The times., 1899-12-06
SEEN At THE CAPITOL.

During the reading of the Presidents
message in the House yesterday afternoon
perhaps the most attentive listener was
Representative Grosyenor Of Ohio. Many
other members passed og, aud returned
during the Lwo hours occupied IN the re-
cital OF the missivc but the member fr1u
the Buckeye State moved not. neither dIJ
he take his eyes from The readlne clerk
The most faithful iu an chat company OF
Republicans he arose when the signature
had been dr0ned out and passed hY with
Hue scoru for those who mad been less at
Jentive.
Senator Wellington sat through he read
ing OF the message in the Senate chamber
Yesterday and aside from the reading clerk
was the most lonesome looking individual
ln the building Chnless and obscure. be-
orooded while others looked busy. It ap-
peareth as though MT Wellington is not
lu good favor with those who sil on his
side Of the Senatorial table, or &c may be
tnat he IS getting inspiration for a volume
on ne SORROWS OF 2 senator" Al an
events he is very conspicuous by his lone
Illness.
Two pages carried In Mr.. Depew's mail
yesterday during the reading OF the mes
sage, and the smiling junior Senator from
the Empire State read it In fun view ot
the spectators, Adorned in q long beG0wer-
ed frock coat he chucbIed and smirked over
the mis5ives for two hours. Having par
taken q hearty repast Of fattery he
smiled himself out Of the chamber. follow
ed by the pages-aud his mail
Representative Richardson. for forty
five minutes filed the Republican camp
with hot shot In defence OF the right to ad-
minister the oath OF Office 90 Brigham Fl.
Roberts Like a giant pine tree, the
lengthy IenHesseean stood TN the centre OF
his followers and lowered up, uD. until
the stained glass In the ceiling formed q
ruddy halo round bis head In one great
hand he swung a heavy volume as though
il were a pamphlet while with the other
he hurled great sections OF scotch hum0r
at his opponents. Ersrwhile he lodged 4
flying interrogation and refused to be in
teTTupted His Inauguration was fOrcibls
if not elegant
Behind this tower sat Representative
Bailey Of Texas and lodged what his
leader lodged. Mr.. Bailey looked wise.
but remained dumb even when offered ten
minuts in which to thrill the galleries.
/ Evidently he was I'll Whether OF no. he
has established a precedent for himself
The gentleman from Utah was given
the aoOr Of the House yesterday for the
/ first and probably the last time In his
/ career. Sturdy. eleau-cut with pleasant
I face and convincing manner. Brigham H.
( Roberts stood for forty minutes and de-
Tended himself in the face Of certain de-
/ feat. The scene was one OF the most dra-
matte ever enacted within the House and
uOue may say that the defendant failed
Z tn,
and bitter contempt, the spectators Vsr8
swayed 70 and fro as this strange strong
man challenged his accusers and flung
taunts even into the face OF the President
Il the United States That he was ap-
Dlauded, time and again, is but an evidence
/ Of the fCklensss OF human nature and it
+ is ever true that mankind viii grant a
need Of sympathy to the under gladiator
no matter what his crime nor his guiIt.
I In the galleries a long. grim array cf Bit
! ter women sat TO see that this man should
/ be east out. but when the daughter OF the
/ accused broke down in tears-lhe grim
+ faces relaxed for time-and there was
much swishiug OF handkerchiefs.
As each succeeding year passes Senator
/ Vest OF Missouri sinks lower and lower
/ into his chair. and now in the early dawn
/ of the new session he is barely visible
/ behind his desk Yesterday he sank an
/ other notch and now all that can be dis
/ cerned are a long, twining pair OF arms,
mounted with a head which seems TO have
/ been glued to the back of the seat.
Speaker Henderson is welding the gavsI
over the House like a veteran, and already
has the new members tanned down 70 I'm
mediate submission. IL is certain that
either the new gaveI or a portion of the
desk viii be forced 90 give way beneath
the strain il the Speaker often eNeTrs him
self as he did yesterday. Still he is giving
general satisfaction AMI his soft pleading
voice is a glad relief from the harsh, nasal
strains OF The House viii be Ia
ar-r-r-der." so frequently quoted by the
late Gar.
For a time yesterday it looked as though
Representative Tayler of Ohio would re-
quire a bodyguard to shield him from the
fierce onslaught made by Mr.. Richardson
At a crucial point, the Hon. Cyrus SuliO-
way Of New Hampshire arose 20 ind
softer seat-and all was Wen. Mr. Suil0-
way is the largest man in the House, and
should he ever accidentally fan upon
fellow member a strict search would have
tO he instituted to fad the remains.