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Show ! CONGRESSMAN HENRY'S WITNESSES , The effort to change the date of the presidential inauguration from the 4th of March to a more seasonable day bobs up in the house of representatives repre-sentatives from time to time. During the present session a hearing upon the matter before committee was set for a day on or near the 4th of Maroh. It happened that a terrific blizzard bliz-zard struck the capital that very morning. As the committee members, witnesses, reporters and others gathered gath-ered the blast rattled fiercely at the casements and the swirling snow and sleet drifted high against the window panes. When some remark was made about certain witnesses not appearing on account of the weather Representative Represen-tative Henry of Texas, who is an ardent ar-dent advocate for a change of date, seized the opportunity. "Witnesses!" he exclaimed, dramatically. dra-matically. "Witnesses! There are our witnesses!" and pointed out through the windows. "Hear them testify' Boreas the north wind, and snow and sleet and driving storm and biting cold!' They are testifying to their presence here at this season. |