Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-31
THE SENATE JOURNAL
That of October II is Bulky and
Unique Document.
a LONG LEGISLATIVE DAY.
1t Covered Fourteen Calendar and
Twelve Working Days.
1T WAS NOT READ TO-DAY.

One mark of the close Of the silver fight
Is to be found In the calendar of the Sen
ate. This interesting periodical has suffered
suspension for two weeks and today re-
sumes publication, very much enlarged
since the legislative day of Tuesday, Octo-
Der IL, began on the calendar day of the
same mark and ended only last evening.
the calendar of the Senate issued on that
hne morning a fortnight ago. was still in
force up to this morning, when ii came out
OF Its trance and appeared as an eight
pager, quite up to date. The familiar line.
Unfinished Business H. R. l." is gone. Be
low Is long list of proposed legislative
measures.
Started Out Afresh.
The Senate. like the calendar. started out
fresh with a brand-new prayer by Chap
lain Milburn, whose religious talent has
not been in demand for these fourteen days.
He was quite as brief as usual and made
no reference to the unfortunate past. Then
he went down on the floor. and, led by his
attendant. made the rounds of the Sena-
tors whose hands he wanted to shake
On the secretary's desk lay a great stack
of typewriter manuscript, containing fully
one hundred pages II was yesterday
Journal. Journal Clerk Spencer smiled
Quzzically as Secretary Cox arose and wea-
T.,
dent directed its reading
Reading the Journal.
He had no taste for the job of reading the
book 1t would have occupied him for ar
hour. and he paused and glanced appealingly
toward Senator Sherman. who has no taste
either, for such literature But the tall
Ohioan was deep in a newspaper and did
not notice the predicament of the secretary
So the latter started in to read. telling the
old, old story OF how Senator Dolph unwit-
tingly started the great filibuster by trying
TO amend the journal of Monday. October
16. As the familiar sounds of the Legislative
lingo reached his ears, Senator Sherman
aroused himself and listened for a single
brief moment. Then he arose and entered
an objection to the reading of the journal
as a waste of precious time. Mr. Cox smiled
gratefully and laid the manuscript down
with sign, while the Vice President pun
the question. which was agreed to, and the
mill began TO grind once more.
Unique Document.
This journal is unique document. /,
will when printed and bound up with its
brethren be the largest ever put in type
That does not signify necessarily that the
legislative day of October II is the longest
on record. for it has rival that ii
only approaches by one-half. This was the
celebrated day of February /, 1871 which
ended just thirty days later, on the I'd of
March This long day was made necessary
by the provisions of the law creating the
famous electoral commission that seated
President Hayes. No adjournment was
taken from that Of January 81 to the after
noon Of March 2. when. all the complicated
affairs of the election tangle having been
Strengthened out to the satisfaction of re-
publicans and the disgust of democrats, the
gavel finally fell and the Senate adjourned
But by resolution the journal of that
long day was kept from day to day and
on each calendar day there was the regular
morning business. So each insta llment OF
the journal was brief, and there was no
such document as that approved this mora
ing created
Thfs journal tells the whole story of the
telescopic Tuesday, which lasted over four
actual days of labor