The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-25

ne chalr nld not expect me 10 hll ln're |
Ihe balance Of the session,
whats before tho IIouse--does the
gentleman know p SAYS tho irate
speaker II am," said the member,
The House and Speaker laugh
"Will the gentleman explain no that
! can understand y II will not engage
TO do that, says General Butler
John !, Hale once made a rctort that
filed the galleries with laughter by quo.
tingironically u text from second Samuel
on Judge Douglass; "Absolom said,
moreover, oh, that were made u jaiW
In the land e. liz was equally happy
on Wiglnll, The Senator Of the htG State
OF Texas When Wigiall protested, he
called him the lutc senator from TcSa7
II WIS railroad grant, "Wherc Is
all this to lead p exclaimed Washburne,
"To the Pacific coast, said Garfield, To
the bottom of the Treasury, rather" was
the prompt rcioindcr'
One Of Mr.. Lneolns stories was once
used 10 display the heavy points made
by m antagonist in debate, 4 certain
neighbor Of the Presidents had some
heavy butts Of logs on his land "They
were too infcrnel heavy to roll, too
darncd sogpy to burn, and too darned
tough to split 80 he just plowed all
around them,
A point was once made on the Mctho
dist senator, Mr., Harlan, by Senator
Salisbury a brother was in the habit
of responding to all the minister said
wit hearty Amen,
"Ilo became bothcrsomc, aud was eau
toned, He held in for II while Blu
feeling u disposition one night; he hal
locd out, Amen ata venture!
A member anxious to take up Tia,
tariff, IN which the duty on coffee wa
involved, said, There IL cry OF ngonN
from the coffee interest" "Then /
needs settling said II Senator, "Oi
what grounds 2 said another.
A member asks to insert rock" be
fore salt in the tariff, lie fails "iol
split on that rock, says u member
my colleague" said General Banks
"has deceived me again he would de
ceive the very elect "Of course sai'
| Mr.. Dawes TO the defeated colleague
that does not include you.
ut Is alleged" said Mr. Axtell, "tha
We have traded away Slj,OOO0OO 10
Alaska, and have only ono million
worth of real estate Any man VIII
can't trade within 400 per cent of tn
value of an article ought to be expelled
Such Congress Sir, no longer deserve
the confidence OF free people"
| General Butler used to answer MI
Bingham's rhetorical flights about tn
lind drenched with the blood of mi
lions, md the gathered wisdom of tn
Constitution, by saying Il always di
like that speech.
That was Il very clever rcioinder Sci
ator Conkling made TO Judge Thurman
last Congress. "Whcn the Senate
turns about and addresses me, ms he ha
hnlf dozen times, does he expect m
respond 7? said tho Judge just n littl
iettled. 'When speak of the law,
turn to the Senator az the Mussulma
turns towgd Mecca. look to him OF
~ as would TO the common law of Er
gland, thewolrds most copious volum
of human jurisprudence Those VIII
know the judicial aspect of the Senate
| from Ohio will appreciate the force an,
elegance of his superb badinage,
Could anything be finer than OCor
melt compulsory apology Il said yo
were composed Of siN hundred scour
drels and am very sorry for it" |
was the royal purple upon his frieze coat
! 1t was ~ personal generality, with tn
subtlest ambiguity of regret 1t wa
worth centennial birthday celebration
In which It played n festive part
Mr., Cox continues his article wit
the following happy thoughts
Our energies as n people need the re
lief which the shadow does not bestow
Public speakers are not exempt from
the ordinary rules of art. We hay
enough clouds of sorrow here. Let IL
| fringe there dark edges with sunshine
Let us mellow and brighten them 70
the solace of others, it not for the Joy o
our own heart Grief and melanchol,
are teliish. All nature calls for hilarity
To spirit penetrated with its subtle es
senee the open. sky will sit upon it
senses like a sapphire crown, the air vii
be its robe Of state, the earth throne
the sea mighty minstrel playing be-
fore it, and no sphere in the wide rang
OF its sympathie- will be kingless, Il
that province of human activity il
which life, liberty, and the pursuit o
happiness are the ostensihle objects O
guarantee--the province of statesman
ship-where collisions of prejudice, in
terest, and and passion are of constan
occurrence, while there may be no nee,
for the cap and balls of the fool or tn,
acrobatic entertainment Of the harle
quin and clown, there il ever nm urgen
cy for those gifts which cheer, brighter
and bless, and which ditfuse through so
ciety their soft radiance like the sweet
hallowing Influences of sunset.
TWEED ~ HIs GLORY.