Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-03-27

speeches a day, and begin then
all with again, &c"
While his eloquence was com
ing in a gush, a colored brothe
tried to whisper something in hi
ear, but was met with ''go away
don't bodder me in my argument!
Another on his feet ard gestic
ulating as wildly as the wings OF
Don Quixote's wind mill, "Wil
the gem an yield?'
mo, | yield not J.
And he didn't. lie had his say
and then yielded for lack oil brea h
Then there was a genelal tan
gle i'll the Joint assembly" -
Five were upon the floor inter.
viewing themselves and one an.
other at once. Whittemore shook
his black whiskers and shot out
his white fist as he used 10 at re-
vival meetings in the peaceful
State OF Massachusetts, where he
ought to be now, if the good Of
South Carolina was consulted -
At one time there were five points
of order before the Speaker at
once. When be got tired of set
thing points of order he let them
60 by default and attended to
other business.
After an hours noisy session
the joint assembly dissolved with
out electing a Judge, the Senate
retiring to their Chamber.
In the Senate, Massachusetts
Whittemore seems to be sort of
whale among small Goldfish. He
has voice like two year old
bull, al d when be roars the dar.
kies prick up their ears. But he
has not the influence with them
he once had, neither has any 9TH
er white man. They have learned
enough Of parliamentary law" to
know that they can sell out their
own responsibility and without
consulting broker WhiltemOre.
They don't need any proxy.
| remained il the House until
it adjourned, or took a recess as
they styled, until the 7th of the
moath. This rec ,,ss is for turkey
eating purposes. Your South
Carolina legislator would rather
sink the Constitution than mi,s
his Christmas frolic.
They dissolved in every good
humor. AT 3 o'clock a member
moved that "we do now have fif-
teen minutes to smoke and have
a good time" )"
Speaker-1ou mean that we
have some smoking and social
enjoyment:
Member-That's my move.
Speaker-All those in favor
of having a fifteen minutes
smoke say aye.
The volumn Of ayes was tre-
mendous. In few moments
nearly every member had a cigar
in his mouth. The room rapidly
filled with smoke. Moving a.
bout in the clouy were the leg'is-i
lators shaking hands, shouting,
laughing and conducting them
selves much as negroes do at re-
vival meetings.
To the right and rather to
themselves were a bakers dozen
or so of Democrats, fine intelli-
gent looking men, whose bust
ness in the miserable body is to-
try and stem the tide of reckless
expenditure and corruption
which threatens to swamp the
State. They do not smoke or
laugh. They are notjolly. There
is nothing funny in the proceed
ings to them. They behold the
downfallandd ddegredation of their
State with thoughts that are not
uttered. Some of them were in
the Legislature twenty wears ago
and a comparison makes the
heart sick.
After the House adjourned /
went into the Senate, That was
on the point of adjourning also.
Whittemore was on the floor
with committee report, which
he wanted adopted. |
Negro object!
So Whittemore-For Gods sake
don't; it has been before Us for
two years.
Negro-I enter my objection!
! Whittemore-You don't un-
derstand the case. Do let the
thing go through. This amt
the Chester case.
Negro-HIt amt? Then I
take back my objection. |
thought it was.
Wittemore-Yes. You got
mixed. .-.
u .Negro-Sah!
r. Whittemore-No o matter, it's