, 1881-03-15

which 1t will at tie flood tide
| or votes ln full Senate, on
next Thursday at high noon. The lcpub-
leans Thought It we'll to go into executive
session. or to adjourn. Mr. Allison, speak
Ing for tic ca,lcl1s, made tho former motion,
I'lc Democrats took advantage OF It, and
forced ro!l.call, thinking that by tl,at means
they might compel the mysterious ;'ireinta
Scnator 10 show his llnud.
THERE WAS INTENSE INTEREST
as the roll proceeded. Davis, of Illinois, was
called. No RESPONSE cRlnG. Ills chair was
vacant. EdmuMls' name was called. Ills
voice was silent. lie was 80 Ill lie lad bee,,
compelled to Icnye tho Chamber, and had
paired With his friend Garland. The Clerk
approached tic letter M" There was n
painful silence In tile Chamber aud n hush Of
SUSPENSE III every gallery. That pc-
eul1ar electrical condition which Is said
to exist in American crowds when
wrought up to excitement WIS brought
to the consciousness Ut perlaps every
maj, In TINT Chamber today. rle
Clerk, with vnlce wlalcI, seemed mu1llpl
with agitation, spoke the word aiatone."
Tho silence dccpcncd. The suspense grew
greater. Scarcely Ind the thick-volcett Clerk
1nittcred the last sound, however, when,
sharp md strong, from the rear seat at the
lett of the Chamber, there rung out n crisp,
clear AYE"
MALONE, Of VIRGINIA, HAD CAST Ills VOTE.
1t was with this solid Republican purty, to 10
lhto executive session. There was Il hustle,
q confusion, almost tulnult, I'll the Cl1arll-
Der. Tho floor was crowded with n,eul-
bers OF the new Congress nnd mem.
befs OF the OLD. aud otlicescekers
hI1IffnT n gHrsntftt h, rntfnun &t,a,,,,.,t,,o.
the tcdfun Of waiting. The galleries were
tIllcd with the last few hundreds Of strangers
lett over from Inaugural week. There sud-
denly burst froin the Republican side
hearty round Of applause, Joined OH tile
Democratic side by some snlothereli gtouus.
nrd, In tile galleries. where some ,,utrs
Southern sympatl1fzcrs sat, few sl,urp
Kisses. GrIm SMILES were visible upon the
fnces Ut
TILE FEW DEMOCRATS WHO DAnEp 70
LAUGH.
su'eHl4lt} scll!eu Ike pail upon tic rest.
lilo gentlemen who lad been for a week
chaErineil Ut endless committees upo,, patur.
TIM iank. long-haEred, ungainly youths about
tile Senate tl1or. who were waiting TO bc
clerks and messengers Of committees that arc
hot tn be. the Democratic politicians who
Thought that they were to remain behind tho
'r,,ar t,,n. .no,. ~ .,tt,. etsss.o"a' powef' III
,,,,,',. Tsa.,' ."u, "'s. s., ''e ao'e ,nsluence
,,,.a, h,. ,,,n "e1.o... WITTY III h''ke "'s
rmi3 ,rn., III ,it,,, w. 49,. H1., - ~ H.. .uc't ,"peadnG
,,nst'.l III. ,'a"a su*at u r,, ss oach s'at aa
,,..' u"sr'r e.. .aem "opSs' lne sung CRY went
,.a,.., .lot ns un.s ~ 'ne sa'es'es from aisap-
p0''''s1 oool a. ~"
1r,,, au,. W. Az l'Efr!
.,a". ~ '.ss 4''1.t ~ aceotel lth thc On hnd
.,"at. "tss t"s'es, ~ c'4''or'''': ihe MI
,,,., =, 49,, ."u ~, p'1uut, uaa "'hoSta MN iio
,.Ms;u". ..'a. 49,, u'o leoiuent "tena I" MS
U"n..s1s' s",as a''u pieset'e o'aeF, una seo"lct
"Axy .''',41 ~ w. sunelles' Wnlch nc fArcnt-
v.a s"uo'u W. s'e"1e lh!s osltst OF spleen
~ ~ 10y a,s s.se" .,, n spe"hHFS temper; It
u.a ...,.,a Ill., -. .''s'l t4,o eees Mannle 'tean-
,.l,,s n"!u s"1 Qu!ot's ta,k'lk WIN Ills 1flchd.
t. lenu'e!on ieMc"co hls lhotlo''' anu proposed
..',, :" ."se upoi1 .ne icsolut'oh 10 create com"
s.!1'ees "ppo'fleo Ny ulo Deniocrat,c eau
cus'- .....
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