New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-18

so MANY useless sacrifices to secure action,
wore smiles Of satisfaction as the authoritative
voice of the Ohio Senator was raised to de-
nounce the feebeness and incapacity Of man
agement which had brought the fortunes OF the
Repeal bin TO ruin and now held the Senate
in helpless deadlock.
IT WAS TRUTH AND UNANSWERAbLE
Not a single Democratic leader rose TO answer
Mr. Sherman's Indictment. though a feeling Oh
intense excitement had taken possession OF bo'h
The floor and galleries No Democratic leader
IN fact dared to break the silence. The speech
OF the Ohio Senator was unanswere lie. Every
word went to the mark, and every stroke carried
it's sting 1t was a refreshing bit of truth-and
truth Of the fearless sort-in the vast deal OF
rubbish with which the real situation in the
Senate has been befoggcd and becouded MI
Mills half an hour afterward. recovered sum
cicatly from the shock Of Mr.. Shermans 'aiK
to- 6Asent TO the entire soundness OF the oiio
SeHtrs argument. He admit I'd. ne said t'ia'
thoTDemocratic side should be held solely re-
spd3tsbe for the financial and all other iegis-
Iation Of the session. and should originate ana
pass that legslation. But when challenged oy
Mr. Butler to go into Democratic caucus ana
agree on a programme Mr.. Mills evadcd an
answer. though he acknowledged that he fad Ia
,ored the caucus plan at the beginning of the
cusson was also challenged by Mr. Butler to
enter a Democratic Senatorial caucus, hut the
Ncw-York statesman said he would prefer TO
go into a Joint legislative caucus of Democrats
of 10th Houses.
RUNNING AWAY TO STOP THE TALK.
Finally to stop this rather unseemly exhibit
ton of the weakness of unconditional repeal
on the Democratic side. Mr.. Voorhees, tried to
pour "a little oil the troubled waters by
moving recess till tomorrow at 10 O'Clock.
After a little filibustering this was agreed TO-
and the curtain was rung down on further
disclosures of Democratic party secrets.
The whole legislative day had been consumed
in scattering debate on Mr.. Dolph's motion to
amend the journal that in the way OF
advancing vote the voorhees, Dill the
progress made simply nil. Mr.. sherman
speech will. OF course. have the erect OF pre-
cipitatng action Of some sort on the Demo
cratic side The leaders cannot stand many
DAYS longer to their present policy under TINS
just and whitening Indictment paper was
circulated on the Democratic side ten minutes
after Mr.. Sherman sat down. asking for the
calling Of caucus and many names were
secured 10 IT, The distinctively Administration
Senators are. of course, reluctant to submit TO
caucus because they will themselves out
voted in IL by about three to two Yet they can
scarcely resist long that pressure for party
action which alone can extricate the senate
from its present position of deadlock. Unless
there are some speedy signs of action the
ouorum which Mr. Voorhees, has maintained so
far is likely to dissipate. Mr.. Allison is Obliged
~ go TO Iowa in day or two to take part
Republicans have similar engagements whlch
they are loath to sacrifice simply to MAINTAIN
drifting and purposeess night under MI
Voorhees's present policy.
Late this evening it was said that Mr.. Vest
had secured over twenty signatures to the
caucus call. and that caucus would probably @Di,
twenty-four signatures are necessary 10 issue
call.
THE CHANGE THAT HAS COME OVER THE
SENATE
1t il a subject of frequent comment that the
character of the Senate has changed COM
pletely within the last few years. Those VINO
remember it as a body composed OF dignihed
elderly gentlemen gathered apparently Tor the
spurpose Of engaging in academic discussioh'
gaze in open-eyed wonder to-day from the gal
leries as they survey the turbulent scene be-
low and listen to personalities taxing the
place Of arguments and epithets supplantpg
logic. The Senate % longer is that famous
club the members of which full OF con-
sideration for the feelings Of each other The
days of languid ease, of intellectual rcpose Oh
courtesy and good fellowship. are passed -
Robinson Crusoe on his desert island were ne
10 stray into the Senate to-day. MOI wlthlh
She memory Of living man has the chaihpei
echoed the accusation hurled by one angr!
legislator against the other that he was dis-
honest" that he WAS wearing brass coiiai
around his neck, that he was DONG 'ne ,a pnu,
ding Of some other man VINO hau P"O0'
chains upon him. ~ A., -. ,,,,
four hours and to-day similar outorean ni II,
temper took place when Mr.. Morgan sheerlhsi!
referred to his colleague from New ork as d
politician" and Mr.. Hill replied by lntiniaung
that in Alabama the same class OF people wouiu
mass for statesmen" Even the ancient custom
which requires Senators at all times 70 al,
dress the Chair is now more frequently h9ho,su
~ t,,t hs
heat of debate. or under the cross nIe OF III
terrogatoiies speakers turn their backs; now
adsys. upon the Vice-President ana suppieheh,t
their arguments by violent gestures. which
smack of the prize ring rather than the arena
of polemics. Il get mad very frequently, ex-
claimed Mr. Teller. overcome with an uncon-
trollable desire 70 be perfectly frank the Other
day And then he added: Il am not over sensi-
tive am almost absolutely insensibe 70 any
criticism OF that knd"-referring to the brass
collar argument. But Mr.. Teller liz still a me
example OF the old-time Senator. courteous al
ways though terribly in earnest. and ne Is rarely
guilty Of a serious breach OF decorum
O,Hfa different however. is it with his silver
colle,ahies The most virulenr Of these hail
fronf Me States recently admitted: They are
for dis most part young and vigorous men, like
the anew communities which they represent.
Thetshave given the Senate and its debates
quite a new character. They are aggressive.
jrrepressible almost. They have thrown 10 the
winds the traditions of the body. which re-
quiyeh new Senators, for two or three years az
least to be seen and not heard They have boldly
defed the unwritten law which demanded that
they should listen to the wisdom OF their elders
before ventuiing to express opinion them
selves. They have taken at once place in the
very front rank, and have assumed TO bear the
birnt Of the battle like their more experienced
colleagues That they have always acted with
discretion. or that they have secured by their
bold tactics the approval OF their friends In the
senate. would perhaps: be saving too much.
But they have pleased the galleries. They have
nlayed TO the unthinkng multitude which daily
gathers on the benches overhead and mistakes
the exchange Of personalities for arguments. and
the vituperative eoqucnce Of youth for logic
They have tasted the sweets of suppressed APP
plause and their appetite TX visibly increasing
The Senate under their influence, is rapidly
losing it's old time dignity. its restfu solemnity
it's air OF comfort and exclusivcness The most
august body in the world is undergoing many
changes but none so stratng as that which
threatens to turn II into 'deliberative bear
garden.