The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-15


Bob Burdette talks thus: NY SON, It
may be that as you grow older you viii
be seized with an ambition TO serve
your country in the halls of Congress.
10 this end you should begin now to
acquire that polish and easy elegance
OF language which viii enable you to
shine in debate. Read the daily pa
pers, and thus familiarize yourself with
the language and manners of the Amer
lean legislator. Cut out the official re-
port OF the great financial debate be-
tween b Hon. Nj. Cleayer and the
Hon. Mr.. Shark. that it may be to you
a textbook upon monetary matters.
Nr. Cleaver-ln presenting this bill
for the issue Of four hundred million
copper dollars per diem, Mr.. Speaker,
l am moved to say:
Hon. Mr.. Snark-The honorable gem
tleman is a dirty liar and dassen't take
it up.
Hon. Mr.. Cleaver-Sir, Mr.. Speaker,
II the honorable gentleman doesn't take
that back in two shakes of a sleeps tail
l VIII kick the everlasting stufing right
out Of him.
The Speaker-The gentleman must
be careful, in the heat Of debate, not to
overstep the bounds of courtesy and par
~liamentary usages.
Hon. Mr.. Snark-The gentleman is a
lop-eared son of a gun from wooden
shoe county, and he can't whip one side
Of me.
Hon Mr.. Ueaver-Win the gentleman
step GU from behind his desk and put
up his mauleysP Dance to me, you
sucker, 1 only weigh a pound.
Hon. Mr.. Snark-rn slap your nasty
mouth, you venomous old beast.
Hon. Mr.. Cleaver-Aw-w, shut up,
Skinny; what are you givin' usP
Hon. Mr.. Groans, Of Texas-Black
his eye! Hit him in the mouth!
Other honorable gentlemen from va
rious Statesmen him one! Send
him n in the paste-horn, for luck!
Smack him in the snoot!
Hon. Mr.. Candle (the speaker), mild
ly - The honorable gentlemen will
please keep within the bounds of parlia-
mentary courtesy.
Hon. Mr.. Cleaver Dumping up in the
air and cracking his heels together)-
Whoop! l kin chaw up and carry out
any son Of a thief between Chicago and
Carol If you don't believe it, smell of
my bootsi
Hon. Mr.. Shark = Hold me down,
somebody! Pm the o man from the
river district, and / eat raw buffalo!
Where do you want me to hit firstp
And just here the police, IN their way
to close = disorderly house in the neigh
borhood, stepped in and. closed the de-
bate.
From this page of Congressional his
tory, my ION, you can see how to direct
your reading in order to acquire q sufi-
Gent knowledge of financial matters to
participate in a debate ON tho funding
bill. 1t may be a grand thing to go to
Congress, l won't discourage you. my
dear boy, If your ambition leans in that
direction. Still. so long as you have an
alternative open, so long as you can get
. steady situation as chambermaid in q
livery stable or clerk on o raft l wouldn't
advise you to set your heart on Congress.
The American people really do not have
much respect for Congress rs a body.
They are always glad when it ~adjourns.
Individually. the members of Congress
are, I believe, good citizens. good
neighbors, and good mon. But for a
lot Of good raw material. my boy, they
can mako the canes aggregate when.
they get together - Don't worry
about going to Congress, Telemachus.
Go to the mines OF Join tho Ministries.
Your parents will think more Of you.