Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-04-26
coNeREssMEN's eLuNDERs.
Lot or Funny Mis- takes Made by
Members or the House.


Lot or Funny Mistakes Made by
Members or the House.
The Now York Tribune has CORE
espondent who has taken notes in the
two houses of Congress of what does
not so into the Record. To read it
would be good lesson for a student
of logic, elocution or English grammer.
In most of examples given it is
carelessness in the use of the language
rather than ignorence.
A lesson on tautalogy: Belford, 'rho
red-headed rooster of the Rockies. rs
he was called, pointed to fellow
member after having demolished him,
and said: There he sits, mute. silent
and dumb" when witty member sit
ting near by said: "And he amt say
ing word "
The same rod-headed gentleman once
rose aud said: II move this House add
journ sine DEL" The laugh that fol-
lowed brought the rooster" to his feet
again. and he said: IL move this
House do now adjourn bona Gde.
Tue uproar lasted some seconds. when
then gentleman came TO his own relief
and said:
MIR. Speaker, l move that this
House adjourn in the common way it
always does.
Congressman Bingham speaks rap
idly and the other day in debate he
said:
Now rs to the question of this mat
ter being effected by this question"
Whereupon Congressman from Penn
sylyania said that reminded him of
speech made in the Legislature of Tex
as, when Davy Crockett was member
The member rose and sad: "Mr.
Speaker. the generality of mankind in
gineral is disposed to take advantake of
the generality Of mankind in gineral."
''Sot down." said Davy Crockett; ''you
old fool, you come out of the same hole
YOU went at.
Mr.. Taubee, in an earnest speech,
sa d: NOW let each man work togoth-
er."
a member close by said. "Ycs, be he
either man or woman.
Senator Vest was describing the linn
tied means of the postofiicc IN Kansas
CITY, and said: "Why Mr.. President. |
have seen waiting ut the delivery win
n line of ladies half n mile long" Sem
ator Vance rose aud said: Mr.. Presi-
dent | wish to inquire if that is the usu-
al length of the ladies in Missouri"
In d strihuting time Mr.. Galingar
Temporarily in the chair, said: 81 give
three gentleman to the minutes from
Kansas
And MIR Carlisle, when tellers are
appointed. directs the members to
pass through instead of between the
tcllcrs
Mr.. Ingalls,. the other day recognized
Senator Hale. of Maine. rs the Senator
from Hale" and in II fit of absent
mindednesS. when his colleague, Sena-
tor Plumb. rose to speak he recognized
him in the usual greeting of the cloak
room. simply by the word Plumb. "
Herbet, of Alabama. begun speech:
.'.If all the gentlemen who have spoken
on the other side" And member
from Pennsylvania speaking of the boys
in the mines, said: at will do person
al violence to their constitutional
health.
Grain. of Texas. said: "This is an or
,ganic change of law"
Reagan SAlu: MS Lnln0 must De
stopped undoubtedly"
Mr.. Bland said: II returned back
home.
Timothy Campbell said: Lynch
was the baldest-headest man in the
House"
Such expressions as "has come"
''has saw" and "bonny iide' are COM
mon.
Mr.. McMillin, with his fist clenched
said Il will show the gentleman from
Illinois something"
Mr. Brumm said: "It is matter TO
be decided between he and his employ.
es."
O'Neal, of Indiana, spoke of a law us
coming down upon us through the cru
ciblc Of time. -
Cox asked how it come through
,cruciblc. but the Hoosier refused to be
interrupted.
Senator Harris said in debate the
other day; IL make this statement in
bona fide good faith"