The sun., 1893-10-17

roau stores In the South and West
They and he easily lt into church meetings In
the woods and in tho country chapels. His
spare. tall figure presented great unbroken
reach OF black. II he wore q shirt his beard
covered and hid 1t. II his beard is brown as
some declare 1t. nevertheless It looked black
as 1t lay against his jet black coat
The FIRST and only relief at the end Of this
gloomy figure was that offered by his white
face. and the lower half OF that was hid be-
hind whiskers. 30 that only broad white fore
head. very long thin nose. and q large pair Of
gold spectacles broke the monotone. Alto
gether he found a better parallel among the
birds than on the stage. for he personifed the
magpie.
His desk was covered with books. pam phlets,
and newspapers. and he read from little scis-
sored slip from newspaper. He spoke so
SLOWLY that 1t took him nearly twenty seconds
to name the year 1887. At times to rest him
self the further and to kill more time. he sent
up book to the ice-President's desk and
bade clork read some long extract or other.
THE LEADING ACTORS IN THE CHAMBER.
The people In the room were interesting.
Who could be more interesting than body OF
men on whom the eyes Of great nation are
riveted2 Over at the end OF the chamber by the
famous clock sat Edward o. Wolcott, the hand.
some. Independent. and brilliant silver
| pearance indicated he might more like.
ly be credited to New York or Boston.
for OF modern city cut were his stylish clothes.
and his round. joyous face was such as one
looks for In a club Of rich professional men.
Fond OF good dining and OF choice literature.
courted in the society Of women. and brilliant
In the company Of men. 1t Is q strange experl-
ence for him to find himself criticised and evon
denounced as victim OF q m ania that has seized
fan nj hnu N nd vhoo ainpo M N nd
Far from seeming to regret this unusual un-
popularity. Mr.. Wolcott glorles In It or at
least exaRgerates his fault by exceeding ac-
tivity es a siverite leader. During this entire
extra session be has been almost continu-
ousy in the chamber-active. alert watchful.
and bent on selling every opportunity to pro-
long the debate. to delay action. He is firing
the country far moro than his opponents hoped
to tire the silver men By their unsuccessful
continuous session.
Along the same are formed by the last row.
! Of desks. and on the other side Of the chamber.
| sat Senator William Vincent Allen of Nebraska
Wherever he may 60 In this country he will
long be pointed out because OF his perform
| ance OF last Wednesday when he spoke
steadily all night long and part Of the day
before and OF the day after. He began speak
ing at o'clock in the afternoon. He
| was interrupted at o'clock. He began
dGdlu ~ v cIOCh ~ ulkuts uuu WHou tuo ueAe
| Z O'Clock came in the morning he was still
| speaking He finished at 7:45 o'clock. 1t was
not drivel that he talked. mere noise that he
| vented. but 1t was such a speech as brought in
| a goodly audience Of Senators and kept them
| listening far into the night.
| Allen is a man uf the Calhoun type-the type
best represented to-day by John g. Carlisle.
But Allen Is a very big man. broad shouldered.
stout, and muscular He is hard headed.
smooth faced with a rough cut Scotch-Irish
countenance that is eloquent OF breadth Of
| grasp and force Of character and will
power. He dresses clerically. all In black.
| even to the little fat black bow un-
| der his collar He wears steel eyeglasses
and has habit OF aiding meditation BY chew
ing toothpick. He is the ablest Of the Popu-
lists. and has been Judge In that part Of the
| country where eccentric notionS upon the
vital principles of government do not bar q
| man from the bench.
| A man who comes in at one OF the doorways.
| lounges around the chamber. and goes out
again. is Senator Dubois OF Idaho. the leader
OF the silverites and one of the babies OF the
| Senate. He is one year younger than Henry
| Cabot Lodge. who was born In 1850
| He Is tall. sturdy man. with a
good taste in dress. He has a round
youthful face. sanguine to degree. with big
soft eyes and thick crown OF black hair
| We're he not 30 pronouncedly dark. New
Workers who have not seen him could imagine
his looks by thinking Of ex-State Senator Ives.
| man who looks dressy and talks like a
| Presbyterian elder. and who sits In the middle
| OF the chamber, was recognized as Senator
| Teller OF Colorado. He Is the brains and d.
| rector OF the fllibustering movement. and he Is
| the gamest sort OF bird that was ever put into
| the Senatorial pit He has been In the Senate
making continuous battle for free silver ever
| since the centennial State entered the Union
| with vacation when he was in Hayes's Cabi-
| net. Slouching heavily In q seat opposite sat
| Mr.. Voorhees,. SO altered by years and easy life
since he was called THE Tall Sycamore" that
| It is not easy to see how he earned the title.
| He look ed tired and disRusted possibly little
! repentant Of his alliance with the Administra-
| tion.
GEN PALMER CAUSES STIR.
While Senator PETER was maundering on
| and reading svanescent literature. Senator
Palmer arose and asked him how long he
| meant to talk. Senator Pefrer's answer was
unsatisfactory. and Senator Palmer said SO.
| Then Mr.. PETER admitted that he WAS more OBJ
| structing legislation than pursuing his duty
| as a Senator.
I've have DONE" said he. "and will continue
| to do something to postpone a vote. We are
| not ready for q vote. and we propose to put of
the vote until we are ready"
"Then." said the patriarchal Democrat.
| speaking to tho Chair. Il ask. can the Senator
see any difference between those who resist
the right of the majority to rule and the course
he Is pursuing nowW
Senator PETER made an evasive answer
Il have been kept here night after night"
Senator Palmer continued. listening to
| speeches that it Is asserted In tho public prints
| were intended to consume time not to inform
the Senate but to consume time l insist
that. except in the methods resorted to- and
the Instruments used. there is no difference
between that and armed resistance. There
was time In the history OF this country when
| men chose to take up arms to resist the law"
Mr.. Kyle OF South Dakota leaped to his feet
1.-THE Senator from Illinois has made a grave
| and serious charge" said he,
Il intended to mako a grave charge" said
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