Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-12
THE WEARY SENATE,
Continued from First Page.


they were entitled to brief recess. Mr..
voorhees, followed suit in a few minutes
and he was Joined in his temporary retreat
by Senators Villas and Palmer, who had
watched with him all night.
The bulwarks of silver were strengthened
by the arrival of Mr.. Stewart, who is booked
to fill In gaps when there is no other speech
ready
MIR. Teller returned to the chamber at 10
o'clock
A large basket Of red and yellow roses
that had been placed on the desk of Senator
Martin early in the night in anticipation of
MS speech stood solitary and alone through
out the dreary hours. NJ. Martin was be-
hlnd scheduled time with his remarks. and
dN not put in an appearance until about
o'oo thiS morning, and then he stunned his
seat with its decoration. He delivered his
speech, reading partly from a manuscript,
from the seat of Senator Morgan, in the
front row. Representative Jerry Simpson
put IN an appearance on the floor during the
morning ana fingered to hear a few pas
sases from the speech of his fellow Kansan.
Mr.. Spencer, the journal clerk of the Sem
ate, VINO Is supposed to be on hand during
every moment of the session, lasted
throughout the night, and during the COM
plicated proceedings surrounding Mr. Voor-
hees effort to get rid of the PETER amend
ment. Then he succumbed to his hunger
ana Went on for an hour. being relieved by
MI III, Mcdonald of the secretary's office.
Inc hrst twenty-four hours of the session.
ending at IL O'Clock wound I'D with a cali
OF the senate. the third within an hour
senator Power requested it, but he vanished
AT once and failed to respond to his name
which was called just as his gray hair dis
appeared through the doors of the repub-
hcan cloakroom. He lodged back in a
moment, however, to chat with Mr. Dubois
Ihlrty-eight Senators responded to their
names and an appeal to the sergeant-at-
arms was made. Just then Senators Palmer
ana Was came in and reduced the margin
Mr.. Vance appeared in two minutes and
mere were but two lacking. Mr.. Murphy
came next IN five minutes, and Mr.. Pasco
responded there" just as the hands of the
clock marked II o'clock.
The First Blood.
The silver men can truly be said to have
scored first blood in the fight. Senator
Gibson was present during the night, but
succumbed in the early morning. He has
been Ill for some days and the strain was
too much for him. During the IL o'clock
roll call this morning Senator German an
hounced that his colleague was i'll and he
asked that he be excused from attendance
Ihus he was the first man to go down in
the test of physical endurance
The galleries have never been entirely
They began to thin out after midnight, and
by O'Clock they had been very nearly de-
pieted A brave dozen in the mems gallery
neld the fort, however, until the coming OF
the morning contingent. Four little girls
appeared very early in the ladies' gallery
and sat prim and attentive, the sole repre-
sentatives OF their sex, during the breakfast
hour by IL O'Clock the seats were once
more comfortably filled and the Attendance
increased as the day wore on.
Senator Martin is "a good toror On Sor
as the style Of his delivery is concerned.
he is apt to grow colloquial in his discourse
AT noon today he was in the midst of what
was no more nor less than a chat with Sem
ator Mcpherson on the subject of the lat
ters democracy He said that he valued
the friendship of the Senator from New
Jersey but he was sorry he had been 80
badly raised on the eastern coast of the
country and had been taught such bad
democracy"
Mr.. Mcpherson asked him a question in
voice SO weak that it could scarcely be
heard. When the question was formulated
Mr.. Power made the regulation call for a
quorum. Mr.. Martin was anxious to make
answer to Mr.. Mcpherson and asked SEN
ator Foyer to withdraw his call for a mo-
ment. But Senator Allison called attention
to the fact that the call would not be with
drawn and roll was called.
Visitors From the House.
The silver leaders Of the House called on
tEeir colleagues Of the Senate during the
day to give them encouragement in their
night Mr.. Bland and Mr.. Bryan wore
broad smiles as they went from seat to
seat and heard reports of the unfinching
line of battle that has been formed
The policy of the radical silverites to keep
the repeal men in their seats was carried
out vigorously. and there were constant
calls for quorum.
Senator Harris received a bunch Of red
roses during one of the calls. and they were
allowed to rest upon his desk.
Waiting for Division.
A stranger in the northeast gallery gave
an excellent illustration this morning Of the
difficulty with which the British mind sb-
serbs the American idea of legislation. He
was a patient, quiet little man. and he had
sat through the night without sign of
WEAKNESS until at about o'clock. when he
was the last spectator In that gallery One
of the correspondents was about closing his
report and was on his way out of the press
gallery when the stranger FASTENED over to
the wire partition and halted him.
Il beg pardon" he said politely, 'but
when do they divide?'' His rising infections
betrayed his Saxon descent.
When do they what?" repeated the news
paper man.
when do they divider"
II don't know
'Win they divide tonight?" persisted the
Briton.
NOl ny JuSluiI, WAS tHe prompt, Out
tnelegant response.
Il beg pardon?'
mo, they won't divide tonight"
'Oh isn't that sad" sighed the stranger
as he reached for his hat "why, do lou
know. have come here of purpose! 1t is
very sad" and he FASTENED out of the gal
lery.
Reading the Names Of Absentees.
Mr.. Power inquired suavely If there were
a quorum at 1850. and once more the IA
miliar story Of the roll was told When
a quorum had been secured, but before it
was announced Mr.. Plat asked that the
names of the absentees be read. This was
the first time that this had been done to-
day. MIR. Call secured permission to in
troduce an unimportant bill.
Forty-four Senators answered to the
CALL
Veterans on Hand.
The older men Of the Senate stood the
test of the first twenty-four hours Mr.
Hoar was on hand for every call, and so
were Senator's Harris Voorhees,, Bate, Wal
thall and Palmer. Senator German. though
suffering from a severe attack of neuralgia,
spent most of the night in or near the
Senate chamber. Mr.. Walthall has not
been very well of late, but he seemed to
gain vigor from the excitement of the occa-
sion. and answered every roll call
Senator Martin does not always take care
to address his words to the chair, and often
turns his back deliberately upon the pre-
siding officer. Once Mr.. Faulkner, who re-
lieved the Vice President for lunch, called
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