The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-29

folded his rod night cap md takcn HE place
right in front Of the cnragod Marylandcr. that
prriurl"d spirit wrestling witt fate, strovc to
gNiv no" llHmu"rNur party from the why il
should 40. hut the only pcrcrptiblr eie,t was the
- '"sNtion pi the n.y. liu body tp slumhcr 50 pro-
fYutd ul tranquil TINT only thr rroular snort
INK from thrir rcruWl"nt figures denoted tuat
tNcy were not dead but sleeping The gray
dawn Of thcmorninn was visible fgrout through
CO." distant windows when the unpNrntlul
sp'erh = oi the cont u ling hosts were ended.
nN ll iMl ,'d,S i"Vh up tho contest again.
l. lnun ls who had been ~ the gallery shortly
after midnight with the adics OF his family. re-
appeared MA nall head shining IN Ter the
gown Inll OF liEht. hut Ia his fac and action
aS fresh H- when the irny began. As he arose the
snoring stat'-ncn were aroused by pr,ronccrt.
1na ". ant -cats ON the floor filed up. and there
WIS at O'Clock in the morning all the dignity,
routine Of this grave body. He spoke mainly in
Response ~ tue tunis Of Morton and Sherman.
swrrnllr. stripped the two arch ntrigucrs Of
even the lYor prctence Of Legitimate party in
i,rost Morton. who had emerged from the
'ohk room. sat Wltn his hands over his fncc de-
l"t"llv as the old mans mild. cxpostuatory
accents fell which, though hardly above u whis-
per, were heard all through the chamber IL
was one " the most dramatic situations Of tho
whole debate. and there was very little SURPRISE
when sharp eyes IN tho gallery detected Nor
ton wipng tears from his cycs-u discovery
confirmed few minutes later whom.
Of rE% nuG G9ains i'm "nS grd dIs' nWnS
that the tone and words OF the Vermont Senator
There was a sanrcely loss striking tabloau nm
hour or two earlier. when. on the conclusion Of
an intcrlule from Thurman and while the seats
were we'll llllcd Blaine aro~, TO define his posi-
Ion. and, ~ the neNpressiblc aStOnishmcnt "
lImunds and his friends. spoke against tho
hill At o'clock in the evening he had sltctchcd
brief address In favor " the Till. and ut mid
night. with Characteristic dupieitv turned
squarely in his trucks. He worked. il was uoted
ON all sides like a man driven, not cOn-enting
Tor instead OF the frank. outright tone hahitual
with him he whispered huskiy the first half
du1cn sentences. ~ though his throat wcr" dry
and icv"rish, and his words wire choked in
uttcrancr. Fvrn when Bla ne had ended. so in
nudihl" WIS that rich. resonant voice which had
stirred thousands IN the house to the very mar
row, the reporters 7gnt 10 him to find ont Which
side he had declared Tor. Even his Response 10
vote denoted pnrturhuti lu pf his USUAL assured
mind lie whispered his yea or may with a
cautious. -lik" purr which s"nmcd Ia dnpre-
cat being utld 10 possibility ~ either iu'-
ton igr the Vet" which ho gave. not ON cunyi e.
ton, but to preserve his standing with both
wings.
1t WIS past 6, and the duh light Of day was
struggling with the guri-h yellow glow falling
from the -cl Of gusiiglt 100 tlr roof Of the chuul-
D. r. wiz 2! sargent made "A final attempt To- XIII
the hlll ly ana amendment These test votes
pr0Ngurol the end. hut the desperate liout"n-
ants of Chandler wore intrepid tO the last
stlvng the vote III until five minutes nftar T..
When. on a. call oi the roll. tho battle ended anil
Edmuuds had kept his pledge. in spite of q
,omhluntion and methods which have rarely
been known t. nuscarry 90 the ) nate.