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De-korum In The Louisana Horse

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Parent Issue
Day
23
Month
June
Year
1871
Copyright
Public Domain
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A Senegambian " Lcgislator'1 intho Louisiana House of Represeutatives was called to order for what the speaker was pleased to term a breach of decorum. The Senegambian gentleman, who had been listening to a speech by a Congo meraber, on the close of said speech, classically observed, dat dar nigga is a dam liar, ni' I '11 frow niy boot down his froat if he opens his celia' do&h on me again." To this Cheteríieldian outburst, tho Bpeaker responded with his mallet, called order, and ventured to declaro " tho gonÜeman truilty oí' a breach of decorum." " Br - br - breach of de - who, sah ? breach ob de who í " " Breach of decorum, sir." "Dar's no korum heah at all, sah. I'so a qualified member, suh, a setten haeh for to do de business ob my constituían ; an' if dat dina nigga foches his lies to dis sembly, I'U frow a numln i nbenteon boot into dat trap doah ob his, sah !" Aftcr the indignant gentleman had thus given expression to his sentiments, the othér gentleman Bubsided, and tho angtwt Mtíemblj' of lawmakers for the State of IiOnisiana went on with thoir important business.

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Old News
Michigan Argus