The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-12-14

= now II feGu ar
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I-!.'- iltIft. ZcVrnt W.i~ less he
TIESf III. utI' -, cause the extra sos
Al HlB sion hau taken tho
edge off the appetite Of curiosity. New
erthclcss there was plenty to Interest
the stranger. He who is pleSrn. for tho
first time at an opening Of Congress
sees below him the mcn who riahr tho
wheels of the nation go Pound. as it
were. He feels that he is u the foun-
tain head of things. HE real
ICES that he j. in ill., midst
Of big affairs and he is II a~ed. tio
has. of course. READ # Congress- 70
b III its presence, Il see II work. TO
appreciate that here are born 1ncasurcs
which grow into law, ana dominate
the nation. brrntS a new sensation.
He can't help feeling impressed, Ii is
for that reason every one O! tNr >cE cral
Thousand III the galleries avs close
attonti ion to all tha, is done; for that
reason that the thousands il the COR
ridors stand there. the paticat ones
hoping tina, in some way they may get
in. the impatient struggling, pushing
and elbowiny. but with no better re-
salt.
The crowds in the wallcric- on OPEN
ing day are always Of Il higher order
than at any other time. No one is adj
mittcd except by ticket: anu tickets
are obtainall, from members rnly. UNI
less some recipient secs fit 10 give his
pastcboard away. There are always
many women in the galleries. And
mos, of them wear their best attire.
The Senate is deemed, and is. tho
more exclusive body. Ana the very
nobbiest of the nots go there. and for
form 5 sake are bored as they watch
the slow coaches. while all Me tme
could they but disguise Themselves
they would much rather hc in tho
House But lots of nohs. women rs
we'll As men, select the House and 20
there early. They will, al least many
OF them. come often during this first
session of Congress.
Much for Congress to 10.
Though this session is regular there
are many reasons for believing that it
will be extraordinary as well. There
are bills of great Importance 10 pass,
| bills which will give birth not 20 pure
debate alone but to ill-tccling. anger in
some instances. probably, anu rel'artco
| swiftly developing into blunt contra
diction. Some of the debates will fur
ni>h good education in statc~manship
before the session is over. The tariff
question will be discussed from \ 70 Il
and back again. a great many have
already prepared speeches on it. Tho
| rest will either prepare them or speak
| on the spur of the moment. And I
wish the majority would be impalcd on
the spur" said "A correspondent who
: has listened to the tariff debate for 10!
| these many years.
Then there is the silver question.
| One might think that the people had
had enough of silver talk and he for
! given for the thought. Bat not SO
Brother Bland. He believes that
| prosperity will never come til! tho
country has free silver. He will seek
!, to obtain tho sanction of Congress for
/ lICc dl SNtIy ppIpoi
Then there is the Hawaiian incl
| dent, which will serve for discussion.
f, Republicans view it greelily. ana t ley
are licking their chops in anticipation
| of the feast. How they will hold the
Democratic party, and the adminstra-
ton in particular. up to scorn. How
they will tear Secretary Grcsham'S
letter to Cleveland How they viii rip
up the back any reference the Plesi-
dent may make To it. And then tho
war of words. For the Democrats Will
talk back.
| Scenes In the House.
The chief interest conferred in tho
| House on opening day. The scene in
the Senate is very respectable; bu. the
scene in the House is brcezier. There
is more life in the House. The blood
pulses faster. The members are more
apt to do things: and incidents arc
more likely to happen. The galleries
were packed long before a corporals
) guard of members appeared on the
floor. All but the press gallery. That
didn't fill till a few moments before
the clock told that the hour of II
o'clock had come. Then that
gallery also was full. In it were
CORE pondents representing almost
every newspaper of Importance
IN the country. several representing
Canadian papers and a few papers
across the Atlantic. As the poyish
chaplain rose to offer prayer a stiffness
fell upon the House. and from the rooms
back of the press galleries came tho
tick, tick, tick of the telegraph send
ing the stories of the scenes within
the hall throughout the length and
breadth of the land The chaplain's
prayer over. the hubbub of CONVERSE
ton rose from the.a ena and was aug
mented by the comment III the CALLER
les At l:35 y. m. Executive Clerk
; Pru1en appeared in the House and de-
livered the Presideut's message. which
the clerk was directed by the Speaker
to read.
Meeting OF the Senate.
Tn Assem- hlinn of the Senat., Nras