The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-23
THE w HEN
VOORHEES, AT HIS BEST.


He Assails q Man Who Can't Talk Back. and
Has Everything His Own Wsy.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINGToN. Ane 22.--Mr. Voorhees, 10 learn
ing discretion. His career in the Senate is dot.
ted all along with episodes which have contrib
uted to his education, and the work seems TO be
approaching completion. Since his encounter
with the Senator from Kansas, he has bsen
Rloomily nursing bis wounds and keeping ont of
sight. BE ia now convalescent. and his innate
brutality seeks an object upon which to vent it.
self, bnt finds mono 10 the Senate small or feeble
enough to warrant the attempt 1t won't do to
enter with his swashbu:kler methods into .
contest with any one who can meet him on .
fair field, and so he has chosen for an exhibition
Of his powers gentleman infinitely his superior
In every way, but, fortunately for Voorhees,. one
who cannot talk back. Voorhees, came INTO the
Senate to-day, and breaking into . debate then
In progress. said he arose to speak on a matter
personal 10 himself The Associated Press had
seen fit to say, and to spread IL all over the
country. that he MR. Voorhees, was not in his
seat yesterday when the fisheries treaty was
veted upon, and that he was absent and not
paired. The announcement had been made by
the Senator from Missouri that he Mr. Voor-
hessl was paired with the Senator from Yer
mont, Mr. Morrill,. and is so appeared in the rec
ord The reporter of the Associated Press had
sat within ten feet of the Senator from Missouri
when the announcement was made. but this had
made no difference, etc. Cold type cannot. Of
in which this utterance Was made.
IT.
Press has spent quarter OF Q century
In the exercise Of bis profession, and has
equal in his speciality. It was possible that be
should have made a mistake. bus who. IL COM
PEELED to sit daily from III o'clock to 6, grinding
out reports to be telegraphed before the ink is
dry. and without a moment for revision; re-
ports covering the manifold interests dealt with
by the Senate and supplied to papers in every
section OF the country. would be exempu Any
Senator but voorhees, would have made o
courteous request for correction of the alleged
error. Voorhees, thought it well. ia the pres
ence Of the Senate and the country 10 pillory
this gentleman. whose seat is Immediately In
front OF she desk Of the resident. rs blunder-
or, at . time and 10 o place where he had 10
right opportunity to defend himself but the
fact is Voorhees, was not 10 his seat when the
vote was taken. Where be Was is not known,
but the announcement Of his pair is due to the
forethought Of Senator Cockreli Voorhees, was
present before the 6nal vote, but when his ab-
sence was discovered on the final vote Senator
Cockrell. who was paired with the Senator from
Vermont, in order to make full show Of party
strength, transferred his pair to the Senator
from Indiana. The record shows that Senator
Kenna was also paired with the Senator from
Vermont, making two Democrats to one Repub-
lican. Mr.. Voorhees, was himself when he made
this display. aud is entitled to all the glory
which such an episode can convey.
Pension Bills Introduced by Republicans.
opeciai 10 the Indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-During the present
session of Congress the seven Pspubhcsn mem
bers from Indiana have introduced over two
hundred private pension bills for their constitu-
enta These have oil been referred to Mr.. Mat
sons committee on invalid pensions This COM
mittes Is sub-divided. Each of the fifteen
members is assigned as sub-committeeman to
certain territory. Mr.. Matson has all Of the
bills introduced by the Indiana members Out
of the Two hundred bills introd uced by the seven
Republican members from the State during the
present session, Mr.. Matson has selected for
action only about twenty-five. The rest Of this
large mum Der have been considered by him un-
worthy OF notice. and they have been permitted
to die 10 his committee room Or course, large
proportion OF this number receive no attention
whatever at his hands, while many others have
been deemed by him to be without merit The
Republican members OF the committes say that
Mr.. Matson is very hncal in his selections of
bills to receive favorable consideration.