Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-06
BI0GRAP HICAL,
THE TWENTY-FIRST MINNESOTA
STATE LEGISLATURE,
Sketches of the Senators in alphabetical Or
der-Some of the Interesting Features of
the Body-The Oldest and the Youngest
Weights and Dimensions-The Speaking
Men and Other characteristics

We begin with this issue the publication of
biographical sketches of members of the
twenty-fir legislature of the State Of Mime
sofa, and shall continue them in alphabetical
order until we complete the catalogue.
We publish this morning an installment of
Senatorial sketches which will be found below
The talking members Of this body (the senate)
are Senators E. NJ. Wilson, Adams, Powers,
Castle, Doran, the two Gilfllans, Kinds, Daniel
Buck, Buell., Page, Rahilly H. B. Wilson,
Thatcher, G. +. Buck, Hill and perhaps two or
three Others. They are not the efferveacing
kind of takers either. They only talk when
they have something to say. Many of the
others perhaps are doing just good work.
but they are not so outspoken about it. SEN
ator Pillsbury is one of the most active men,
bers on the floor; Senator Officer Also and, in
fact they are all active. efficient and, thus far,
have been remarkably prudent. The senior
member is the Hon. 81. 3. Wilson, of
Red Wing; he will So the 3Oth of
next month. Senator Simmons is the Junior
member; he will be 80 the 10th Of March. MIR.
Pugh, sergeant-at-arms is the Oldest member
connected with the Senate. He was 60 the 18th
of last September. Senator Adams is the most
military looking man in either branch. As to
which is the best looking, we shall leave that
to speculate about in the future, It lies be-
Buck as to which supports the most avoirdu-
pols MIR. Buck weighs 252 pounds. Last win
ter Governor Wakefield weighed $50, but we
think the Governor has grown little since
then and it IS very likely he would now tip the
beam with the Senator from Mankato. Next
comes comes Senator Powers, $50; Senator 9. D. Gill
fillan, 246; Senator Wilkins, $50; SEN
stor Officer, 225; Senator Williams, 225;
Senator Hill, 200; and so on down. The
Senate is made up, it will be seen, of large
men.
Senator Doran'a good English carries with it
just enough of his native idiom to make it
mellihucus, while at the same time it is nm
miskably forclble. There is no circumiocution
to his speeches. He shoots from the shoulder
straight to the mark, and makes great many
sledge hammer hits. Senator Officer is the
most social and suave member. Senator Cas-
tie is the jolliest. Senator E. M. Wilson is all
business. He is prominently an energetic
worker. The two Senators, Daniel and G. F.
BUCK, are named near enough alike to be
TWINS, but they are not even related, and there
Is inst about as much of family resent lance
between them as there is between ST.
Paul and minneapolis. And SO of
the two Gilnllans. Politically they
harmonic in pairs, but ahatomically, the dis
junction would be perceptible to blind man.
Senator Rahilly is the most. extensive farmer
and land owner in either branch. He Guilt
Yates ZOO acres, and owns about IL. OG0.
In the nativity catalogue, York State stands
at the head, eleven; Pennsylvania and Vermont,
Tour each; Norway, three; Massachusetts, New
Brunswick, Canada, Maine, New Hampshire,
Ireland and Sweden, each two; Connecticut,
Ohio Virginia, Nova Scotia, and Germany, one
each. Eleven are farmers, seven lawyers, five
merchants, three physicians, two editors, two
bankers. two millers. tive real estate dealers,
and the other seven are all prominent business
men. having each a different occupation
Twenty are Republicans; nineteen Demo
two Greenbackers; one Prohibitionist, Senator
Williams, and one Independent Republican,
Senator Brown. They are all family men but
Senator Macdonald, he is widower.