The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-24
FoRTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
Horr's Reply to Sunset Cox's witty and
SatlrloaI speech-The Epltaph Busl-
ness Seems TO Have a Big Hold on
the Rlslbilltles Of the House.


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committees were called for reports Of
private nature,
The House then went into the Com
mittee Of the Whole on the state OF uuiol
for the purpose Of listening to Horr's re
ply to Cox's speech yesterday.
Mr.. Horr was exceedingly humorous
and elected roars OF laughter from the
members on the floor and from large
crowd OF spectators in the galleries.
Mr.. Horr justified himself for using the
words, "Genial little friend" by explaining
that they were spoken in the heat OF de-
bate. Laughter1 He had spent his boy.
hood In manual labor and hard work, and
was consequently sometimes embarrassed,
and in his extreme diftidence he dropped
words which he was sorry for afterwards.
Had he known the sensitiveness OF the
gentleman from New York; F; had he known
the poetry OF his nature, he would have
addressed the gentleman in the language
OF modern poet, as "Dear Little Butter
cup" CONTINUED laughterl. Alluding
to that book, "Why We Laugh" which
had been sent 10 him yesterday, he said
that he regarded II as that gentleman's
best work, because it contained
very little OF Cox and good deal OF
other men. (Laughter) Nothing had been
further from his mind than the idea OF be.
littling the gentleman from New York,
before this assembly. He knew the gen.
tleman's weight and accomplishments, and
far be it from him 10 contest with him.
Why, some one had intimated 10 him that
It was thought he was trying to getsome
belt from the gentleman. Good heavensl
What good would 1t be 10 him. (Great
laughter, caused by Mr.. Horr's feeling his
own waist, and insinuating that belt
which would tit Cox would be much too
small for him.. No man could surpass
him in his admiration OF the beautiful
form Of the gentleman from New
York, and he never looked at him
without thinking OF some ancient Gre.
clan model. "a thing beauty was a joy
forever" How simple statement and
yet how true; but he wished 10 make a
suggestion to his friend which he thought
would add to his already exceeding grace
and beauty, and that was that Brother
Cox should parth his hair in the middle
and wear bangs. Loud and continued
laughter. He (Horr) now approached
another subject tremblingly, because his
friend had told the House Yesterday that
he once blew man right through key
hole and he (Horr) did not want such a
tight squeeze. His friend had made a
speech during the extra session on the
test oath and that speech had marked in It
daughter" fourteen times, applause" and
great applause" once, applause and
laughter" once, and "long continued ap-
plause" once. He wanted 10 know II the
rumor was true that that speech had been
printed daughter and appausel and all
three days before it was delivered [roars
OF laughterl. That was big advantage
gentlemen. Who could sit down in the
darkness OF midnight an hour, and when
they got funny thing, just to stop and
cheer themselves and write, laughter had
a great advantage. The gentleman did too
much for the world, that was probably the
reason for his being SC thin. II he fur
nished the daughter" and let tho world
furnish the Applause" it would not draw
so on his constitution.
For the purpose, as he explained, OF
showing that he was not wholly to blame
for having applied the term genial lit
tie friend" to that gentleman from New
York, Horr sent 10 the Clerks desk
bound volume Of Hdrper's Weekly, which
the Clerk held up TO the full view Of the
House, opened at picture which repre-.
sented Cox as Speaker OF the House, with
his feet resting on the back OF chair.
This action Of Horr's was greeted with
roars oflaughLer, which broke out airesh
when that gentleman stated that the pic.
lure had been published Just after Cox
had not been elected Speaker. Whoever
looked at that picture, he said, would no.
tice that the gentleman had been placed
with bis feet on the top Of the Speakers
chair, so that he could get his head over
the desk. He hud heard that his friend
had once stated that had he been
six inches taller he would have been
President. (Laughter.) The Democratic
party had fallen into the same mistake, as
the gentleman in giving heed to muscle
instead OF brains. II the gentleman from
New York had had three inches and a lot
Of votes more he might have been Speaker
Of tho House. He wished to say, In con-
Clusion, that whatever he might hereafter
say in debate, he begged the gentleman
from New York 10 understand that he
had no malice or hardness OF heart in him.
That gentleman had been kind enough to
give him an epitaph. He Horr) was not
a poet, but friend had written for him
an epitaph upon the gentleman from New
York, which he thought just covered the
case.
"Beneaih this slab lies the great Sam Cox,
Who was as wlso n m owl aud brave As al OF.
Think Il not strange his turning to dust,
For he swelled, and hO Awetd TIL ho hnally bust,
lat RAaNa Ia hnaN EANaNh hR NaRaa