The daily gazette., 1880-12-08
SCENES IN THE SENATE.
soNR OF THE PROMINENT MEN WHO
WE'RE on THE FLOOR.
Special TO the Phila, Times.

'PNSAoi W tlC hlAhl AlAhcb.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.
The Senate galleries, like those of
the House, were comfortably full. The
opening was the same old thing. Any
body who has seen one has seen them
all, for they are all alike. At about II
O'Clock the Senators began to gather
and before the hour of noon there was
larger attendance than usual, al
though there were several notable abb
sentees. Blaine was present, in
black suit, fitting closely, greeting
everybody and striding about the
chamber like giant. He is in splen-
did health and looks as though he
was happy with the world. 1t is def
nitely known that Garfield has offered
him the Secretaryship of State and
that he has not declined it. He talked
long with Senator Ingalls,, and al
though he shook hands with Senator
Hoar it Is quite certain neither felt
much like it. The Republicans could
not help noting the appearance of
what they call the dead ducks of the
Senate. Most of them we're present.
Thurman was there, with his red ban
danna; Wallace, with his smiling face
and cunning manners; Mcdonald, re-
served and unhappy; Whyte, of Mary
land, sorupulous in dress and gentle
manly in behavior, and there were
others. 1t was thought they returned
the greeting Of the Republicans with
very little enthusiasm, but this may
have been a mistake. Wallace, for his
part, says he is really glad that he
will not be reelected. He says he will
now go to work at his profession and
make living. kellogg was on hand,
with an immense bouquet on his table
but this is not unusual. He says he
doesn't known what the Democrats in
tend to do with his case. The gener-
al opinion is that he will not be dis
| turbed.
The dress of Senators is nearly ALWAYS
sober black. Not "business suit" was
seen to-day. ingalls, had on bright
blue necktie, while Window, with snew
on the ground, wore white one. N, /.
ther of the Illinois Senators was present
Logan is in low state with rheumatic
fever or infammatory rheumatism, at
Murphysboro, ILL.,, and there is great
anxiety felt for him. Among the absen
tees was Conkling, who has not yet re-
turned to Washington. Edmunds wa,
also conspicuously absent. Both Came
rons were also away, and so were Bailey
Butler, Call, Carpenter, Eaton, Farley
Hampton, Jones, of Nevada, Lamar
Pratt, Pryor, Ransom, Sharon ant
Withers. 1t is pretty certain that Lama
will never take his seat again. He ha
had three strokes of paralysis and is il
what his friends fear dying condition
Garland, whose life was threatened b
disease in the fall, was in his seal to day
but apparently very feeble. Two ne'
Senators were sworn In, namely, Pugl
of Alabama, in place of Houston, d.
ceased, aud Brown, of Georgia, in plac
of Gordon, resigned. The former is
heavily-built, round-headed man, wit
brown hair, short, red whiskers an
iorid face, sensible-looking fellow, nj
unlike Stanley Matthews. Brown
tall and angular, with bald head, sallo
complexion and long, white whsker
beginning at the lower end of his ear
He wears spectacles and has a decide
unsenatorial look. Of course nothir
was done in the Senate but the readir
of the message, which cleared the gale
les.