Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
THE SENATORS SICK.
Arduous Work of the Long Session
Telling on q Number of Them.
A BIG LIST OF THE INDIsPOsED.
The Democratic Members Seem To Have
Suffered More Severely.
RHEUMATISM AND A TARIFF SPEECH

WASHINGTON, August S.-There are
SICK men in the Senate. The elongated ses-
sion of Congress is responsible for the gen.
eral air of weariness that marks the daily
meetings of the upper house, and it is the
continual strain which is responsible for the
upset condition OF great man legislators.
Up to this time it is probably correct to say
that the Democrats have worked harder
than the Republicans.
AS a general thing the minority in the
Senate does not have to labor excessively,
but ever since last December the Republican
leaders have so contrived and controlled
things as to make their antagonists hustle
pretty nearly all the time. They made as
sertions and then have thrown the burden Of
proof on their friends the enemy. The re-
suit is badly-wrecked aggregation of
statesmen, every one Of them, willing and
anxious to adjourn. OF course there are
several of the Republicans who have SUI
tered from the continuous labor their ag-
gresslve campaign made necessary, but
taken as whole the Republicans are in
better shape, physically, than the gentle
men on the opposite side of the chamber.
CHANGE IN APPEARANCE.
Many Of the affected ones are hardly
aware Of the changes that have taken place
IN their appearance, but the decadence OF
senatorial pulchritude is very apparent to
the observers in the press gallery. Mr..
Carlisle has been seriously indisposed for
the past ten days; his friends say his trouble
is malarial. His colleague, Mr.. Black
burn, is also afflicted similarly, but to a
lesser extent. Chills have made some of
the hot days quite bearable for Mr.. Black
burn. Mr.. Kenna's trouble is one which
worries him a good deal, but the doctors say
that absolute rest will cure him; he is suffer-
ing from accelerated action of the heart.
Mr.. Mcpherson has been devoting a great
deal OF time to legislation of the larger
magnitude, and he weighs several pounds
less than he did last spring. Mr.. Pugh also
has lost weight, and with the vanishing
avoirdupois has departed much of the
foridity of countenance which was his. A
sure index of Mr.. Morgan's condition is his
voice; this is much weaker now than it was
earlier In the session, and il Mr.. Morgan
were to exert his vocal organs to the utmost
they would not give forth such strong tones
as they did when the Montana Senatorial
contest was in progress. Mr.. Cockrell, whose
interest in all matters is always promi-
nently active, has haggard appearance; he
only resembles the Senator Cockrell OF six
months ago in his general outlines.
SHOULD BE AT HOME.
Mr.. Coke suffers the pangs of a welI-de-
yeloped case OF rheumatism; bis right knee
is affected. Ii the Texan could only 90
home and stay there for awhile he would
for the southwestern climate does
not encourage the disease. Mr.. Coke has
it ere this had it not been that his
affliction prevented MIN from standing up
for sufficient length Of time. One of two
things must happen or that speech will be
buried: either the rheumatic" must cease
to torture or the Senator must securr unani-
nous consent to deliver his Grafton sitting
down.
Mr.. Gorman's face is much thinner than
It has been for many months, but he sticks
very closely to his desk. MIR. Georges conf
plexion has been blanched to surprising
extent, and it will take three months of
sunshine and moonshine to re-
place the bronze hue which has ordinarily
been the color of his facial features.
Mr.. Faulkner feels the effect of the activ-
tY which has marked his Senatorial work
his session and he makes frequent trips to
lis nolne 70 IeeuPeIa'e' hr' fooIhees 10
lnotner OF the generally enerVated Dnt not
'pecihcally SICK.
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he troubles arising ont of the ST. Panl-
census fight having bothered
aim beyond expression. Mr.. Morrill, is far
rom well, and his colleague, Mr.. Edmunds,
complains quite frequently that his physi-
,al condition is far from satisfactory. Mr..
aoar has thinned down until he probably
weighs 20 pounds less than he did last win
er.
The long session has affected Mr.. Blair.
W hen Mr. Blair is feeling weel he not only
likes to make speeches himself, but ne also
s willing to hear others talk. Now his ill.,
disposition is apparent in his desire to shut
IF much speaking and to say but little him.
elf. Mr.. Farwell has not been in the
Senate for some time. He is very sick
nan. Mr.. Manderson, who has been quite
II, is much better now, but he owes his i'm
,rovement to absence from his Senatorial
abors.
Mr.. Power is evidently out Of health; he