The Portland daily press., 1897-06-09

lips very often IN OrutT W iooeIoiA LIS
impetuous disposition to plunge rapier
into every bravo who comes along.
A noticeable incident of the debate
has been the entire and absolute silence
of Senator Roger @. Mills of Texas.
Those who look back few years, to the
time where he was the head OF the
tariff REFORM forces in the House, the
author of the Mills's bill, the unrelent-
ing foe of protection and the most con-
spicuous man on his side of the House,
are surprised at the silence of the old-tlme
chieftain. 1t is true that Mr.. Mills IS yet
one Of the younger men in service IN the
Senate and is not on the finance commit
tee. But he has been there much longer
than some men who speak often, and in
point of information he is one of the
best-posted tariff men in the Senate. He
is present, and listens attentively to all
that is said, and at times bitches uneasily
in his seat as if he found it difficult to
keep out of the fray. 1t is possible that
he may yet come to the front with no.
table speech before the debate is over.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, came into
the Senate Monday afternoon and partici-
pated in a short colloquy with Senator
Gray of Delaware. The famous and erst-
while endless champion of silver, looked
feeble and gray. AS he rose his resem-
blance to Father Time was not only
striking but actual, if the accepted repre-
sensations of the elder Time are correct.
He did not say anything about silver,
although Senator Gray greeted his appear
ance with a joke about the free coinage
of silver. The subject was white pine,
however, and perhaps white wood was
near enough the white metal tointeres
the Nevada patriarch.
Although there have been one or two
rather oppressive days in this month, the
Washington June is much like the May,
and people are wondering whether there
is actually to be comfortable summer
here. Sunday night and Monday were
actually chilly, very unusual thing for
this season. Some of the people from
North Carolina attribute the cool weather
to the earthquakes. whenever we have
the shakes in North Carolina we know
that the season is to be cold'' is proverb
among the people of that section.
Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, signalized his
return to the House on Monday by trying
to defeat the Republican motion for an
adjournment. simultaneously with his
temperance the temporary leaders, Jer-
ry Simpson, and Lewis of Washington,
disappeared, although Lewis came in late
and answered on the roll call. Mr.. Bailey
came very near catching the Republicans.
His idea was to oppose an adjournment
in order to take up the Cuban resolution
or the bankruptcy bill. At least that
was what he said his object was. Many
Republicans were absent, and some who
were in the city were out of the House, re-
lying on pairs with Democratic members.
A motion to adjourn, however, is not
ordinarily a party question and when the
rising vote was called the Democrats
generally voted, beating the Republicans
80 to 70. On the yea and nay vote the
Democrats led much OF the time, but at
the close the Republicans got more men
in and had the motion to adjourn carried
by five or six votes when the last name
was called. Then Democrats who were
paired and had voted began to come
forward and withdrew their votes. In this
way the Republican majority was much
increased and the Democrats were ready
to forget their purposes.