Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-11-17

adjourn to the nearest street corner and
have it OUT Senator Henderson of Ne
braskn thought the senator from South
Carolina Was inviting the senator from
New York to settle their controversy by 4
resort to pugilism, and therefore called Mr..
Butler to order. Explanations followed,
in which it appeared that Mr.. Butler had
not desired to beat Mr.. Hill with his fists.
but with his tonguein a joint debate of the
stump speech variety. Then this matter
was dropped also.
Serious Tilt.
More sensational and more serious was
the tilt between Senators Morgan and
Washburn. Senator WaShburn is OF an ex-
citable temperament. No senator was more
eager than he for the passage of the uncon-
ditional repeal bill. He had no patience
with those senators who blocked the way
for SO long a time, n some of his re-
marks. public and private, were exceeding
~ bitter. Onc day he criticised the sena-
tor from Alabama in a way which aroused
that gcntleman's ire, and Mr.. Morgan, in
his quiet, calm way, apparently without
much feeling. but with the fires burning
deep within, explained that he was reSpon-
sible for what he said both here and else
where"
MIR. Morgan was not called to order, but
his words created a genuine sensation. Sem
ators looked AT one another as ii inouiring
IL they We're TO have a duel on their hands.
VISION OF pistols. surgeons. Il secluded spot
IN the woods, puffS OF smoke and a great
statesman prone and blood soaked upon
the grass fitted before their eyes. But it
was only a dream. Mr.. Morgan and Mr..
Nashburn were the e day chatting to-
gether IN the cloak room as if nothing had
happened.
PuGnacious and Emphatic.
Senator Harris raised almos, as many
laughs during the debate as Mr.. Stewart.
Senator Harris does not make long speeches,
nor many speeches OF any sort, but when
ever he thinks the parliamentary proprieties
have been offended. or that there is the
slightest doubt as to what is the precise
order OF business, Mr.. Harris III to the
front. Ordinarily in discussions of this
sort senators are calm and matter of fact,
but not so with the pugnacious statesman
from Tennessee. On the most common
place points of a parliamentary nature he
PUSHES in as if mounted upon a charger,
cap-a-pie, lance and helmet fixed, ready to
NOV down the enemy. An ordinary visitor
in the gallery watching Mr.. Harris explain
the parliamentary situation would natural
~ think him consumedwith anger and ready
to fight any one who dared question his
statements.
One day, at the conclusion of a roll call.
Mr.. Harris exclaimed. Mr.. President
meaning thereby that he wished to have
his name called for the purpose of voting.
1.-THE senator from Kansas said the vice
president, using the word Kansas for Ten
nessee by mistake. Mr.. Harris was stand
ing in the central aisle at the moment, and
when he heard Vice President Stevenson
assign him to the state of Kansas instead
OF his own dearly beloved state of Tennes-
see. he turned, cast a whitening glance upon
the presiding officer, drew himself up to
his full height, raised his hand menacinply
and fairly roared with his deep voice, The
senator from whereof
Humor in Senator Hoar.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts-whom
the men in the press gallery have ~irrever.
emily dubbed Grandma nudging one an
other when Mr.. Hoar rises and speaking Of
catnip tea and lace caps and knitting nee
dles-has also become somewhat of a hu-
morist. One day the vice president had
made a certain ruling as to the order of
business. 1t was not of much importance,
but what little significance it had was fa-
vorable to the Democratic side of the cham
Der. Therefore every one was surprised as
we'll as amused when Mr.. Hoar walked
down to the open space in front of the pre-
siding officers desk and exclaimed in his
shrill, squeaky voice, Mr.. President. l am
sorry. to say the chair is right" What he
said was serious enough, but his manner of
saying it was overwhelmingly funny.
1t remained for Senator Cockrell of Mis-
souri, to ~perpetrate the worst pun known to
the long debate. The senate was voting on
one OF the amendments, and Senator Villas
Of Wisconsin had made a statement con-
corning a transfer of the pair which he had
with another senator. Mr.. Cockrell was
interested in this matter, and after briefly
explaining his position said there was no
doubt as to how the senator from Wiscon-
sin would vote on the amendment, because
1t was as Villas the bill itself. b ehappi-
est pun which thedebate developed was that
of Senator Wolcott of Colorado, who spoke
Of who were always talking Of their
devotion to the cause of bimetallism, and at
the same time voting for a gold standard.
They are bimetallists,' exclaimed Mr..
Wolcott, sweet by and by metallists," a
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chamber.
Sent For Nr. PETER.
These are only a few of the thousands of
incidents and humors Of the repeal can
paign. There was the remarkable speech
of Senator Sherman, the Ncstor of the sen.
ate, in which he arraigned the other side of
the chamber for its inaction-a speech
which helped to bring on the final result.
There were speeches by Senator'S Teller and
Wolcott which almost brought tears to the
eyes of the listeners when they described
the sufferings and hardships which the peo-
pie Of the silver producing states would
have to undergo. There was the speech Of
Mr.. PETER, with q stack of books before
him that reached to his chin, and upon the
top Of which he balanced the bowl of soup
with which he occasionally refreshed him
self, much to the bedragglement of his long
whiskers. There was the speech of Don
Cameron, made with head bent over his
manuscript and in a voice that was not
audible a dozen feet away-the first speech
which Mr.. Cameron has made in IL years.
There was the happy Use of metaphor on
the part of Mr.. Voorhees,, the leader of the
repeal campaign. Once Mr.. Voorhees, de-
clared he would rather be carried from the
senate chamber feet foremost and be laid
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