Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-03-12
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Ths DEATH Song Of ths Force Bill.
TUNE s-Dearess Nay.

poser, and. having learned that your pa
per has wide circulation, send you one
copy, which hope you viii have publish
ed. nyou should think proper 10 publish
It please mail me copy to my address, for
should like to see how Ii looks in papeI
form. Il looks pretty, / think, in handful
form. ! was formerly q resident Of ST. Ma
rvs county, but have resided In Washing.
ton for the last 80 years Pretty near oil
thepeople used to know in Leonardtown
have died out I believe old John A.
Camalier, Bennett Abel and Alexander
Loker are living.
Yours respectfully,
JAMES A. BRAxsoE.
There was man from Massachusetts,,
Whose name was Lodge they say,
Who got up Federal Election Bill,
To pass Il right away;
In the House OF Representatives,
He labored day and night.
And when he passed Il throughthe House.
He thought he had 1t right
CHORUS.
Oh this Federal Election Bill,
Old Hoar won't let IL alone,
Until he has those Federal officers,
Search every house and home.
But when Il reached the Senate,
He found it wasn't 50 straight,
Said Quay, from Pennsylvania,
This Federal Bill must watt
We must lay it informally aside,
Until after we adjourn,
And the first bill we will have to pass,
Is this when We return.
CA0rus:-Ohi.th this Federal Election Bill. &c.
When the State elections passed of 80 bad,
Then Hoar, he said 10 Reed.
We must pass this Federal Election Bill,
Or else we are gone indeed;
We must place those Federal officers,
Into every house and home,
! question II we hold the power
When all Of this is done.
Ch1rW:
Then they brought 1t up in the Senate.
But the democrats kept 1t at bay,
At length he said 10 Aldrich,
This bill won't pass this way;
You must offer now the cloture rule,
To cut of all debate,
And If only you can get that through,
Why then we viii have it straight.
Chorus:
But when the cloture rule came up,
1t raised a perfect squall,
For Stewart was the first republican,
To open up the ball; tyears,
He said the rules had stood for q hundred
Without any immediate change,
And he could find out NO just cause,
Why they should not 30 remain.
Chorus:
1t was then few republicans,
Came TO help the democrats out,
Said Wolcott to his western friends,
know what am am about;
viii offer O resolution
To take up the apportionment bill,
To try IL we can't devise some plan,
This cloture rule TO kill.
Chorus:
When they were voting on his resolution,
You'd see old Hoar turn pale,
But Aldrich would not believe,
His cloture rule would fail;
But when the vote was clearly announced,
Then 20 his great surprise,
The noes they counted thirty-four,
But the ayes were thirty-fve.
CHORUS.
Oh this Federal Election Bill,
Old Hoar must let il alone,
He win never get the Federal officers,
Into every house and home.
So then and there the Force Bill died,
Glorious news 10 hear,
Its funeral now will soon take place,
Under Hoar and Aldrich's care:
They must carry of and bury il,
In some lonesome wild desert,
While some democrats will 90 to see
Them do the dirty work.
ChOcus:
So now il Is buried,
But they say it was no disgrace;
Yeti hear old Hoar while digging the grave
He turned quite blue in the face;
And as for Senator Aldrich,
His complexion il generally red;
But before he got through covering il up
He turned as pale as lead.
Chorus