The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-04-16


fies himself with the universe that he i,
not at all certain whether he is part oI
it or it is part Of him"
Two or three days ago there was 6
lively tilt between Senators Dawes an
CoclTeu in which the latter ferociously
demanded to know if ne could not tel
what Democrat had sworn to under
oath without slanderiug Il Democrat
81 do not know about that" was Mr.
Dawes denure rejoinder, which wa:
greatly enjoyed. In his prime Dave.
was good deal OF Il wag, and has in his
composition vein of quiet humor
which even now occasionally flashes out
When he was in the house, and was talk.
ing about more light houses for the coast
Of Massachusetts, some one asked him
how many light houses there were in the
district. Five said he, Il WIS up
there last summer, in vacation, rejoined
the questioner, "anl | am sure counted
a dozen" On" said Mr.. Dawes, they
are double reaectors, and perhaps you
saw double"
Puns on names are common-toO COM
mon--in the annals of congressional wit.
Once Mr.. Archer, of Maryland, voted
by mistake when Oales Ames name
was called, and voted again when his
own name was reached, whereupon two
or three members sang out, "Insatiate
Archer, would not one vote suffice?"
Sam Cox once looked this matter up.
ard found that the same joke had been
made on no fewer than three of the
many Arohers who have sat in the
! house.
Mr.. Springer's pun on the picturesque
member from Philadelphia, Mr.. Ran
dalls successor, is not bad-"Vaux
populi, Vaux Del"
1t is odd how jokes are perpetuated,
worked over, reapplied, in congress.
Gentlemen win pass through the tell
ers," by mistake for Gentlemen will
pass between the tellers, is as old as the
house Of representatives, but ii always
raises a laugh. Not loag ago Buck"
klgore, who was serving as Il teller. an
nounced, 1.-TWO more in the negative, Mr..
Speaker, as Mr.. Barnes, tho giant states
man from Georgia, passed through.
This, too is an Old joke 1t was 1irstap-
piled to Mr.. Baldwin. of Massachusetts
in the Thirty eighth congress. 1t was
also once pr ed to subliyide him in
order to make a quorum
a few days ago Il western member
vociferoUsly and porsistently addressed
the chair Finally the speaker turned
to him and asked:
"For what purpose does the gentle
man rise?'
"To a point Of order. I ask for in.
formation
'Ihe point is well taken, said Speak
er Reed sharply, amid general laughter.
1t was at least thirty years ago that
representative, speaking on the tariff
bill exclaimed:
Mr.. Speaker, | am q plain, blunt
business man, who deals in facts and
figures. | am tired of these theories.
What | want is more practical common
sense.
That's sor' shouted some one, and the
house was convulsed with laughter,
During one of the nieht sessions Of
the senate last month MIR. Hoar. tired
and sleepy, said, "Ar. President, there
is no senate before the question"
This was SO funny that even Mr.. Hoar
laughed. bur it was not as ludicrous rs
the slip made a few years ago by Dr..
Gallinger, who has lust been elected to
the senate from New Hampshire. The
great doctor was in the house then, aud
in control of time in a certain debate.
Mr.. Speaker" said he, II give three
gentlemen to the minute from Kansas.
Mr.. Perkins,"