The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-18

ton of primary human rights " Veter-
ans like Judge Holman and Mr.. Grow
I add that they cannot remember any case
in their time where a congressman Of
the dominant party has gained anything
by a fight against an administration
measure
The Venerable Senator Harris.
Straugest Of all, the little game play
ed by Mr.. Irby and the Populists was
played successfully to the last with what
might be called accidental help from the
Louisiana senators, and the letter was
reached IN the roll call before there was
absolute certainty that the bill was safe
OF all the senators, however. none
maintained his character in the play
more consistently than Mr. Harris, and
all the old jokes and anecdotes about
him have been revived and retold with
new features. The old story about his
having carried of 81, 200, 600 of the
states money when he fed from Nash
Vile in February, 1862, and returned
every cent of it at the end of the war is
retold with relish by his friends. It was
all in gold and the story goes that no
body has dared to ask him how and
where he kept it during those three ex-
citing years, but that he returned it is q
fact of which his supporters are proud.
He is in some respects the mystery of
the senate 1t is said that he has never
told his age since he was admitted to
the bar, and that any reference to it is
sure to excite his anger.
Only few days ago another senator
spoke Of him as venerable, :" and al
though he replied with a pleasantly IN
words it was plain that he did not like
IT, At dinner party once Mr.. Tarsney
of Missouri, in the freedom usual on
such occasions, chaffed some Of the older
guests and said that Mr. Harris first
public Office was that of judge between
Columbus and Americas Vespucius in
their dispute as to who first discovered
America. 1t is added that the Tennes-
seean has detested the N1issourian ever
since and never loses a fair opportunity
to discharge sarcasm at him. During
ell the tedious debate and especially in
these closing hours he maintained the
life and vivacity of man of 40, and
though occasionally discounted by
11essrs Hoar, Frye and Chandler al
ways came up smiling for the next en-
counter.
The Decisive Hour.
Warned by experience, l did not en-
ter the reporters gallery till midafter-
noon, when the gentlemen's gallery was
already packed, and the ladies were fast
filing their side Of the house. There
was a general understanding that the
decisive hour was at hand, and visitors
had come prepared to sit it out. Fortu-
nately a strong breeze from the west
sprang up about dark, and the evening
was delightfully."- cool The few speeches
in which senators explained their votes
We're listened to with strained attention
Senator Smith surprised the audience
by cOmpllmeDt1ng the advocates Of an
ircCc tax very highly. He stated that
they had supported it with great fair
ness and reason, and that since the in
quisitorial features had been stricken
out he should vote for it, though ne
still thought it a mistake and one the
American people would soon correct.
OF course there is the usual difference
OF Opinion-one part saying that he real
ly meant this and the other that he only
said it as 2 slap at Mr.. Hill, who has
all along treated the arguments for an
income tax as beneath contempt Sena-
tor Allen excited no surprise by saying
that he would vote for the bill simply
because it was q little better than the
Mckinley bill and because the Sugar
trust wanted it defeated. He admits that
he was es1chred at the last minute by
the sharp practice of General Palmer in
getting barbed wire on the dutiable list
Mr. Hills explanatory speech was
the event of the evening, and when it
closed there was a general looking to-
ward the Louisiana senators, as they
were known to be very much dissatis-
fed, but they made 10 sign On the
other side, Mr.. Aldrich rasped the Dem
Ocrats a little by returning thanks, as
it were, that Republicans had no occa-
sion to apologize. Mr.. Chandler made
the usual prediction that wages would
decline, while the price Of necessaries
would not, and Mr.. Henderson wound
up with a peculiarly severe denuncia-
ton of the bill By this time the whole
senate seemed to have become impatient
for vote, and after emphatic cries Of
"Questionr' the roll call began. The
first six names went as a matter of
course, but when Mr.. Blanchard failed
to answer the murmur ran around the
galleries: THE combination is sue
cess. The bill is beaten. It was evil
dent that Messrs. Jones, Vest, Harris,
Voorhees, and company were very I'M
easy. The names of Brice and Butler
were called in a silence that was almost
painful, and then (perhaps it was only
in the seemingly the name Of Caffery
sounded as if the clerk were calling on
all the world to take notice. The sena-
tor answered mo, = and there was an
evident CONSERVATION
Gave Them = Scare
Out Of a multitude of rur7crs two had
gained great strength By freqnent repe-
titiOn and the endorsements If sOrre SEN
ators who apparently ought to have
known One was that if the Sugar trust
got its differential duty and barbed