The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-10

formed and a reporter with a micro
phonic ear was lowered from the gall
leries in the direction of the supposed
reading clerk When drawn up the re-
porter reported that there was no
doubt but what it was the reading
clerk and that he was engaged in read
ing a bill.
Owing to the fact that his inverted
position interfered with the acoustic 4
properties of the chamber he was not
able to discover what the bill was
about The matter will not be al 4
lowed to drop, however, as several of
the Twin City publishers have organ 4
lied a syndicate with unlimited capt.
tai for the purpose of discovering the
contents of the bill. The Royal Geo.
graphical society will be appealed to
for assistance, and it is thought that
an archaeologist now working in
Mesopotamia will be detailed on the
case. If the bill is ever run to earth
copy will be presented to the state
historical society and another will be
included in the Minnesota exhibit at
the Lewis and Clark exposition.
When the reading clerk relaxed the
stir under the gallery was repeated and
from the attitude Of ennui assumed by
the visible members of the house it was
surmlsed that somebody was making
a speech 1t may have been nice
speech too, one perfectly proper for
young persons to hear, but nothing
except the punctuation marks reached
the press gallery. Whatever eloquence
there was, was so foreshortened and
distorted as to be unrecognizable to
the English speaking contingent.
Wireless Is Tried
An attempt was then made to get in
wireless communication with Speaker
Clague, via Vancouver but without
success
tangled with the headquarters of the
Ihlrd japanese army near Mukden,
where 1T was reported that Gen. Stoes-
sci had complained that the referee
! robbed him of the decision.
A message of sympathy and condo
lence was received from the reporters
attending the Hungarian diet at Buda-
pest. A similar communication was re-
>celved from the pennypackerized press
bottled up at Harrisburg.
AS the Unknown Party Under the
Gallery arrived at his peroration there
was a desire on the part of many to
secure the floor. Several arose to their
own feet and made frantic gestures.
evidently striving to attract the atten-
ton of the gentleman occupying the
speakers desk. The speaker was seen
to nod his head southwesterly and then
ensued a lively and heated debate, fill
ed with repartee and the keenest sar-
| casm. Considerable discussion was
lost in transmission as several of the
| press balloons were captured and the
wigwag service was faulty. The de-
bate was as follows:
Accurate Report of Debate
| Representative--( (white-haired Dig
Hennepin) )-'Mr Speaker -----...Ilest nneces. $.
Tiarymdmto in accordancs the full extent--
| pOnderOuS---Drec
seExatiye, anxious to do the right thing
-iinalienable- the@NMnainsnf- the. varijnsnf
ferable---asteop hrag ragmastumic wig
Wag ua,E error)-,goldfish-- distinguished
Unknown Party Under the Gallery Mr..
Speaker, l moye---7unt until----com
looked like Hugo, of Duluth9pMr. Speak saku
er-I rise----------or -order----groun
Mr.. speaker-'erhe CHAIR
/ taken"
u P U. T. G-Mr. Speaker. -
! appeal. atesmanship- in
representative Thought to be
Hickey, of Ramsey)--Mr. Speaker =
-------- marble palace i'S
| The clerk then began monotonous
wall, evidently distasteful to the mem
bers, as everyone said something ag-
gressively. 1t was impossible to get
| the drift of events, but in certain re-
spects the proceedings resembled roll
call. The clerk and the speaker then
had conference and the speaker said
something that pleased the members as
several testified by clapping their hands
in an ingenious manner.
Reported From the Floor
Censored Report as Presented by Page
The house of representatives assembled at
& o'clock last night. The roll was called
at 1903 and adjournment taken at sos.