The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-14

Yesterday I went TO the reporters
gallery Of the Senate TO hear the
speech 0 fSeDstor Peodleson, of Ohio,
in favor Of giving members Of the
Cabinet seats on the Hor Of Con-
gress. The junior S=uator from Ohio,
vho has been given the sobriques of
Gentleman George, and Who Vas .
Prococisus presidential candidate ten
yesrs ago, looks like . man Ut force,
handsome. aud not aver IS. houxh |
believe be is quite SO He sp~sks
like al ~orstor, Indeed, too much like
a0 orator. | mean bis style WAS too
energetic aud i~passioDed for = cub
ject that vas merely Ind ,csic aud ar
xuuentsiive de rbouid not have
said ipdi-pu' ed innings sb us Ihr du
ties Of Cabinet Officers aud b- Exc
uuve III such dry way But |
criueI-e Only the msauer, The IN .iter
~as excellent, aud evidently sppr--
cisted by the entire S-na,e witnout
respect "a party S-na'vr CoukIiog
Was the fret to grs-p bis hand III
cpagra,uiauun when ne bad flushed,
ana ne was ollowed ny Blaine asd
etber Republican Senator'S. while
Mrs.. Hayes. who had been listening
irsto the gallery beside Mura, Hal
stead gracefully congratulated Mr.
PeDdl-t.n The bes, part uf III
speech AIRS that ia winch he referred
u he difficulty Of securing Informs-
ton from Cabinet OAicers, even wheo
II Was necessary Tor Legislation, sad
y hen be spoke IF the volumin u
departmental written Reports, which
few read and none understood, and
be emphasizes the advantages that
would uccrur from having CabiueI
Offers on The fJur at all times ready
10 explain aud answer questions rela-
tive o their several departments
THIS is very nne iu theory, but SEN
at"r Pendleton should serve sn ap-
premiership ~ y department clerk
He would learn many THUGS. He
would learn that y Cabinet Offer
kn vs. u little more about the work
Jugs VI his department than y m-m-
Der OF Congress knows about states.
msnship. He would learn that clerks
Ut departments run this ~poudsruus
Government, aud that they are slone
ultimately acquainted with ell its
heavy and delicate machinery, auto
capable of signing his name
about QUE hundred times q day
to papers that be ,ioes not under
stsud, would make Q pretty good
Cabinet Officer.
There were parts Of Sens tor Pen.
dIeton's speech that were heavy. aud
your correspondent improved the cr
casion to make observations for tue
iptormaiion of the world and poster
ity.
There il . wide spread opinion
that Senator Conkliag is = vain uan.
His caricsturists represent hin as q
pigeon " 9 turkey cock, birds
wbIcb spread aud display their plu-
mage, Darwin says, 10 dazzls the
sex
do not believe Senator Conkiiug
ID valu Or that hc poses before eiLher
srE While 10 listened ~ Sruato<3
Peudletou's spssOu, ~ was engaged
toe time with . pen-kaife msklug
the toilet Of his iuger nails. Vaiu
wen do not 50 utterly ignore polite
cou"roIious, Senator ConklIng is
bJth iur,uuate aud aDtortuuste 10 his
appearance. Men csil bin dac look
log while women say be is too a~.
July rasishiugIy u,c- fr suyi0iug ;
but ni- togt saser5ie, independent Of
dress, Is what cnildfrp ot The
would call loud Sow DC
h-s nsish.r created nor Trained his
bio de hyperion csfis, " Y 'ld.d Di-
features of Love, or forW II aaj-l
Wicked cstics,uri4ts shooiG
nut lspGE MIN vii III p~-rfrcaous,
Ior he IL y rue iri-ua, or y gruurpr
as tGr case may ", que np
Sepstor better deserves the sosrlquei
bat Das been given I, Senator Peu-
The chief difference that | baye
JbservtG III European aud American
d e-m.D II, nat the forD.r keeps
lp-ii 81 tbes bdttuaed ~bis The ial
Irf noi kg' This ofrrerc, ~
~esr'ng cIotbes ir It eouRDtd 10
-ms merely H,uu see "a man
,u Tie Utner sloe + ;nr Atisnuc
pecan, with hIs "Priuce Ainsrin uh-
,uttoosd. ~ Wsy koo~ that ne Is u
and wilt answer 10 toe
,sms # Cvloprl. G vernon. CaptaiD,
'r Gvu.rsl Esssyng the coat ou-
'utrousd Is pscshsriy 4mericau
ssbicu, or, rstber, de6suce If fash
on. When Seustor Cooking re-
urped from Europe sbout Is mon,bS
'go. bis cost wss buttuus up 30 his
hin, bot The BUTTONS sud button hoIee
gradually ss.rsagrd until
10Y only the io~ est pair sre On ill.,
imsie terc,s. 10 this 5srpect b. diff
er- trom gsoetor Bsysrd AID Bus~
er, whose Coats sFs usually Initsd1
u the top bnttops, bu, free 'ss ~
y rsr loweF ones. ibus a riding
mpeded pruesss TO their legk 4nE''
Senator CoDklingx style ;
nay be called The enfrspchiss ulent Of
ne heart aud lungs. while the styl e
{ tho nsjority Of Senstors -uggests !,
'hyslcaI- freedom IN to breaaest,
seuSs
IL IL impossible for me TO decide /,
vbicb is tbs better observed mao, I.
Baruside. VI Rhode leland, !,
r Seustor Whyss. Of Maryland. Re /,
arded ~sppctaeulsrly they are boeh /.
stats-msa, and leave nothing .
} be decided. Their Sio,hre sre +,
'eli made, well bui,onsa. and *. !
u~isitelg woFg. Ssastor ChristiaDcy :
s. The worst dressed Seastur 30 The /,
DOR not witnstsndieg the fsst that /.
B bad the youngest aad pFettiest :
ito VI them all Bot be has taken :
wardrobe 10 Peru spd left his :
szzling. plump, gsidss hsirsd wife /,
, Pennsylvania Avenue. j