Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-22
TALKING AGAINST Time
Senators Who May Talk the
Force Bill to
Death
Morgan, of Alabama, Backed
to Win With Hands
Down
Other Members Who Can Make
Speeches of Five Hours
Duration

WASHINGTON. July 20-lf the tariff bill
and the federal election measure are TO he
talked TO death in the senate. it may not
be uninteresting to know what the pro-
cess will be. There are several talking
machines in the senate, of more or less
merit. all endowed with remarkable
powers of endurance. and fortunately ia
this crisis most of them are ON the demo-
cratic side of the chamber. Perhaps the
best all l-around, all-night and all-day and
all week talker is Senator Morgan. of
Alabama. though senator Call. of Florida,
often crowds him hard for first place.
The Morgan machine is easy. luent OF
speech aud regular in pulSation. aud II
can talk for hours at a time without once
uttering an idea. The senator's diction
is good-his speeches, interminablc a.
they are. always read well in print. they
convey no thought or impression. When
the senator rises for a sublime effort the
scene in the senate chamber is piciuf-
esque. The presiding oihcer, win
palnpd expression. remarks "thc Seuaiuf
from Alabama. and thea settles pack IN
his chair with "a look that often eA itts
the deepest sympathy. The galleries rise
almost In body; the newspaper men
grab their hats. and the littlcp pages ON the
| iluor make a break for the cloak rooms.
Such senators as have letters TO write pro-
coed with the work. while Others either
/ fee from the scene or sit ~ sulleu silence,
/ their faces revealing emotions OF despair
] and hopeless reSi ignatiOn. The senaluiMiu
/ usually has a huge pile OF books ana
D A. 9 ~ NrlNN A aatF
chamber but he sees not the expressions
of agony which surround him: he only
/ knows that this is AN hour when the
worlds eve j. on him. Morgan Is a placid
gentleman: nothing ever dl>turbs MN
lie is bald headed, gray, Thin ana NJ
briStling white mustache CLEANS on hi'
lips like an arch of silver. When he ma
secured absolute silence, he raises IN
right foreinger like a man with tunln2
fork seeking for the key. Then he pltche
his voice and the flow Ot monotone %"
gins. There j. never change ol Key
the music comes in an even How neNe
VARYING. never changing; lhe Woius ar
divided by pauses, sometimes nan -hiih
ute long. sometimes more than that bu
always without infections or change @
expression. As the half-hours go, lulle'
by the soothing melody OF the never
changing voice. the senators sit ana nod
even the flies go to sleep. Aud senate
Morgan car keep that up Tor hours. an,
even DAYS. without laying hair. Indeed
he has hut one rival in point OF cndur
ance. and that Is senator call. Senate
Call isan intermittant talker: he consume
lime by eternally jumping up and inter
ruptin9 and in that way holding the Hoo
about three iifths of the time. Can is
dreary speaker; he will talk ON any sun
icct. " whether he knows anything about
or not. Generally he knows nothin
about ID and is therefore all the reader I
talk. lie is great ON quoting authoriii'
and filling the record with them. In lac
Call is a holy terror to senators IN a hufl
and Sublime aggraNation To those Nh
NAV be regarding question WIN an
degree Of intelligence. Ills appcaran'
ON the floor is striking. II not aitogeth'
amusing. He l. long aud angular ana u
arms 90 with a broad sweep that alwal
brings up the figure Of windmill ~
then people laugh and cant help II.
Another timekiller. though Of a dihe
ent type. Is senator CUckrell, OF Misspul
Cockrell is also busy -body-a meddl
some man who probably believes sincere
that IL he did not watch every phase
: legislation with lynN-cye. the count
would go straight to the devil. Cockre
however. is unlike Morgan in that
affords amusement. not only tu the sena
but to the spectators. man WIN
kodak can have lotoi iun with tuckre
lac is the best all-round acrobat III ~.
tied debate on the iiOOr Of the senate.
/ wears a long black serge coat with 1
4 sleeves tucked away above his elbow
= showing at least foot OF White SHIRT
eacn arm. When. as was the case u
week ON the silver Dill, the senator Sta
in to hold the fort and meet all concfs,
is simply great
Ia the senator from New York; ash
the chair with punctlious politencss.
why certainly replied the Sena
from Missouri.
20 And that why certainly j. heard
every interruption. no matter now IN
they may come. Aud then lhe gyfauu
The Infections the projections. the G.
tortions that the physical form of
senator takes on would stir a mummy
laughter When Senator tOckrrll get
good early start he j. not himself u
can't hold the 1o0r five hours. Then
can retire for half an hour aud e.
back GOOD for five more hours.
senator Daniel. of Virginia. j. not
time consumer when put 10 his best.
is like Eyarts. a word butcher. hut
trouble with Daniels i ho loses his "
N after a few minutes talk ana soon
comes unintclligibe, but that does
prevent his going on with his remark s
In any way serve 10 lessen me ph'
hooks and papers with which he usu
\
Ito l. another senator whose appcara
cooked and prmed for speI
everybody breads. Tbs relic OF con
crate DAYS l. sevcnty-hNc years ulu.
has all the prolixity of second childh
Coke. of Texas. Is "A pretty handy MAJ
bout with the clock: he Is 80 big
ponderous. Ransom. oi North caro-
TOO. can hold out pretty well. but u
likely TO get ratified il he is not near
bath. Ransom j. good deal oI a ,
for one of his years. Hampton and
ler are not great takers nor are ia
Push aud Pasco. The northern sens
10 ON the democratic side are Tor the
Ill part business men. aud therefore
III talkers. and not Iva ON such a contest.
liz Pherson. Blodgct of New Jersey Gr'
D y Dpleware. Uncle George Hearst oi
fornia. and even Turpie Of Indiana
Of no use In a contest with time.
souiherncrs will have tu do all the
and it is mighty lucky for the party
such men as Morgan, Call. Daniel, 4
roll and Reagan are ready aud VIII