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Show Coafounding The Laagoagi. faenator Harris sid in a debate re cently: "I make tbia6tatemnt in loua fide good felth." This re minded S-nator Ialuierofam lion made ly a colored lnau InaMkhi gan state conveatio'i to "a'llourn sine die tiill to morrow morning at 10 o'clock." It abj recalls tin motion of Ilelford, the "red hesded rooster of the Ito kies," made 111 the house once, that congress ad-aljourn ad-aljourn sine die." Of cour-e the motion was followed by general lauglit-r. Itelforl rubiei histyes anil said. "I move Uiis liuuse do now adjourn bona fi Ic." At tht. there was a jierfecl uproar ou Uie flo.rofUie house and tn Uie glkr-ies. glkr-ies. As soon as Mr. Ilellord couM make himself heard, he '-braced ujt" and said: "Mr. Speaker, I move that we Ju't purely and Mmply adjourn." ad-journ." . , I remcmlier another incjdnt In Uslford'ioongresIonal career, when he pointed to a fellow member, and with withering scorn exclalmeti "There he slta mute, silent and dumb." . , "Ves.' remarked a neigubjr of Bolford', amid the sUencu nhich followul this cruhing arraignment, ind he ain't roying a word ' ThafbroushtdoJrn" the house. Xew 1'orL Tribune. |