The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-03
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Especial Correspondence
wsssfSsrox. May 2snsi.
The closing of the great debate vas
not nearly 50 dramatic as the previous
days 6oSne<. when the attempt was
made and faiirsi 10 choke Mr.. Ran
dali OF before his speech was finished.
The pressure for admission to the gal
ieries was tremendous. An hoar he-
fore the house met, the seats in the
galleries were all fun aud some people
then standing ur. had the previous
day presented my credentials and
gained admission in the reporters rai-
lery, which gave me scat uniissurbesi
By the great crowd.
1t was brilliant aSsemtisge. The
ladies were out in great numbers
The pressure became 50 great that the
gallant sunset Cox moved that they
be allowed to occupy the door Of the
house. The feeling ran 10 high
against the interruption already made
by Jehn Baker and breckenridge
episode. which has undoubtedly been
teaegraphed yen. that ii took several
minutes to quiet down the cries for
regular order" before his voice could
be heard and then member jocalariy
objected unless some of the members
would desist from smoking The
chairman heard the first but did not
the latter part of the remark. and or
tlerel the regular order 10 proceed.
hence the ladies stood up for another
hour before another and successful at
tempt was made to admit them
How different this scene from that
witnessed upon the occasion of the
great home rule debate in the house OF
commons two years before. There.
according to the absurd tradition horn
OF the prejudice. We might say, of the
middle ages. no lady may he present
at the sitting and the ladies gallery
was at the farther end OF the house
from that occupied by the gentlemen,
and partitioncd OF by an iron railing
up to the ceiling and shuts them off
into a separate room, as behind the
bars of n prison. Not so in the CALLER
les in the halls of congress. The la
dies have the best, ~ well they should.
II would he stale news for me To
write of what splendid speech Reed
made, or how Carlisle was checred. for
all this has long since reached You by
st.x MIR. Th. .sff1ntF
LONG AND wEARIsoNE,
The members were all in their seats,
the senate had adjourned and many
senators were to he seen on the floor
of the house to listen to the speeches
and witness the proceedings.
After the debate was over it was tao
lily agreed TO not only take rest over
Sunday, hut also to let the tariff ques-
ton also take rest over several legis-
lative days, so, Monday morning found
the hoase lively. everybody in their
seats with cheerful countenances as ii
a load had been removed from their
shoulders. everybody talking. while
the speaker fairly yelled gentlemen
must come to order" to which no at
tention whatever was passed. The up
roar was so great at times that pro-
ceedings were suspended from sheer
necessity, because nobody could be
understood.
Finally there came a tilt between
two members about something that
had been put in the Record that had
not been said, and some things sup
pressed that had been said. that finally
Interested the house and comparative
order was restored. During the long
debate members driftei into a
nABrr or HANp-sHAxINe
Congratulation at the finish OF every
speech. yhether il was good, bad or
indifferent 1t happened in this way
In the beginning there were some
genuine bursts OF enthusiasm and
congratulations on both sities. When
Mr.. A had been warmly congrat-
ulated and "shook up" Mr.. b,
who followed him. would be sighted
il he, too, was not shaken" And 80
it came to pass that every speaker
was congratulated as a matter Of
course, and the thing degenerated
into n miserable farce. Fully three
fourths Of the speeches were read, the
members sticking close To their manu-
scripts. Some of the speeches were
as dry as a chip, but one :ould never
tell when some excitement would
spring up, which was often the case
when the questioning and eross-qnes-
tioning began. Some would take IL
kindly. while Others would resent the
interference and 60 on stoiidly with
their piece"
The favorite mode Of cheering is by
hand-ciapping. Nov. and then one
would hear single voice. but this sell
dom occurred. In the House Of Com
mons upon the occasion referred to.
what they there called cheering was
by the voice repeating the word Hear,
hear. hear, hear. hear" This would
out sometimes like the good old Meth
oiists Amen" with pathetic intona-
tions, but generally came in dull.
loud monotone, almost mechanical. il
would seem. There the groan of dis
appreciation was nearly a. frequent a.
the cheers. which would invariably
bring out the cheers upon the opposite
side. thus mingling the groans and
cheers in one indistinguishable mass,
~ in real life one finds joy and
sorrow. virtue aud sin, happiness and
misery strewn i'm the pathway. Not 80
in congress, for there one scarcely ever
hears signs of disapprobation. Ispoke
once of
THE THIRD HocsK"
The faces of the members Of this
house are becoming familiar. The at
tendance of some OF these members is
more regular than those upon the
floor. There Is one particular charae-
ter that has excited my curiosity.
have never vet been In the house cor
y;doY without meeting a woman
dressed in black. She carries list OF
the members in one hand aud pencil
in the other. Evidently she i can
ysssing the bousc-eaeh individual
meml,rr--sor some measure, some
times on the Democratic side and then
on the Republican. sending IN her card
and Interviewing members. There are
Others a. well, but have seen none 40
persistent. When she secures an in
icryiew. invariably out comes the list
and mark il made opposite the MEM
hers name. Then there l. the spare.
cadayerous looking man. He wears
white hat. and a tall one at that. His
cane il little larger than rye straw.
and he steps a. il he walked on egg.
He Is busy and watchfai n \ cat, and
pounces down on his game almost as
-iy a. pussy. Then there Is the pom
sierpu~ man. lie weighs two hundred
and fifty Io1snats and upwards. He
has !. merry twinkle IN hi. eye, but
does MT dress very high. He knows
almost every body, and gets attention
where Others fail No wonder mem
ters dodge sometimes when they come
out. or are st times rough almost %
the rsist of rsssieneSs AMI forget 20