Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-13
Bits Of Congress.

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The senate and house of represent
ativcs, taken together, contain sixty
three men who sixteen years ago,
fought against the union, and fifty
seven who fought for it. There they
are now, united and tolerable happy
family. No nation on earth can show
such spectacle, There they sit or
hobble ABOUT, some without arms and
some without a leg, cut, manned and
SCARED from the blows which a few
years since they gave each other. Now,
instead Of cannon and rife, they aim
amendments, motions and resolutions
at each other, Now, in place Of bull
lets, they fire bills.
In the senate are ten former con-
tederate generals-Wade Hampton.
Butler, Morgan, Gordon, Williams.
Jonas, Gibson, Ransom, Butler and
Maxey-against the two union leaders,
Burnside and Logan. Burnside and
Hampton seem now rivals in contest
of military and William whiskers
Facially, Burnside is the nearest ap-
proach to an Emperor William on this
side Of the Atlantic. Senator Gordon is
IN appearance as imposing man as the
south ever raised, aud bears no traces
OF the eight wounds received in battle
Logan is prominent head from its
glossy black hairand moustache. David
Davis, his colleague, of Illinois
vaguely suggests Boss Tweed. Ed
munds Of Vermont, looks the last Of a
long line OF New England dcacons,
slightly modified by the fashion of Il c
age, HaDuibll HamIin retains day
and night the swalloS-iailod coat Of
his iorciathers. Herman of New Yorl
looks the old school senator ol tort,
years ago. likewise Lamar, who has
a Henry Clay type Of counienancr.
ConkllOgS S hair is quite gray or o cross
betwocn gray aud white IA sort Of
Office gray but not silyory gray.
Conkling walks with slight Jury
iroop. His legs seems lmbued with
an individuality Of their own and in
press one with sense of Intellectual
mechanical power. In the hpuss.
Genera Joe johnson commands a
premium for imposing silyery locks.
Ills hair-if his is the head pointed
out to INC would bring at the hair
merchants $50 per ounce. Geacral
Tom Ewing, Of Ohio, is massive pins.
lcallv. v.and a "delihpraton man IN man.
ner, >. 5. Cox isn't. Bliss, of Book
Ign, is one Of the handsome men of
the house, aud possessed Of much
Iulet influence, Covert, from Flush
ing, is youthful, good looking mem
ber, and full of refinement, delicacy.
good sense, practically and executive
ability. Speaker Randall has a
professor-liko air, and owes mil
lions to good wife. as a
whole, both senate and house are
externally very respectable appear
ing body of men. They convey
sense Of regular meals, regular hours
aud regular salari S. There are now
in Washington ffty-two senatorial
wives and fifteen ST slnatorial daqehters
There are one hun drcd and sixty-fve
representative witts and one hundred
and slxty-tour representative d,ught.
crs. The,e, OF course, move in the
court circles, to which no Was lington
merchant, reDoit says, has access.
You must make your money outside.
in the wholesale or retail nin and
needle trade, then come to w lshing-
ton, sink the shop, and you NAV enter
in the fashionable and official Wash.
ington kingdom of heaven. This is
etiquette, if not republicanism.