Show THE CLOSING HOURS speaker denny is ie an old and good friend of mine and before it was waa too late I 1 tl 1 would drop into the house of representatives and see aee how be handled himself and be pre side aided dover over it il was just between times of presentation that the call was made he be had but recently been predated with a gold headed beaded cane by the demo cratic members and was shortly to receive a gold watch at the band of the republicans so there must undoubtedly be a good opportunity to see how things went when there were co side issues ons on sf e to speak there was a quorum 6 ing the democrats and mr denny denay was in the chair the clerk clark was reading off at a pace which 1 I was washable u n able to follow it and rid t dugges ed that he be must be getting paid by the folio in stead of by the day as to is mutually the caise it wai was from the senate and was voted on OB immediately everybody including the me democrat voting aye P pretty soon a republican of goose boope creek arose and said mr speaker I 1 move you air that the honorable bogorae bo gorab to gentleman from ashley fork mr gibson be appointed state superintendent of sunday sc school hoole second the motion came from the democratic side aide another member train from cow hollow I 1 think obiD peca in 1 I move thai nominations donow do now close 13 all in favor say any aye said eaid the speaker and the ayes which included the democrats had bad it mt mr gibson arose to return thanks to the members inclusive of the demo orate crate for the unexpected honor when a paper ball as big as a boxing glove banged him in the face and besot be sat down with bis big speech unborn whereat everybody in 1 deluding the democrats laughed considerably the speaker was about to remonstrate against such conduct and arose tor for that purpose when the skin of a hot tamale grazed his bie front row raw bead anti and he sat ant down calling on OD the sergeant st arms to enforce order which that offie official Jal proceeded to do when a report of the committee on education which cost the state to print found a sudden stopping place against his clean white while shirt shin front on turning around to see who the offender wara wafa fusillade fusi fue lade flade of paper missiles hastily improvised whizzed onto and past bis big unprotected bead aud be withdrew to his bis lair amid applause from the members in which the democrats joined things commenced comme aced to be lively while the chief clerk was Insert illk a word in the right place a slice of dr condones condon s cuban resolution struck the works clerks pen and disseminated the ink to almost every place on the sheet but where it was wanted it ii became so warm that the speaker vacated the chair stid and sought the anteroom ante room just as be stepped down to go out a wad composed of copies of the bill to give a bounty tor for the production of pineapples pine apples in cedar valley pasted him behind the ear and he abood not on the order of bis his going but got while the chamber was filled with shouts shoots of merriment to which the democrats contributed their share somebody hung bung mr monson mansons Mon sons a bat on a chandelier and it became the target for a gdud d deal of miscellaneous legislation until the sergeant nt at arms raised his bis bands in deprecation saying that the furniture must be respected d if nothing else was wae whereat the chandelier was given a rest refit and abd the ofal officer oer received ived the bombardment instead he soon withdrew to join the speaker pad and was applauded as the last of bis bin cost coattail emerged through the door the democrats joining la ia dr condon occupied a seat in the center of the chamber and like my native state Missouri got it in the neck and elsewhere from both sides which necessarily included the democrats an amendment to the constitution proposing to repeal the woman suffrage clause whacked him over the left jett eye and while trying to locate his bin assailant was saluted on the right er with the doubled up speech of a member which bad never before been deli delivered deliver verea eo thicker and faster the pel jets flaw through the air the insurgents were in complete possession and with the unseen aid of old nick were making the most of it it had bad to stop liu tf nally aly because the ammunition was exhausted when assured of this the ezeaker and sergeant at arms re turned to their posts as though nothing had bad occurred the presentation of the watch took place the speaker thanked all hands bands including the democrats and I 1 walked out into the pure air ESSAY |