The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-29
very flibnstertng movement that was pos

every hlibustertng movements That was pos
sible under the rules of the senate.
He became 80 excited that all the bloot
In his body was drawn to his head, and tn
skin OF his face and neck became suf1used
Every nerve WAS a-tingle with excitement
and while his words rang out Throughout
the chamber with all the pathos and pas
sion Of . man pleading before . court fol
his own life senator's ON the floor and tn,
crowds In the galleries watched him will
an intentneas which was almost pathetic
They could zee that he WI; N danger Of
working himself to that itch in which an
apopleotiC fit might overtake him. In all
the years that / have been watching the
proceedings Of the house OF representatives
and the United States senate I have never
seen q more dramatic exhibition Of passion
aud ~eloquencc than this.
Senatorial Principle.
Every ono In the senate chamber was
glad when Mr.. Teller sat down and began
wipinK his blood red face with his hand
kerchief. 1t was the end Of a most exciting
incident, which any one could see might
have ended in a serious danger to the life
of the principal actor. No maj in the SEN
ate chamber enjoys to a greater degree the
respect and confidence of his associates
lLau IlT. 1CAlcI. ~ Is u lcdkuiU III tuc Ill.
side gossip Of the silver struggle that Sena-
tor German and other Democratic leaders
lave found it virtually impossible to put
the screws on the silver side because Mr..
Teller and other silver Republicans had
helped them through just such an emer-
gency when the force bill was under consid-
Grafton.
It was Mr.. voorhees, who paid Mr.. Teller
a warm compliment by remarking In OK
PLANTATION of the absence from the senate Of
a large number of repealers that an agree
ment he'd been entered into to the effect
that for Il certain number Of days no vote
should bs taken. And" added Mr.. Voor-
hees, AN agreement with the senator from
Colorado Is as strong and enduring as the
laws of the Modes and Persians." In this
way public attention was called to a fact
which had been known to some senators
and many newspaper representatives that
throughout four or five days the silver forces
were In the majority in the senate chamber
and could, had they been SO disposed, have
taken advantage Of the absence of the other
side to sidetrack the bill or indefinitely post
pone 1t. But they had entered into an
agreement that a truce should prevail, and
no one ever had a thought Of breaking the
contract.
Lives In jeopardy.
Senator voorhees,, the leader Of the ad-
ministration and repeal forces, took his life
into his hands when he went into this con-
test For = number Of years he has not
been in good health, and the strain of this
long and bitter struggle, it was feared by
his friends, would cause a relapse that
might prove serious. Mr.. Voorhees, is af-
with a combination Of rheumatism
and govt from which he sometimes greatly
suffers.
On Friday Of last week Mr.. voorhees,
was in his seat all day. though he was en-
during the tortures of the damned. The
nerves and muscles Of his limbs told him
in the vivid words Of acute suffering that a
storm was approaching the Capital City,
he did not need to see the bulletin Of
meteorological bureau posted in the
senate lobby to know that a West Indian
was bowling northward in a direct
line for Washington. When the storm
broke n all its fury, Mr.. Voorhees, was de-
for it is a remarkable feature of
his suffering that it always indicates the
Of meteorological disturbances, but
they have arrived the pain ceases.
Mr.. Voorhees, was telling me of this pecul-
iarity of his ailment, and when l asked
him how he explained it on physiological
grounds he said: II don't explain it. I
only know that it is a damnable fact"
1t is the verdict of all senators, both those
who were with Mr.. VOORHEES, in the fight
and those who were against him, that he
bore himself with fairness and dignity and
great respect for the feelings and
rights of the other side. He was all the
time in a delicate and embarrassing posi-
ton, and it is a remarkable fact that for
days after the close of the contest of
physical endurance the senate remained in
session hour after hour solely for the pur-
pose of vindicating Mr.. Voorhees, before
the country. The respect which his fellow
senators entertain for him led them to make
sacrifices of comfort and strength in this
labor of love.
A Master In Finance.
The greatest speech made on the silver
question was without doubt that of Sen.
ator Jones of Nevada. Mr.. Jones is the
greatest master of currency questions in
this country, unless it be that John Sher-
man is his equal. If Mr.. Sherman were in
the prime of life, or were he even as young
"a Mr.. Jones, a debate between them on
questions would be intensely in
teresting. Mr.. Jones' speech came at the
close of a week of long sessions, when
every one was worn out, and the fact that
nearly every senator remained for hours in
his seat listening to the Nevada oracle was,
under the circumstances, the highest COM
pliment ever paid m orator in the senate
chamber. Mr.. Jones is not only a master
OF flnance, but a master of the English