Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-28
AMONG THE SOlONS,
How a New Name Has Been Applied
to Senators.
4 GLASS THAT CARICATURES.
Statesmen That Have Not Talked
in the Silver Debate.
MEN STRONG IN COUNCIL.
MEN STRONG IN COUNCIL.

| Senator Morgan has succeeded in clubbing
his colleagues with a name which is likely
TO hold to them for some time. His simiie
OF the cuckoo clock has struck a popular
| chord in the House. and the members of
| the lower body seldom refer to the Senators
now by any other title than "cuckoos"
The smile was used by Mr.. Morgan in his
speech when he said that when the clock
at the White House struck the hours the
cuckoos in the Senate put out their heads
The two houses of Congress have always
delighted in applying some testing title
each to the other. For many years the
House was known as the cave OF the winds,
and the Senate as the fog bank, and now
the title of cuckoos, applied to the
Senator's. appears to the members of the
House to be quite a jolly conception, and a
great many jests are made upon them. 1t
is said by the ways Of the House, in speak
ing Of the Saturdays compromise. which is
destined to become famous in the history of
the silver contest, that the trouble was that
the cuckoos came out on Saturday and
cooed the hour when the clock at the White
House had stopped.
The Magic Glass.
There is a magic glass in the Senate
which performs some curious freaks in the
way Of distorting and caricaturing the dig
nifled legislators Of that body. Pending
discussions Of the silver question the cloak
rooms have been about the most popular
attachments to the Senate, barring the
galleries, and during the long-winded
speeches Senators have found a retreat
there at such times as they have been un-
disturbed by the torturing calls for QUO
rum which dragged them out into the sun
light OF the elosuence OF Mr.. Stewart or
some other gentleman who had something
to say. The doors leading into these cloak
rooms are half glass. the upper part being
sci with heavy plate panes. From the
view of the cloak rooms is had through
these doors. which are kept closed. Sena-
tors taking their ease, telling stories, hold
ing disputes or SHOCKING. are in plain view
II they do not get behind the partition wall
There Is something about the reflection of
the skylight on these glass doors which has
the effect of distorting objects at certain
angles. and as caricaturist these magic
panes cause some curious effects. Mr.
Hoar's face turned toward the Senate look
Ing through these doors is enlarged like
a great circle. and shines and beams red
ana glorious with smiles like the first APP
pearance of full harvest moon above the
horizon Hill, seen through these doors
has an immense enlargement of the head
His bald dome presented to the vision as
he sits settled down I'm his chair trying to
hide from the sounds Of Stewards voice is
enlarged about the brow and elongated as
II his brief leadership and reinstatement in
the favor OF the executive had had the effect
which electfng to office sometimes has on
men new to public life, which is far from
true. The pale face of PETER. seen through
the glass, is elongated, the eyes sunken and
the features emaciated and his beard seems
to spread In all directions and reach to the
ground, filling the whole scope of vision.
With an extraordinary intelligence this
glass seems to appreciate the adaptability
OF the caricature. and when Mr. Stewart
nd
laughs. his mouth becomes distorted to an
immense size, and Mr.. Allen. who is tan
and sits erect. strikes an angle in the glass
which produces a tremendous enhancement
of the lower jaw. sufncient to explain his
capacity Tor hfteen-hour speeches.
They Call Each Other Ont.
1t Is curious to note the effect Senators
have on each othera They appear to run I'm
pairs. whether in ahtagonism or sociability.
and there Is hardly a man In the chamber
who is not subject to the influence of some
other one Senator. It has often been OH
served during the course of the silver fish,
that, try az hard as he might, Mr.. Palmer
could not remain quietly In his seat while
Stewart talked, and in spite of all resolu
tons OF silence he was bound to be drawn
into the debate. Sherman seldom has much
to say in the Senate and German apparently
never wants to talk. But IL Sherman makes
speech German is sure to be drawn out to
reply TO MIN. Gray, in his anxiety to con-
sumo as little time as possible In this debate
has tried to put the seal OF silence ON his
lips. but when Morgan talks he can't keen
entirely quiet. Mcpherson, full of knowI
edge, and almost bursting with a pent-up
argument, managed, with great effort and
evident discontinue, to keep out of the dis
cussion for the most part until ZONES of
Nevada began his speech; but that settled 4,
Tor the New Jersey Senator. After the first
few sentences of the Nevada Senator he
began to move uneasily in his seat then he
changed to seat near the speaker and he
fore he knew ii he was engaged in a RIM
ning debate, asking long questions and en-
tering into the discussion with great earnest
ness. Every time Jones has taken the floor
to proceed with his speech which has been
conducted on the instalment plan through
chair close up in front of him and wiggIed
his fingers, and moved about until he could
restrain himself no longer and has then
Jumped into the fight with almost savage
vehemence Almost the only man who has
been able to start Voorhees, talking ss nm,
bois. Every time the youn man from Idaho
who has been the life of the fight axai,st
repeal, has made statement he has pro-
voked reply. and sometimes a very sharp
one, from VOORHEES,, whom he ALWAYS caIls
Uncle Dan, and who loves him like a SON
Hoar can remain in his seat as placid as q
summer evening, reading a newspaper or a
book OF poems. Indifferent to all that IS
going on about him, until Teller takes the
floor. Then his attention wanders from his
reading and before long he is dragged into
the discussion with question he can't help
asking or sharp retort which is too arprop
pirate to be suppressed. Hill always irri-
tates Butler to retort. and Daniel excites
Mills. One of the most silent men in this
whole discussion. at the same time the hard
est worker for repeal, excepting Voorhees,
himself, is Faulkner Yet until MIR Anen,s
tremendous efforts Faulkner wore laurels
for having delivered the longest speech with
out interruption that had ever been deliv-
Spn4ta hos
night on the floor. This isRansom who. in days
During this fight his work has not been of
an oratorical sort. One man. who has fig
ured in this contest behind the closed doors
OF the conference room. has never asked a
question nor taken any part whatever in the
night on the noor, Is Ransom who In DAYS
past. used to enjoy a great reputation as a
speaker, but who for many years has not
uttered a sentence in debate on the floor of
the Senate. The antagonist who can draw
him out has not appeared.
Insanity to be n Murderess' Defense.