ing ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁Pro ▁Tem ) ▁and ▁is ▁rarely ▁sat ▁in ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁stand . ▁There ▁are ▁four ▁other ▁ch airs ▁fl ank ing ▁the ▁da is ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁highest ▁non - member ▁officials ▁att ending ▁the ▁sen ate , ▁a ▁foreign ▁dign it ary ▁or ▁state ▁officer ▁for ▁example . ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 0 ▁sen ators ▁is ▁provided ▁a ▁des k , ▁micro phone ▁and ▁two ▁ch airs , ▁one ▁for ▁the ▁sen ator , ▁another ▁for ▁guests ▁or ▁legisl ative ▁a ides . ▁Al most ▁every ▁decor ating ▁element ▁is ▁identical ▁to ▁the ▁Assembly ▁Chamber . ▁Al ong ▁the ▁cor nice ▁appears ▁a ▁portrait ▁of ▁George ▁Washington ▁and ▁the ▁Latin ▁quot ation : ▁sen ator is ▁est ▁civ itat is ▁libert atem ▁t uer i ▁(" It ▁is ▁a ▁sen ator ' s ▁duty ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁liberty ▁of ▁the ▁people "). ▁ ▁Com position ▁ ▁Offic ers ▁▁ ▁The ▁Secretary , ▁the ▁Serge ant - at - Ar ms , ▁and ▁the ▁Chap lain ▁are ▁not ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ature . ▁ ▁M embers ▁▁ ▁: ▁elected ▁in ▁a ▁special ▁election ▁: ▁elected ▁in ▁a ▁recall ▁election ▁ ▁Se ating ▁chart ▁ ▁Past ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁ ▁Comm itte es ▁ ▁Current ▁comm itte es ▁include : ▁ ▁Stand ing ▁ ▁Senate ▁Committee ▁on ▁Agricult ure ▁Senate ▁Committee ▁on ▁App ropri ations ▁Senate ▁App ropri ations ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁F is cal ▁O vers ight ▁and ▁Bond ed