| Show HON W H KINU KING S WIT congressman king is blossoming bloss oming 11 out as a wit the following lowing lol account of one of his recent sallies which was much enjoyed by his confreres contreres con freres is is reproduced from the washington star mr king of utah yesterday in the house showed his appreciation of the tha greatness of senator alar marcus e us A hanna it was durin during t tho the co consideration n of thedis the district triet appropriation bill by bv the committee of the whole As soon as the opportunity was offered him mr king kina 0 said referring 0 to the bill 1 I do not see any appropriation or provision anade in ilie he bill for the improvement improver neut of nf the white louse house and grounds I 1 list hat will be provided for in the sundry civil bill explained mr pitney of new jersey witt with all the seriousness he could command mr king continued gravely when we consider the fact that that eminent patriotic and divine statesman mark alark A Ild hanna flus has taken up his reki lence fence at the white while house we should en large and embI embellish liAh it to make a suitable domicile for him you all know that all of the offices of tile the government are not filled and if mr hanna is 13 to live there to assist in filling them the building should be put into a fit it condition for the eminent statesman are you speaking in a w ernp inquired mr northway of 1 I have no doubt continued mr king thit that my friend from ohio feels the necessity of having I 1 these offices filled and the rascals turned out for it will ill soon be time for him to go before his constituents and say see what we have done and to point to the offices his bis distinguished senator from ohio lias filled when we con consider ider all these facts it seems seeing to me that the gentleman of i importance that I 1 have referred to should be prop properly erIv cared for and for that iemon I 1 offer as an amendment to the item that he be ap abed to improve the white house so BO as to make it a fit abode for mr marcus A hanna these remarks were greeted with shouts of la laughter tighter and prolongs prolonged applause b by the democrat and even some of the republicans were unable to repress broad smiles |
