The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-10
THE DRAMA IN THE SENATE.
PEPPER AND IELLkR THE CHIEF
ACTORS IN rEs7FRDAH's PLAY.

ACTORS IN TEsTFRDhY'S PLAY
The Kansas Senator Renoyvs Hts Attack on
the National Banks, with the same RE-
suit rs Before. and the Senator from Col
orndo Introduces IN Orini nj Fleece on tn o
FriRhtrui Mendaeity OF tho Public Press.
WASHINGTON. Sept. o.-There was an air OF
self. repression manifest to-day among the
Senators who were engaged In the scrap OF
yesterday. Senator Hale industriously occu-
pied sent in tho chamber all day. and made
no effort to push forward the tardy course of
legislation. Senator Voorhees,, in charge OF
the Repeal bill, made no attempt to curtail
the business OF the morning hour to crafty
his desire to get forward the cause OF repeal
by having the bill talked about for two
more hours during the day. There was
a general air OF resignation. with such
good grace as could be mustered. to the de-
liberate course OF procedure which has be-
come traditional in tho Senate. The ERA Of
business was not seen, and not n whisper
was heard Of Il. The curtain raiser for the
day was another resolution OF Senator PETERS,
inauirinG into the alleged iniauities OF the
national banks. This 10 In effect the same
resolution which Senator Hills good Offices
did not avail to save from being relegated from
tho calendar tho other day There 10 as much
difficulty apparent in keeping this PETER
resolution out OF the Senate as there is
In keeping n quorum In II. Senator McPher-
son discussed 1t blandly until the expiration
OF the morning hour. when It went the course
OF it's predeees Then tho curtain rose
on the regular drama Of the repeal bill. SEN
ator Stewart, as stage manager. was discour-
aged at the small attendance In the orchestra
chairs. and suggested that there was no QUO
rum present. On the roll call the Senators
came trooping in promptly and alertly. rs
though to say. Why. OF course we're here.
and had no thought or desire to be anywhere
else"
The comedy proved to be very we'll staged.
Senator Voorhees, was cast in the part OF q man
who was in no hurry to have any progress
made In the bill and was content to have every
possible delay placed in the way Of It. Though
q careful and conscientious actor. lie 10 not
we'll suited to the part After listening for not
quite two hours to Senator Teller's speech.
there wac an especially nne touch in the ten
der pathos in which he said he believed that
tho Senator was suffering with throat cold
and perhaps they bad better quit and go into
executive session.
Senator Teller gave q very entertaining rem
dering of a character that was fumiug and
fretting to get along with the consideration Of
structions placed in tho way of it. He chidsd
Senator Mcpherson for having taken up time
in discussing the PETER resolution while he
(reller) was waiting for An opportunity to ex-
pedte the progress OF the repeal bill. He
complained plaintiyely that he had tried
to get some Senator favoring repeal to
speak with him to-day. but mono OF them
were prepared to 60 on and 40 action
would have to be delayed until Monday.
though he was all ready. He injected into his
ut the shameless mendacity OF the public press.
and selected. as a line example. with side
the telegram ANS seat by President vi uieveaud to
Mr.. Wilson OF West Virginia. conveying con;
E Ri oyer E the passage OF the repeal
thing to criticise it would be that the Senator'S
comedy degenerated into a burlesQue when
he said. in a theatrical way:
wv Ill ANYBODY tell mo that, the President Of
the 3nted Sfags wss gully OF shHt gross
The resident Of the United States attempting
to secure legislation. and having procured it
Wilson and his associates If there is any
press hfnR this s ought % be
Senator Vest was cast in strong thinking
sronsy Until Ter 70 pead M
angry because President Cleveland had sent
the Democrats who thought rs Vest did in the
repeal bill. Then he arose long enough to
say:
President of the United States upon this ques-
ton. none OF us has ever como to the degrad-
ing conclusion that he would send nm
ultimatum to any United States senator as to
q matter requiring Senatorial action"
An occasional glimpse into the wings dis
closed the actors disporting themselves in
their real characters. as when Thomas Is.
Reed came into the chamber and relaxed his
massive countenance into q snicker as he
grasped the hand Of Dubois. the audacious
young Senator from Idaho. who told Hale yes
terday metaphorically. to mind his own
business.
It was while Senator Teller was, talking
about the mendacity Of the press that some
newspaper man introduced into the chamber a
bulletin conveying the information of the birth
OF second daughter to President and Mrs.
Cleveland. This proved a strong topic OF in
terest as 1t was passed about from hand to
hand and the Senator from Colorado found
himself deprived OF the interest OF his audi
tors. There was such an exodus to the cloak
rooms that Senator Pugh felt compelled to call
for a quorom again. which was secured BY the
call of the roll After that the Senators stay ed
at their desks. wrote letters. read papers. or
chatted In whispers until Senator Voorhees, re-
lieved Senator Teller with motion to 90 into
executive session.