Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL
WAsHNoros, January %.
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| HOUSE.
After some miscellaneous business
committees we're called tor reports of 1
private nature. "a MD ~
The House then went into Committed
OF the Whole ON the State OF the Union
for the purpose Of listening 10 Mr.. Horr's
reply TO Mr.. Cox's speech Of yesterday
When Mr.. Horr arose, the scene was
n dramatic and exciting as when an
important, political debate im,
psnds. fhe galleries were crowded
with people and the members
gathered around Mr.. Horr, who spoke
from the space IN front OF the speaker
desk, He stated that before he com.
menced his reply 10 the eloquent sand
able speech OF the distinguished and
weighty gentlemen from New York
[Cox he would ask the clerk to read the
speech, or a portion OF it, which he
Horrl had delivered lew days ago,
and which had occasioned that fearful
effort which the House had listened to
yesterday.
The clerk read as follows: "Genisl
little friend" Loud laughter.l
HOrr's fteply to Cox.
Mr.. Horr justified himself for using
the words genial little friend" by ex'
planning that they were spoken in the
heat of the debate. Laughter. He
had spent his boyhood in manual labor
and hard work, and was consequently
sometimes embarrassed, and in his ex-
treme diffidence dropped the words,
which he Was sorry for after
wards Had he known the sensi-
tiveness OF the gentleman IRON
New YOrk-had he known the poetry OF
his nature-he would have addressed
the gentleman IN the language OF mod
ern poet as "Dear Little Bnttercup."
CONTINUED laughter.
Abiding to the book why We
Laugh" which had been sent to him
Yesterday, he said he regarded il rs that
gentleman's best work, because 1t con
tanned very little of Cox and a good
deal Of other men. Laughter. Moth
ing had been further from his
mind than the idea of belittling gentle
men from New York before this assem-
bly. He knew a gentleman OF weight
and accomplishment and far be it from
kim to contest with him. Why, some
one had intimated to him that it was
thought he was trying to get some belt
from the gentleman. GOOD heavens!
What good would it be
to him. Great laughter, caused by
Horr's feeling his own waist, and insin.
ustlng that belt which would III Cox
would be much too small for him. No
man could surpsss him in his admirs-
ton OF the beautiful form Of the gentle
man from New York, aud he never
looked at him without thinking
of some ancient Grecian model.
"a thing of beauty was joy
forever" How simple statement and
vet how true; but he wished to make u
suggestion To his friend which he
thought would add 10 his already ex-
ceeding grace and beauty, and that was
that Brother Cox should part his hair IN
the middle and wear bangs. Loud and
continued laughter.
lie said, in conclusion, 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 gentle
man had been kind enough to give him
an epitapn. lie liorr Was not a poet,
but friend had written for him all epi.
taph upon the gentleman from New
York, which, he thought, Just stcOvercd the
case.
Beneath this slab lies the great sam Cox,
no Wa As wise As all ON Shd ~ BRAY Ne a. an or,
Think il not strange, hi, farming To dust
For lac swelled aud he swelled I'LL he finally
bust
Just where he has gone NJ just how ho fares
Nobody knows and nobody cares
But wherever he H. be he angel OI eli,
BE sure dear reader, he's puhng himself
The delivery Of these lines were iol-
lowed by roars Of laughter, which were
redoubled when, Mr.. Cox making no
reply, the Committee arose and the
House Immediately went into Commit
tee oi the Whole on the private calen-
dar, Mr.. Cox in the chair.
After some time the Committee rose
and q number OF private bills were
passed..