New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-14
THE END OF THE SESSION
CLOSING SCENES IN CONGRESS.
SENATOR EpMUSDs LOYAL TO rnE PARTY, =,

Washington enters upon hor long lfoleas sums
dreaded to tho nhabltant ~ tho Arctic Mich,
northern yoyager Nearly half year must pa.. tS,s
another Congress sta Meantime the non-coto,,s.s
half tropical city, olingng IN ts desperate need 80
Ties and government for support like a child "a r..
mothers breast must ait and walt and bake ana 49,,
I'll tho returning season OF legislation. TSen,y ~
hours had not elapsed since the gayols came down
ended term OF House and Senate before there wa,
and deafness In the streets and lr-as n the tox1
taken long yawn and fallen back into MANTLE he,
ness summer NObe, mourning Rachel Il Wash..
ton. missing her little children OF the DemooraiorT
gress. .They-the Democrats the last man ain.
quickly took tho departing trains, and fed 70 the s,.
bowling, uneasy majority Mt Chicago.
SUNDAY IN THE HOUSE
The last hours Of their session here had so,,s.,
turesque touches. over tho Capitol. on SUNDAY MA,
hung heavy storm clond behind II was fuI ~
whose rays streaming outward made halo around a.
periphery OF the cloud-ght struggling with dark,e,'
The scene had It's counterpart the inside OF the mia
ing, in the hopeless strain OF the Republican mlnoriya
resist the Opaque avalanche OF Democratic Legislation
first glance at the rather unique scene in the Iioss ~
Representatives revealed the fact that nothing wise va,
possible 10 be accomplished there. Mingled with IA,
glow OF gaslight pouring through the glass ceiling N,
radiance OF hyehundred women dressed mostly IN Whit
fell the floor Of the hall from the eastern galleries n
was watched with the simmer Of nearly many hn
bred black faces-the usual African contingent on la,
nighsfrom the galleries OF the west In the sren.b a
low, where the Democrats had mastery, the motto q
action tina part OF their leaders seemed 10 be- Prom
the roofs OF Chicago quarter ~ "A century OF DemOcrrs
defeat looks down upon us" These gentle men vera
posing in the frat place a. the especial guardians q s
sancttes OF the Sabbath, which tho unusual session WA
supposed be infractng Under this ace-work ofhy-
pocrisy they presumng to defeat every suggestion
of legislation save those introduced by themselves
Tom Brown OF Indiana, and requested that he,
should be further consideration Of the Mexican
pensions "sam Randall with his face toward heapa
but his eve on Chicago deprecated IN tones of hens
dctlon any such uncled for Dissertation Of the dayl
That the sacriege OF the extraordinary sunday 'ea
was demanded IA the interest Of Democratic arors %
tho shore Of Lake Michigan seemed Ia have been i0r
COTTON NJ Randall posing for the glory OF the I0d
and tho Bourbon candidate IN the act made an ia
terr.ilug figure.
The episode and Disagreement ~ Mr. Cox occnrr'nsh
tho course NJ the evening not less mcmorahl" NJ
cox "a credited with tho pnss'selon " nm orratontT
ninnla witi but IN hls conte.t with Mr. Rood ben mph
thu n,prul discovery announced by brilliant Pardon
dicllst rmt the only ccasiln when hr could lee.
trntr nn rplgram ~ his enemy's expense WH wlenM
WA not mpned on Ma euemy's sworll AMI ih" Min,
Representative certainly succeeded m giving DIE dnflst
whctio1 for the Sew York humorist aNol) nth Ahaa.
ma nhr twist Hereafter Mr. Cox viii have "''ldnD
know that w.t. iirnpn'hte. ti'r' on s'"l rln Ntnoi
hls talent having utterly failed 'm on SUNDAY nishh
~ lur atNAlr.
