HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
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The House occupied all day in discussing
the joint Resolutions Of The Senate, 10 Te,luce
the price Of public printing. Various amend
menls were offered, but all rejected And the"
resolution was passed by vote ol--yeae I00s
nays SIS.


I The bill from the Select Committee on prinr.
ing, was taken up, and after Mr.. Holmes Of
South Carolina, and Mr.. Chipman spoke ont
the subject, the Committee arose.


And at3 O'Clock the House adjourned.


l.!8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s anttfwf4tle


The following witty account Of Son Of
Temperance, is from the Philadelphia Times =


AN OLD SON OF TEMPERANCE.


A Scene in the Mayors Office on Saturday
morning. sa l7f1 8}gtria R5l slial9.a


John Smith brought. before his honor or
charge Of drunkenness.


HIS HONOR Well Mr.. Smith yopr are here
again are you2 Your card is on my docket
very often.'


SMITH-'Never had the honor Of having if
before your honor! You must alude 10 some
Of my relatives, have an extensive connexior
in the city,


His HONOR Perhaps 50, but what excuse
have you for gellng drunkV tasg aa3iasHt


S-.God bless your honor was'n drunk. ir
must have been an optical illusion Of the
watchman that took me up. I drunk? Why
your honor Pm the Oldest Son of Temperance
in the city = s,


HIS HONOR ITO Judge from you rubient Wis
age should think lhat you were a Sun Of H..
temperance is.l t8t.a m .+s N. .gisy, t-4


S-'Ah, your honor is very hard on me, but
your honor kao,cs that the best OF men w, +
have their natural iallings. 1t isn't my fault if
my nose is red, no more than it is your hon-
or's. As said before Pm the Oldest and stea
diest Son Of Temperance in The city, and ir
wounds my tender ieelin's TO be brought be-S
lore bar of this kind on charge Of drunk
enness. | do believe the watchrnan was drunk.
and saw double when he took me for being in
iostcated'
HIS HoNoRA.lf you can prove that you are
as you say, the Oldest and sleadiest Son Of
Temperance in the city we will discharge you, !,
otherwise you will board nj the country board
ing house for thirty days. aa6Ha #ff


S-'All's right your honor! Here NANNY,
come 10 the rescue! You Can swear to lhau
are can't you 2'sl n lsa szN
An elderly lady, with rather a red face came
forward with an handkerchief up 10 her face
concealing the tears Of maternal agony. She
said that her name was Mrs. Temperance Smith
and that John was her Oldest and s,eadest boy
bit he was bad enough in all conscience, for
lie was always geuin' into scrapes and age,-
| tin' his name IN the newspapers. She pro-
mised 10 take care of Joh,f and not let him go
ont again, upon which his honor discharged the
| oldest Son OF Temperance'