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 MARK TWAIN

invitation to the next soda-squirt.&quot; Comment by Dr. Lueger: &quot;Neither the rest of the card nor the signature can I venture to read to the House, so vulgar are they.&quot;

The purpose of this card to expose Gregorig to his family was repeated in others of these anonymous missives.

The House, by vote, censured the two improper deputies.

This may have had a modifying effect upon the phraseology of the membership for a while, and upon its general exuberance also, but it was not for long. As has been seen, it had become lively once more on the night of the Long Sitting. At the next sitting after the long one there was certainly no lack of liveliness. The President was persistently ignor ing the Rules of the House in the interest of the government side, and the Minority were in an un appeasable fury about it. The ceaseless din and uproar, the shouting and stamping and desk-bang ing, were deafening, but through it all burst voices now and then that made themselves heard. Some of the remarks were of a very candid sort, and I believe that if they had been uttered in our House of Representatives they would have attracted at tention. I will insert some samples here. Not in their order, but selected on their merits:

Dr. Mayreder (to the President). &quot;You have lied! You conceded the floor to me; make it good, or you have lied!&quot;

Mr. Glockner (to the President). &quot;Leave! Get

out!&quot;

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