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Show which he was addicted, hearing the last words of the Speaker's remarks. Jumped to his feet and said: "Mr. Chairman, don't adjourn us to that place. If you do we shall never get a quorum." COULDN'T GET A QUORUM. It Is a South Carolina Representative who tells this story on the old-time lawmakers law-makers of his sister State of Tennessee: When Fort Donelson fell the Legislature Legisla-ture of Tennessee was In session at Nashville. Nash-ville. They knew that tl.e Federal.! would come in and occupy the city. A great noise was heard In the offlee of the Governor Gov-ernor below stairs, an4 onamlttse was e sent to s?e what was going on. and they found his Excellency packing up preparatory prepar-atory to leaving. He handd the committee commit-tee a dispatch announcing the fall. AVhei the committee returned 10 the hull a Mr Welch was In the chair and Just on the point of adjourning. Addressing the House he said: "And now, gentlemen. God will take care of ua, and if we do rat meet again here we shall meet in heaven.' A member from east Tennessee who had .been dozing off the effects of the fluid to v |