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Show the incident, "is the llrst time in eight years I have seen a match struck and a cigar lighted on the Senate floor." At 4:15 Mr. Dalzell In the chair, there was a motion to adjourn while the Hill currency bill was being debated. Speaker Speak-er Cannon was sent for. He was In the smoking-room and was enjoying a cigar. ci-gar. As he received Mr. Dalxell's message mes-sage he arose quickly and walked to the Speaker's stand, the cigar still red with Are. As he took the gavel he laid the cigar on the desk in' front of him. When he picked it up after the House had adjourned a tiny black hole in the blue covering stared him squarely In the face. . SMOKE IN SENATE CHAMBER. Senator Knute Nelson drearily was 'pounding his way through the Statehood State-hood bill. He had made the same speech two years ago, and nearly all of the Senators present nad heard him then. It was a good speech, too, but they did not care to listen to it again. Senator Cullom got up and moved toward to-ward the cloakroom. On the way he met Senator Crane. They stopped. The Illlnolsan took a cigar from his pocket, and. biting off Its mouth end, put It between be-tween his lips. Unconsciously Senator " Crane drew forth a match and struck It on the desk that sat before him. The flame shot high for a piece of wood so small. Senator Cullom stuck his ci- - gar to the fire and puffed away until a curl of smoke issued from his mouth. ' The two Senators stood talklne: for three minutes. Then Senator Cullom went to his cloakroom. ' ."That," said an attendant noticing |