The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-19
unsr.T CONFESSIONS THAI
coon FOR THE SOUL.

We quoted with approval W
,.o.,,ro yesterday Senator VESTS Soiii''
..,on chat the United states Senate eA''''
a., ,ack in refrain like a flock OF MUS
-. araL.s until some question OF puohc
importance arises. when II SUITS ''."
and trots out It's old freedom oil u''"'
bobbv.horse. to disgust the people anu
BLOCK The way OF public business nc
came discussion in which Senator vest
unbosomed himself brought out cur 'o"'
proof of the truth of what he SAID A"o
income tax was up. and we take inc
following account of what happened from
the Washington Post:
Mr.. Quay did not attempt TO further
prolons. the delay in passing the plii' AZ
though for few moments IL looked as III
the Senate was on the verge of a speech
three months long. Mr.. Hills amend
ment providing for legal proceedings 10
test the constitutionality and validity OF
the tax before the taxpayer had pald IL
had been ruled ont of order, and the
decision of the Chair had been sustained
by an overwhelming vote. Thereupon, Mr..
QUAY. i'm order to get "A vote upon the
question directly, offered another amend
ment 10 the same effect but Mr.. Gray, OF
Delaware. declining to let the proposition
be voted upon on its merits, raised the
point OF order. IT was Immediately sus-
tanned by the Chair. Mr.. GallinSer OF
New Hampshire. being the presiding Off
GER Never word said Mr.. Quay, but
reaching beneath his desk, produced
pile OF manuscript that was a foot and
half high. and must have contained at
least a thousand pages.
1t was speech.
Mr. Wolcott laughed out loud. Mr.. Davis
smiled quietly, and Mr.. Cockrell nearly
fell out of his chair. Mr.. Quay, with a
face as solemn as any clergyman's. I'M
buekled the great leather strap with
which the immense mass was fastened,
took up the topmost pages. and began to
look through them. Half dozen senators
at once gathered around him.
Are you gong TO make some remarks?"
one OF them asked him.
Il am going to make those remarks"
was the Senator's reply. pointing to the
mountain of manuscript. and the very
righteousness of the situation brought a
smile 10 his face.
Mr.. Morgan went over to plead with
MN, Mr.. German also approached to
view the threatened danger, and then
Mr.. Quay walked across the Senate to in
terview Mr.. Cockrell. The result of the
conference was seen n moment later,
when Mr.. Quay again introduced his
amendment This time no point of order
was made against IT. II was voted upon,
and "a Mr.. Quay had doubtless antici-
pated, was defeated BY a vote of 10 yeas
to 81 nays. But he had gained mis- point,
and sinking back i'm his chair with an
expression of beatiic satisfaction, he
watched his clerk once more buckle up tie
thousand pages and stow them away
hoy Sti I'm,
to be again forthcoming when Mr.. Quay
mas anything 10 gain by their appearance.
What preposterous idjocy to cali such
proceedings as that free debate.
Senator Pugh. speaking the day after
these events. SAID that Senator Vests
characterization Of the Senate as a lot of
''old Muecovy brakes" was degrading,
notifying ana humiliating." No doubt
senator's feel it to. be such. and the people
also take that view. But the difference in
the way the senators and the people look
at II rs that the senators feel degraded,
mortified and Inundated" that one of
their number should have made the con-
fession, while the people feel degraded.
mortified and humiliated' that the fact
should be as Vest stated it.
Mortified. Inundated and DEGRADED as
Senator Pugh felt. he is also reported as
having said that the people looked upon
the Senate as parcel of idiots Mr. Pugh
went a little too far there. perhaps. idiocy
is not what the people charge them with.
oh. no. Have no dealings with my
father" said Martha Trapbois to Lord
Nigei. ''for do;ard though he be- he'll
cheat you" The people look on their SEN
ate a. the same sort OF idiot tina,
Martha took her father for.
or course, all senator's are not included
in this. There are some very NOBLE men
In the Senate.