, 1884-05-04
THE SENATE CORRAL.
How the Senate Chamber Appears
to the LOG Cabin" Tenant.
The Poet OF the SIerras Doesn't
Have an Exalted Opinion OF
Our Herd or National
SoIons-


10 put It in plain Oregon English, the
senate chamber is a big corral, nearly square,
with a fence about fifteen feet high, and
would hold, probably, two hundred fat and
full-grown steers.
For the first few days. said the Hon. J.
W. Nesmith, Of Oregon. Al wondered how in.
the world | ever got here. But after | began
to get acquainted l wondered still more how
the other fellows got here
There are no posters an the fence Of the big
corral, but there is n great deal OF old gold
and gingerbread work. On the top
Of the fence and sloping back and upward,
as in a theatre, there are five successive rows
Of gray, hard seats, running entirely around
in n squared circle. This circle is cut in
sections, for ladies, gentlemen. senator's
families, and 50 ON. There is one bright dash
OF sky blue. This section is for tho legations.
The section for the reporters is ON top Of the
fence Just above the head OF the vice presi-
dent. III yard is clean. Tho president Of
the senate sits in an old-fnshioncd western
pulpit hooshnG around on the steps of the
pulpit are a dozen or two little boys twisting
themselves into all conceivable shapes.
fronting the great pulpit and curving in
graceful nall moons before 1t are three rows
Oh desks . Few seats stand sentinel further
DacR; and there are some low and tired-look-
ing ieather SOFAS hiding hero and there in the
corners These sofas are not empty. | won
her II IL was the custom OF the Romans to
t"lst tnelr togas about their ears and curl up
on SOFAS with their sandals in the air when
tney uidht want TO near the oppositionf
sitting nero IN the gallery OF the senate,
Anu SeeAinB 70 give an exact i've minutes
photograph In ink, counted seven little
oUys on Tue spepS OF the pulpit trying with
VI '"eHr Inigh' anu main TO tie themselves
iioo u"uoie 10" khous' Inc senator imme-
A'S un'er me II also trying TO perform
the Sahie fearful ieat with his legs A blonde
hah WIN a Dig mead ana big lists Is making
aSPocch, ne Is making u Tor constituents a
thoushhi mites away. Two little boys start
a""uy o,ei ms holseies' moor A gray and
conieiy Ola man sleeps peacefully on the left
Oh tue pulpit Inc big lists swing in the air.
rou more senators are melting away
InIousn Tue 'ehce OF the corral The presi-
ae"' VI the SENATE mas ceased SMELL
iuh VI h""eIs On the ueski and Is
Ieahny ruDDins ms nose up and
uoWh WIN ms ieit foretnger. Another
senuOor goes out "A massive and broad
nHeAs'eu menhoert with red hair and
ne taee' enters ana looks all about the
Solral III tno most Impressive manner. The
nnhusonhe anu Impressive member finally
- ~ tWo huBe hsts Swinging In the air;
ne turns Win toss OF the head like a Texan
eteei Az Is gone more senator's melt
a"nS. oue enough the man with the big
nsu s"Ihglhg IN the hlr Is talking for those
constituents a thousand miles away. For
nv III near nun Il Wlihhg TO hear. Two
mort senators shocked out! There are not
many senators Ieit, Dut OF those remaining
mere Is nn astohishing number OF them
iooilhB Win theif noses. IL Is queer, but l
oeiieFe you can come IN mere any dag and
20 a' ieast u uo|eh senators tooling IN some
way VIZ tuer noses mat surely was not a
roman custom ana even II 1t wero-but l
iorUeur' ut h'e minutes are up.
Nheh the sehaH OF the United States
"Ens 70 SMOKE anu thal Is frequently, 1t
turns tue people QUIT Oh tue hve rows OF bencheB
~ 'ne toP OIL the corral fence and fastens all
u uooIa, no" 10 Know
20 uo"m, uo"h' unuerneath TINS noble
capitol mere you VIII md a dozen or so
y hanlns iurhnves lou WIN ma a tun-
nei ieaenIn8 u naha mile 10 invoke good
-. . va see Hhore thah twenty miles OF
seoahh-Pipe' near II uozen engines, cleaning
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