Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-11-03

He went 80 far rs t o dcclarc TINT ho h.r.
It Is duty not only to speak md "eVe1
against the measure, but to opnos. !; !, ."'e
every tlibnstering movement Inn, will
slble under the rules of the senate 'os,
He became so excited that MI th.n
In his body was drawn to his head .nI "' y,
skin of his face and neck lpcam. su,r,' w. Es
Every nerve was a-tinglc with excitcms".'
while his words rang out throu"ha',
the chamber with all the pathos md "o"t
sion of II man pleading before n cour. '"s
his own life senators on the floor ,nI n nt
crowds in the galleries watched him w ;e
an intentness which was almost n,,,a'9h
They could see that he was in dnn,"r
working himself to that pitch in wh;"h o
apoplectic fit might overtake him ~ "r
the years that l have been watch;n" n Az
proceedings of the house of represent ve
and the United States senate / h,vo ,s
seen a more dramatic exhibition Of n,ss;oa
and %eloquence than this. "S'oa
Senatorial Principle.
Every one in the senate chamber ,rn
glad when Nj. Teller sat down and hoa a"s
wiping his blood red face with his hana
kerchief. 1t was the end of Il most cycir;nr
incident, which any one could see mi,,,
have ended in n serious danger to th. ill.,
of the principal actor. No man in the 50"
ate chamber enjoys to Il greater degree ,hs
respect and confidence of his associ,,@s
than Mr.. Teller. 1t is n feature of the in
side gossip of the silver struggle that Se,a,
tor German and other Democratic lender
have found it virtually impossible to "m,
the screws" on the silver side because Mr.
Teller and other silver Republicans had
helped them through just such an cmer
gency when the force bill was under consiJ
Grafton.
1t was Mr.. Voorhees, who paid Mr.. Tel1.,
a warm compliment by remarkinr in .y.
PLANTATION of the absence from the senate n,
a large number of repealers that an orras,
ment had been entered into to the ctrec,
that for Il certain number of days no vote
should BIZ taken. And" added Mr.. yoor.
hees, ian agreement with the senator from
Colorado is as strong and enduring as til.
laws of the Modes and Persians." In this
way public attention was called to n fac,
which had been known to some .u,tors
and many newspaper representatives tina,
throughout four or five days the silvcrforcp,
were in the majority in the senate chamber
and could, had they been so disposed, have
taken advantage of the absence of the othe,
side to sidetrack the bill or indefinitely post
pone it. But they had entered into an
agreement that q truce should prevail, and
no II ever had a thought of breaking the
contract.
Lives In Jeopardy.
Senator Voorhees,, the leader of the adj
ministration and repeal forces, took his life
into his hands when he went into this con-
test. For a number of years he has not
been in good health, and the strain of this
long and bitter struggle, it was feared bv
his friends. would cause a relapse that
might prove serious. Mr.. Voorhees, is af-
hicted with a combination of rheumatism
and govt from which he sometimes greatly
suffers.
On Friday of last week Mr.. VOORHEES,
was in his seat all day, though he was en-
during the tortures of the damned. The
nerves and muscles of his limbs told him
in the vivid words of acute suffering that a
storm was approaching the Capital City.
and he did not need to see the bulletin of
the meteorological bureau posted in the
lobby to know that a West Indian
cyclone was bowling northward in a direct
line for Washington. When the storm
broke in all its fury, Mr.. Voorhees, was de-
lighted, for it is Il remarkable feature Of
his suffering that it always indicates the
of meteorological disturbances, but
when they have arrived the pain ceases.
Mr.. Voorhees, was telling mt of this pecul-
iarity of his ailment, and when l asked
him how he explained it on physiological
grounds he said: II don't explain it. |
only know that it is Il damnable fact"
1t is the verdict of all senators, both those
who were with Mr.. VOORHEES, in the fight
those who were against him, that he
bore himself with fairness and dignity and
with great respect for the feelings and
of the other side. He was all the
in a delicate and embarrassing posi-
ton, and it is a remarkable fact that for
several days after the close of the contest OF
physical endurance the senate remained in
session hour after hour solely for the pur-
pose of indicating Mr.. Voorhees, before
the country. The respect which his fellow
senators entertain for him led them to make
of comfort and strength in this
labor of love.
a Master In Finance.
The greatest speech made on the silver
question was without doubt that of Sch,
Jones of Nevada. Mr.. Jones is the
greatest master of currency questions III
Wills CouIiCiy, unless III DC UuiC john cHei
man is his equal. If Mr.. Sherman were in
the prime of life, or were he even as young
as Mr.. Jones, a debate between them Oh
questions would be intensely in
teresting. Mr.. jones' speech came at the
close of a week Of long sessions, when
every one was worn out, and the fact that
nearly every senator remained for hours in
his seat listening to the Nevada oracle was,
under the circumstances, the highest COM
pliment ever paid an orator in the senate
chamber. Mfr. Jones is not only a master
of finance, but a master of the English
language. He speaks with wonderful
both of voice and words, and &C
Il feat which had hitherto been
supposed almost impossible-that of hold
ing an audience '~'spellbound" with a dis
QUESTION upon the currency.
Venerable, but Enduring.
The most remarkable instance of phys.
ical endurance during the long sessions o!
the senate was that displayed by Mr.. Palm
er of Illinois. Though past Is years OF age,
Senator Palmer was always in his seat ana
did not miss more han two or three OF the
scores of roll calls which were ordered Tor