Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-11
Senate Adjourns After About an
Hours Session.
HOUSE CONSIDERS DISTRICT BUSINESS
Great Crowds Assemble at tho
Capitol.
WAITING FOR DOORS TO OPEN

Undaunted by the disappointment Of last
Wednesday, the multitude again besieged
the Capitol this morning before the doors
were opened. Many camped out on the
marble terraces all night. and others began
| streaming in through the dawn. But the
thousands did not begin to arrive until
| about O'Clock. The day was dark and
gloomy. The smoke hung heavy over Capt.
| tol and city and the stars and stripes above
the dome and terrace chung limp and damp
to their hagpoles. The experience of last
Wednesday. when thousands who held tick
cts to the reserved galleries could not even
get to the corridors leading to the galleries.
had resulted in better arrangements SO far
as the reserved galleries were concerned,
and all holding tickets were accommodated.
The multitude suffered. however. Tho
space for the public was restricted, and
only comparatively few Of the thousands
vino stood in the dense line stretching down
stair and corridor to the basement for
hours were admitted. As on Wednesday
last many women tainted in the crush and
were carried out and others dropped out OF
the lines at last from fatigue and exhaus-
ton.
1ne TeSeINeu SdiSf1tS WcIc gay WIN
spring bonnets and the brilliant bizarre
colors which have come into vogue. Prom
inent personages from all over the Union
were pointed out here and there. The dip
lomatic gallery was filled with members Of
the diplomatic corps, with their ladies.
eager to see how Congress would receive
the situation as left by diplomacy. The ex-
ecutfve gallery, save for the first row of
Seats was also filled by ladies and gentle
men holding tickets from the White House.
The scene was memorable as the eye
swept the banked galleries and the ami
mated group of members on the floor be-
low, but there was less hubbub and evil
dcncc of excitement than on "Wednesday.
In subduad tones everybody was discussing
the latest phase of the situation. The gen.
eral public, manifested by the spirit In
the galleries, seemed in favor of brushing
aside the latest offer of Spain, and this
feeling was reflected by some members on
the floor. but the conservatives, circulating
here and there, were counseling calmness
and patience No one seemed able to speak
authoritatively as to exactly what the
President would recommend, though The Inn
preston was broadcast that he would not
recommend Immediate Intervention.
The foreign affairs committee met IN adj
vance of the converting of the House. but
| it was understood beforehand that nothing
should be done until after the message was
transmitted.
The attempt to gain admission into tho
Senate today was unparalleled One genue-
man appeared at the entrance of the Sem
ate end Of the Capitol at $3.50 O'Clock ana
thought that he would be able to get into
the gallery at that hour. He was told ne
could net enter the Capitol before O'Clock.
whererpcn he took his place at the en-
trance and waited patiently until that hour.
The pressure for seats in the senator's
gallery was intense today. Several wives
of senators were at the gallery entrance
before 0 o'clock, and later, when every seat
was taken, a number of wives of senators
and other members of their families were
| present, but could not secure entrance.
This condition of affairs has caused a sugs
gestion to be made by the wife of one sem
ator in effect that each senator have the
disposition of a single seat i'm the senators
gallery. With the addition CT chairs in the
rear of that gallery IT will seat just ninety
people, the number Of the Senate when full.
in addition to the Presidents and Vice
Presidents allotted portion of the gallery.
The committee on rules will be appealed to
today to adopt such a rule for admission
into the senators gallery. Today some
senators families were represented by half
q dozen persons. while others could not So
cure admission for their wives.
IN THE SENATE.
People In the Galleries Read maya.
shines while Waiting.
An eventful-perhaps q fateful-se5sion
was promised when the Senate convened
today. The people. realizing this. had come
early and when the Vice Presidents gavei
fell. exactly at noon. the galleries were
packed TO their utmost capacity and upon
the floor there was an unusually large at
tendance of senators.
In the diplomatic gallery were Sir Julian
Pauncefote. the British ambassador; Mr.
Hengenmuller. the Austrian minister, and
many other ladies and gentlemen Of the
various foreign legations
No more were admitted to the gallery
isoor than could ind seats In the galleries.
This arrangement prevented the blocking
Of the corridors, N on the previous occa-
SION. and thus saved the comfort "a all.
while no one was deprived Of seats who
could have procured them n admitted TO
the gallery noor. The Senate arrangements
were admirable,
TheD we're . few narsons waiting On
the o1na1e stsps 1t the hour % sunrise, but
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