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Show Time Limit on Speeches. After Joseph had been on the floor at various times and had consumed over an hour of the time that is becoming be-coming so precious to the House, yesterday. yes-terday. Wilson, the Jealous gentleman from Wasatch. Introduced a motion that all members be confined strictly' to five-minute speeches, that this time include the questions that are hurled at them by belligerent House members, that no other members be allowed to yield time to them, and that the Speaker hold the watch on every one. The motion carried, and the powers of the titian-halred one were on the wane, for it takes five minutes for him to really warm up.' |