The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-18
ROUGH SKETCHEs

Oh Few United States senators, AS Seen
from the Reporters Gallery.
Last Wednesday l accepted an invitation
from George Gililand, Washington cor.
respondent of the Enquirer, to take look
at the United States senate from the re.
porters' gallery. Here are few rough
sketches of several statesmen, more or less
known throughout the nation. lfthey are
not as accurate as might be you can attrib-
ate 1t 10 the distance at which they were
scanned.
Ingalls,, of Kansas, is the best talker on
the republican side of the senate. Tall.
slim, with iron-gray hair and eyeglasses
on, wearing a close-ftting black frock.coat,
tightly buttoncd over his rather slim chest,
he looks like minister of the gospel. He
has pleasant smile, and seems to be well
liked by his colleagues.
Don Cameron, Cf Pennsylvania, is quite
Il youns-looking senator, but he wears eve.
glasses. His sandy mustache, ristling out
from benea 4 rather prominent and we'll
shaped nose, gives him strong profile, He
Il. getting n bald spot on the back part of
his head, which shows that he is no longer
a spring chicken. When addressing the
chair his words fail to reach the reporters
gallery.
Angus Cameron, of Wisconsin. has a
marked physiognomy. Face llorid and
rather inclined to the Ratchet shaped order,
Ietreating forehead; head innocent OF
hair, save around the base, prominent nose
and his mustache snow-white like his hair
he looks like an old trooper VINO has seen
much service. He dresses neatly in black
clothes, and wears eyeglasses.
The profile of Morrill,, of Vermont. would
remind you of the late Charles Sumner. He
sits between Don Cameron and Anthony
of Rhode Island. with his head dropping
forward and his fingers interlocked on his
lap. His hair Is iron gray, and quite
abundant, and he wears slight side whis-
kers of the same shade. He looks like
fell.fed bank president.
NanWyck, Of Nebraska, who has Jus.
been presented by his estimable wife with
an eleven-pound baby for New Years
gift, is an active,looklng, chirpy, iron.gray
haired man, with penetrating voice that
can easily be heard all over The chamber.
| There comes General Logan, of Illinois.
who takes seat beneath Van Wyck's
hand as 1t is outstretcbed in debate. Lo.
gan, with his straight, black hair, swarthy
complexion and his black mustache, with
| few gray hairs in it, keeps up his reputa-
ton as being one of the most distinguished
looking statesmen in the senate The
most noticeable article OF dress is a large
watch chain displayed at his ample breadth
of vest.
Allison, of Iowa, who is nanked on either
side by ingalls, and Angus Cameron, and
who, by the way, is more likely to be
struck by presidential lightning than most
any man on the republican side of the sen
9te, a. u substantial. looking citizen. He
doesn't look to be over forty.tise. HIS
short, rather sandy beard is slightly
streaked with gray. but his hair, OF which
He is an able debater, and when his an.
tagonists think they have him In tight
place he jumps in and turns the tables.
Jones, Of Nevada, the millionaire senator,
would be noticed most anywhere for his
size. It's true he doesn't look very i'm.
posing just now, sprawled out ON his desk,
with his head resting on his hand, but
when he straightens up and you get q look
at his long, white whiskers and bald head,
you Will see a very presentable person. He
speaks but seldom.
Malone, Of Virginia, has Just taken a
seat to the right OF Jones, of Nevada. He
comes In with cigar between his fingers,
and with white, soft felt hat doubled up
and clutched in his right hand He is not
bigger than pound OF soap after hard
days wash, and is in no way distinguished
looking. With thin face, hollow cheeks.
gray mustache and long grizzled whisker.
with little tuft of dark hair in the mids.
Of big bald spot, which reminds you OF
Stump McKerra, no Is about The last man
that you wou. expect to do or say any.
thing that would render him famous outside
Of his own township. lie combs his han
straight behind his ears.
Sawyer, of Wisconsin, who sat for the
original of Florences "Baldwell Slote," IL
q very large man, and is over sixty. As he
sits there in his chair, with gold specta
Giles on, and reading . paper, with hi.
broad, healthy-looking cheeks, glisten,np
bald head, rim of white hair, and snow
white short chin whiskers, he is the beau
ideal OF retired butcher, well fed and al
peace with all the world.
Anthony, of Rhode Island, is the oldest
member in the senate. He Is comforts
BILE looking, welldressed old gentleman
lie has plenty Of bushy gray hair, tina,
sticks straight up like the iretlu porcu
pine, and his chin whiskers, still lighter In
shade than his hair, vibrates when he
speaks Just like an Infatuated billy goats
He wears no mustaohe, and dresses In black
Ben Harrison, OF Indiana, looks like q
slick superintendent of Sunday.school
He is short and slight. with pale hair aud
muddy complexion, with one side OF his
chin'whiskers almost entirely white. lie
seems very attentive to deba Q, but doesn't
get on lis feet much. His chief claim TO
distinction IL the fact that 10 Is the grand.
son ola former president Of the United
States.
Lapham, the stalwart, from New York,
sits alone away of on the LEFT, and appears
to be busy engaged In reading. lleis quite
q striking looking old party, and appears
to feel very kindly toward himself His
face Is q strong one. Broad, high forehead,
mutton.chop white whiskers, prominent,
well shaped nose, smooth upper lip, and
very sparse white hair, with q streak OF
dark ON top. and with an amplitude of shirt
front, and iine.textured coat with big
velvet collar, he makes pleasant, fatherly,
well.to-do looking picture,
williams, ofKentucky, cold Cerro Cor.
do'' makes mp pretty well. With well.
brushed, glossy dark wig and curly, aud
appearance. His mustache, slight gray, a
good shaped, ample forehead, he compares
favorably, In facial gifts, with any Of the old
boys. lie keeps working his jaws constant.
| ly, but not In talk-it must be tobacco.
Brown, OF Georgia, rs he sits there writing,
makes good picture OF the late II race
Greedy about the time he was running for
the presidency. Old Joe Is not a bit hand.
sonc, but he would attract attention about
MS quick as any member on the floor.
Like 80 many OF his colleagues, his hair
has deserted the top part Of his heao;
that remaining on either side II
very thin and long, and Is coml oil
straight over his ears. His whiskers are
snow. white, and are worn Ia such way
that they look like they were put on Just
for the occasion, and are hanging by q
string. Joe seems 10 he proud 81 his liir.
suite adornment, and lovingly strokes II as
| he rises 10 speak or sits reading In his seat.
Mr.. Vest, Of Missouri, Is said to be the
best talker In the senate on the democrotic
side. Heis bright, alert, active man, and