The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-05-08


pama, took occasion to say the revenue
cutters never fought except in times OF
war. Poto" Hepburn, of Iowa, in
reply, said this:
MY friend from Tennessee, from
his home by the side of that manlfi-
cent spring in Huntsville, 30 Wonder
fully adapted to nautical pursuits
"1 do not want to lose my identity
entirely" interrupted Mr.. Richardson,
"the gentleman ought TO know am
from Alabama"
" intended to compliment the oor
tlenan hrst," retorted Hepburn, " but
now since my attention is called to il 7
Wiii compliment the State of Alabama
by making the correction.n
Ihe House applauded the neat marry
ana Ineh went into roars of lauuhtcr
as Hepburn procecded:
"Ihe gentleman from that beaut;ful
spring 80 adapted TO nautical nursnits
mas said the rev ,nue cutters tiaht onlv
IN tlme OF war, and the gentleman from,
i,lKe's Peak, perched pleasantly upon
inc summit of that vast mountain. tall-
ing III The comprehensive view which
rom that point dlscloses the naval and
tnllitary establishment of the United
otates, docs not hesitate to ioin HIM,
wy "od, my friends, when would YOU
nave them to fight? DO you want them
30 organized as is my friend Mann from
Illinois, who is ready to FIGHT at all
times and everything? When | have
observed that pecullarity on the part
OF my friend from Illinois have
thought that if the theory of TRANSMIT
gratlon OF souls be true and he here
AFTER appeared rs later incarnation.
nc would come as an animal with four
legs instead Of two and he would paw
with his front legs and kick with his
hind legs -
lhen Representative Mann got in
some humor Of II broad brand. He
said
"My remembrance IS that the theory
OF inc transmlgration of souls, is one
hcld by the llindoos. The gentleman
having compared me to Il IIindoo. |
may say feel very much like the lin
400; the poor, bcnightcd IIlndoo, who
does the best he kindo. llc sticks to
caste from Iirst to last and for clothes
he makes his skin do,,'
The livcliest half hour the Sonata
mas experienced in years was that
winch Senator Bailey enlivcncd last
week by his clever rctorts upon Scna-
TORS Depew and Spooner. In his
speech the Texas Senator had drawn u
comparison betwccna young girl color
ing hcr cheeks and an ayriculturist
coloring oleomargarne.
"Ihe Senator from Texas shocks
mc,' Depew replied. ",Vhon he COM
pared the color Of oIcomargerne to the
art by which n young girl wins the
heart OF her lover, felt that the Am
crlcan & irl had been put in a wrong
position before the American people.H
Bailey rctortcd: " forgot for the
moment recent occurrence III the life
OF the Senator from New Yolk or
should not have said it.n
Said Dcpcw then: "Aud but for
that occurrence should have left it to
a younger man TO come to the rescue
OF the American girl. 1t was the Texas
senator's youth and beauty which as
lonlshcd me when he made that re-
marx. And he never ought 80 soon
after The American girl appeared 80 en-
tranclnS in her Easter hat and gown in
the churches and on the avenues OF
to have gone back on her
today by saying she is fraudulent
specimen Of living olcomargarinc
with all her iincry and flowers and
flbbons and colors she was still the IN
American girlm
representative Talbert, of South |
Carolina, got of good one at the |
awyers recently. 1t was during a de-
)atc on the pension bill. Representa-
i've VAndiver, Of Missouri, was taking
EXCEPTIONS to something Mr.. Talbcrt |
lad SAID on the floor.
Now if my friend was a lawyer"
'ald Vandiver, " he would understand
hcsc things.'
Talbcrt sprang TO his feet and in
ones of mock indignation cried:
" But | am not lawyer. am an
lOnGSt man. 'ThcrpIorr I ropnot ,,nJor