;
Conkling front one. Blaine and
Booth. the beautiful, fell to whispering.
The great Frelinghuysen lifted up
the light OF his hereditary counte-
nance on the Graphic artist, and
condescended to indulge In u
slight pursuit of knowledge. Ran
dolph Tucker and David Dudley Field
began to commune, and Simon Came
ron dropped into the ears OF his son
State--refeathering your nest-with
which he is supposed to bo richly laden.
Martin /. Townsend, Of Troy. exchanged
jokes over his chair with Fenton, trot-
ted his grandson on the end OF his
toes, and munched apples. Elder Can
non, deprived OF the com panionship of
his four wives, did likewise. to the won
der OF the English spectator. II they
could have added their gingerbread,
peanuts and pipes, his amazement
would have been complete. Alone, un-
assisted, following his illustrious mates.
came Morton, the grand unweeping
Jeremiah Of the occasion. There WIS
no time to pray-I take it for granted
as the two tightly chokered Chaplains
on the front seat were not called on
During his incumbency Vice Presi-
dent Ferry has cultivated his voice to
snch q deep resounding bass, It's pity
the occasion for using it is nearly past
lie called the joint convention to order
said that in obedience to the Constitu-
tien they were proceeding, ETC., und then
unlocked Pandora's box, and took out
the votes OF Alabama, handing them in
u package to Mr.. Allison, with dupli-
cate to Mr.. Stone. Senator Spencer did
not object, and ten votes were recorded
for Uncle Tilden-and horrid ugly lit
tie old uncle he is. Each State gfided
gracefully and swiftly after the other;
even Colorado, without single trip, till
Florida, with her roses, her flags and
her five counts" jumped out OF the
box. Then the bare dome OF the
lofty Field at once scared in mid air
the image Of the Kaiser William,
with his nose heightened. He objected.
or course he did. That Is what he came
from New York for. Then Senator Sar-
gent objected to him. And Kasson
objected to something else. Then the
Senate thought it time to 90 home, and
it went, and the counting went over to
another day. At half-past clock the
crowd spread through the avenue into
the sunshine, SO transcendent, so life
giving, and in the great sun-bath met
the President and Buck" well fed,
we'll bred and content. 1t was none OF
their count"