The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-06

sress"
This sally stirred up 10 Blackburn. who
was then In the house. Blackburn is es-
sehtlally an extemporaneous aud impas.
slOhed orator. He spent about half an hour
IN delivering the most pyrotechnical decla.
NATION against Butler that WAS ever heard
I'D that body. At its conclusion everyone
was In an attitude Of expectancy, wonder.
ing what Butler would do. He never al.
tehpted TO reply, but walking over to
where blackburn stood. demanded that the
after accompany him at once outside. the
chamber where personal explanations would
ne m order blackburn thought Butter
meant nght, and was only too anxious t.
get at the man whom the South I'm those
uays seemed TO desplsc more than any one
on earth. Ben led the way 10 following
him into the corridor. and the mcmhers
| following like a swarm Of bees, When
heh reached what Is now the committee
| room on military affairs, he opened the
door and In a most tragic manner bade
4, blackburn enter He then slammed the
door In the faces OF all the members. turn
ca thc Key In the lock and, facing the
present senator from Kentucky said
10, | see that YOU and | have been ap.
pointed on District OF Columbia commit.
tee to look after the construction OF me
new market house down town. ! c,Nt
here to talk the matter over with you.
ana II you Will Keep straight face we
will send FOR a page. have him order us
carriage and get our coats and hats. walk
ogt with serious dignity and will buy the
wine and dinner"
This took Blackburn by surprise. and in.
stead or lighting he Joined Butler 10 the
laugh and fell In with the suggestion. After
they left the capitol friends Of both men
hastily summoned other carriages, intend.
lug To follow them to what they believed
would be q duelling ground. When Black.
burn and Butler finally reached Chamber
lains they allghtcd and ordered tcrrnpin
with other things and sat down 70. enjoy
THO TOTO after 7rst ordering terrapin aud
Ter things They were surprised 20 nnd
h,,t of congress and all the newspaper
men M their heels. There was no escape
and tho Joke was out Butler took IT good
unturcdly, and everybody ate and drank
that night on Benjamin f. Butler OF Massa-
chuSettS.
Butler used to say that he never cared
what people called him BE believed he
had been called everything but r fool.
~
The late Texas Congressman Burke who
represented the Dallas district, quoted a
piece Of scripture during his service that was
SO appropriate Mt the time and httcd 30
we'll to the occasion and the subject under
discussion that IL is remembered as one
~ the best pieces Of wit for which the
FIfty-nfth congress was famous. Press
dent Mckinley had not been In the White
House ten months when the republican
members commenced to make speeches de-
r.gvjug that prosperity had already arrived.
Every ono ~ the democrats were asking
for the evidence aud disappearing by the
facts tho claims OF the opposition. Discus
sion OF this character had been going on
for several DAYS when Burke arose and
said.
MIR Speaker, this prosperity talk re-
minds me OF a statement Of the Apostle
ST. Paul when ne remarked that faith was
Ihe substance Of things hoped for, the evil
dence NJ things unseen. "
~
Jerry Simpson. the sockless one from kan
sos played an unexpected Joke on Con
gresham Dlngley a short time before that
gcutlcmau's death. Mr. Dnsley came into
the White House one day in somewhat Of
u hurry and proceeded TO his desk, intend.
ing to leave as soon as he obtained some
papers from the same. Bailey, Simpson and
other, were hullyragging the republicans
ola he iuiQuities Of the tNTih Mr.. DuCley
took % hand to save some Of the younger
republicans from getting the worst OF the
debate He dwet especially upon the
necessity Of protection for the American
working men and home market. DinElcy' S
silE hat was lying top down on his desk.
Simpson walked over ia the republican side
and picking II up, noticed London manu-.
featuring firms name on the Inside.
Whom the then leader Of the republican
party ON the floor took his seat, 'SocEleSs
Jerry picked no the hat and demanded
IN know why the advocates OF high tariTs
their goods from free trade England"
This YVES what the boys called "corker ~
and seemed to palalyze for while the
rosoursrful rcUWtec NJ the duent gentle
that his batmakcr lived in Maine, and tina
no the hatmNkcrl must have made mis-
take in sending him an English made piece
~ ho1dgcar This did not 60, and ION
months after the incident the boys woulp
rrv ont at Dingley as he went by, "Wher(
did you get that hatf'