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Show Wlijr lie Did l.l S.isli. During tho Unit jurt of tho reselon of tliu Fifty-aecond utuiinivta, cjonk. ins of tlio ruled po endng debate, Ucneral Hooker aaidi "After Iselng first electee! to con RrcM, I remained upon tho floor of tho houw two or tlino inoiitlm with out opening my mouth. My distill Lrulflietl nnd laiiiontcd friend, Riltnuel J Ihnidall, of I'eiinsj lraula, wiu chnlnnnn of tho loniiiiittoooii appropriations. appro-priations. IIu had introduced a certain cer-tain bill mid it kail boon reisirteil buck from liU cotumlttco. I told eoino frlenda that I wonld Ik b'lad of an opportunity to discuas tlio bill Tlicywcut to Mr. Itaml.ill nnd falil, "Tlici o ia n memU r hiro w ho would liki) to nay n few word on tho tnnt ter which is under delate." "Mr, nnndull tunicel around, closed ono of lib eye, iui was hU lurblt, nml scrutinized mo ery cl(e ly. Ho looked mo all over and naked, 'Is Hint tho linen I' "'Yi,' Kill my friend, 'and ho wanla to Fponk, Mr. Randall " 'Well,' reiiheel tho trreat I'ennsj I-nntali, I-nntali, sdiukiup: liU heael, 'ho la it j outiK membe r, nud (hero's) no tcll-liisr tcll-liisr u hut hi thunder ho will say. I thall not let him pjk nk.' "Ami I did not epeak." Wiishlng-ton Wiishlng-ton Letter. |