The only thing that would scare our thick-skinned senators
Subject(s): Brice, Calvin Stewart, 1845-1898, Capitol pages, Goff, John W. (John William), 1848-1924, Gorman, Arthur P. (Arthur Pue), 1839-1906, Governmental investigations, Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904, Legislators, Lexow, Clarence, 1852-1910, Murphy, Edward, 1834-1911, Quay, Matthew Stanley, 1833-1904, Surprise, United States. Congress. Senate
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The U.S. Senate chamber is reduced to pandemonium when a Senate Page announces the unexpected arrival of “Investigators Lexow and Goff.” Among the senators scrambling for cover are Arthur P. Gorman, Matthew S. Quay, Calvin S. Brice, Edward Murphy Jr., and George F. Hoar. Caption: The awful scene that would ensue if investigators Lexow and Goff should unexpectedly appear in the U.S. Senate chambers.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1894-06-27
Creator(s)
Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929
Language
English
Period
Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The only thing that would scare our thick-skinned senators. [June 27, 1894]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289562. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929. The only thing that would scare our thick-skinned senators. [27 Jun. 1894]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289562.
APA:
Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929., [1894, June 27]. The only thing that would scare our thick-skinned senators.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289562.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
