Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-04

those illuminated toys which children call
''light-boxes' was the Capitol yesterday
evening. There was illumination in every
window, and despite the heavy drizzle of rain
which set in early and kept in good working
order until late the multitude put on its rubber
clothing and besieged the oficinl home of the
national legislators. Galleries in both Senate
and House were speedily filed TO their utmost
capacity, and the people who failed to secure
admission to q point of vantage from whence a
few members might be seen or a trife of debate
heard stood on their toe-tips In the corridors
and stepped on other peoples corns and en-
joyed themselves in various other ways. They
kept the elevators loaded to such an extent that
many Senators, members and employees pre-
ferred to walk and swear rather than run the
risk Of suffocation. Curious couples wandered
through all accessible portions Of the building,
tried the whispering and echo stones in statuary
hall. poked their nOses-both masculine and
feminine-into all sorts Of places where they
had no business, looked at the pictures by gas
light. inspected committee rooms and blocked
things up generally.
GREAT MIGHT FOR THE REsTAURANrs.
II was great night for the restaurants.
Those young FOLKS who had never before ex-
perienced the delight of eating under the
shadow Of the great dome, strolled into the
dining rooms and consumed much that was
edible and drinkable. Especially heavy were
the sales Of ice cream. light confectionery and
senatorial pies. There are many kinds Of pie
in this world, but there il only one style OF
senatorial pie. and last night the demand was
several points ahead OF the supply.
Trimmed OUT AT MIDNIGHT.
By midnight there was remaining but small
proportion Of the original multitude that had
thronged the galleries and corridors. There
was tolerably unanimous movement in the
IL 1T laat Il
not catch that fieeting vehicle had either to
trudge through the shoe-penetrating slush and
the falling rain or else charter a night liner.
1t was a hard night on the boys-the pages.
They came ON duty yesterday morning and re-
manned with the Senate and House until this
afternoon. They were organized into reliefs,
and in this way as much as possible of slumber
was allowed each youngster.
THE SENATE SCENE AT 8 AM.
The Senate had but q small audience when
the clocks throughout the Capitol chimed the
hour Of am washingtonians are generally
accustomed to sitting up late. but o'clock
a trife later than late With the exception
Of the newspaper men in the press gallery and
the employees in the other subdivisions of the
upper floor there were but forty-seven auditors,
thirteen of them colored. These people were
unanimously awake. Some Of the doorkeepers
were in slumberous attitudes and one of the
Senates gentlemanly hirelings was stretched
at full length on seat in unabbreviated en-
joyment of snoreless slumber. Senator Dolph
was in the presiding officers chair. but his
ordinarily great lung power seemed to be
wearied; his usually resonant voice did not re-
sound. The spirit of Somnus was abroad and
nearly all the distinguished men on the floor
and some who think they are distinguished
struggled with desire TO Law them down to
sleep. Senator Cockrell stood for some time
in the doorway Of the Senate cloak room and
smoked long bamboo-stemmed pipe. The
genial Missourian looked as though he had been
hastily dragged out of bed anu rushed into his
clothes. This imaginative idea was heightened
somewhat by the fact that his feet we're pushed
several inches further through his pantaloon-
legs than is regarded as correct il high-grade
sassiety," but which is now the proper caper
for a meek and lowly follower Of the dreaded
Farmers Alliance.
SENATOR BLAIR IN REPooE.
More conspicuous than any other man on the
democratic side was Senator Blai-. He was in
his accustomed place, bu3 instead OF being on
the alert, ready at any moment to inject large
doses Of humor into the gravest subject he was
asleep. His left leg was across his right his
chin was supported by his chest, and his ever
active brain was probably dreaming Of pig
tails and fan-tan and real tea and bias-eyed
mandarins Alongside the new minister to
China was Senator Warren of Wyoming. his
hands clasped behind his head. He nodded
tary energy that it is rather strange he escaped
unhurt. senator Mcpherson was endeavoring
to court slumber, and had one foot up in a
neighboring chair. Senator Ransom moved
around in his own unostentatious way; Senator
Pasco wrote letters: Senator Carlisle fiocked by
himself; Senators German and Morgan were in
close communion in the rear row Of democratic
seats; while Senators Faulkner and Gray
chatted eonfdentially down in front. the latter
punctuating his conversation with the mastica-
ton Of an apple.
DANIEL IN THE LIONS DEN.
The attendance was larger on the republican
side than it was across the center aisle. Daniel
he of yirginia-was in the lions den for some
time, but finally retired to his own corner
Many Of the republicans were very much wide
awake Senators Henderson. Hale and Chan
dler we're punched and seemed to be CONVEX
sationally inclined. Allison was watchful. and
although he has been working twenty hours a
day for the past week had the appearance OF
one who Was fresh as q daisy" Another wake
full one was Senator Mcmillan: he walked
around considerably and thus prevented his
willing senses from succumbing to the demands
Of tired system. Senators Stockbridge, Platt,
Allen, Stewart, Hiscock and Dixon were ready
to answer to their names ut any moment Sena-
tors Edmunds and Hawiey were continuously
interested in the proceedings.
LAST HOURS OF rNaALLs.
In Mr. fiumD seat, ana almost Immediately
beneath the clock, which was steadily ticking
out the last few hours Of his career, was Sena-
tor Ingalls, His term of office was To expire
within nine hours, and il did not take
physiognomist to determine that the features
Of the eioqaep1 and vituperatively inclined
KAnsan~vers -, Disguised wish-I-was- through
with-al -of-thisfoolishnes expression. Senator
Paddock occupied his new seat Cthe one for
saken by Senator Quay and for a considerable
period snoosed IN an unostentatious manner; a
dumbef which was disturbed by phsntoms of
generations to come, pale and haggard from
necessary indulgence in sdulterated food.
Late hours evidently do not agree with
Senator Wolcott, for he was, of all the legisla-
tors present, the most thoroughly '.frazzled'
specimen. He was generally interested in
most Of the subjects which were considered
and when in the chamber participated in more
or less Of the debate He seemed TO be sleepy,
yet slept not.
AT FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING
By O'Clock the gallery audience had faded
out until there were but few spectators left, and
most of them would have been in parks or half
finished buildings but for the warm opportun-
ity q generous Senate 90 graciously vouchsafed
them. A number of Senators who had been re-
posing in secluded committee rooms made their
appearance for the first time since midnight,
but these late arrivals barely suficed to I'LL the
places Of those who, tired and sleepy, took pos
session Of sofas in the cloak rooms and endeav-
ored, frequently in vain, TO break the monotony
of official and enforced insomnia with about
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