Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-03-13
From New orlcfus ? lcayrra.l
Closing Hours of-EkeIl0gs,s aoss;s
lana Legislature

IFroIn New orlctus lcavura.l
Ciosin. Hours of.EkeIIogs,s s.oss;s
lana Legislature.
One honorable gentleman Thought
it was time to
''GIT OUT OF THIS AND ADJOURN"
but was squelched by the remark that
he ''rnight go and be id" The
Sergeant at Arms having seriously OBJ
jected to smoking while in session. il
was deemed right by the Senators to
do whatever they wanted to, this be-
ing free country which announce
ment met with apparent general appro-
baton, and the majority of the gen
tiemen went into the Presidents room
and took drink.
LATER-THlNGs aET LIVELY.
The dial Of the clock announces II.
There Is one hour Of life il this mon
ster yet one would hardly believe it :;
the house is writing and twitchine-
dying. like the villain of some late
sensational play. Legislators are be-
coming uneasy, lest their bill may not
pass-dle stiilborn on the Speaker s
tahie--and lobbyists are ont in force,
fearful lest some psrtlcUl2r appropria-
tons may fail. The fun now grows
wlld the very ar smells suipllurous
with the oaths tiat ar, scattered
around. The Legislators crowd around
the Speaker it Is only there that they
can hear him. The whole lobby has
broken into the House, and are there
smoking, yelling and talking.
TREY GEE i.TvELrER
Even the House boys become AMI
mated with the spirit OF frenzy and
disorder, engage III .pngilistic ell
counters IN the corner. overDoyIr
one, who PUSHES wildly away in nuri-
vinian style on all fours down the
room, dashes under the desks Of two
leather-coiored representatives over
turned each, who having added their
supply OF oitaS - the general con-
fusion, are Weakened into lie. anI I'M
mediately rise - some explanation.
NOW uoaiF5 Ta.. ftGaTlSG.
Eighty bills are on The Speaker
desk, eighty bii.s thrice coafiScn,in.s
all the property ~ the State. Shall
they pas? Ltc.l 81 thu legislators
rises iur lis hi.l, strikes ullt with al
the torrai.t ot las III Is. IA ut,-s Il e
House with "a v~rr tom 40 Ell Mr.
Speaker -
Not even the beams ~ Gov. iseiIo1g
himself can quiet the storm. These
legislators are nov unnbIs. to IL held
in. Many expect IT, re;iIc nr their
fortunes Get us hope they VII, ...,;i
suddenly the cry is heard,
COMMITTEE FROM TIE aENATE.
An om;nous frown appears upon tie
faces Of the desperate legislators: tLey
have suspicious that this means some
thing evil. Tier sable flces grow
pUic. aGi IN OMNIBUS howl arises that
all the tat5uJs 81 the, Sueuk. IS i!;.IE-
mer cannot quiet, But by the eyes OF
these Senators the speaker READ their
meaning, and puts the question:
ADJOURN SINE DTE.''
That is the climax uf the n:.ht: a
shrek, a yell composed OF the most
diss onant noises, hUzzas, cheers, groans
and curses. bursts forth. The House
is adjourned; tic Legislature of - is
do:'d-dead forever. Over is grave
stand the legislators and lobbyists,
Waist cheer after cheer rises up to the
memory Of Tie departed. But though
noes InnnmrIabie are yelled back,
the Speaker cries out the Legislature
is adjourned. Barely had he finished
when spit-ban of gigantic size
whistles through the air, Il message
from the crowd, lays the hat of Re
preventative on the floor, almost fol
lowed by the legislator himself.
ANOTHER WAR wHoop
breaks out, and 4 perfect c'oud Of spit
hollis Ia, -
Gubern@k0rial E-onor kellogg, has to
dodge his august head to escape these
base missiles. Then follows a chair
rising high in the all, in its fall smash
ing 10 pieces the desk and spittoon Of
Il late Repre- 'ative. Another chair
follows,
GRAZING TIE GREY HAIRS
Of tir. B!cl1I;;n. That irate legislator
soon sends vol'ey back. Char after
chair rises iii the ar and falls 10 the
ground, smashing to pieces. The lob
bv-is almost cleared: Il Few people
skuiil Ill the corners, aud Il lot OF po-
licemen dodge these dangerous mis-
si!es behind the railing. untl
CO... nELLOs+G, LIKE R:sSRy OF NAVARRO,
leading a band Of Netropolitans,
BREAKS III upon the me'nbers, and
wants q reat-s
The legislators scatter down stairs.
still uncertain what has been done
Has The appropriation bill been passed
Or not? IS the question OF every one
It seems 1t has, yet 10 one knows
when. During the convenient five
minutes huEZ that preceded the ad-
lournment quite Il number of bills
have passed, and with Respondent
smiles the legislators go home, hoping
to be able 20 present themselves once
more to their constituents. and to he
seated once more III the Legislature
and have & finger III the pie.