Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-25
scene In the Senate when Mr.
Voorhees, Delivered hIS Great
silver speech.

Scene IN the senate w neu WT'
Voorhees, Delivered hls Great
silver speech.
Cincinnati enquirer.
Bayard sat behind the speaker with
knitted brows, his right arm crooked
about the corner OF his chair-back. Al
his lefl, Herman slid down In his chair
until his gray hair rested on the chair
back. At his right, in the order named,
McCreery, Thurman, Eaton, and then
Representative Finlsy, Of Ohio, all pay
ing rapt attention. At the end OF the
back row, on the Democratic side, large
framed Mcdonald, of Indiana, aimless.
" twirling pit OF paper, and wheeled
round to face his eloquent colleague.
In front of him, Ransom's kindly face (;
aud Ia front OF Ransom, David Davis,
a thoughtful look on hls face, aud
pucker In his mouth. About the speak
er we're grouped Armstrong, Hereford
and Dawes; at the right, Pinkncy
Whyte, Booth and CoCkrell; In front,
Merrimon; ; Representative Scales, SEN
ators Johnson, Lamar aud Beck at the
immediate left. On the Republican
side ConElng sat writing, but ever and
anon some new argument, or some
fresh burst OF eloquence caught his at
tention, involuntarily the pen stopped
In mid.air, and the Achilles Of
New York listened to the siIvery
voice of the "Tall Sycamore
of the Wabash" Grandpa HAmlin,
with hands clasped, bent forward until
his attitude suggested bad case OF
collie. Next at Hamlin's right sat
Blaine, glossy and slick In brand
span.new suit Of lustrous black, absent
" stroking his gray beard, aud looking
steadfastly ct the speaker. Back OF
Blaine sat Rollins, the railroad Senator
from New Hampshire, crouched down
In his chair, aud fanked by the stately,
silver.haired banks Of Massachusetts,,
on the left, and Jones, the rubicund
and silver.rimmed Senator from NevA.
ds, on the right. Dick Oglesby, al
Banks left, was looking wise and try.
ing hard to listen. Al his left shoulder
was the head Of Representative Spring
er, who sat humbly on the floor. The
/ seats If Patterson and Edmunds were
| the only Oues D0liceHbly vscaG.. \
group OF prominent public men stood
just inside the entrance. Across the
Chamber from the Vlce-Presidenf,
desk there Was Goode ofNOrfolk, and
Ran. Tucker hom Virginia, Blair o.
New Hampshire, and a score of Repre-
sentatives besides, The wall back o.
tho desks was tringed with public
men, and all tie galleries we're filled
save only the diplomatic. That con
tanned only Que ha', whicl
had wandered over through The DE
mocracy OF some piebiaa .oefer in th,
djacent gallery, Among the uulabie
: on the h0or was Ex-Governor ileury
, S. Lane, Of Indiana, Morton, prcasccs
] sor in the Senate. Age had w5li,nac
a his locks and bowed his form bu, at
old man sal from first to last moe, ~
tentive listener. Il was a strange coiu
e ienee-the predecessor Of Indiana
8 greatest Republican politician listening
: in the Senate Chamber while his Dem
-, ocaIic successor quoted the dead man
y words 10 show one point in which lin
= had brought them into full accord. y
Il abstract or analysis can DO justice (
ihe speech. 1t brisiled all over wit
strong points, and was vivifled with
u steady stream of imagery, which,
1t Thurman aptly said, made 1t fairly pl
,uresque. The one striking feature