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Speaker-- "That Labauve is a dangerous fellow to talk to in that way."
Mclnnis— "Yes, sir. He said he would throw a glove at me, if he had one."
En.joyment of the House and Senate
No reporter, whatever his powers be, could do justice to the various scenes which the House and the Senate presented in the progress of the above mentioned events. The crowding of members and visitors around the seat of the Greene representative whenever he rose or opened his mouth—the roars of obstreperous mirth--the painful contortions of the Speaker's face as he vainly strove to keep himself and the House in an orderly frame—these things all defied description—to say nothing of the greatest curiosity of all—the member from Greene himself.
In the course of an hour or so, a message came from the Senate stating, among other acts passed, that they had passed the House bill in regard to the Chickasahay Ferry. The worthy member again arose—
"Mr. Speaker," said he, "I	hope you'll now	let me have the
bill	to take to the Governor to	get	him to sign	it."
Fortunately the House was now too busy in discussing some other more important matter or there would have been another convulsive scene. As it was, there was an incontinent burst of laughter as sudden as it was universal and overwhelming, and then there was a calm again.
NcCaughan' s Bill .for Elejction of L|3wy_er_s
Night came—and new fuel was furnished to feed the slumbering embers of that mirth which had nearly consumed the House during the day.	-In the morning a perition	had	been presented from	Harrison
County by Mr. MeCaughan praying	the	Legislature	to pass	a law
providing that lawyers might be elected as other officers are and compensated out of the State Treasury-forbidding them to receive private fees, etc., etc. On this petition a committee had been appointed, including, singularly enough, the member from Greene.
Judge then of the surprise of the House at the promptness of Mr. Kclnnis, when, at the night session of the very clay he was appointed, he rose in his place and made the following report, which in due form was read at the Clerk's desk; but was interrupted at the close of every sentence by shouts of applause and merriment; crowded as the hall was by a brilliant array both of ladies and