Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-10-15

What attracts the attention Of Wis
itors to this room, however, Is
the portrait of the Speak
ers Of the House OF Representatives,
adjoining the walls. They include a
few oil paintings, many crayOns, and
some small Autographs. 10 is 70 be re-
GREETED that the collection is incOm-
plete. There Is no likeness OF Speaker
Taylor, Of New York, and there Is
crayon hanging 10 the corridor whose
original 90 one seems 20 know; but 70
must belong 20 either George Dent, Of
Maryland, or Nathaniel Macon, Of South
Carolina
After gazing at the paintings and
cravons let US drop into an easy chair
and allow the speakers they represent
20 pass before US.
The first is the speaker OF the First
Congress He was Frederick A. Muh-
lenburg, OF Pennsylvania. The round
face aud Dutch cast Of features gave
him resemblance to Dewitt Clinton.
He Is dressed 10 Old colonial style. A
large neckerchiel eucrcIes his throat
with a ruEle below 10. He carries q
Quill and seems lost in thought.
His legs are out OF proportion to his
body. They are thin and are set of
with knickerbockers.
Next comes old Jonathan Truubu'l,
Speaker OF the Second Congress. Iue
State Of Connecticut sent his portrait
here lie passes by Us in colonial cos
tune, with a blue coat, bun waiSt-coat,
frilled cuffs aud vOluminOus neck gear.
He has the pleasantest face OF any ia
AT NJ 90 q n d
and the clean shaver cheeks render IL
all the more attractive. Trumbul went
20 the Senate after serving one term as
Speaker. lie resigned the Senatorship
10 accept the Lieutenant GOyernOrship
OF Connecticut. He thought the latter a
higher honor than the former, a strong
commentary upon the strength OF stale
feeling in the early days Of the Repub-
lie.
The third 20 pass 10 review IS iona
than Dayton, Speaker OF the Fourth
and Fifth Congresses. With his pow
dered queue aud grave face he looks
like q Lord Chief Justice. He too, re-
signed the Speakership 10 become
Senator.
And now a gentleman passes who re
sembles the la;o Charles Sumner
The resemblance is intensified
by his short side whiskers. There is
nothing colonial ia his garb. The
black coat comes we'll up to the neck
and the white necktie is loose aud
frilled. This is the Speaker OF tho
Sixth Congress, Theodore Sadgewic6,
OF Massachusetts. He served from 1893
TO 1901. Like Trumbuu, he served
one term aud went 20 the United
States Senate. To is worthy OF remark
that although the Speaker was the
third officer in rank In the government
and the second in power, in those days,
men like Trumbuii, SedgwicS and Clay
should prefer seat In the Senate 20
the SpeakerShip OF the House.
The next gentleman 20 appear is the
Speaker Of the Tenth and Eleventh
Congresses, General Joseph B. Varnum,
Of Massachusetts. He, too, left the
Speakers chair to go to the Senate.
His State has presented a fine painting
OF the General 10 the House.
Itisa pleasant face, almost as pleas
ant as that OF Trumbull. There is a
stern aspect about the mouth, however,
that indicates frmueSs and untiring en-
ergy. General Varnum appears TO have
been the trSt Speaker or the House 20
wear shirt collar. 1t is an old fash
toned stand up affair with a tendency
10 loD over his huge white crayat. He
was the last Speaker TO wear frilled
cuffs.
Aud now passes a trim aud elegant
figure. There is a tinge Of auburn In
his sandy hair, AID his blue eyes are
piercing. The nigh cheek bones and
mobile mouth bespeak his origin.
He is Henry Clay, OF Kentucky.
The portrait was found in an old com
mittee room years ago. 1t was evil
IDENTIFY executed by some travelling por-
trait painter, when Clay was a young
man. The canvas became cracked and
the painting was fast going to destruc-
tlen, wheu some New York members
began 70 take up a collection for itSren-
ovation. This awakened those in au-
thorlty and the painting Is now as good
as new. Old friends OF Mr.. Clay say
that it is an excellent likeness. It was
evidently taken before 1920. The W1'At-
coat Is buttoned to the THROAT a. he
black stock is surrounded 10y q Be ed
IN