Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-25

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der to preve 1t it being read.
The scene in the Senate while Etmunds
was driving his men together was ladierous,
and the Democrats enjoyed the fun to the
fullest extent. 1t had been rumored about
the chamber all the afternoon that mes.
sage on the fisheries was coming, ana
there was much speculation a. to what y
contained. About $3.50 the message was
delivered in both Houses.
Senator Ingalls, promptly opened his
CODY and Edmunds was hastily sent Tor.
Wilson, of Iowa, had the floor, and was
narrowing up the minds of his colleagues
with stories Of bloody murders in the
South, when Edmunds got wind OF the
text of the message. He whispered into
the ear of the Iowa statesman, who prompt
ly sat down. Then, in q low voice, Ed
munds moved that the Senate adjourn.
IT WAS A BOMB.
The Senators were ast0uished and the
Republicans were more 30 than the Demo
Gratis. Nr. Morgan promptly expressed
the hope that the Vermont Senator would
not press his motion, as there was mes
sage from the President that ought 10 be
read.
Without noticing the humor of the Ala
bama Senator, the Vermont colleague in
sisted, o roll call was ordered, the bells
were rung to notify the Senator'S, and they
came tiocking in. They bad not been con-
suited and could not understand why an
adjournment should be ordered at four
o'clock on busy afternoon. "Edmunds
has called for it," they were told, so they
said nothing, but many of them plainly
showed by their actions that they were
thoroughly in the dark.
Mr.. Hoar almost ran up to Ingalls, desk,
and, quickly picking up the detached
sheets Of manuscript, eagerly read them
over. He was Joined by Blair, Spooner and
others, who divided the sheets among each
other. Then Senator Pugh came up, and
with q sly dig at Ingalls, and the Republi-
cans, began reading the message, which
must have aroused him, ~ he laughed
heartily as he read it. Then MIR. Hosr
grew excited, and grabbing all the sheets
of the message that he could get took them
to his desk, where he read them and turned
them over to his next door neighbor, John
Sherman. Pugh and his companions, who
were eager for a glance, were dumbiound-
ed at Mr.. Hosr's bad manners In the
meantime, Chandler, Hisoock and Others
were crowding about Edmunds in hasty
consultation, and the voting commenced
In their hurry and confusion several Sena-
tors voted the wrong way, and we're COM
PEELED to change, and Senator Henderson,
who happened to be sitting with Senator
Payne and others of the enemy on the
Democratic side, announced that he
was paired, then that the pair
had been transferred, and finally wound up
his comedy amid great laughter by en-
phatically voting no. With much embar-
rassment he again apologized, and went
back to his own side of the House with
the laughing remark that he was demorsl-
lied by cousortins with the enemy. Then
Senator Hearst, who never made but one
speech in the Senate, and that very btief
and unique one, arose and made quite a
hit. In very deliberate and serious man.
ner he announced that he was paired with
his colleague, Senator Stanford, on all po-
litical questions, and innocently remarked
that as this vote seemed to be bordering on
politics somewhat, he woud refrain from
voting.
Run BEFORE BEING HIT.
By vote of % to 20 the Senate decided
to adjourn, and then the fact developed
that Mr. Edmunds had done very silly
thing. He compelled the Republicans TO
run before they were hit, and his colleagues
did not hesitate to severely criticise his
bad management. His real reason for fore
ing the adjournment was that he desired to
leave the chamber early, and feared that
without his guiding hand his colleagues
might do something foolish when the mes
sage should be read, and he wanted time
to look over it and outline a policy before
the question came up.
The Republicans were utterly surprised
at the tone of the message, and the best
they will say for the President is that he
has become convert to their views. This
was Senator Hoar's comment after careful
ly reading the message: "Well, this simply
means that Grover Cleveland has come over
to our side on this question and wants
power to more effectually carry out the re-
taliatiou law which we forced in 1887"
After the Senate adjourned the Rspubli-
can Senators, quite contrary to their usual
custom, remained in the chamber and gath
cred 10 groups, discussing the situation.
One party, made up Of Senators Sherman,
Allison, Wilson and HOar, with ingalls, as
the central figure
ATTRACTED GREAT ATTENTION,
and their remarks were eagerly caught up
by those present. 1t was plain to see that
these Senators were so completely surpris
that no two of them had the same opin-
IONS Nearly all of them, however, sp-
peared to believe that they rather expected
such message all the time, and none OF
them would admit that it punctured all
their fishery speeches.
The Democrats. on the other hand, were
outspOken and loud in their Joy at the
Presidents course. They say his message
is the greatest thing he ever did for his
reputation as au American President, and
as q political document for the Democratic
party.
Eimunds really accomplished nothing
by his forced adjournment. He prevented
the message from being laid before the
Senate, but it was read in the House amid
the wild hurrahs of the Democrats. 1t is
the talk of the town tonight, and tn,
Democrats say that they have already VOL
the November fight.
CANADIAN OPINION