The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26

siding officer of the senate he might from sheeF
sympathy try to deliver some OF those Wnose
deliberations he guards from the fate which once
hefell him. ,
One Of the speeches Of length which Mr. Fair
Banks made as senator was on the aues.ioh y.
Panama, The speech was delivered hot Aone
after the recognition Of the independence ol 'n
republic of Panama by the United STATES anu
At a time when party feeling ran high. was
long speech and the senator gained mucn Vi
the fruit of glory, though he had 10 walt .'ne
dine for It to ripen, and this was the way OF "
Senator Cullom had charge OF the Panama
matter ON the floor of the senate. Inc ihu'anA
senator went to Mr.. Cullom and expressed ms
wish to speak at certain hour Senator w
gom said IAN right" and apparently the 'hihs
vas fixed. ,a
The senate's business session was over "nN
the hands of the clock showed quarter 70 ole
Senator Fairbanks buttoned his coat ana s'o,ses
10 rise from his seat Mr.. Fairbanks Is iohs
man and the process of his rising Is likewise
long. He was up finally, however, only TO nna
enc aged Morgan was claiming President fro
Tenn Frye's attention. ,n&.
look of something like despair came INTO
the Indiana senator's face, for when Morgan VI
Alabama got started on q speech neither sous
nor men knew when he would come to the emu
senator Morgan, however, drove away 'ne pooN
Of despair from Senator Fairbanks race oy say
ing: 81 wish to make few remarks only.
Mr.. Fairbanks sank back in his seat ana MT
Morgan with only two pages OF notes On MS aesA
hapsn To talk. He kept at 1t for twenty minutes
came IN what the senator thought was his climax
and then apparently started to resume his seat
The Indiana senator had Strengthened up again
and half opened his mouth to oeglh' ou' 'he
southern senator had Strengthened up again anu !.
had on his desk two new pages OF notes. "ni'"
ae had drawn from q shelf underneath
Tha Inaianan sat down once more and tne
Alshaman went on with his renewed determiha
dion He spoke until half past one, came TO an
vi other seeming climax and then made moVemeh
which made every one think he was going 70 81
down. and this movement was signal 1of lh'
Hooster senator to rise again. But MT. morsa'
aad two fresh pages Of notes and at II III
started anew. Mr. Fairbanks sighed and sat
The other senator's who had been held TO thei
seats by the belief that Mr. Fairbanks was
speak looked at the aged but tireless Alabama
and one after another left for the senate resta
rant for the luncheon hour was full come. fal
banks Morgan and Frye left alone on u
aoor of the senate, but the galleries had
goodly throng, waiting to hear from the mlod
vest on the matter of Panama.
e Senator Morgan talked In twenty-minute rela!
with two pages OF notes for each twenty mi
ates and talked until the fifth hour. Then Sen
tor Fairbanks, who until that time had hsld u
tort, saw the people departing and the minute
adjournment nigh He walked over to Senat
Morgan, held out his hand, and with the gra
for which he s famous he congratulated .
southern colleague on the strength Of his speee
ii not on its length and then walked out and h
luncheon and dinner at one sitting.