Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-04-16


has been the absorbing topic Of con.
versation since.
II was announced that those reso-
lu.ions would be taken up at
o'clock on the 9Th; and before 10
o'clock there was not standing room
in any Of the galleries. except the
diplomatic, reserved for foreign min
listers and their attaches. The peo.
pie came early 10 secure an oppoy.
tunity 20 hear.
At IL o'clock the Senate was called
to order and the Chaplain offered
prayer in the presence Of fvo Sena.
tors. BY the conclusion OF the read
ing OF the journal about a dozen
Senators wore in their places.
AT 1245 Senator Bowen CON-
menced speech on the silver ques-
ton, but il was not audible 10 tho
galleries. and no Senator gave him
or his speech tho slightest attention.
At 2 o'clock, tho long-awaited
hour. Senator Hoar offended over
5000 anxious people by asking and
obtaining unanimous consent for the
Senator TO finish his speech, aud
Bowen continued to read his inter.
minable screed, and the people In
the galleries. packed 10 suffering,
fretfully waited. The President
perused q number OF newspapers,
and tho two or three Senators on
tho floor wero writing at their desks,
or walking about tho floor. and
everybody in the galleries INDUCED
in audible conversation without
check or hindrance.
At about 3:2j Bowen concluded
the piIo Of manuscript before him
and the relieved people applauded
This seemed TO give tho Rocky
Mountain Senator new courage. for
ho took a drink OF water. wiped his
face and glasses. opened his dcsk
took out what seemed 10 bs quire
or so OF manuscript and pitched in
again. A voice outside tho gallery
door tainted the suffering people by
the announce ment, +" II you hadn't
encored him no wouldn't have read
that over again" Tho Prssiden,
appreciated tho situation and did
not order the galleries cleared.
At 4i2 Bowen subsided and-the
Senate adjourned. To a sensitive
person il would be moro sndurable
to sit on saw.log Tor three mortal
hours and listen 10 tho filing Of q
mill.saw, not five feet away. than 10
endure what each and every one Of
those people did-to learn that they
had lost a day. What stronger svi
dence Of popular interest in tho up.
proaching contest could be imsg.
ined2
Al; 0 o'clock on the following day
the galleries were again packed.
Even the diplomatic gallery was
filed by Senators wives and daugh.
ters. and around the doors were
crowds Of people. each hoping that
as some ono came out no or she
might fortunately get in.
AT precisely 2 o'clock the Chair.
man Of the Judiciary Committee
took tho floor and proceeded to dis.
cuss the question at issue In clear,
strong but not pleasing voice OF
manner, and at the conclusion OF bis
long talk the Senate adjourned.
Pugh occupied tho floor on the
10th and Wilson Of Iowa on tho
l1th. but the galleries were soon do
serted and few Senators gave atten.
tion. Kenna bad . good audience
on tho 18th, and Cullom on the 18th
received fair attention on the fioor
and in tho galleries. but Senator
Dolph. who Immediately followed
Cullom, was soon encouraged by
empty desks and depleted galleries.
Governor Coke is q good speaker
and had q fair audience that 70.
NAMED through the short talk Of
Wilson. Of Maryland.
II was announced that, on the 23d,
Mitchell. Of Oregon. would follow
Senator Jackson, and tho floor and
galleries were well filed by persons
anxious to hear what position he
might take on the question. but ai
the conclusion Of Jackson's speech
Mitchell was not In his sea, and a
good audience remained during the
remarks OF Senator George.
On tho Gath Senator Morgan. one
OF the best dcbaters Of the Senate,
was greeted by well6llsd Aoor and
full galleries. the audience increasing
at bis conclusion 10 hear Mitchell
who Immediately followed. The
Oregon Senator received marked al.
tention. and sprightly sparring bs.
tween Hosr. Gray. Edmunds and
others closed the days discussions.
Senator Voorhees, bad announced
that he would follow Mitchell. aud
Evarts that ho would follow voor.
hees. These are the rscog nisstl
giants OF the Senate, two Of The
greatest Of living orators asd sialss
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