The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-11-20
CHAPTER XIV.

KresscS There was the same unbusiness- Ike
impractical haste; the same hurried, unjust
and utterly inadequate adjustment of uniin
ished, ill-digested business, that would not have
been tolerated for moment by the sovereign
PEOPLE In any private interest they con
trolel There were frauds rushed through
teare wore long suffering, righteous demands
she ved there werc honest supaid debts dis
honored by scant appropriations; there were
closing scenes which only the saving sense OF
American humor kept from being utterly
vie. The actors. the legislator. themselves
knew it, and laughed at it; the commentators,
the press knew ii and laughed Mt 1t; the
audience, the great American peoplc, knew IL
and laughed at it. And nobody for an IN
slant conceived that it ever, under any cir
Cumstances, might he otherwise.
Tho claim OF Roscommoa was among the
unfinished business. The claimant himself,
haggard, pathetic, importune and oSStina'"'
WIS among the unfinished business. Various
corgrcssmen, more or less Interested In ths
Success Of the claim, were among the unlh-
,shn,l business. The member from Fresno,
who Ind changed his derrnger for n speech
ag-r,inst the claimant, was among the uhAh-
ishel business. Tho gifted GashwiIcr, uneasy
in BIZ, soul over certain other unfinished busi-
mes, in the shape OF his missing letters, ouI
dropning oil and honey as he mingled Win
hi, brothers, WINS king Of misrulc ana fora Oh
the unfinished business. Pretty Mrs. iiopkn-
.on, urudontly escortei by her husband but
inrp,udently ogled by admring congressman
lent tho charm of her presence to the i'nlsh'hS
of unfinished business. Ono or two editors,
who had dreams Of finished financial bust
ness. arising out Of unfinished business, were
there also like ancient bards, to record WITH
r.rnn or threnody the completion OF unf'n-
,shej business Various unclean birds, scent
,op carrion in unfinished business, lowered IN
,be halls or roasted in tho lobby.
Tho lower house, under the tutelaSe OF the
GIFTED Gasbwlcr, drank deeply OF Roscom
mon ana MS lUlDNHItiiS 'Hiih 49, l'N'
the halfcmpty bottle to the senate as unflii-
i,hea business But alas in the very rush,
and storm, and tempest OF the FURNISHING
business, an unlocked for interruption arose
IN the person of great senator whose power
mono could opDos2, whose right 10 treo ana
sy,ended utterance at all times none coui'
.atusay. A claim for poultry, violently
,oi,,d bv the army Of Sherman during his
march through Georgia, from the hcncoor OF
an alleged loyal freshman opened conSi'u-
tiooal question, and with il the lips OF The
sreat senator.
For seven hours he spoke eloqucntly, earn
estly, convincinglv. For seven hours the old
issues Of party and policy were srVeieIly
takon IN and dismissed in the old forclb'e rhe-
torc that had carly made him famous inter
runtions from other senator's now forGet'nl
Of unfinished husiness and wild with reani-
mated party zeal: Interruptions from certain
senators mindful Of unfinished business and
Unable to pass tho Roscommon bottle, only
.nurrcd him 10 fresh eSertion. The ,ocan
sounded in tho senate was heard IN the lower
ho,.c. Highly excited members con3reSated
., ,bc d,,rs of the scrate and left unfinished
irlsiucs, to take care 81 itself
.rt to it.clr for snycn hours, unfinished
t,,,,,.,,,. c,,shel III rnlse teeth and tore its
,,,,, ia iuootcnt fury in corridor and hall.
For seven hour. The 81 ted GashWiler bad con
,,,,,ol fine manufacture Of oil and honey,
.,ho.o .vcctncss however. was slowly palliuG
,,,;,,, ia. congressional ;in. for seven hours
tnsrnnmop and friends beat with impatient
ro,t t,,c lobby and shool, fists, more or lc,s
.li.,,lorcl g.. the ,IiS,mcui,hod senator. For
.,,,cu ho,p,s ,'c one or two editors were Obliged
,.,.;,.o AND c.imI,- cnmni,uent ;he great ,ncech
which, r,c, nioh flashed over the wire, " n
,.,,,;,o,I viii, IN, Cd 81, ctric ihrin And,
,,or., ihan nil the; ucrs OBLIGED 20 record
nth = ,tc ,Io.i,,, NJ TN. - cou..rc,,, with
,,,,.,, ,,,, ty,. ,,u., amount Of unfinished
,.,,.,.o,y
i,,l, ,,,o,,, ~ friend. surrounded tie
..rco, .r,,,,,,. VII, h,rps Of nrai~c aud Goa.
..,,,.,,,io,y o,a ody,.,ries salutrd linn
o,,.,oonyly a. ,acy r,sseA ly with the re-
re, ., .t,o,., mon \ EtIc woman win a
i,,,, d,,n, .yar bc,. .hoa,drr,. and boa
,.;,, ooo small ,,nvu maud. nrpr,nchrl hi,
.,n,',,,r.