The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-15
THREE SENATOR'S.
Short Pen Sketches of Messrs. Edmunds,
Anthony and Ingalls,.
Enacial tn tho Tnd,ononoBo To1rroJ.

ator Edmunds a brother senator, tells me
that he always carries home with him the
many measures introduced into the Senate.
He gances through them, secures the promi-
nent points, and is able, when the bill is
brought up for consideration, to favor or op-
pose it understandingly.
There is not a man in the Senate" said
my informant who understands so thor
ougly the work of the Senate, and there is
not a senator that works harder than Mr..
Edmunds He is lawyer by profession,
and understands it most thoroughly
Before Mr.. Edmunds was made President
pro tenn. of the Senate he would sit lounging
in his chair, apparently paying no attention
to the discussions of other senators. If one
of those engaged in debate made an error in
his speech, he was promptly corrected by the
senator from Vermont, and the lat
ter again assumed an apparently in
different condition. AS President pro
tenn. he was without ostentation.
So we'll was he acquainted with every subject
under consideration, and so thoroughly did
he understand parliamentary law, that his
rulings have been without objection. In his
talk he is distinguished by the free and easy
manner he assumes, making no attempt at
oratory.
is the senator from Vermont social
MANI" / asked the senator with whom was
speaking.
HE goes into society occasionally. He
will go out to dinner, and will dine his
friends. There is mistaken idea about the
haip o6 al II
Sherman. whose tears are of ice. He is most
friendly to his associates, and no one is more
willing to render aid than he, if the assist
ance is for just cause'
The senator is nearly fifty-six years of age,
and was born in Vermont. He first
came to the Senate in 1866 to fill
a vacancy caused by the death
of Solomon Foote. He has served
as a senator since then. He is man of aver
age size and height with rounded shoulders;
pays no attention to style, yet is always well
dressed He has the general appearance of a
farmer of fifty years, though wearing better
elothess' His head is bald; what few locks
remain are white, and his short beard is
perfectly white.
Senator Anthony is tall slim and feeble
looking His hair is gray, as is. his beard,
which is longer and thinner than that of his
colleague from Vermont. For the past
years of his long career in the Senate he has
done little that would attract general atten-
tion. It is because of his age that he has
been spoken of so prominently for the presi-
dency, pro tenn, of the Senate, He was
born in Rhode Island, in 1915, and has been
in the Senate since 1859 Twice before COM
ing to Washington he served as Governor of
his State. He is the controlling owner of the
Providence Journal. His wealth is estimated
at $780, 900, mostly in property. He owns a
turkey farm, and occasionally remembers
his friends by sending them turkey on a
holiday.
When General Burnside was living the two
were twins--or at least as near so as they
could be without being twins. They were
together at all times, ate together, walked to
the Capitol together, and passed their even
ings in each others company. Since the death
of General Burnside Mr.. Anthony has con-
tinued to show his sorrow, and his present
illness is attributed to his grief over the loss
of his former companion. He is a high liver
and indulges in whatever can be found. He
is a bachelor, and has been a prominent
member of society, though since his indispo-
sition OF the past few years he has remained
comparatively close to his apartments.
Senator ingalls,, of Kansas, has for some
timereceived consideration as a President
pro TEN. of the Senate. He is tall, exceeding
ly slim, has a smooth face, with gray mus
tache, and has gray hair He wears
gold spectacles. His pantaloons are
generally light-colored, and his coat, after
the Prince Albert style, long and black, and
always worn closely buttoned about his
body. He is serving his second term, and is
anxiously working to be returned two years
from now. But Kansas has never given a
third term to a SENATOR and, as Ingals's
friends are not numerous, the chances of
his breaking the rule are slight. He has
done but little for his State, except giving it
the reputation of sending man with sharp
tongue. His forte seems to be in cutting a
man to pieces with his sword of sarcasm.
This he thrusts right and left, and he fire.
quently elicits applause from the galleries
as would successful man in a wrestling
match.
Senator ingalls, was once an editor. He
has considerable taste for literature, and is
frequent visitor at the home of Bancroft, the
historian. He apparently cares little for So
ciety, and while here lives at some private
boarding place.
AMERICAN PORK.