Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-10-19
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
A Vivid Description of the Farce
Enacted for Two Nights
In The Senate.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 16, 1893.

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troll itself, or at least to pretend to con
troll itself A glance over the Senate al
P. NJ. showed the repeal Senators out in
full force, and the look of determination
shown in the face of Senator Dan Voor
hees, who had come into the Chamber
indicated that he was ready for the bat
tie. Let US be fair with him; there is nc
look of WEAKNESS about him; there is no
trace Of compromise; he looks like bull
dog ready for the battle. Allen, of Ne
braska, is on the floor, having commenced
the speech that the silver men have de-
cided must consume the night; he at last
yields to Senator Hoar for question.
and Immediately after, Senator Dubois
desires him to yield to him. Dubois, of
Idaho, has made more reputation since
this session of Congress began than any
other Senator. All eyes turn toward him,
as it is known he is to have charge of the
hllibustering, while Stewart, it is said,
has charge of the spcech-making. Du
bois calmly desires to know if the Senator
from Indiana meant what he said, when
he said there would be no adjournment
tonight? He goes on to show that in
his opinion the work of the Senate has
not been blockaded in any way by their
side of the question, and seems to feel
sad that the old Senators may have to
stay here all night, and that it will not be
his fault. He insists that senator Voor-
hees ought not to lose so much sleep, and
brings down the house by his last re-
mark. Voorhees, answers him by asking
him to set day for vote, but Dubois
will not do that, and says Teller has not
made his speech yet. Everybody laughs,
for Teller has talked two or three days
already, but Dubois answers the laugh
by saying Teller has not made his real
speech yet. Voorhees, goes on to make
the declaration that unquestiOnably the
result of this episode in the Senate's his
tory will be new code of rules that will
enable the majority to control the SEN
ate. Then Dan warns up, and gets of
some of his extravagant sentences. He
says he wonld rather be carried ont feet
foremost from the Chamber, and SLEEP
with his fathers, than to leave anything
undone that would bring about vote
He says he will never agree to compro
mise; that if he is to be defeated he will
go down with his flag nailed to the mast
head. Then old Senator Harris gets up
he announces that he will never vote fol
trepeal, but that he will never ask for an
adjournment, nor would he vote for one
He will stay with them in spite of his
age-as long as they wish to keep the
farce up. and he will answer every roll
call. Butler has few words, and DOlph
of Oregon, makes q few remarks, and
then Allen resumes his speech Mean
while COlquitt, who is still in feeble
health, is wheeled out of the Chamber
and Gibson, who is just off sick bed
goes out. Senator Allen, the new Sena
tor from Nebraska, is fine looking man
and certainly shows ability to talk against
time. The Senators drop out into the
cloak rooms enc at time, to eat, drink
and smoke, one will suppose. A little
after O'Clock there were only fourteen
Senators present, and Dubois called fol
a quorum. The electric bells rang and
the Senators came trooping in like d
crowd of schoolboys. a quorum &as
present, and as soon rs A lien commenced
again they commenced to slide oLt. The
galleries commenced to empty about mid
night, but still Allen went on. A little
before IL o'clock, Dubois again demand
ed quorum. and again before A. NJ. the
Senators fiocked in, and gave the gentle
man what he desired. Many were rest
ing in the cloak rooms, and trying to
catch little sleep. Allen read some ag
ricultural reports, and Hoar breaks in on
him. as he reads something about over.
production, and asks him if his speech is
not an overproduciton? At A. NJ. the
galleries are nearly deserted; Aliens
speech begins to sound dry; voorhees,
who has not been out of the Chamber
more than One-half hour since 6 O'Clock
looks sleepy and disgusted. AT 6 A. NJ
Allen is still talking, and daylight has
come. Voorhees, is actually out of the
room, and but few Senators are present
Allen has already broken the record in
the Senate as to continuous speech
Hawley, of Connecticut, is asleep in his
chair; Blackburn, of Kentucky. is pre-
siding over the Senate. At $50 A. NJ
Wolcott calls for quorum and IS Sena-
tors respond. Vice President Stevenson
comes in looking quite fresh, and still
Allen holds out. Stewart was wise when
he decided to let Allen and Martin speak
before he spoke, and he has been resting
most of the night. Palmer, who is be-
tween 75 and ~ years old, has remained
with the Senate all night, and shows no
signs of WEAKNESS. A little after s O'Clock
Allen concluded his speech. and yielded
the floor to Martin, but Voorhees, dis
putes his right to do this. and Voorhees,
moves to lay the Peffor amendment on
the table. This is carried by u vote of 80
to II, after quibble over Dubois right
to remain silent when his name is called.
At $50 P. NJ. commences the second
night; Senator Stewart has the floor. 1t
seems very natural to see the old gentle
man take hold himself again. Since
Allen left the floor, we are told that Mar
tin and Teller have held forth, aud that
Teller did not finish, but that he resigned
the floor to Stewart. He stands by Joe
Browns old seat, as he speaks, and his
ever ready clerk supplies him with his
documents that are piled up on the desk
by him. He is interrupted very often
by demands for quorum, followed by 9
roll call The galleries are again full
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