The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-02-24
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Arkansas Congressman "JOSheS''
a North Dakota Member.
ASKED EMBARRASSING THINGS

National House of Lawmakers Still
Dealing Out Instructions to the
Benighted. Some Valuable Infor-
nation From Learned Members ON
the Question of Mammals. The
Rights of the Horse.
WASHINGTON.-The congression-
al school masters are still dealing out
instruction to the ignorant and the
benighted Next after the learned
lectures by Senator Bailey from Tex
as on the ancient and prescriptive
right" of the horse to the public
highway and the divine priority of
the products of the farm over the
products of the factory" comes some
valuable information from some of
the learned house members ON the
subject of mammals.
Il notice here in the bill a pro-
vision for mammals. What are NAM
mals?" asked the Hon. Robert Bruce
Macon of Arkansas of the Hon. AISLE
+. Gronna of North Dakota. The
Arkansas statesman, whose seat is
far down in front on the democratic
side close to the Speakers desk, is
more popularity known about the
halls of congress as Doctor Mary
Walker" because of his physical re-
sembance to that celebrated pants
wearing" lady. She wears them,
too; the real things; none of your
fgurative wearing of pants! DR..
air before the world, in bifurcations,
which not even the sheath gown in
all its glory can display to better
advantage And withal, as appro-
pirate accomplishments, she wears
stove-pipe hat, and a cane. Well,
the Hon. Robert Bruce Macon dress
es like her in breeches, looks like
her in face and form, and sounds like
her in voice But don't you tell him
so to his face.
Yet for all these resemblances to
the real Doctor Mary and his widely
known nickname, the Arkansas Doc
tor Mary didn't know what a mann
nal was. 1t would not have been
surprising if he had been the original
Doctor Mary Walker in her stove
pipe hat and breeches; but a con-
gresham! Great heavens!
What did the other congressman,
MI Gronna, reply?
so far as l know" he said,
''there are no mammals on the is
lands. The species of birds we have
I have mentioned.
Mr.. Macon was game though. Are
these mammals birds?" he asked.
"Of course" the house roared with
laughter, DR.. Mary Walker never
cracking a smile, but stopped Mr..
Gronna again when he went on to
talk about pelicans, white winged
scoters and so forth, with But |
want to know about these mammals.
1t was evident that Mr.. GrOnna did
not know what mammals were him
self, so he was evading. Il am not
discussing or referring to mammals,
he said.
But l want to know about the
mammals" interrupted Mr.. Macon.
Il understood they are something
like rats, gophers, or something OF
that kind"
Mr.. Gronna saw. by the great
laughter of the house that he had
btlltI ne 6AJI GulGIy NuulAOu''
again he tried to evade, by saying;
81 will say to the gentleman from
Arkansas that if there are any NAM
mails there of any value we will be
very much pleased to preserve
them"
But what are they good for?'
asked Mr.. Macon.
I will say that we have none that
I know of, replied Mr. Gronna,
thinking in this way to get out OF
the embarrassment.
But what would they be good for
if there were any there?" persisted
the imperturbable Macon.
I will say to the gentleman from
Arkansas" was all Gronna could say,
that my reply to the gentleman was
this, that if there were any mann
mails of any value we would desire
TO preserve them"
Macon sat down with look or dis
gust on his face, observing: Il am
trying to get at what they are good
for, but it seems that the gentleman
cannot inform me"