The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-04-16

their sides with nierriment; others reas-
oned and demonstrated with their neigh
bors some very composedly stretched
themselves upon the sofas, having tirstS
borrowed chair-cushioils enough TO COM
nose their somnolent heads others pl-i'
vouacked on three chairs. while some, not
ending other convenient couch, stretched
themselves fiat on the floor Of the House
with perhaps volume Of. the laws ofthe I
limited States as their pillow. 80 Wake
M when the vote comes, won't yon 81
cries one. . Oh, come. s say $ asfnore
pacific spirit. sscome, come. its no use 70
NAV this game any longer; lei 8 give y
IN. Give il up e! answers his more ~,
fiery friend, .giye il up SIS Never. ! y
sitshere til tomorrow night frst-il u SIT
here 4 month before / II give itup to those
cursed Whips. = &. A month ?'' exclaims
q still more chivalrous gentleman from q
seat near by I'll set here 10 all eternity J.
hut we Ii ret The bill out of committee.
8 But I've had no dinner. 81 DIN the
dinner; who cares for dinner let's have
the BILL, IS w ell, signs forth corpu-S
lent member, 81 believe I'll go down 10
Pitlibone i, and get something TO eat. 5,
20 Mr.. Chairman, now cries a slrlH
voice from the centre Of the Had. rs y
in order for gentlemen % vote TO keep US.
here in committee all night, while they
are living on The floor, going to sleep
Here are two Of them, sir, lying kicking
about on the floors it ia order, ~ r
Chairman p Then came calls Q. the
House and while the worn down CLERK
WAS shouting out The names on tie roH.
some were holding calloqules and telling
good stories in the LOBBY; while tie little
messenger boys, the smercurlss Of the
I House, weie chasing each other round
the huge marble pillars, and throwing pa
per balls at their comrades. As sa!
gazing, on this very curious scene, ! was
startled by ricI: melodious voice atniy
lear, carolling up, III the sweetest notes, the
! lines
son, there's not in the wide werld q valley 50
L sweet
AS the vale OF Osoco, where the Wild waters
rs meet
The sound proceeded from a member OF
porily figure from the northeastern por-
/ ton Of the Union. who seemed greatly to
4 enjoy the fun. Ii was momentary, and
Twas lost in TIE general, well sustained,
maltifarious roar, which was SO great as
often to compel The Clerk to stop and re-
port to the Chair that he could not hear
4 the responses OF the members. The I'M
happy Speaker, yet he did not look uil.
-happv--he never does) was occupied
! chiefly whilst the House was in Commits
lice Of the Whole in passing from his
.lsown apartments TO the Chair, and back
! again. A S soon as the Committee of tile
4 Whole would find itself withouta quorum
land was therefore compelled to rise;.a
messenger was sent TO the Speaker; lie
4 hustled into the Hall, and, ascending with
] deliberate step his lofty seat, proclaimed
! the fact which had just been reported 10
! him by the chairman; then followed a mo-
] tion5to adjourn; then The yeas and nays
4 were demanded with shout, THE cry for
yeas and nays was the chief speech made
: during the night;) and, having sat his
I weary half hour to listen to the roll, and
! have the yeas and nays corrected, Thy adj
fEding the names Of gentlemen who, per
'Ehaps. had been mapping, perhaps talking
4 $50 loud that they did not hear the Clerk
I when their names were called. he an
: Enounced the vote, and quorum being
NOV present, he summoned The chairman
,isof the Committee of Whole again to his
4 post; they made their official bow to each
J other, aud then away Went the Speaker
I again, till the same emergency should, a
4 few minutes after, call him back into the
i Hall.
| Thus rolled the hours away. Candles
= burned down 10 their sockets. forming
! picturesque grottoes of spefmaceti, as
& they declined !; lamps went out in
7 .suffocating fumes. Some insisted on llav-
1 ing a window up: others on having il
Il down. The po n messengers gapcd wea-
q rily; one clerk was relieved BY another ii
I the yea and nay. book; one appealsaficr
{ another was made to gentlemen $ magma
inimity, to their regard for the dignity OF
-a,he House and lhe reputation OIL. the cnun,
q try, but they were lostin cries of.norderl
3 mot debalable!' go oa!' yeas and nays!
Z Al thsthe pure and fearly lighto
! morning began to dawn through the grea
e south windows OF the Hall, presenting By
e lis heavenly calmness and beauty. Above
!, lily contrast to the glare Of lights, tn,
Q smoke of lamps, and all the crowded ta
$ multi within.
] Presently the monotony Of the eonfu
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