, 1869-03-08

@'~@1ouk oEcGIsd DIS Actlleflst2 10 repair 10
certain kixty-sour FOUNDER, and arulttlate
tne tnsolent soe+ This order tho nen pro-
ceeded TO execute. They could not ind aur
oAua OF thc proper DIE, and they supplied
mo oeneseney with thirty-twos. Naturally
hnn produced aEto1lahins result, aud the shot
Meot n1Rh. .Went Low, but Ill agreed IL mixing
tno kunooat- bhe kept On IN her n1ctcd
courses, and finally went back whence she
CANE. The General on making bis report to
the Go7esno1-ae was then commanding
State ttoopa-rcported that the gunbo1t
would have been Injured, or at all events
stood BY al artillcrists, that there ~as no
KnoWn arcle q Which siItY.four FOUNDER,
hIed to bit any moving object.
eo-rsturntnG to my eub}ect-ererJonc
he, he,e fstk, a,eaiest9rt I'd i Is easy 70 see
va that, owing t. the small Size Of the gal
1erfes, men are allowed lee Acceas 10 that
portion Of the toor Of the House between the
dooEs and the rear row Of seats. This small
tpaee IS called tho lobbr-tueoree1S enough.
here 20 those persons who desire to listen
TO The deliberations Of the House, thing
which cannot be done In the galleries where
the ladies hold dltcusalons Is tumultuous rs
thote at Library Hail. and also those persons
Eho belong to tho lower class Of lobbyists.
those Of the hfst c1ass, like Doctor - and
Colonel - and Judge - aud General,
after whom mernbers run. and then others
who run Aflcr members. The first desplse
the Last.
Into this little space these sccond-cla4s fell
lows push, and, crovding up to the railine
which teparates them from the members,
wotch what Is going on. When 1t Is sone.
thing In which they arc no: concerned, they
sit upon this railing, converse With the leg
10 . fAlE RrxA .nk.n+ fuI J. H1-
thets ha4> But wheu q pet measure cogae.
| up they dRuAl their representatives theY
t1y to force past the Doorkeepcr, aud they
| I'LL the hands OF the psges with notes. They
nod and wink ind make efKns, and when u
member comes to them they, with eager
taces, SUIT ound him and pour into his esEs a
tosre1t Of ~ordx.
Nwn understood at Chicago, the other
| day, that the LegislAture would pass zen.
esa1 fire and marine ASSURANCE law. At once
| the representatives OF various irresponsible
sppeerns Packed up ard s eans dow down herr.
dar morning, / eaW these individuals flying
around In pursuit Of certain members, and
knew there Was 10 be trouble when they
| were abroad.
| Al 10 O'Clock the house took up the vari.
oua insurance bills. One Of them was the
Of Stephenson, another Euhstltute reported
By the Com mHtee on Municipal Affairs, and
still another, q substitute for the substitute
offered by Hr. Reynolds. The other day,
when he presented II, he WAS warp tn its ad.
Tocacy. These various bills we're taken up
and Bailey moved that Reynolds be adopted
~ CONT ttomfse meAsute, AID he hoped II
would be adopted Without amendment, aimee
the delay Of day might defeat 1t.
These people whom hat seen 1t tho L.
land House, Were now In the lobby, and were
in frantic state Of excitement. bInsmoor
mslcontent By nature, WAS the dsst to flnc
fault, and he was followed by Reynolds, " ht
vowed that II . certain amendment WAS no
made he must Fote agalnst his own PC
measure. Taylor Was standing In the lobb,
surrounded with q crowd oil bogus lrsutauc
men, and HHs explaining to them with all hi
| cloqncnce Whist was to be done. Burnett va
excited, and was receiving Instruction fol
Din.moor. Messrs. Taylor ard Reynolds
obcyed the outside pressure, fought the dshl
snd won 1t, aud II no bill Ii passed, respect
able insurance men Will know who to than
for It.
The Houto listened the other day to yer
Eenkih1c, but outraeeous'y funny. speech trot
Mr.. Sumner Of Wtnucbago, the farmer repre-
sentative of an agricultural community. Il
!; is man with q homely lace, surrpunde
with br1stltng hedge Of olacktsh gray hai
: and when he speaks he shovcs his spectacle
, up on his forehead, where they glitter an
! slime IN most provocative manner. A bt
; came up to change the time OF holding court.
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