New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-20

MR. BUTLER DI>PELlIED ITS LASSIrCDE.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATESMAN MAKES
THEATRICAL ONSLAUGHT on SENATOR
HILL-A RUDE SHOCK FROM AN
fpY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBUxr.1

HILL-A RUDE SHOCK FROM AN
ICONOCLAsT IN THE GALLERY.
fBY TEIEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBrNE.l
Washington oct 19.-The public occupied every
inch OF available space in the Senate to-day, BLOCK
ing the aisles and approaches as, indeed. 1t haf
done for a week or ten days past. Outside ths sun
shone brightly and gentle breeze played In the
mn-tinted foliage Of the parks. The misty haz,
of a perfect Indian summer penetrated the darkest
recesses of the chamber. and the chirpng OF the
Swallows preparing to break up housekeeping In
the caves and among the great pillars OF the
Capitol occasionally interrupted the dreary progress
of debate. The mephitic smells Of atmosphere
poisoned by 5000 breaths noated visibly under
meath the stained glass ceiling. There was an air
Of lassitude every countenance on the moor
below. Most Senators present were mechanically
attending to their correspondence or perusng the
newspapers The clerks were listlessiy reclining IN
their chairs. Nobody seemed to pay attention to
what was going on. Mr.. Call Of Florida. had the
foor.
In fifteen minutes the entire scene changed.
Mr.. Butler of South Carolina. had begun to
speak. He does not speak often. but when he
does he commands attention. He compels 1t not
80 much by the force of the argument he presents
rs by the highly theatrical manner of his de-
livery lie is terribly In earnest. or at least he
desires il TO be thought that he Is His voice
rises in a whirlwnd Of passion to height which
makes 1t heard at the other end OF the capitol
then sinks OF sudden To a stage Whisper, ana
ia scarcely audible feet away. The speaker
seems to tear his passion to pieces: his indigna-
ton assumes gigantic proportions his anger Is
whitening one minute he hurts in gust OF
simulated fury epthets without number at imag-
mary antagonists; in the next he seeks to finish
his opponent BY gentlemany sarcasm uttered in
the most lamblike fashion. The assumption of
injured innocence is his great card. 1t rarely
falls to draw with the galleries Among his col
leagues 1t is discounted i'm advance. Its precise
value is too we'll known. His speeches, indeed,
while interesting listen to- not quite so
interesting when read in the Record" II requires
Mr. Buffers magnificent voice to give them a set
ting.
MR. BUTLERS TWO-FOLD OBJECT
To-day Mr.. Butler in testy mood. lie en-
tered the debate with two-fold object His first
was to knock the chip of Mr.. HIS shoulder
which he imagined that gentleman had been car
rying around altogether too long: his second was
to make a desperate bid for the Populst vote In
South Carolina. to secure which he seems prepared
to 20 to any length and TO submit to any humilia-
ton II cannot be said hat he came successfully
out of the encounter with Mr.. Hin. though he man.
aged to draw out that astute politician In a manner
which plainly showed that he not as irIy con-
yersant with the subject under discussion might
have been supposed In one who had sought to take
SO conspicuous a part In the debate the rules
Hut the two had q rather animated coiloQuy, in
which the galleries seemed disposed 10 lake part