The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-27
END OF TIE LONG DEBATE.
TIE STAR ORATORS or THE HoUSHl
talk TO CROWDED. GALLERIES.

Reputation as Shrcwd Politician nnd n
AN ORATOR. Private john Allen Loses None
Of His Iaurei- n Iumori-i, aud Bourke Y
Cochran Awnkes n WhirIwind of Ap-
pinuse by hi, brilliant EHort-Mr. Will
son says Il Is tho Earnest Desire OF the Y
ADMINISTRATION to Increase the Issue efsl
silver Currency TO the Utmost Extent this q
Il LIS snte 10 DO So and Yet Preserve the h
Parity with Gold without the Issue Of Z
noad~-Coi. Fellows and Other Members
Continue the Debate In the Evening-Tho \
Vote In tho House to he Taken on Monday NJ
WAsurvGroN. Aug. 20--From 10 O'Clock this \
morning until long past 10 o'clock to- night Y
thore was n continuous flow of oratory In the Z
ihll OF tho House of Representatives. During5l
al! these hours there ragged a war Of words boz
tween tho friends OF tho Sherman Silver Pur- Z
chase Inv and it's opponents. Both sides pus n
Forward their most eloquent men. and when 4
the battle ended o-EiGht each side claim Cd to 3
be tho victor. There were no spells OF war to 4
DO divided. however and IL will not be officially L
known until Monday next which side really 4
wyn. But a safo prediction can now DO made.
Which la that the silver men will be defeated x
by tho voting as they were outrarked In the 4
test Of oratory.
Ten o'clock is a very early hour for nleet~
ing Of Congress- but this morning. long before 4
that hour. the galleries of tho House were
packed and there were big overflow crowds Il
surging through tho corridors. 1t had been
widely advertised that this tho last day OF the
two weeks debate on tho Wilson bill. would be 1
"a field day" and the big audience was on X
hand before the curtain arose. All day long Y
they eat and sweterod and pushed for better Y
places, and at night when they saw tho big
light shining from the DOME they came
back and endured the heat again for 4
tho pleasure of listening to the ora I,
torical gadiators. The thermometer was 4
up in the ninetics to-day in Washington. \
and that old warrior. known as general humid-
ity. was out in all his uniform. The House OF &
Representatives is u hot place at any time. and
it was like big oven to-day. but the audience {
did not complain. The ladies famed and
famed. and the mon mopned their faces. but H
all followed closely the words Of each speaker.
and showed by their timely applause that mo- 4
point was lost. (
When the House met, the members' seats 4
were full. and n vast multitude locke ed down y
upon the statesmen. all waiting eagerly for \
the days entertainment to begin. Not only the /
seats in tho galleries were crowded. but mon Il
and women stood and sat upon the steps and 4
on the backs Of the benches and blocked up
tho doorways 30 that no air could get In had
there been any stirring. which there was not. !
Even those sections Of the galleries that are
set aside for the uso OF tho Diplomatic Corps /
and tho friends of the President. were turned
over tc the members. who crowded them with
their families and friends. Over on the Demo-
cratic side. on that portion known as the
Speakers gallery. many wives and daugh- \
tiers OF prominent public men sat- while h
the front row was occupied by the wives OF
Secretaries Carlisle ard Gresham. Postm aster- 1
General Bissel and Representative Bourke
Cochran These Indies came early. but 1t was
evident that they were interested only in the
speeches Of Mr.. Reed and his Democrats
chum and admirer. Mr.. Cochran. for when
these two mon had finished their orations the L
ladies left tho gallery Down on the floor Of
the. House, seated among the NJ en- bers, distin-
guished men wore plentiful as distinguish
ed women were UP stairs. Secretary Carlisle
was there. eagerly talking over the situation
and making plans for the voting on Monday. Il
Secretary Herbert occupied chair near where
he used to sit whom a member Of tho House Il
Nice-fresident Stevenson was made oom-
Portable in front scat. and many Senators
OF both parties were scattered about where
they could hear all that was being said. Later
in the day. when the feast of speechmaking
was at its height Secretary Gresham strolled
in. and whether from force o: habit or q sense
OF the fitness Of things. walked over to tho Ile-
publican side and sat alone by himself on q
high backed sofa.
the House had been called to order. and the
following Is q correct list of the members who
took part in tho twelve hours debate: For re-
peal. Reed OF Maine. Cochran OF New York.
Wilson Of West Virginia. Tracey OF Now York.
Boutelle OF Maine. Gear of Iowa. md Fellows
OF New York: against repeal. Clark o: Ala
bama. Dearmond OF Missouri. Williams OF Illi-
nois. Allen OF Mississippi, Bland of Mis-
souri,. McAIlin OF Tennessee. Stone Of +
Kentucky and Fihian of Illinois. 1t
was generally understood that Tom"
Reed was to begin the speech making.
and that Is ono reason why the big crowd
was on hand so soon after breakfast. Just as
the Speakers gavsl fell Mr.. Reed strolled into
lmmed lately after the chaplain's prayer no Il
stioled out again. end the audience was dis
plead the cause OF free coinage. Tho Ala.
bamian is good talker. but the people had
@Srs no Rat M SaEs aad
ana were n inclined to 9nnia@d wher ths nan nan
to SPEAK Tor that at part Of The Republican party
that has Joined hands with the Dem0cratie
Administration to SECURE the repeal OF the OBJ
Mr. Reed was at hls pest to-day; H. seemed
ora &c and IS the hsEhf m
an pra bd poticiap apd i wit ne Looked
Ms burly form was alfred IN that now famous
suit q KcntuSky tow Which although It cost
priceless possession. Under this suit he wore
dark blue ndclig6 shirt. gray crGyat that
russell shoes, the tops Of which We're not
reached h,y the bottoms OF his bagged trous-
strongly marked New England voice he said
what h. had 10 say. and REACHED an oratorical
his public speeches. lie WAS throughout logi-
cal. satrlcal and humorous. and was con-
stantly interrupted by bursts OF applause. The
Republicans were never so proud Of Reed as
they wsro to-day; and as did senatoss, Hill i9
to-day succeed IN obtaining the commentator
and a,l,niration oven Of lis political enemies
tho main aisle by the door, Just under the
great clock surmountod by the eagle, whose
his haad. tho vast audience said All" aud
the members faced about for tho enrerttaln-
mCnt that they knew was sure to come. Allen
made an interesting picture as he stood walt
ing for the arpla TO cease SO that he could
smiling seli.roniident and with tho devil
mny .cnre eXnression neculiar 10 himself. He