The evening times., 1911-04-22


body there tradition that love conducive to serious
minded craftsmanship had away from
changed political conditions policies this pleas
ing practice against which the of Woferts Roost had in
weighed frivolous habit.
CHAPTER II HEHA&7WN
uNREcoRpED
fingered about the chamber hoping that Twain might
in without the least suggestion mind that the
the OF the afternoon Of another
tor and not following closely the sleepy procedngfor they
were OF the du perfnctor indefinite sort that belong to stes
attention attracted by the noise of
usual silence epigrammat might In other words there
noticeable hiatus in the speechmakng All
focssed on Mr. senator from Lower Alas
ka who occupied the floor The Seward peninsula had but just
been admitted the srhood adding to the
field Of "Old Glory"
Sixty seconds of complete silence in will
greater curiosity and interest than whole month of routine
last minute consumed by Pakenam before yielded
the floor He had stopped abruptly his dry, spassona speech
and taken slip Of folded paper brought him then by
With his other hand he lifted glass Of water to his Inns and while
he slipped sparngy of the the by dexerous
movement of his thumb and orenger he nfoded the
''You do not look WELL Your argument conclusive"
These the words the note They had been ypewten
shown by subsequent Investigations
cusive heavily underlined The page said the
at the request of gentleman in the reserved gallery
The much pae than before He crushed the
slip of paper in his hand rolled small round ball. dropped
desk After urtive glance about the dull proac he said
Mr. President will not further impose my views the
patience of the senate 1 have done.
Most of the that the chamber looked surprised
when Pakenham suddenly ceased speaking and down. for
afterward learned he expected talk least days.
usually did when great questions being consd
cred On this occasion he had spoken less than hours
he had closed his without lgng any oratorca
flourish whatsoever.
Surey remarked me, tthis is the
Packenham whom many gallery have listened
the past" Sc
The look of surprise senator's faces gave way
tonishment when the president standing in his place. asked
were further the pendnp hill and
to speak The vice presidents only superuous
mnecessaryt unusual It evident he deemed
ton Everyone knew the parties evenly divided
senate that single might easily determine fate Of the
then under consideration -.
Vote! Vote'
This demand from chamber
For weeks the exclusion nearly all business
had proceeded the Purchase prospect
vote being taken both the Aroorac
fearful Of the result Repeated attempts had been made
by the and then by the
tons seemed favorable to either s
for time to vote These attempts invariably failed always
debate would go s-.
Until the sudden came Packenam stopped talking
looked the end of the long session of might be
reached without definite action Grey told me- east
ward that he expected such result Yet the his
tory OF the senate had national question disposed
without previous unanimous agreementha say,
men definite time measure in which the fate
Of that question involved
So having doubt in regard the duty presiding
officer when debate to end in the (Which rarely
hppns and being reassured by Senator Foye the
leader who from his place the floor noddng ap
povahe president voice full of confidence
claimed: !
'The question is the to the pending BILL"
Which amendment Mr. President This inquiry from
several senators in unon there many amendments
After considerable parliamentary sparng agreed that
vote should be taken amendment offered
during the morning hour by Fordyce
This pleased the Aocratic already
great delight for they glad that debate end And
too they had doubt of majority of party
strength that might
Yet they found difficult conceal their uneasness the
Conservatives who expected continue ndef
ntely brrng themselves important contest
at hand By this time it seemed If every senator
and in his They their disciplinary
methods.
Behold the and compseness the hopeful light in
Baxr face remarked Senator He speaking in an
underone Senator Halsey fellow Conservative showed
by his manner that he nervously apprehensive
Zone never knows what smiling thinking about re-