The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-31

! lost in the Maine diSaStnr couI1 40.
| w "lohe'l Tor with gold or silver, n
1poi'",icouS wave al applause swept
49, ,n" ShiirrieS ana the vice preSi-
"ch' had dlIlculty in restoring order.
neh ne Had concluded he was ac-
corued hurSt Of applause which the
We preSlueht made little effort TO re.
| strain. w ''
The senate then quietly resumed
Consideration OF the bill making fur
ther provision for a civil government
in Alaska, and at > o'clock took up the
national quarantine bin. Its consider.
alton had not been concluded whom
the senate adjourned
In the House.
IL. j. Thorpe was given the scat
from the Fourth Virginia distric,
sidney i. Epes, who obtained tho GER
'ihcate or election. was unseated by "A
StrJCt party Vote-1Jl To 1870. The Re
pupucahs, without Il break, voted for
Ihorpe and the Democrats and Pop
uliSts, with the exception of Mr.. How
ara or Alabama, voted for Epes.
Mr. Thorpe contested the seat of Mr..
kenney in the last congress and WAS
seated. The Republican majority in
the house, which was % when the
house convened last summer. is now
~. Mr. Rhea of Kentucky and Mr.
Hay of Virginia spoke in Mr.. EueS'
favor, and Mr.. Thorpe addressed the
house in his own behalf. AT ) O'Clock
the house adjourned.
WnSbiuptoO March ~ ,.y.,,.,.
dramatic in the intensity of It's inter
est, was presented in the senate dur
Ing the delivery by Mr.. Thurston of
Nebraska OF a speech on the Cuban
situation.
Not since the inauguration of Pres
ident Mckinley have so many people
Deen on the senate side OF the capitol.
Inc galleries were packed with peo-
pie, many of whom had arrived at
the capitol as early AS $50 a. III. I'm
order to obtain seats. Even the
diplomatic gallery. which is rarely oc-
cupied. was filed, among those in il
being Senior Mendonca. the brazilian
minister, and party: eX-Secrctary of
state John w. Foster ana Mrs. Eos
ter and many ladies and gentlemen
from the various foreign legations.
Within few minutes after the SEN
ate convened every senator who could
he present was in his seat. and by the
time Mr.. Illusion had begun his
speech dozens of members Of the
house were either standing or occupy
ing chairs in the area without the
scmi-CirClc of seats. His first sen
tenCe, in which he said he spoke by
command of silent lips-a delicate and
touching reference to the loss of his
wife on his memorable trip TO Cuba
commanded instant attention. \ hush
fell over the great audience which
hung with almost GREATNESS attention
and interest upon every word.
Some surprise has been expressed
that Senator ThurStOn should appear
in public prominently so soon after the
demise of Mrs. ThurstOn, but the first
sentence of his speech furnishes the
key 10 his action. 1t is true that Mr..
Thurston's speech. viewed from one
standpoint was an unusual proceed
ing, but it was justified by the con
ditionS attending il. Mrs. ThurSton'S
Dying Request
TO her husband was that lie should
lose no time on account OF her death
TO do his utmost 10 save and free
Cuba and its people. In accordance
with this request. therefore. Senator
ThurStOn sacrificed his personal feel.
ing and delivered his speech-a speech
that was his tribute to the memory OF
his wife. Without knowing the mo-
tive which animated Mr.. Thurston and
inspired him to his best efforts his
instinctively realized and
sympathiZed with his evident emotion.
The speech was very generally re-
garded as mastery effort, and even
these who could not agree with his
conclusions. conceded the power OF his
Grafton. AS he neared the end OF the
speech his voice. which had been clear
and ringing. noticeably broke. He was
almost overcome 10y emotion, but raj
lied with an effort and closed III Il
manner that thrilled his auditors.
Staid and dignified senators turned
away and wept, and III the galleries
tears welled to hundreds OF eyes. IL
was II remarkable scene and the sun
hess until the last word had been pro-
nounced was as of death itself.
As Mr.. Thlrston sank into his seat
and buried his face In his hands the
galleries were swept 10y such tumut
of applause as has not in long time
been heard in the senate chamber.
AS a brother might have done. Mr..
Allen, Mr.. Thurston's' colleague from
Nebraska. walked to him. and. plac-
ing his arm over his shoulder. quietly
led him from the chamber The act
was one Of the spontaneous and touch
ing amenities amid the turbulence and
Liiscord of political life.
In the House.
The naval appropriation bill was
taken up i'm the house and after con-
siderable difficulty an arrangement
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