Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-07
THIRD HOUSE WAS A HUMMER.
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Never mind replied Speaker Hol-
man nonchalantly, you can veto
them"
Macarthur was half way through the
first bill when the governor" shouted:
"You needn't so any further. III veto
that one"
The bills themselves were all laugh
producers, as were the various resolu-
tions, and the resultant debates over
them. Miss Grenigers take-off Of
Representative Parsons was especially
clever and mir.h-provoking. Others
who impersonated solons and engased
in debate and parliamentary procedure
We're Messrs. Coutenay, Nichols, Nor
ris, Caro- and Williamson.
Speaker Holman left the speakers
chair temporarily, and Clerk Near
thur was succeeded by Representative
Eaton, while Macarthur added to the
riot of fun by accurately impersonat-
ing Sergeant-at-arms Joe Singer TAX
ing up his position at the desk Of Ha-
good Of Multnomah, Holman gave such
a burlesQue of that representative
famous political speech on the Repub-
licans trying "to put Governor West
in the hole, that the audience was
fairly conyulsed with hilarity.
About this time Billiams Bundle
Bee SINGERS, a vocal quartet, started
to pollute the atmosphere with Sweet
Adoine." The rendition was pitiful
Mailing Clerk McAdams, the first ten
or, got to weeping over a pet dog of
his that recently died and his voice
trembled and finally began initiating
the high notes of the dog in life. This
so affected Fred Drager, first bass,
that he got to growing instead of sing
ing. Oh, it was awful! Otherwise
the quartet was all right
Then came the acme of the ludi-
crOus program, the election of Joe
Singer as United States senator in bur-
lesque Of the recent election by the
Legislature of Dr.. Harry Lane, and the
lattor's political principles Even be-
fore nominations were asked for
Speaker Holman had Singer the real
Singer and not Macarthur, escorted to
the foot of the rostrum.
The Joint assembly of house and
senate will now proceed to elect
United States senator" said Holman,
addressing the Third House. ITS a
mere formallty-matter Of form as to
whom we shall elect, Our work on
this job has all be prescribed for
us by the peepul, Singer, you're it"
81 decline such u nomination"
shouted Singer. "a want to be nomi-
mated in speech a haluf hours long.
An attempt was made to place the
mamie of Dr. Owens-Adair, a woman, in
nomination, hut Speaker Holman re-
fused to allow It, saying, 81 want to
call your atten ion to the fact that it's
all cut and dried-fXed-an Singer
will be elected"
Singer himself then moved that the
nominations be closed, which carried
lie was elected But two votes were
cast against him The two men i'm
|persona'ing Representatives Meek and
Massey voted for Ben Selling.
Speaker Holman announced that
that triumph Of the people, that great
product OF the Oregon System" had
been elected and appointed and escort
to conduct isnger to the rostrum. Sing
er, however could not wait and leaped
to the platform. He was greeted with
a tremendous ovation
Singer gave a laughable satire on
Or. Lanes speech Of thanks and ac-
ceptance, during which he discussed
the high cost Of living the tariff wo-
mans suffrage and second hand bar
gains in United States senatorships.
The Third House then adjourned.
The only legitimate feature Of the
evening was the delightful solo by
Halle Parrish Hinges. who was forced
to respond TO an encore