The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19
AN ExIaENCY, AND THE REMEDY
FOR 1T.


When Judge Sol Calhoon was on his nrS'
legs, and Secretary of the Senate some
twenty odd years ago, Gen'l West was the
Senator from Holmes and Sunfower' Dol
was quite youth then, very muehiy unmar
ried. and, like all fast young men OF tha'
period, had a sweet, heart. He was his own
reading clerk, and when the Senate was en-
gagged in business they kept him busy IL
was only when long-winded Senators held
the Chamber under the spell OF elaborate
orations that he had unlimited latitude
1t SO happened the Secretary sweetheart
WAS about to terminate her visit to jackson
and leave one Friday evening. sol was IN
quandary. He wanted to tell her GOOD
bve. He must tell her goodbye. How on
earth could he BIO expected to prolong his
existence, and thus pave the way to the
Bench unless he did tell her goodbye, take
her to the depot, aud securely place her Oh
the train. But the entire Senate, as II out
of pure spite, could not get up steam
enough for a speech in this emergency
The time was creeping on with unerring
certainty, No proposition to adjourn
was heard from any quarter, and Senators
seemed to be intent only in running through
the calendar Before the Secretary could
draw long breath after reading the high
sounding title of one bill, he was called on
to 30 through the same performance Oh
another He became nervous, He looked
at the clock. The minute hand pointed
to IL minutes of tho time when the exodus
was to set out. He looked at the batch OF
bills in the calendar. II would take three
hours to get through. In his desperate
dilemma he moved over to the seat OF Gem
West. and made clean breast Of the inter
nal upheavings in his bosom, and implored
that Senator to save him.
.sPIl do whatever / can for you,' saic
the accommodating Greenbacker. "Shal
I ask the Senate to give you leave OF alb
sence?
ooh no, no, moi" replied the Secretary
onot that-they would want an explana
ton. and haven't time to explain
chow can We fix it then?' whispered th'
founder of the new National party
make speech, said Sol. " l onl!
want half an hour. Hold the body for hal
an hour"
''But," remarked the originator OF til
Greenback idea, "what on earth will
sneak about {? 1 can't think of anythin!
under heaven to say?'
''Oh, about anything, about everything
said the now enthusiastic Secretary. 'Ohe
: n resolution on the Ship Island Railroad
l and make speech on it,
The Secretary returned to his seat. In
few minutes Gen. West asked leave to SUI
pend the regular order of business for tn
purpose of Offering joint resolution
. Leave being granted, Gen. West sent to tn
Secretary's desk the following resolution
Resolved by the Senate, the House
Q Representatives concurring, That the Gu
f and Ship Island Railroad is public necef
sity.
- When the resolution was read, Gen. we
arose and said, "Mr. President" in thf
= slow and measured tone which was not
fication to other Senators to settle then
selves comfortably in their seats, for tt
mountain was in labor. Sol took the hin
and noislessly slid out. He was gone
hour. But when he returned, Gen. We
had only fairly entered on the subject. b
- was just getting warmed up to it; and
y continued for three hours longer, and w
~ only stopped by the request OF memb
- to Weld for a motion to adjourn for suppe
with the promise that he should have II
: floor next morning to finish his speec
- With this understanding Gen. West yielde
:. But next morning lie resumed, and spo
-, during the whole day. 1t was the create
- speech of the session, and left lasting il
preston upon the State