The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-21

uayS III having fun with MeSSrs. Gallery
and Blanchard. The latter seemed TO
have lost much of that ready self DOS.
session no showed in the house, and in
his principal speech he mired in tho
second paragraph and got his persons
and lenses very oddly mixed indeed.
After he had held it three days for re-
vision it went into The Record thus:
The senator from Rhode Island, Mr.
Aldrich, lie, ! believe, considered on
the other side of the chamber and con-
sidcred on this side of the chamber as
perhaps better posted man us to tariff
matters than any other senator on that
side Of tho chamber, and considering his
reputation iii that regard / was sur
priscd ut some of the statements of fact
which that senator made in his speech
on tho floor of the senate today l do
not mean the speech with which he last
entertained the senate, but tho ono pre-
ceding the remarks submitted by my
colleague who last addressed the senate
Oh this side of tho chamber. Z"
Somewhat Mixed.
Artcmus Ward relates that when at
tending awar meeting where tho speak
er got mixed he (Artemus) rose and
venturcd to trust that the gentlemen
will not forget to say something about
tho busy haunts of men, Mr. Blanch-
ard was evidently determined to be
specific about the sides of the chamber
A little later he got mixed on the year
when Louisiana seeded and tho date
on which tho sugar crop for tho precod-
ing year should be calculated, but as
Messrs Hoar and Aldrich were both on
him at once he must be excused, partic-
ularly rs he got it straight In The Rec
ord. Tho fact that the sugar crop was
calculated for tho fiscal year and conse-
quently not affected for 1861 by seoes-
sion was ono which tho New England
senators seemingly did not know, and
although Mr.. Blanchard know it they
got him In such IA tormented stnte that
he could not tell it, Even Senator SHEER
man got mixed on the income tax-at
least it seemed so to the galleries.
was all right for the states His posi-
ton as well Us that of Senator Hill is
thus summed up by sarcastic Demo
GRAFT: THE income tax is class lcgisla-
ton, Democratic, unAmerican, un-
Just, socialistic and inquisitorial revo-
lutionary and diabolical; therefore it
should he imposed by the states instead
of the general government 2" AS the
girl said i'll camp meeting, MY jew
clry was dragging me down TO hell, so
l gave it to my sister. -
The most attractive speaker on the
Democratic side, ne judico, is Mr. Vest
He certainly has no superior in Il run
ming debate, and the way he holds his
own when it is evident that nc is in the
wrong excited my special admiration.
His colleague, Mr.. Cochrcll, is rather
more forcible than graceful. Mr. Brice
is looked upon by the galleries us one
Of the peculiar men of the senate He
always comes i'll spick and span, with
hair beautifully curled and ned rose
i'll his buttonhole, his general gctup re-
minding one i'll vague way of an ad-
vertising agent rather than senator
OF Mr.. Allen, who is now denounced"
rs q Democrat, 1t has been said that he
ripcns like big russell apple (ho some
what resembles ono i'll fcaturcs)-that is,
getting better the longer he stays with
us, He has clear voice, not unmusic-
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livery since entering the senate. Mr..
Hale also has very clear and penetrat-
ing voice, and with it gentility in ap-
pcarance and dignity Of manner He
speaks aggressively and drives every
point home. Mr.. Frye is another ag-
gresAive speaker, somewhat more war
like than his colleague, while Mr.. Man
derson has equal force and much suav-
ity Mr.. Cullom has had little to sny
in this long debate, but is very infiu-
entail senator, and the same may be
said of several others who are rarely
heard from
In the House.
In the house there was comparatively
little talent shown i'll debate after tho
tariff bill passed until tho discussion
began on the repeal of the state bank
tax, and that brought out many able
members and was conducted OH both
sides with very great ability and dig
nifty. Tho defeat Of the state bank party
was even more overwhelming than had
been anticipated, and in full house the
adverse majority would certainly have
reached 30, rs great many absentcd
themselves TO avoid voting. The decision
is admitted to be final, but has left
many hard feelings. The old heads told
US early i'll the session that many who
consented to tho declaration in the Dem
ocratic platform would stave off the
vote if they could, but if cornered would
vote against the repeal and so it turned
out. The present condition Of the house
is so peculiar, what with strikes and
riots in all the mining regions and
members i'll perfect fever over the po-
litical results, that there is great deal