St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-04-15
BALD-HEADED SOLONS.
Queer Things Seen from the Press
Gallery Of the Senate ,.
stasesmsn Who Are Eatitled to Seats IN
the Front Rows Of Variety Theate.s
"A Rear View OF Senators Blod-
Gett and HilL
Especial Washington Letter

Looking from the press gallery of the
senate upon the members Of that au-
gust body to-day during the discussion
of an important bill, was struck with
the remarkable similarity in the ap-
pearancc of Senator Hill. of New York,
and Senator Blodgctt, of New Jersey.
The front scat in the senate gallery is
about twenty feet higher than the
desks Of the senators, and the two dis
ting,,ished gentlemen mentioned, who
occupy chairs in the back row on the
democratic side, were about fifty feet
from nc. Both Of them were engaged
in writing letters, and as they bent
over their desks their smooth, bald
heads were strikingly similar in size,
shape. and. had almost said, alike in
expr ession.
Two other bald heads, directly op-
pcsitc, on the beck row on the repub-
lican side of the chamber, were in
striking contrast Senator Carey, of
Wyoming, and Senator Shoap. Of Idaho,
might readily be mistaken for each
other il only tho tops of their heads
were photographed. Hill and Blodgett
have long, narrow heads, while Carey
and Shoup carry their brains in larger,
rOunder skulls which look much like
elliptical billiard balls. In the house
1T representatives the gentlemen who
have been konored with seats in that
popular body are, in the main, very
much younger than the potent. grave
and reverend seigniors who deliberate
In the senate. This is probably because
the representatives arc selected for two
years, and frequent changes are there
by made; while senators are elected for
six years and each of them generally
has two terms, SO that they are more
apt to grow old in the service.
Senator Harris, of Tennessee, has
been in public life SO long that, but for
his bristling mrstachc. he would be en-
tirely devoid of capillary ornamenta-
ton. and he has probably by this time
forgotten how he used to look before
nature deprived him of hair. Senator
Allison, of Iowa, who has been . MEM
Der of the senate for eighteen years,
still retains a luxuriant suit Of hair,
and his face is almost entirely covered
with q dark-brOwn beard which has
been rapidly silvering during the re-
cent months. Senator Hoar, of Massa-
chusetts, has complexion as florid and
pink rs that of baby in long dresses,
and the red corpuscles in his blood are
so plentiful that his bald Uranium is rs
well cOlorcd rs his face. His colleague,
Senator DAVIS, still wears little shock
Of hair upon the apex of his Uranium,
and supplements the loss Of top-knot
with . short cropped, bristling beard
which is rapidly becoming snow-white.
Ingalls, was distinguished
during his last six years in the senate
by most magnificent crop Of silvcry
hair which seemed almost iridescent
from the gallery distance. His success
sor. tho celebrated PETER, not only has |
} full suit of black hair, but q very
handsome long, brown beard. which |
,as been the subject Of jcsts from the |
'encils of political scribblcrs. He is a
'ery worthy and able man. Senator
Wilson. of Iowa, who thirty years ago |
vas the most vigorous debatcr in the |
lousc of representatives and . very
handsome man, is to-day one
# the quietest members of the senate,
nd to look upon his snow-white hair
nd beard he would not be recognized
$ the aggressive man of former days
Senator Henderson, of Nebraska, who
lad brflff$xt career rs a soldier and
rho haAsisbeesi.iH public life for WELL
Ugh togtxcc26, stu wears q full suit
4 dark brown hair. and with his fresh
omplc &laorhs mnstache and small
,oatec loohscsss more %., than n. thirty thirty
sso's chs ssss1 ID S spen
he floor of the senate and probably the
man ON the demo-
ratio side of the chamber, has
rapidly thinning crown Of sill
er and bristling, snow-white
With one wcll-madc artificial