The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-12
THE GREAT FIGHT BEGUN.
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ia ia gain admission pushed and crowded anc
Discriminating their discomfort. smiled wit
sstisiscttun because they were enabled to loo
sarn IN tho senate chamber and contem plat
hsintersstIng scene that was being enacte
On int to eve OF historc As ibis mSt
MIA OF eager, patriotic, enthusiastic Ameri
. .an citizens gazed oyer the gallery rails int
; nnoomiputes before the hour set for the open
ne OF tho battle. here is what they saw:
Mounted u the chHtr Of o Gowsr behind n
Steyenson. Vice. President OF the United States
his Usual laid head shining like the highly polished
at SH % SadR "R WIZ S ss n ls SpE ga
oo handle. but which for all that is au:t
s1 Sfder. In front Of the Vice President. ant
one step lower. sat the long row OF ,senat,
secretaries and clerks, who ,p,l have had moth
listen to interminahlo speeches. aud
stIll one step below them tho ofllcia
e Ia press associations. all OF whom have
worked for the past two months as they have
never worked before IL tb the ,n be-
Senator'S. tho Democrats on the right Of the
sisis. the Republicans on the left. and thu
pS.sd Of 10 odd places among them all; Every
s.ss IN J" satisiSs'os Of Wiz liz somins:
tSe pretty blue clock undern cath the
brown plush upholstered gallery reserved for
Inc diplomatic corps and which was occupied
Hsy.th M sofas that line the walls on
sither side OF the doors sat mem bers OF the
apSsiy In d majority. Through the half open
CLOAK room doors curled the smoke left behind
b. the senators, who fled there during the day
tbe desks. through the doors. and up the
slsles ran the ubiquitous and nimble; footed
wh Sedn t ns he and the
"a fully In the general suspense aud excite
ment Over near the main door sat Speaker
son, and in the aisle stood two Senators en-
gagged In on animated conversation. each
wearing an exaggerated appearance OF polite
who were entirely oblivinus to the fact that
theY were the target Of all eyes. These Sena-
Care CAROLINA Ina whose lifelong friendship has been
strained almost 70 the point Of bursting. all
because Mr. Hanson hnd HOPE Elias appointed
and Mr., Vance is endeavoring to have the
nomination rejected. The meeting in the aisle
Was supposed to he reconciliation. all the
altogether to the excitement Of the momen
Nea:Iy all the Senators who have been SO long
on onI the Democratic side sat the popular and
> ban some Mr.. Gibson Of Maryland. who has
been III for q week. and on the Renuhlican side,
Bridge Of Michigan. who was recently injured
: IN cable ear accident In Chicago.
Bat who has r G suiiieisntiy to return to
handshake from each person who passed their
chairs. Down In the trrnt row on the Demo-
sat Mr.. Colquitt OF Georgia. a mere wreck OF
his former sell; and who. In his, enfeebled con-
tition. recalled the days when Oliver p Morton.
The same desk fighting the battles OF the Re-
snblieans In the E2od old reconstruction days.
@ bis SOUND
vas heard and nine out OF every ten occu-
bants Of the gallery jumped and nervous!y
that Of the electric lights being turned on,
and. rushing across the handsome colored
glass that separates the chamber from the
into bold relief tho allegorical pictures
tribal sn nsde SSn as t hs seryea such sa
show the nervous tension Of the crowds. and |
they were glad to hare their attention diverted !
derous way walked over to the Republican
side and whispered word in the ear OF young
MI. D ~ ,b Fl Idaho the recoenized spokes
long looked for hour had arrived. MIR: Alien
s aiPeakes S%t Mr. R SmS
,tssneously Nj. Hoar OF Massa cbusetts did
m sS sane thing Bepg the Oldest psrhars
q H. Alien ne w sfhsG neisheFF
Bus MSsna bmBn nor s st else
coached BY Mr.. Teller who sat in trout OF him.
held hls ground. and when the colouuy be-
liz senator from Nsbraska hm had ended aR he
said, Mr.. President" again. This time he
was recognized. and every one thought he was
he began miid-tempered hut plain spoken
ekplanati ION OF the attitude OF the silver Sem
hs atne o. ast9n
osan, MAZE y, VINO acted his part well.
I.N- |
Pad y d irritable. but remarkably clear and calm
, rsoI explanation OF the attitude Of the re-
Ia,i The galleries, Mr.. Dubois said word in
Emphatic Mr. Harris OF Tennessee. the Pres
,na MI ptG tsmp9re Of the senate. who. In Ian
sSst IN tna, could not be misunderstood. flung
a a"i hiInse as one OF the band who have
e esn 10 stick TO the fight. show no quarter
,o .',,nnt 10 NJ adjournment. and not to stop
Harris ws 81 feeMe shq Sv M Pe
, ame o. south Carolina. who talked in the
, was feared he might do personal violence to
outbsr %i h NJ, ne,ghhors. The hot-honded
I III aSpa,ence. He slt down to give way to Mr.
rom ~, 81 oregon. who read several extracts
one on, Of the Senators who were now most ear.
~ the ereS Force bill fight. equally active
ny ~ WIS generally thought on both sides Of tho
nppn niIer mat The little sparrng hout would
. .oiloWed iy u motion for adjournment and {
ny oIhseuuent tcStvOte: hut ii was not Tor after
NC sshirmlsh WAS over Mr.. Allen led his
", seeci where he had left of IN hour before by
are ,dd't thn q Mr.. DUBOIS and this de-
Innad opcned Gradually the Senators Z
, ,wpeh put OF the chamber ono by one. al 1
'sr W, INC gallery crowd remained The SEN
ia vs.a,urant opened its larder and the great =
v ,ans OF state went on without a ripple TO g
MN, 80 me smooth surface OF events for | [
~ ~ an hour. Then the eyes OF one d
no .is ah'i-repealers discovered the alb 4
scov.. u lhorunI. and brought that a
nv Scoserg u the attention of the presiding r
Nd H. VINO announced 1t to the empty chairs Z
ac,rin ,osp"nSe to a nod tn Capt Bassett the v
hi.ii' G nelIS nj over the Senate rung twice.
nn nn means Call OF the Senate" and In n b
n n conn senators were coming from every hole h
n , amer answering HereW to their names
me a''f r. ihe4ring again as suddenly as they o
L eama ~, III, ~ the way the Senatorial freeze
bs, 8' ~ WI be played until one side or the
at viii frozen out. and no one can tell when
nat O'clock tonight the appearance OF the y
Ian n NIhainber recalls the historic occasions \
,Vad "ongr ireeze-out games have been | Y
,usan ai,l presents picture full OF interest, y
nerinneht, and. possibly. instruction to the nj
II hosa on people. senator Allen OF Nebraska o
ia, III ne moor. which he has held Dracti- w