The sun., 1891-04-09
Tho Nebraska Legislature-Last Day


ticipants and spectators in the Twenty.
second Assembly have gone through with.
It Is only wonder that there have not been
more funerals. From Jan. I to the pres.
ent date. In plain Anelo-Saxon, He'll
has been to pay in Lincolu.'" Yet
sportive humor seemed to prevail In
the Senate on the day OF adjourn.
ment. The Lieutenant.0overnor put up
placsrd with the Information that the rule
against smoking had been suspended, where
upon twenty-ons Senators went up to his
desk in solemn procession and gave him
cigar. Evidently suspeoting plot to -.
sassinats him he took down the sign. Chap
lain D1ffENBAcnkR was present at the Ad-
1ournment, but omitted the benedlction.
Perhaps his dignity was ruined by the Joke
which some irreverent wag played upon
Senator SN1TzLRR, upon whose desk was put
the desk card OF the Chaplain. When SN1rz.
LFR tried to catch the Lieutenant Governors
eye that friend Of tobacco declined to rec.
ognixe him. "The gentleman 10 out Of Or
der. No one. except senator. has the right
to address the Chair. The Chaplain will
please be seated" Simple Jokes OF this sort
seem to give much happiness to tho Ne
braska legislators. Somebody put upon this
Same Senator sMrTznEh's desk and also
on that Of Senator VAN HousxN the inscrip-
ton. Second Assistant Sergeant-at-Arns,"
both Senators having done all In their power
to make life unhappy for that onloial.
Tho World. Herolds lookeron in Lincoln
gives US q number OF pleasant pictures Of
the last official moments Of great men OF the
Senate. We $50 the paper wads flying thick
and fast about the mighty head of senator
MIoHINra. Senator Brown. the sly dog,
showed the photograph Of "a very hand
some young lady. He denied all knowledge
Senator 6HuxwAY brought In . large
filed With cuspidorsr'
In the House that doliohoosphalous Re-
publican politician, the Hon. CHuRoH HOWE,
ratified the Ravel % temporary Chairman.
His desk. too. was labelled "Chaplsin," and
- the Nemahs statesman looked every inch
preacher save for the fact that hs parted
his hair In the middle" 30 It sesns that
this style Of parting 10 considered unolericAl
In Nebraska. Perhaps Mr.. HOWE adopted it
to symbolic his impartiality. but 1t savozp
too much OF the practices Of the dudes and
money sharks of the monopollstio East.
From . poem attributed to member,
Uncle DANIEL NIcHo1s. tho patriarch of
Buffalo, and said to DO written during the
discussion Of the usury bill. "while great
drops Of sweat dropped from his wide expanss
OF brow" It appears that CHURCH HOWE 10
an unterrined presidlng ofhcer fh spite Of his
centre parting:
"You may talk about yssr naltsadsL ysus DusAsts
your OroWds
You may talk absut ysur sesnss - bsghs anl fair,
But the thing that seems 70 the best IN the werds
dizzy whirl
10 .h. VA, that .h,ass 60 hunnins whoa o.vao.
HowH takss the chair.
"Thsrs are memories that come - ns ~ the days 70
Aad some are nIlsa with grief asa wes ana sars;
But instead OF sad rspniss ssll up 70 msntal sass
me time the sAss from NsnahA cluaca Howa sas
In the chair
"Thsy eould uasls SPEAKER Elssn Nsvsrass shsyd
drive mad.
And sHaApxR be would rave and tear his hair;
But they found bulldosinE futile when the sage fren
c.oaes uova wsuid walk up In frsns and oeeupy
the chair"
SooTT OF Dawson interrupted McKRssoN
Of Lincoln. who was explaining his vote on
Senate bill No. 81. by asking what no
was talking about. II can't furnish tho
gentleman with intelligence and run the
chair at the same time." answered CHURCH
HOWE. Tho Joke was little. but the laugh
was great. SCOTT Of Dawson must have
been soured by this Gliding. for soon after.
ward he asked CoRNBH, who had the door,
"Are you going to talk us to death ?" III
Dawson to DEATH" said the tart-ton8ued
r@v, Ixn Ak,s1n nAnA
every man on this hoor." More laughter.
Great excitement Great crowd In the lobby
and gallery, reminding old-timers of the
day when ME1KLIJoHN presided on the in.
side and Capt. RHoDEs's militlamen pre-
sided on the outside" Most Of the people
In the galleries were ladies. SHORTY be.
fore supper W. A. PAXTON, who stood In the
lobby. drew forth his corncob pipe and pro.
ceeded to smoke. Chairman HOWE ordered
tho Sergeant-at.Arms to remove any man
smoking Q cob Pipe. Sergeant DUNCAN
spoke to Mr.. PAXTON, and after some argu.
ment persuaded him to put his pipe In his
pocket. Mr.. PAXTON thought 1t huge Joke.
DUNCAN was In dead earnest. and HOWE
never smiled"
Governor BOYD was on the floor In the
last hour OF the session. Speaker ELDER,
who must not be confounded with the more
famous Speaker. Damn.the-R Rules ELDER of
Kansas. went about bidding farewell to his
friends. HE win take back to Lone Tree
precinct large crayon portrait Of himself.
present from members Of the House and
the House press gang" McKEssoN OF Lin
coin made the presentation speech. The
Speaker. who had now taken the chair, re-
plied In humble yoin assuring th0 man.
bers that he felt just as common - hs did
before he left Lone Tree for the glory In
store for him at the Capitol:
"hr. Chairman, members OF the Lsxislatufs and
citizens generally For ms to say at this sins that
am embarrassed would BE- ussssa These presents will
long bs rsEeinbered. have never sought high posi-
tlons and II is,ursd situation higher than had be-
fore came 10 Lincoln want 10 say that felt
mon as did before came here TO do my duty as
man; AMI IL have pes done NV duty II was because
SID not know how. and not bsess's Idids~waU, to do
H. ~ fran I.inrnn with M VIII towatU nops wLf