New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-23


Der Of sixty or seventy. sat in their Enclosure.
with little cynical smile their intellectual
faces superinduced by the thought. which they
do not always well conceal that statesmen are
mostly humbugs who have 10 be taken seriously
for FORMS sake. but whom they would take
great pleasure in masking If only the policy
Of their respective journals permitted them that
pleasure The members galleries were filed WIN
their friends and the ladies of their families
presenting a picture of white and red and blue
and green, pulled sleeves and churchspire hats
which can only be got together when 1t is rea-
sonably certain that somebody is going TO say
something calculated to hurt somebody else feel
ings. The galleries reserved for men contained
a body of the citizenship of the land appropr-
ately varying. A magnate of the Sugar Trust
and colorcd brother sat side by side Migrants
from CoXey's army. coal baron from west
Virginia. punches of manufacturer, from New
England. groups Of people resident in WASH
ington which IS a town whose inhabitants never
by any possibility have anything to 90. and
large sprinkling of the lame and the halt ana
the blind some in raev. some in Jags, and some
in velvet gowns illustrated the impressive fact
that we are country where one man Is as
potential another and where none can sa!
MAKE way, sirs for your beters."
There was half an hour Of routine business.
The gentleman from Missouri asked unanimous
consent to pass a bill to relieve John Smith or
the charge of desertion The gentleman from
Alabama asked unanimous consent TO pension
John Brown a soldier of the War Of 1912. The
gentleman from Tennessee wanted TO enable
some Of his enterprislns constituents to build
bridge The gentleman from Nebraska desired
10 have a report from the Secretary Of Agricu-
ture concerning the character and conduct OF
a little black beetle and thus ii went on while
the members buzzeG among themselves, the
Speaker calling out his directions and pounding
the table before him at intervals Of two minutes
with loud demands for order to which nobody
paid any attention; the clerk yelled forth the
titles of acts that ii is no offence to discbey be-
cause you never heard of them. and then sud-
denly in the midst of it all. somebody began
10 applaud. The gentleman from West Virginia
had entered the House.
MR.. WILSON'S APPEARANCE
The gentleman from West Virginia does things
opportunely; his arrangements are quite adj
mira BILE; there is always somebody conveniently
at hand 10 start the applause, and it Is always
started at a moment when 1t interrupts general
proceedings 80 that everybody will De sure TO
be surprised and to crane his neck t. what
il is all about, and then 1t will appear properly
enough. that it is all about the gentleman from
West Virginia. The applause was long, loud
and sincere. Professor Wilson is popular with
his party associates: he has the attractive per-
sonality Of a cultivated gentleman who in his
individual relations is always courteous oblgins
and agreeable. He has small. slight figure.
There is nothing in his appearance That 0hal-
lenges notice OF that suggests extraordinary
mental qualities, but his face is intellectual none
the less, and his manner possesses certain
graceful dignity which can never fail to be ,,leas-
ing His voice is clear. resonant and pleasant TO
listen to- and In his pronunc ton there is en- ugh
Of the Southern accent To give it curious in
terest. He has been III. as everybody will -
member ard he looks now, as doubtless h. feels.
far from we'll. 1t is odd how the public gives its
sympathetic concern to man VINO is lick, but
not too sick-just sick enough to excite their
curiosity and 10 make them wonder If he is going
10 acqut himself OF a given task credtably. The
gentleman from West Virginia had the benefit
of this sympathc curiosity, and # seemed as II
he not trying to avoid 1t. for he entered the
room with his head bound end his face concealed
by white silk han dke-chief nicely creased hand
kerchief, daintiiy figured handkerchief. a hand
kerchief that suggested a process u selection, /
thought il d pity that II didn't have fringe. but
still it a very nice handkerchief, and very
carefully adjusted so as 10 allow the handsome
red niustache Of the gentleman from West Viz
ginia and the tip Of his classic nose 70 come out
from beneath the handkerchief. He was tenderly
supported in his progress to his seat 10y his con-
slant friend. the gentleman from Arkansas the
Hon. Clifton r. Breckenridge who had that day
been nominated, being otherwise unemployed to
be Minister Russia. In the rear OF the gentle
from West Virginia and his devoted and
solicitous friend were sundry other gentlemen
who came along behind. much as If they were
afraid that the gentleman from West Virginia
might accide ntally break. and as If II would be
their proud and glorious fortune to pick up the
pieces Thus attended, thus followed thus
heralded with applause. and thus observed from
the floor and from the galleries. the gentleman
from West Virginia was tenderly placed In his
Mr. Cultivate arose with a rule. Things have
to such a pass in the American House OF
Representatives under this Democratic control
that it is quite impossible TO adopt anything else
than the journal without rule. The rule is
inevitably gag; it is intended to prevent any
obstreperous person from saying or doing any
announcement thing. Mr.. Outhwaites rule said
that Immediately upon It's adoption 1t should be
in order for the Conference Committee on the
Tariff bill TO make report. and, assuming that
the report should be disagreement 1t should
he in order TO move thai the House insist upon
its position and demand further conference
and on the rule Mr.. Cultivate called the pre-
vous question. The previous question was
ordered with that celebrity which distinguishes
Mr.. Crsps obedient majority. and then de-
bate OF fifteen minutes on each side was allowed
upon the rule. Mr.. Reed yielded ten minutes
of his time TO Mr.. Tom Johnson, OF Ohio; Mr.
johnson is a free-trader. a Henry George man,
a capitalist. manufacturer and a gentleman
Of great benevolence. He is also a Democrat
though be keeps that fact as nconspicuous as
possible. Mr.. Johnson protested against the rule
He said that NJ desired 10 offer resolution
directing the House conferrees 10 bring in
separate report the Sugar schedule in order
that whatever else happened the House might
have the right TO express us opinion with regard
10 the nefariOus bargain oct of which the pend
ing Sugar schedule seemed to have issued Mr.
johnson inquired Of the Speaker whethe- If the
rule were adopted, the Chair would neverthe-
less entertain his resolution. The Chair looked
ANNOYED but said that under the terms OF the
resolution II would be impossible to entertain
any other motion than the motion specified IN
the rule.
Mr. Johnson apprehended that this would be
the Chairs decision and pronounced II quite I'M
satisfactory; he said IL seemed TO him that
question was gradually arising before the Ameri-
can people larger than a question OF schedules
larger even than any question Of revenue pohcy
and that was the question whether there existed
in this country a combination OF capi'aI so
great, so powerful so menacing to free insutu-