Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-11

hidAiHS ueScTteTS penSloHaDle, US wen
as all militia organizations who served
sixty days in the army and navy Of the
United States.
HE SAID 1T AND HE MEANT 1T.
II now give timely notice, "said Prof.
Talbert, cutting the air with his switch.
ana mean 1t, that so long as may be
able to drag myself to the Capitol, no
pension billiard there is no qualiica-
ton to this ultimatum-shall pass the
House. unless a quorum Of the members
are present. The responsibility must
rest upon those who will not come out
10 see that Justice is done to the old
soldier"
AT this. Mr.. Sulloway moved to go
into Committee of the Whole to con-
slider bills OH the private calendar.
EiShty-siX smart schooboys voted i'll
the affirmative and none in the mega
tive. This was % votes less than q
quorum. A call of the House showed
little change. In vain did Mr.. De
Grafenreid. a postgraduate from
Texas. and Mr.. Miers, not yet matricu
lated. from Indiana, appeal to the gen.
tlemen with the hickory CAD. The ped
agogue shook the switch all the more
iercely. Bedlam ensucd, and, at 1880
o'clock. MIR. Subway withdrew from
the stubblc. and school was dismissed.
The second session of the night school
was held on February Q. The school
master from Parksville Edgefield coun-
~. was again on hand with n big raw
hide. Speaker Henderson was in the
chair when the resolution for going into
committee WAS presented. There was
II division of the vote. Only Sc of the
3oi scholars were present. Talbert
again snapped his whip by shouting
mo quorum" The yeas and nays
were demanded; 1863 scholars responded
Mr. henderson counted fifteen present
a tnI nt,H
quorum. The House, therefore. went
into committee with scholar William
l.. Hepburn in the chair. In committee
of the Whole only 100 votes are required
for a quorum. The first bill taken up,
provided for Il pension OF SIT per month
TO James III. Kercheval. Committee
amendments were read and agreed to,
and the bill was laid aside TO be report
cd TO the House favorably.
All this time, Monitor Talbert vainly
clamored for recognition. He undoubt-
edly wanted to demand Il division with
a. view to ascertaining whether there
was a quorum still present. The tutor
rushed M and down the main isle,
swapping his whip and demanding his
rights, while n scort or more Of Abece-
darians were Kissing and shouting.
DEMANDED HIS RIGHTS.
II submit. Mr.. Chairman" he shout
ed. that l have rights and 1 am here
To demand them. 1t is an unheard of
thing when Il member gets up TO adj
dress the chair, and when the chair
secs him, for the chair to deliberate
ly refuse TO listen to him."
The gentleman from South Carolina
Is out of order, and will take his seat"
the refractory scholar in the chair re-
sponded
The chair is out of order" returned
the indignant precepter. 1T has acted
in an arbitrary and tyrannical manner
l resent it, and will stand by what
| say. l will take my seat when 1 get
ready
Under strict construction OF the rules,
the monitor was undoubtedly out of or
der, as he had no right TO the floor
while the committee was dividing. The
unruly learner from the Hawkeye
commonwealth recognized him after
the amendments to the bills were
agreed to. Talbert declared that his ac-
ton was not governed by the slightest
feeling against the men who fought on
the Northern side in the war between
the North and the South and he in
sisted that Il quorum should be pres
cnt. His opposition was TO the loose.
reckless, unconstitutional method of
passing bills at Friday nights sessions.
He again insisted upon the presence of
IL quorum when school was open.
Thirty-siX pension bills were then
passed III committee before the school
was dismissed. Mr. Talbert himself adj
vocatcd the passage OF one because the
soldier was old and blind, and he be-
lieved that he should have n pension.
At the close OF the afternoon session
February 1G Mr.. Subway, the good
boy from the good. old Granite State,
asked that the night school be postpon-
cd until the evening of Monday Feb
ruaiy ~. \ fierce sHowstorr was rag
ing at the time, and it was evident that
there would not be Il quorum of the
House present If the school was opened
at the usual hour Friday night The
House agreed to Mr. sideways propo-
sition.
The third night school was therefore
opened at o'clock Monday night. The
preceptor from the Palmetto Slate was
again on hand. ready to administer
hickory consolation. Mr.. Sulloway be-
ing sick, Polgomist Henry r. Gibson. OF
Tennessee. took his place. The roll
call showed that only 6i scholars out of
S54 were present Thus 800 We're off on
lark, playing hockey" Prof. Tai
bert again shouted mo quorum" I'm
ruly Scholar William p Hepburn, who
was acting as Speaker. allowed that 1t
was evident that no quorum was pres
ent. Thereupon the phi'olog.st from
East Tennessee arose smiling. with the
face of man about to tickle n frog
and turning to Mr.. Talbert. asked if
there was not some way whereby they
could arrive at some agreement. ANY
thing YOU may propose" said Mr.. Glib
son. 1--WE will agree to-
Unlike Mark Twain's frog. the South
Carolina batrachian was not loaded
with shot He jumped as though he
had been touched by wire attached to