, 1884-03-05

Mr.. baDOltt-t should X TO know
why your honor ?
Mr.. Hines-Because it is, that's why.
Mr.. Whittier-I'ts an impossible
date.
Mr.. Warren-Do you think the world
will come to an end before that time =?
Mr.. Babbitt-I don't know whether
it will or not, that bill will turn up in
some place-it will be in existence
somewhere.
Mr.. Warren-Yes, and it will be a
curiosity If the court knows herself.
Mr.. Babbitt-The house can't COM
plain of our showing any disrespect to
introduced by one of my colleges here,
and he don't think enough of it to de-
fend it.
MI. Irvine-Who was the fellow any
how ?
Mr.. Babbitt-Oh, never mind who
he was.
Mr.. Irvine PHI bet he is a crank.
Mr.. Warren-Show me the color Of
his hair.
Mr.. Babbitt-Suppose he hasn't got
any.
Mr.. Whittier-Question, question.
Mr.. Hines-the motion hasn't been
seconded.
Mr.. Warren-Yes, it has.
Mr.. Holliday-I move an amendment
to the motion, L move that the bill be
committed to the superintendent of
public instruction, AMI to be produced
by him at that time.
Mr.. Bennett second the amend
ment.
Mr.. Warren-Whom will he produce
it to ?
Mr.. Holliday-Commlttee No. /.
Mr.. Homer-"Where is that book?"
Mr.. Hines-"Do you mean that work
on insanity Here it s."
Mr.. Babbitt-'Have it referred to
the author of this bill.''
Mr., Holiday (who had found a bottle
of liniment in Hines desk kept by him
to use on his injured hand)-''See here,
Mr.. President, advancing toward the
desk and holding it up) L want to in
troduce this bottle and have the in
scription read by the clerk" lGreat
laughter.
Mr.. Hines-"All right, this house is
willing to receive bottles at any time.r
Mr.. Babbitt-"Provided the Green
River goat DON'T"
Mr.. Bennett-"Whose goat?"
Mr.. Hines-'The govt is all right
and 30 is this bottle. The clerk will
please read"
Secretary Kuykendall, reading: Shake
well before using, and lRoars of
laughter.
Mr.. Irvine-"what are we at any
howp"
Mr.. Warren-"We are after that
goat this time" Laughter.
Mr.. Babbitt-"Yes, and he will get
into the pound and"
Mr.. Hines-"WeIl 1 guess Pm the
-" Laughter.
Mr.. Holliday-"Mr. President, an
objection has beer made to referring
this bill to the superintendent of public
instruction for the reason hat he gets
no compensation. Now 1 suggest that
no quack-"
Mr.. Warren-"What have you got
to say about quacksP"
Mr. Babbitt-"He was sick once and
not takap in hu a onoou ~
Mr.. Holliday-"Now l have a word
o."
Mr.. Warren-''I should like to have
the gentleman explain about his sick
ness" Laughter.
Mr.. Babbitt-Yes, and whether he
was ever sick before" ReneYed
laughter.
Mr.. Hines-"One hundred years
hence is a pretty good time, but some
of us will get there"
Mr.. Irvine-"Get where?"
Mr.. Hines-"Gentlemen, I'm going
to put the motion on the amendment to
the amendment. All you in favor of
referring this bill to the superintendent
of public instruction, to be returned
January l, 1884, will say aye"
Mr.. Babbitt-"Aye."
Mr.. Hines-"The motion is lost"
Mr.. Babbitt-"But what shall we do
. with the bottlep" Laughter.
Mr.. Warren-"I move to refer the
bottle to Mr.. Bennett" Laughter.
Mr.. Bennett-"You folks think you
are smart, don't your"
Mr.. Warren-''You bet yonr life."
MI. Hines-"I amt going TO have
any more foolishness about this bottle.
L am going to refer the contents of this
bottle t o committee number sixteen.
Laughter.
Mr.. Homer-"The contents will fare
SLIM"
Mr.. Hines-"And I'll keep the bot
tie myself"
MI. Warren-''I call for the original
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