Show kaia house remembers canno Cam camione camions ions ns birthday W speaker cannon 0 a n n 0 n was 72 years old the other day but being a presidential candidate ho he was not aware of the fact until the anniversary was halt half over and then reminders came thick and fast and brought tears of emotion from him the first hint was vas contained in a telex tele gram from a constituent in n danville ill who Is the family biblo bible expert for that part of the country what day of tho the month Is this busbey lie he asked of his secretary here to Is a fellow who has the nerve to say I 1 have turned another milestone A calendar was consulted and uncle joe acknowledged that the toys boys back home had one on him in a few minutes mr busboy busbey was called out cut to the corridor and notified that about the biggest floral piece ever seen in the capitol would arrive at four and that there would be big doings in the room uncle joe xoa was kept in ignorance of the arrangements and when at the appointed time he was summoned from the floor of the house by the entire illinois delegation he wao wan genuinely surprised representatives graft graff and rainey one a re republican pub licali oud and the other a democrat spoke felicitously and presented the floral piece which was six elx feet high of dogwood blossoms and american beauty roses As the speaker started to reply a tear flick led as he said the sweetest flos flowers vers of 0 all bloody above the parting walt wall ile he then spoke of ills his long career in congress thanked his 27 colleagues individually and collectively and a fowl fow minutes later was called back to the floor of oe the house A roll call was being taken on a motion to recess until the following day but bul when it itwara was halt half over champ dark clark jumped to his feet and said it seems to me this Is the speakers birthday this was the signal for general ap and the speaker blushed smiled and bowed like a schoolgirl as aa lie ha waited for it to subside then he be gave voice to his appreciation 1 I move mova that in honor of the occasion the roll call be suspended said representative macon ot of arkansas arkans kr kans this motion was passed with a whoop and the democratic filibuster was relaxed for a few minutes at least |