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Show CROWDS PACK U. 5. SENATE Floor and Galleries Hum With Expectation President's Listeners. LEADERS CONFIDENT Blind Senator Cynosure of All Eyes Opposition Sits Back Awaiting Proper Moment. Washington, March 3. When tho senate assembled promptly at 11 o'clock practically all the administration administra-tion senators were In their seats, waiting wait-ing for the usual round of morning business to be passed over so Senator Stone could make the agreed motion to table the Gore resolution. To hurry the procedure It was agreed to dispense with reading the Journal, the usual grist of memorials and petitions was presented. The floor wns crowded with senators and representatives and the galleries, packed by a throng which included tho president's wife, fairly hummed with expectation. Senator Gore, author of the resolution resolu-tion which the administration forces were ready to kill and who yesterday made the sensational declaration that he had heard President Wilson expected ex-pected war with Germany, was led to his seat by his secretary, the cynosure cynos-ure of all eyes in the chamber. The administration leaders, confident and prepared sat back awaiting the proper prop-er moment. |