The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-03-10

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ter Bridegroom. 1t does not curde the
blood; II arouses the risibilities. IfTom
Merritt, seeking to prevent the Republic
cans from defeating bill of his, whis-
pers to his friends "B-r-eak and r-r-un,
d-n it, the journal shrieks: "Haines -
Look! where he comes again!'
II the roll is called aud quorum do
not answer. "IIanes!' shouts the Jo",-
ndi--
Behold 10, where he comes aganl
Aud so, 1t goes on, day after day. this
alarmed Dickory of Radicalism, fright
ened by the not much ghostly lIaines.
Last Saturday the Ghost OF the House
haunted the journal ,hamcfully. Mr..
Harrington is chairman of the House
Committee OH Banking. On that day he
wished TO report bill requiring Savings
and other banks organized under the
State laws 10 make quarterly statements
as now required from National banks I'M
der the laws of the United States. For
sometime" says the JoUngi, "Mr. Her
rington could not catch the praciiccd eye
Of the Speaker; but at last he got the
floor aud got the bill before the House !!
Was there ever n greater outrage than
this F. II was one Of Haines' tricks. He
wanted to defeat the bill. or he would
have recognized Harrington at once
"Pr'ythee see there! behold! To-
if stnud here, saw him.
The ghost again, and Dlckory
frightened. Surely the Journal
/ knew nothing of the Twenty
Seventh General Assembly. of the
House OF that Assembly, Hon. shelby VI.
Cullom was chairman, AMI wa. the blind
est man we ever met. When he did not
wish to see member. he could not. \
bat could see in the glare Of the sun bet
ter that Mr.. Cullom could on such occa-
sions. And yet, II was in the Journals cs-
timation, shameful that Speaker IIaine>
did not recognize Harrington when Her
rngton first addressed the chair
Look where he comes again!"
"The second display of the Speaker,
art OH saturday last" says the journal,
"was while the Liquor Bill was under
discussion. Mr.. Jones, of 10 Davies,
moved to lag it on the table,
when the friends of the bill
took alarm and rcsorted TO
the most disgraceful parliamentary tao
ties to prevent a vote-evcn going so far
as TO stampede from the hall in order to
break the quorum, while others, though
on the floor refused to answer to their
names" run. d-d-d-n it, run :" cried
Tom Merritt, and the boys ran. "lIaincs
is to blame" shrieks the journal.
"Lo where he comes again go
In the Twenty-seventh General As
sembly Mr.. Jones and his friends, every
time vote was being taken on the repeal
ofthe Registry Law, ran out of the hall Re
publcans whose constituents were de-
mandng that they should vote for the re-
peal, and in this way defeated the will Of
the people. The journal did not then
complain. It patted Jones on the back,
and said Good boy. bless you, my
SON."
After Merritt had broken the quorum
on Saturday the House got into confu-
sion. and no business could be transacted.
Jones was up, his arms were flying about
his head like the arms of wind mill in 4
high storm, and his voice was believing
like the thunder; Cullom was whisper.
ing: $50 1t. Jones: 90 it," Connolly was
whooping like an Indian brave with his
belt full Of whisky; Claim, after glancing
a sly glance at Harrington, was singing
Praise God from whom all blessings
flow Tom Merritt was inquiring in a
voice that resembled the noise Of a steam
whistle, "W-h-hat in h-h-hell l.
all this ffiss about" Mccoy was beat
ing on his desk with his heels like big
boy with a big stick on a
big base drum, and the devil
was to pay. In this confusion somebody
moved to adjourn. The Speaker put the
question, and declared It carried.
"IIaincs - cries the Journal: "Haines /,
to blame. He adjourned the House when
there was clear majority against the
notion"
Behold 10, where he comes agsin!'
In the Twenty-Seyenth General Assem-
bly, Speaker Cullom could adjourn the
House on the slightest proyocation. With
the sickly Aye" OF a solitary member
for adjournment, and a chorus of Noes
against it, he would declare the House adj
journed, and the Jo0pal would chucklc
with delight.
Bnt the journal Is not now what il was
when Cullom reigned as Speaker, 1t has
reformed, and will tolerate no foolish
ness. The horrible lIaines ii is resolved
TO exercise, and therefore with continu.
Gus cry. it advises him to, "Ayaunt ~
but he will not. lie always comes again
like Monsieur Tonson, and the Journal
shrinking in a Dickory scare, screams
''Pr'y thee, zee there behold! 10!
| II stand, here saw hm!'