,ho scenes IN tho aennio un the Same night Rete not
lc.a auppos,e NJ the temper lu which hc mprccalas
uyoa NJ tho two political parties broke mp h'r 's'oa
boro rnrtol and went before tho country to pp'erih
r,spentvo r,uael. Tho iohitn on Tho sa-rcomenla
Tho two hulIsrs on tho Naval Appropriations hrnslta
"A ohntnrtntlatio aportarlo If senatorial oolloluy Is
a,sroa like thuso ia tho other extremity eff Che cipta
nt.IN. dino fllfllaf 4
white and hlnok which hii cacapoi tho chulchs' ahl
made il simularto auiiopce ror political debate Coo
srr Miller, iiao Plumb. lildllrnoraor and hnay ~
rhnf Of tho nnufhnna ay arl, spoke Ia RAPID and hefr
ois strceaainn, II was lhn halltln o chinese Hfr
rrs Mr. Conger, has not taken to tho simpler hhlhi
tho upper chamber oratory, and speaks 49, ifom 'N
STUMP every ho addresses the S-hato Dat aprA%
be- sened TO- Senators iioaf aud Miller were iniuh'u"
and collo1uiaL In MI Plumb there II a sort ol bawg
Western push and tortllhie MS sieahn; siisyr,n we
main strength rather than by ,hltui Stroke Ia Nj Id
drberger there In suppressed neat IA II Ills temper H
senator Eugene Hale who bore the brunt Of qirns
debate was twice called To order y the president o. no
senate for infinitely charactcrLnS Tue ACTON Oh ne
Democratic House In thwarthg the iehabi alloh o. he
American navy lie said II was malicious Mr Hts
Is little man with large rectangular Hra growing
sturdy m person with growing years and uuc0nscOusy
cuuyatng IN his speech an Ovef-cOnscle ilOusnrss Oi
tone that weakens the effect and gives him the uhnnsAei
air Of an introspectlye ana .al u 80 - ~
lla has won nevertheless, the TePe OF belhH one 81 '
Of the Senatorial bodV b@y atu III iePy. 70 s 10
Maine senator neatly accorded MN thls uplte, w
procerded 10 read hln Il Dcmocrauc lecture Nltuos
eye. possibly. like Randalls on me LAp,s,0n n1os
IN chicago There other members ot lhe senate
he asserted. Jealous for the interests anu u.li2
the American naval service a. the gentleman Hoa
Maine" Biyarl himself rs possible Fiesleu-'l .AI
did lte aud the ichef sachen OF MS party III e
an interesting study In these latter days on tAe nol@
that chamber. In his earlier appearance mere st',ee
Ing his father dozen years ago. he was long ali 'eI
with gaunt checks aud trained proesso9a aA' ~.
u look. II fresh from prov h'lal iaN "'aN. - -
he has over-yed. lie ha' bancaed al me yp aal s
angular outlines Of his person aud lace nave nd up NV
the generous. fulied pei s"halls OF the HltpIe 20,
maker lie has been muca praised 9y ms parry 'l, ,si.
gained credit for some cathouclty OF teHt even ]
III marry But what I've truthfdly san O MT bA!Is
/. that be is only the best o. the boutpohsi la .lIy
rcpresrutnt their best professional 'dluinE, men
ability tAer suaye personal methods co'eIihs, lo,"
casiol ingrainel prejudice unde tue gus Oh holen,I
Auotger generation and the statesmen 81 nsnere ose
OF Mr. Bayards sort VAL not Oe III llr "t'"a, sa,s
speech on the Naval Appropriations VI. t tr m,.
NIGHT he was corrected no less than three times lo AN
statements Of facts Of the gros'er oder.
SENATOR EDMUNDs.
A seen on this last night from the galleries sts
the chair OF the President Of the Senate the Vtrno
senator appeared to la fe become the SAINT Jeroms
yeritanle counterfeit he has been 40 often de'croa
Ina His head has grown bader than that Of the toa'ui's
monk and hi. face aud beard have taken the uh's
gracious axe. 1t was BVard's courtesy that uAn'
the Vermont legislator IN the last moments oil '"'
hiring session for the dignity and importantly WIZ
which he had presided over the Senate
owing probably 10 some delicate personal cohS'''
ton on the part of senator Edmdnd' Tor erra'e Tu
WIN bore his banner ut Chicago and aterward deserVa
a.. p.,,,nlic,n cause the public has not been direcV
,,~,,d Of the sentiments OF the Vermont statesnans
=, the presidential campaign. Mr. curtis and the jour
nal ., CIVILIZATION Notwithstanding senator Eiinuu&
49, has been we'll known Ia Na'nihsoh' II no \ ..,o,
~ r'y Eurouuteriug recently one OF us coi.'a-Yi
u,' tn,i,,atr. himself distinguished New Lhs'a''
Senator asked; 800 ,,rt,r with Mr. rdmnndst
In, can state autuoritauNely HIS position vi"
aS,rsnce I'm the Chicago nominations IN me -. "A.
a. rer,a,nly can" the senator rcpleO H"naw N,
II. Lii sunport the nominations, lhcluulhs -.
HIM.. lie Is too iustncuNeiy and too 9ld hs. IA
, ' ~ tho sonth aud breads the ascendah'l ,osS.
n,ern Democracy IN politics more than iny' ,h1,rs.
49,. I'm the senate personally know lha. , - n,
H ans ti ~, n NO other would he sufficient to thiV'
hearty aid ~ hs party. .,, ~, No,, yorl aud Nasss
Anil 20 the hypociiucal revolt ot New cat. sres
-. reraiyrs also it, successive unkllu -
ch-el.S ,is ~ tinse whom n has made rs hefoe"