St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-12

signs OF weakening. OF the twenty
nine books which he had stacked up on
his desk only three had been opened.
The remaining twenty-six represented
SO much stored up ability to talk against
time. Occasionally he would relieve
himself by having the clerk read ex-
tracts, and at such breathing spells
mysterious whispered conversations
were held with Senator Teller. At
HISS .. m. Senator Dubois strolled into
the chamber and flashed his eye about
him. The hour for rounding up the alb
SenteeS had arrived. He sat down and
whispered few words in Senator Tel
ler's ear, while Senator Hoar
of Massachusetts, looking like
the venerable Pickwick peered at the
pair from under the shade he was wear
ing to protect his eyes. Two years ago
Senator Hoar was leading a similarly
hopeless struggle to pass the force bill
over the determined opposition of these
same obstinate silver senators. Exactly
at IL o'clock Mr.. Dubois arose and re-
marked as he looked about the cham
Der: MIR. President, L believe that
quorum is not present"
The vice president directed the clerk
to call the roll. From the cloak rooms
and entrances the senators crowded
into the chamber. When the roll had
been completed Mr.. Stevenson
announced that fitty-five senators
were present "a quorum = and
proceed. The Nebraskan A' promptly
took the floor again and the quorum as
promptly disappeared through the cloak
room doors.
MI: Allen began reading from Chad
wick's political economy. Now and
then he would pause to make COM
ment on a striking passage or take a
sip from the dilapGated overworked
lemon that lay on his desk.
At l2:45 a. IN. Senator Dubois again
called the attention of the vice presi-
dent to the fact that
NO QUORUM WAS PRESENT
and IN obedience to the electric signal
the occupants of the cloak rooms again
filed hastily into the chamber. As the
vice president announced that fifty-three
senators, quorum, was present, Mr..
Palmer, looking rather iaded and tagged,
out, called attention to the fact that Mr..
Dubois, who had asked for a call of the
senate, had himself not answered to his
name. He wanted to know if that was
proper in parliamentary sense. The
repealerS were showing their teeth.
Mr.. Henderson wanted to supplement
what Mr.. Palmer had said by sug-
seStlhg InaI an absent senator
could not suggest the lack of
a quorum. This caused smile, and
Mr.. Palmer went on to say that he un-
derstood Mr.. Dubois was doing what
had been delegated to him, and asked
if that was consistent. Mr.. White Qa.)
remarked sarcastically that it was as
consistent as the general statement
made by Mr.. Dubois that the silver men
had not reSorted to obstruction. Mr..
Allen Indignantly repudiated the init
NATION that he was taking part in a
farce. If Mr.. Dubois were playing a
part he did not know 1t. The subject
of all this colloquy sat smiling i'll bis
seat, and Mr.. Allen resumed his
speech"
At l a. IN. Mr.. Hoar YEARLY inter-
rupted Mr.. Allen to ask him if he was
not reading to show that there was not
an over production of agricultural prod
ucts. He wanted to know candidly
whether the Nebraskan did not think
his speech was an overpr0duction.
Mr.. Allen holly asked Mr.. Hoar if he
wanted to insult him, whersupon the
senator from Massachusetts purged
himself, aDOiogiZed humbly and eQuli-
brlum was restored. At l: AS the gal
cries were almost empty.