New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-19

IL.
sLAUGHT on MIR. HILL Mr.. TELLER HAS
FEW REMARKS TO OFFER, MR. MILLS
is LlCHRYMosE, AND Mr. DUBOIS
KEEPS QUIET FOR CHANGE.
IDY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRiBuNEl
- Washington Oct 1S-"The clock has struck at
the White House; the cuckoos have looked OUT Oh
their boxes here and Informed us as to the u'ne
OF day." sneeringly remarked Senator Morgan 'his
morning and uproarous laughter greeted the sally.
Poor Voorhees, looked glum, Villas studied the pat
tern of the stained glass in the ceiling with more
than ordinary attention and Mills left the chamber
with flushed face and impatient tread IL was
the severest blow dealt the minority on the Demo-
cratic side which is trying TO espouse with sho"
of devotion the policy of the ADMINISTRATOR MI
Morgan is able debater stanch friend ana an
outspoken enemy When he speaks he Is sure 10
command attention. Since his return from faTis'
where he went to represent the United states III
The Behrng Sea arbitration, he has undergone q
marked change outwardy. The clothes when
formerly were almost shabby have given pace 10
others which attract attention by their neatness
and the style of their cut. There is just trine
of aggressiveness even In the cravat. BOOTS "hen
formerly afforded common meeting srouho LOT '"e
clay of Selma and the mud of Pennsyiva"a-a'e'
now reflect the sef-satisfed features OF states
MON Tho very pose has undergone change-it
asserts itself where formerly it was merely III
sinuating; it is authoritative where once IL was
content to submissive But the temper VI
the Alabama statesman has undergone no cha'ise'
whatever his outward appearance may nave "'''.'
rone He is the same hectoring, dictatoria senator
,yhose idosvncrasles more than once in days past
have laid him under obligations to the loroedia'oe
of his fellow Senators. Resenting dictaVoi he -
fond of ecturing others himself. lie ooes "o'
claim a monopoly of the civic virtues, put he can
not resist the temptation Of smiling MS p'en''
and thanking the Almighty that he Is not ilke
o,her mon All this is extremely annoying 10 his
colleagues but they have learned to pear WIN
him. They listen to his harangueS' away 80
ered In faultless English and win hu'"''
which might be characterized as fataI' ou1 'ie!
rarely heed his advice On the one manu-, ~ So .,
oes his vanity; on the other it embitters nm
t1,s sneeches too often rehec. the state Oh HIS
mind Still, they are worth perus'hs'
&c. CupON1c SORT OF A DEMOCRAT"
c.,,,ng under the attack made upon him yes
+srday nv Senator Hill. his mood seemed 'his no'h
ing more bitter and sarcastic than ever a sea'''
attendance OF Senators did not serve 10 i''P'o'e
his temper He evidently was intent upon sco'cn
ing his colleagues, no matter whether the resui'
u,oud be a still wider rent in the harmony Oh 'ne
memorable ranks or not He described himsel
az a "chronic sort Of Democrat looking sig
n,hcantly in the direction or MI. VOORHEES, > swat
That gentleman was more DUSTY IMAM e.e' IN
suting volume bound in orthodox sheepsN'n' anu
d,d not heed the remark. II am a chronic sort OF
q Democrat" repeated Mr.. Morgan with emphasis |
"and feel therefore, like apologzing for reading
extracts from the works OF jackson 10 'he prese"'
.,o 20 democrats" Mr. Voorhees, never |
moved Mr. Villas looked benignantly through |
pair Of spectacles at some women IN 'ne sa'e.s'
Mr. Palmer stared the reading clerk out OF couh'e-
nance and Mr. Mills was nervously Eating tattoo
on the desk in front of him. Mr. Morgan paused
as If TO measure the effect or his declaration Vi
faith The effect evidently did not meet MS eH-
nnc,at,ons He seemed disappointed. Swinging his |
called unon TO vote to death measure which |
had not been an issue in the campaign. HIS I'M |
preston was that the tariff was the prncipai Issue.
At least so he had been told. How chidiiKe ana |
bland this assumption of ignorance! IL mahiies"s
impressed Mr.. Villas. for he hastily LEFT the chah-
h.r and Mr. Vest drew nearer for further informa- |
ton "Why not relegate the whole question to a
popular vote?" asked Mr.. Morgan. "Why not
indeed repea, the whole Sherman act instead OF |
only part of it?" Mr. Morgan suspected the re |
pealers' did not want that. They were willing |
enough to strike deadly blow at silver by repeal
ing the purchasing clause of the sherman act, but |
they evidently wanted to retain every feature OF |
that "cowardy makeshft' hostile to the white |
metal.
Going on for some time in the same vein. Mr.. |
Morgan thought it prudent TO define his position OF |
thirty years age. Mr. Hill, II may be remembered, |
had tainted him with violating his oath to the same
Constitution which he now professed so ardently TO
uphold Mr.. Morgans explanation was as novel as |
bold. secession, ne Salu, WAS Dofn OI |
no hostility to the Constitution. The Southern |
States left the Union because they wished to save It,
We didn't go out revolutionize the Constitution,
but TO secure our rights under it,; and the Senate |
was for once hushed in silence at the temerty OF |
the speaker Not single Republican Senator |
thought IL worth while to controvert such as:ound-
ing assertions. They simply sat still and asked |
themselves whether they had heard Alright.
HIS RESPECTS TO MR.. HILL
Then Mr. Morgan got down to more personal
level Looking in the direction of Senator Hills |
chair he declared that he had the utmost respect |
for those who had taken their guns in hand and |
fought us" but little respect for those who
constantly use 1.-THE attitude chose TO take In lSC2
whenever they think they can make a point. and
who instead OF taking a musket in their hands ana |
standing up in fair fight. pleaded the baby act
nv this time everybody looked expectantly at Hill.
That gentleman never moved. IL he got II trihe
paer no one noticed it. He continued to busy him.
self with his correspondence. such comments.
declared Mr.. Morgan with renewed emphasis. ARE
worthy of the petty politicians who rise TO the sur
face of a pond like bubbles which burst and leave
nothing behind them but mophitic odors." Still the
New-York Senator continued writing
THE Senator from New-York" Mr. Morgan went
on saw it, in a burst Of oratory as unusual as II
was lacking In candor. to lug in the Old Roman
using one Of his decisions as President pro TEN. OF
the Senate In a manner that showed his misinfor-
nation as well as ignorance" Still the NewYork
Senator continued writing. Mr.. Morgan elaborated
his point in many ways. but II he thought to get