The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-30

When the Sixtieth congress assem- bles there will be much about it strange to those who have long been familiar with the personnel of past congresses. In the house the most conspicuous thing will be the absence of General Grosvenor, whose patriar- chal and venerable appearance has for years focused the attention of the galleries, and whose wit and disposi- ton to banter have many a time made the hall ring with laughter when the situation has been so tense as to seem as If nothing but bitter passion could find expression. Grosvenor was not a humorist like Sunset Cox of Cushman or J. Adam Bede to arouse mirth, and it was his wit and the keenness of his thrusts rather than the presence of humor in his remarks which often turned his hearers from anger to laughter His will be the most con- spicuous absence from the house.
 In the senate the changes will be marked by reason of the character of the men who have retired and of the marked contrast in some instances be- tween them and then men who will take their places. The democrats in the senate have suffered very serious losses, which will weaken the senate materially, while the republicans have made district gain in capable and en- ergetic young men who have come over to the north end of the capitol from the house of representatives. The most striking contrast between a retiring senator and his successor is in the case of Arkansas. Senator Berry, who has served in the senate since 1885, is one of the most amiable and courteous gentlemen of that body and has been greatly beloved by his colleagues. He is one of the old school, with distinct ideas of chivalry. A Confederate sol dier who lost a leg in the war, he holds to old southern ideas as to responsible ities and proprieties and is a devoted democrat. His successor, Jeff Davis, is much younger man, rather handsome in apptarance, who claims to be a champion of inc plain people" and who goes to extravagant lengths to prove his claim and to win a following among the unenlightened. His election was triumph of demagogy over es- tablished character and is the result of complete change of social conditions in Arkansas. His principal card has been to array the country against the towns, and most bitter hostility has been aroused. Being fluent talker, he tells the people of his choice what they like to hear about themselves, and en- deavors to demonstrate That the most common of comm people are not more common than he.
 He cultivates the enmity of lawyers, preachers, doctors, merchants and of the town people generally, and with great show of pride tells his followers that all of that class of people despise him and that he does not desire the esteem of such people. His following in the state is, powerful and devoted, and perhaps no man ever 'enjoyed" more bitter enmity than is bestowed upon him by the opposition. Some ex- traordinary stories are told of him, il- lustrative of his methods In politics and his "exaltation" of reimbursement. It is said that after he had been elect ed governor of the state he got on his hands and knees in a public phase and asked some of his friends to kick him, so that they might say that they had kicked the governor of Arkansas.
 The impression that precedes Jeff Davis in Washington leads to the ex- pectation that he will be muck raker" in the senate; that he will have no party ties and will pride himself upon being a respecter of neither men nor precedent He is expected to be the most spectacular person in the new senate, He is clever talker, suiting his diction to those he wants to im- press, and will probably he able to hold his own in debate when it comes to quick retort and vividness of Ian guage,
 He has been compared with Tillmar of South Carolina, but there is no sim. ilarity between them, Davis being studiedly picturesque in appearance, manner and language, not naturally so, as is Tillman. Nor is Davis credited with the genuineness which is now as- cribed to Tillman by all his associates in the senate. It is predicted that he will not try to cultivate association with his colleagues, but will deliberate ly assume the role of an 1shmaelite making it lively for the whole senate and disregarding the opinions that may be formed of him. He is not connected with the family of the great Confeder- ate chief whose name he bears.
 A very different type of man, but one likely to become conspicuous in the senate on account of the unusual per sonality is Taylor-"Fiddling Bob'' Taylor-who succeeds Carmack from Tennessee. Carmack proved himself one of the brightest men and one of the best takers in the senate. His re- cent speech in the senate since his de- feat is alone enough to make him ia. nous, and his popularity among his colleagues is so great that regret al his retirement is universal, regardless of hof capable may be his successor It is jocularly asked if Bob Taylor vii bring his fiddle into the senate, and hi' name is associated in the public minC with storytelling, quaint humor an( an eloquence that entertains rathe than instructs. But, in truth, he is no all humorist, story teller and fiddler He can fight as well as he can fiddle and underlying his quaintness there i a 1t1oIittr of StraOoth which iS bOuni