The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-12

cratic Senator's were in a committee room
eating lunch. and in response to the Ser
geant-at-arms, who had been directed TO
request the attendance of Senator'S, stated
that they would come when they had con-
Guided their meal.
Did the Senator read that to help the
Senator from Indiana?" asked Mr.. Gray.
IT will stay as long as the Senator from
Indiana Desires" replied Mr.. Dolph. But
IL IL is demonstrated that there is no way
10 compel the attendance of Senator's and
there fails to be a quorum. i am going
home 1 am not going to take part in the
farce, as every attempt to sit out opposi-
ten years ago. has proven a farce
From o'clock till Ii o'clock the debate
continued without any unusual features.
Mr. Allen still retaining the floor. The
crowd in the galleries did not diminish I'M
I'll after IL o'clock when some of the visit
ors began to leave. Gradually the Senators
commenced vanishing, and as midnight ap-
preached less than dozen Senator's were
in their seats. But the thunderous voice OF
the big Populist from Nebraska showed no
signs of weakening. OF the twenty mine
books which he had stacked up on his desk
only three had been opened. The remain
ing twenty-six represented so much stored
up ability to talk against time. Occasion
ally he would relieve himself by having the
Clerk read extracts, and at such breathing
spells mysterious whispered consultations
were held with Senator Teller.
At il: p. m. Senator Dubois strolled into
the chamber and flashed his eye about him.
The hour for rounding up the absentees had
arrived. He sat down and whispered few
words in Senator Teller's ear, while Senator
Hoar, looking like the venerable Ptckwick,
peered at the pair from under the shade he
was wearing to protect his eyes. Two years
ago Senator Hoar was leading a similarly
hopeless struggle to pass the elections; Dill
over the determined opposition of these same
obstinate silver Senator's Exactly at L
O'Clock Mr.. Dubois arose and remarked, as
he looked about the chamber: Mr.. Presi-
dent, / believe that a quorum is not pres
emit The Vice President directed the Clerk
to call the roll. From the cloak rooms and
frQ
chamber.
When the roll call had been completed
Mr. Stevenson announced that fifty-fye
Senator's were present-a quorum-and di-
rected Senator Allen to proceed. The Ne
braskan promptly took the floor again, and
the quorum as promptly began disappear
ing through the cIoak-rooms doors. Mr.
Allen began reading from Chadwick's Po-
litical Economy. Now and then he would
passage or take sip from the dilapidated
overworked lemon that laid on his desk.
In the Wee Sma' Hours.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12-At 12:45 a. m.
Senator Dubois again called the attention
of the Vice President to the fact that no
quorum was present, and in obedience to
the electric signal, the occupants of the
cloak rooms again filed hastily into the
chamber. AS the Vice President announced
that fifty-three Senators-a quorum-was
present, Mr.. Palmer, looking rather jaded
and tagged out, called attention to the fact
of the Senate, had himself not answered to
his name He wanted to know If that was
peeT We're soWn@ tber tfh MI h
derson' wanted TO supplement what Mr..
Palmer had said by suggesting that an alb
quorum. This caused smile. and Mr..
Palmer went to say that he under
stood Mr. Dubois was doing what had
ii that wa was &C consistent. Mr.. White re re-
marked sarcastically, that II was as con-
sistent the general statement made by
resorted to obstruction. Mr.. Allen indig-
nantly repudiated the intimation that he
was taking part in ia farce S;d If MI Dubois II
The subject of all this colloquy sat smiling
in his seat and Mr.. Allen resumed his
speech
At / a. m. Mr.. Hoar YEARLY interrupted
Mr.. Allen to ask him if he was not read
ing to show that there was not an over
wanted TO know, candidly.. whether the
Nebraskan did not think his speech was
Mr.. Hoar if he wanted to insult him,
whereupon the Senator from Massachu
sets purged himself. apologized humbly
and the equilibrium was restored. At las
the galleries were almost empty.
Senators Lindsay and Daniel became in
volved in the controversy. and between
spectacle debate. But the other Senator's
were listless. They could not be interested.
Most of them Leaned YEARLY back in their
Voorhees, seemed completely absorbed in
book he was reading. and did not even
| raise his eyes. AT 2:10 a. m. Mr.. Allen
who had held the floor nine hours resumed
| his extracts from John Stuart Mills. Five
minutes later Mr.. Daniel made the point
Of no quorum, and the sleepy Senators
poured in to answer to their names. The
call developed the presence of fifty-three
Senators.
At 2:3O a. m there were no signs of weak
ening on either side. The repealers still
had their quorum about the Capitol ready
to respond on call. There was no indica-
ton as to how long the seige would last
perhaps only until daybreak, possibly for
| thirty-six or even forty-eight hours.