Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-02-23

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committee of the House,
Mr.. RILEY obtained the floor and sd-
dressed the House:
Mr. Speaker: Everybody is a pitching
into this matter like toad frogs into will
low swamp, on lovely evening in the
balmy month of Jane, waen the meIlow
| light of the full moon fills with n delicious
flood the thin, ETHEREAL atmospheric air.
Applause. Sir, want to pu! Ia a word,
or perhaps word and half.
There seems to be a disposition to fight.
| say, if there is any fighting to be done,
come Oh with your corn cobs and lightning
ouss! Applause, in the language Of
the ancient Roman,
Come one, come all, this rock shall fly
From its firm base, in pigs eye.
Now, there has been a great deal of bonn
bast here to day. | call it bombast from
"Alpha' to Omega" | don't understand
the meaning Of the words though Sir,
the question to refer is a great and mag
niicent question. 1t is the all absorbing
ques,ion-like 4 sponge, SRA large un
measurable sponge, of globe shape, in a
small tumbler Of water-is sucks up every
thing. Sir, | stand here with the weapons !
| have designated, to defend the rights Of
St Louis county, the rights Of any other
county-esen the county of Cedar Itself. !
Laughter and applause Sir, the debate |
has assumed iatitud!losity. We have |
had little black jack bnncomba, q little
two bit buneombe, bombast buncombe,
bung hole bdhcombe, aud the devil and his
grandmother knows what other kind Of
buncombe. Lacg h;er
Why, sir, just give some Of 'em little
Southern soap and little Norlhern water,
and quicker than hound pup can lick a
skillet they will make enough buncombe-
Iather to wash the golden flock that roams
abroad the azure neals ofhaaveu. Cheers
and laughter aiuGe to the starry hr
mament.
The Speaker The gentleman is out of
order. He must contine himself to the
question.
Mr.. Riley. Just retain your linen, If
as pitch plaster 10 pine plank, or a
lean pig to . hot jam rock. Cries OF go
on = you Il do.
| want to say to these carhoneriferous
gentlemen, these igneous individuals, these
decorating demonstrators, pereeinOus VOL
canoes come on WIN your comousuo'e5
II don t--"ei' Il suck the gu't OF
Mexico through a goose quill. Laughter
and applause. Perhaps you think | am
diminutive tubers and sparse in the mum
dane elevation. You may discover, gen
temen, you are laboring under as great a
'nIsapPrensns!oN as though you had lncIn
/ Grated your INNER Vestment' In the lam
guage oil the none para,
w. h. . .,srcJ ~ q, '' ,,l
Sir, we have lost our proper position
Our proper position is to the zenith aud
nadir--our heads to he oas our heels to
the other. at riyht angle WITH the horizon.
spanded by that szure are Ct the lustrous
Ermamenr, briga with the corruscarions
of innuraerable consultations, aud proud
As a speckled sad horse On county court
DIV. IChesrs.
"Dut hp,g E,ve the m:o'ty faNau." in
the language Of the poet Sl.ver~milh. We
/ have lost our urouf; POSITION. We hive
assumed a sloShinlicu;a. or u diaganyi,
/ Ca, position. Aud what il The c.g,er
Ecao answers 'bunco..e. SIR 'Jul..,J,g be-.
! rae yea9le have been fed On buacgnba,
while a '3t OF spawned, .iae5on, !. ham
/ sIru.2. wiudcallcd. swrurrea. sr,.thooiel,
! ais.enparaj. DoIeviled. uo,balireu plIiti-
| Claus have haG their noses in the ruolc
/ crib until there ais't fodder enough left 10
! make grue. E.r sick ~ya.sLonDsr-
/ iCheers and Laughter
! Sir, these Lunery bra.s keen tueginr at
! tn. public lad. Thay .av. "Iet down Your
milk. Suckv. or vcui. have salit bar"
i DO they tnink thev can stuff .urh bun
/ c3nle down orr craw? No. sir: won
r4igA. Is well ,gy 10 stuff butter ina Wild
! cat with q larawi, TC0.finvFG IAN Inter
! The thiug cant L. did.
The rublic Grind stone = e. rre.t irsti.
tuition. sir--ves. sir. a great institution
| One II the greatest nsreaps tha, ever rose,
reisrcd 0, tell. But, sir, there IS too much
/ private CUTLERY ground. The thing won,
| pay. Occasionally biz axe is brought in
/ 10 be fixed u. ostensibiy Tor the purpose
/ Of having down she guarded franks of err
r1r. and clearin. OUT the brush.wood of
! ignorance and folly that obs,ract the pub
/ lie highway Of prorress. Tbs machine
whirls; the axe il appTea The boxers
/ on are enchanted with the brilliant sparks
elected. The tool is polished: keaalv
edged and. while the public STARE in pa
plng expectancy If seeing the road cleared.
| tie implement is slviy taken off to i'm
prove tbe rriyate acres of some "fai,hfpI
/ friend Of the people." What ia the result
/ The obstructions remain unmovsd. The
peonle curse because the car lnrs-or If
| il doe. nova. tia at the exnsnsa of bra.
ken wheel and a iaaea and sore backed
team. ! tell YOU, the thing won't pay
| The time will come when the nasal nro.
montories Of these disinterested grinder,