The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-06-02

siding officer OF the senate no might from sheer
sympathy Try to deliver some OF those whose
deliberations he guards from the lato which once
bcicll him
'Oue OF the speeches Of length which MIR. Fair
banks made MS senator was ON the question Of
Panama The speech delivered not long
after the recognition 81 the independence OF the
republic Of Panama by the United States and
AT time when party feeling ran high. u was
A long speech and the senator gained much of
tho fruit Of glory. though he had to walt long
time for II to ripcn and this the way Of II;
Senator Cullom had charge Of the Panama
matter ON the floor Of the senate. The Indiana
senator went to Mr., Cullom and expressed his
wish to speak Mt certain hour. Senator Cul
lom said An right" and apparently tho thing
was fixed.
The senatcs business session was over and
the hands Of the clock showed a quarter to one.
Senator Fairbanks buttoned his coat and started
10 rise from his seat MFR. Fairbanks Is a long
man and the process Of his rising Ia likewise
long lie was up finally, however, only to ma
the aged Morgan was claiming President Pro
Tenn Fryo's attention
look OF something like despair came into
the Indiana senator's face for when Morgan Of
Alabama got started on speech neither gods
nor men knew when he would come to the end
Senator Morgan, however, drove away the look
NJ despair from Senator Fairbanks face by say
Ing: u wish 10 make few remarks only"
/ Mr. Fairbanks sank back In his seat and Mr.
| Morgan with only two pages Of notes on his desk
/ began to talk lie kept at It for twenty minutes,
| came to 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 BEGIN, but tho
southern senator had Strengthened up again and
had on his desk two now pages N notes, which
he had drawn from a shelf underneath,
Tho ludianan sat down once more and tho
Aabaman went ON with his renewed determine
ton lie spoke until half past one came TO an
other seeming climax and then made a movement
which made every one think he was going TO sit
down and this movement was a signal for tho
UOosor senator To rise again. Hut Mr.. Morgan
had two fresh pages Of notes and at Il he
started anew Mr.. Fairbanks sighed and sat
The other senators who had been held TO thcil
seats by the belief that Mr. Fairbanks was {,
speak looked at the aged but tirelcss AlabamaI
and one after another left FOR the senate restau
rant for the luncheon hour was full come Fair
banks Morgan aud Frye were left alone on The
noor OF the senate but the galleries had
goodly throng, waiting to hear from the middle
west on the matter of Panama.
1 Senator Morgan talked In twenty'minutc relay
with two pages Of notes for each twenty min
0 utes and talked until the NTH hour. Then Sena
tor Fairbanks who until that time had held IN
tort saw the people departing and the minute q
adjournment nigh He walked over 10 Senate
Morgan. held out his hand and with the grac
b lor which he ia famous he congratulated hi
Iouthern colleague on the strength OF his speech
ID not on Its length and then walked out and ha
d luncheon and dinner at one sitting,