The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-06-14
A MOCK SESSION,

Amusingscenes In tho House near tee
close Of It's labors.
Tho Columbia correspondent of
2he Neaos and Courier gives tho
following account Of a mock session
held in tho House of Representa-
tives just before tho final adjourn-
ment:
The regular Speaker having
vacated the chair, Mr.. w. X. Brad~
Icy, Of Abbcvillc, q gentleman Of
Falstal1ian proportions, and Of most
lrrepEessible humor, was called to
take his place, and complied with
out ceremony. Tt was remarked
several times thereafter, in my hear
ing, that ho "fillcd' tho chair very
well, whereby I am deprived Of the
opportunity, and consequent small
credit, of making that point myself.
Tho new Speaker at once seized
the gavol, and, with mighty thump,
ordered "Silcnco in Court !" A
burst of laughter and general con.
fusion followed in lieu of obedience
to this command, and Mr.. Speaker
pounded away with his little hammer
-as all the temporary Speakers
most delight to do when in his place
until order was secured, when hp
delivered short address.
Myers, of Beaufort, at once
moved to take up a bill changing
tho names of all tho members of
certain family in some upper coun~
ty, which bill has boon read and re-
read and amcndgti, and read again
and referred to committees and rc~
ported bacl1 and read again, and
raeommitted and read again, and
read rs part Of mcmbcrs' speeches,
and finally lost and introduced anew
and read throo times in each House,
and reforred, and amended and app
proved, and vetoed by the governor
and ordered engrossod, and report
cd engrossed, and ordered enrolled
and reported duly enrolled, and
ratified, &C., &c, until every man
and boy in tho two Houses, and
many visitors besides, arc SO familiar
with it as to be able to call from
memory every namc in that large
and interesting family, and until tho
simple announcement of the bill on
one of its many readings in regular
session had become tho accepted
signal for q OUTLAW.
Myers then moved to take ND this
everlasting bill oncc more.
The Chair, in we'll disscmbled
.dismay, ordered him to take his seat
immediately.
Myers: II movo it in behalf of tho
gentleman from Chester" (J. j.
Hemphill.)
Chair, irroloyantly y "Not at all
Not at all!'
Curtis: 81 want to ask the Chair
question about those co,cs." (Al~
lluding to we'll known Joke on the
Spe0ker.)
Chair, (with tho gavelD IYhom|
The utmost confusion and good
h',mor now prevailed and tho Speak
eer kept the the House in q roar Of
laughter for some time by his extra
ordinary rulings Then Myers took
the floor again, and spoke for d half
hour, until tho Chair, and every ono
,olso, wearied, when tho Chair pcr~
,emptorily ordered his removal from
the floor. Myers still hold on, and
the Chair, aftor an interval ordered
tho assistant sergeant-at-arms to
furnish tho Chair with "good
ibaskot of rocks, with which no pro-
posed to wing the tedious orator,
who, however, finally closed, tho
Speaker remarking as he did so, ~
am glad you aro done"
The hrrlesquo was we'll sustained
for nearly or quito an hour, during
which Judge Mackey and Senator
Gary wore called upon to address
It o meeting. Both did 50, and
Judge Mackoy, with that keon scnso
of hmor for which he is celebrated,
Enlightened the general effect of tho
scene by pronouncing in solemn
.dirge' like tones tho most numerous
discourse I evor heard him utter.
General Gary camo up smiling in
response toa resolution ordering him
to 'get married" Ho was very
happy in his treatment of the theme
mentioned, in tho course of which
he showed his familiarity with the
classics by quoting Socrates on tho
subject and ihis ignorance of the