The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

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ocean of claims from the time of the
birth of Christ to the future supposed
death of the man with the horns and
cloven hoofs.'
"PeIion Piled ON Ossn.'
The Democrats are flibustering
First they make the point OF mo quo
rum Then they move adjournment
and finally they shout no quorum
again.
"Peiion has been piled on Ossa,
shouts the chair There are no more
words IN the alphabet; there arc no
more mountains TO pile. One hundred
and niety-t two members are present
a quorum
insurgents and Democrats combine
and overrule the Speaker, but he Is
not perturbed. 1t but proves. he re-
minds his adversarics, that the VIII OF
the majority really rules. and IT dis
poses OF the question whether the
Speaker does, like colossus. bestr!de
the world" whether with him 1t Is
case of "let there be light, and there
was light
Up comes bill for the presentation
of the Kaiser with replica of sta
tue of Won Stcuben, and sulzer OF
New York, offers an amendment SUD-
stituting u statue OF Washington IN
stead: but against this the speaker
sustains point of order.
rs George Washington, the father OF
his country. out of order here? asks
the outraged Sulzcr.
I'm the present company he most de-
cidedly is.'' says the Speaker; and the
next measure is taken up.
whst's BECOME of the Clothes Line !:
The gavel is handed to a trusted
lieutenant and Mr.. Cannon now taxes
q seat on the floor. The regular ap-
preparation for replacing worn White
House furnishings is up, and a Demo
crat Is utteriug the usual TRADE
against wanton lavishness with which
old White House property is knocked
down at scandalously low prices. There
was Mrs. Hayes's sacred temperance
sideboard. What's become OF that:
And what's become of this, what's be-
como of that sacred relic associated
with such and such a President?
.unclc Joe' now springs from his
seat and, In mock sympathy with the
Democrats outraged feelings, yells al
the top Of his voice:
And Mrs. Adams hung. her wash UP
In the east room. My God! What's BE-
come Of the clothes line!"
The venerable Speaker passes into
his Office. where newspaper man asks
him how he feels ABOUT inc latest IN
! surgent dotnss j,
TT you turn to the journeys Of old
| st. Paul" answers the Sage of Dan
VILE, syou will find that he struck al
attitude and said: I have been I'M
poverished with strifes; ] have mel
/ robbers on land. have been ship
wrecked on sea: have fought viii
4 the beasts Of Ephesun. Yet none o
these things have moved me.
And the mentor Of the Republican,
ana the tornlentor OF the Democrats
returns to the House and to his gaval.
Soil Fertile Enough to Plant.
In his symphonious Southern Yolc,
Champ Clark of Missouri, the Demo
cratic Speaker-to-he, is singing thu
praises Of the land OF his constituents
He is red-necktied as always. and
i business suit Of gray covers his Eian
figure.
''Mr. Speaker he melodlses--lettin'
\ his RS pass without biting then1-"Mr
i Spe alser. the last time the distinguish
cd gentleman from Maine was In III:
district he took UP handful OF on
4 soil, and after snel1ing II, and 1ondllnl
4 1t ana almost tasting 1t, exclaimed;
'.If we had such coil in New Eng
land We would put 1t up In package
aud sell 1t for seed
And later while paying his respect
to the folly Of carrying the flag 10th
far islands Of the Pacific, he asall
lconvulsas the House:
"A s'Iu my minds eyosE zee the gantls
man from the Fiji Islands rising !
his place on this floor and, With water
ing mouth, gazing upon tho Speakc
\ as something good to eat,
Gle Whlstled for GriHzly.
Then, viewing the wreck Of all inter
rupter whom he had Just squelchet
and who had. with folly, invited b!
own destruction, the Democratic lead
or parallels: iss
"Unce a tsnderfoot hit the Yves
looking for grizzly. and they told hi
gylSzIy was SO plentiful out there the
all he had 70 do was to whistle tor