, 1856-11-14
A Hit at Congress.


The following burlesque Of the proceed
ings of the American Congress-" is from
Punch:
TUESDAY, June l0.-On the motion for
the secoud reading of the Old Hoss aud
Bunkum Railway Extension Bill,
Mr. Glaggs (Ga. said that he should
consider it personal insult to himself and
his colleague if the motion were put The
bill was the audacious spwan of a cracking
sycophancy, which onght to be kicked to
the Gottomless blazes, - 2 :. -
Mr. Binekes Is G .)eoneurred in what
had fallen from the honorable speaker, and
wished he had the same commanding elo-
quence-in which to embody the unutteFAble
disgust which he felt for the trainers Of the
bill, aud for all the despicable wretehes
who had dared speak in its favor ..., -
Mr.. Samuel Y. Sloddy, (Fa.) had not
thought much Of tue bill but was now con-
vineed of its goodness when two such con
temptible snaggs as Glaggs and Bincke,
howled against it, ,s. ~ sas
Senator Binkes here crossd the floor, and
taking off bis coat and throwing it on the
table, began to whip Senator Sloddy some,
but was felled to the dust by a ruler in the
hands of that patriot 0wkins, Of Mass.
He was at FIRST stunned, but having liQuored,
resumed his coat and seat. ss ,fa
Mr.. Legume, (Va.) hoped the debate
might be procrastinated until more specific
information was before them. II was un-
worthy of the majestic genius Of America
to slogdollogize.
A Voice.-Who's slogdolIogizingi
Another Voice.-Greased shakesi-Jer-
usalem!
Mr., Hactaris, Penn. )-1'he bill had
been carefully discussed on a previous oc-l
casion, and there was no excuse for delay.
He would not impute motive to its oppo-l
nents, but would like TO know where tho
Honorable Mr., Glaggs obtained the dollars
that paid his extravagant hotel bill yester-i
daV I4olle a-l 7. 'a .'a3aaT8g3
Mr.. Glaggs. AYou area mean dastar.
dly spy. a..'H
Mr.. Hactaris. You are a liar ist
The Sentor from Georgia here fred four
shots at the honorable speaker without any
other casualty than killing Piskang, the
Senator from Columbia, who being asleep,
was unaware Of the circumstances. Mr.
Haetaris loudly protested against Mr.
Glaggs' shooting at him on second reading,
as being out Of order, which stfiekly speak
ing, may have been the case oa9aa, 40
The Senator from Va. thought they were
discussing the bill with almost too much
heat. The railway was wanted.
Mr.. Binckes would be darned II it was,
Inc Senator from Va. wanted /. himself.
(Laughter.) It seemed to him that the
only objection to the bill was, that the
undertakers of the railroad were parcel
Of beggarly bankrupt loafers, who would
never edify pile or arail 'ga'
Mr.. Branding (0hio) was happy TO be
able TO inform the honorable member that
he was an Internal falsehood monger, and
that among the promoters were men ofthe
most impassioned intellect, and who sighed
for the good Of their great and glorions
country with the most ardent aspirations.
A Voice.--He means perspiratiol.
Mr. Branding knew that ribald throat
and dared its owner to stand up.
The gigantic Luke v. Black, Of Delaware,
here heaved his ponderous proportions into
the air, but Senator Branding seemed to
discover that he had something very engros.
sing to whisper to his next neighbor, and
managed not to see the Delaware Hercules,
who finally sat down not much the worse
for having accepted the defiance.
Mr.. SpFittle (Vt. )said that although i
was as patent as the sun in the blue hemis-
phere, that their debates were worthy Of an
enlightened nation, and pattern to the
corrupt and bigoted British Parliament, he
thought they lost time. He was for busi.
ness, and would clench the matter by regis.
terlng his solemn oath, which he did in tho
fact Of eternal creation, that whoever tried
to get that bill passed, he would kick
through yonder mahogany.
Mr. Sloddy was not to be bullied by q
lop-sided craW6sh from the Green Mountins
He begged to move, with unmitigated
disdain, that the Old Hoss and Bunkum
bill he read second time.