Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1859 — A Rich Scene. [ARTICLE]

A Rich Scene.

In the Canadian House of Assembly, last month, they had quite a spirited debate on; the bill to prohibit the use of hoops and crinoline introduced by Aiken. We publi ha : few ot the most brilliant passages. Mr. Drummond was an ardent admirer of: hoops from childhood. He was born with i>J love of hoops. When he was a child of ten-: der growth, he used to trundle his hoop, all’ unconscious of the fate that was in s ore fori him. Later in life he had swallowed a ring, which resulted in hooping-cough; and even now the sight of an empty hogshead brought tears into his eyes. Mr. Brown complained that it was impossible now to choose a wife, since her d -’ects were so hid by hoops, and enveloped in crin- i □ line, that the naked— Speaker—Order. Mr. Brown—Mr. Speaker— Speaker—The honorable gentleman is out of order. Mr. Brown—But, Mr. Speaker, the naked— Speaker—Hold your tongue, sir. Mr. Brown—The naked— Mr. Speaker—Upon my soul. Mr. Brown, cork up, or I’ll have you arrested. Mr. Brown—-Permit me to explain, Mr. Speaker. When I said naked— Speaker—(yelling)—Clear the galleries o ladies, Nir. ’ ergeant. Nir. Drown —In the name of the seventeen graces and the fifteen muses, Mr. Speaker—dearly beloved Smith—let me apologise, then. I only meant to say that hoops and crinoline had reached to such a rotundency, that it was impossible to arrive at the naked— Speaker—(frantically)—Death and blue, devils! Stop, or I’ll brain you with the mace. Consider the impropriety of— Mr. Brown—(wildly)—Truth! truth! truth! , Naked truth, was what I was going to say. Mr. Dunbar Ross understood his honorable, friend to say that people cannot pass along the streets without being assaulted by highwaymen. Now, surely the honorable! member from L ike Ontario could not but be 1 aware that the character of every member in the House vva-: affected by such dam— Mr. Talbot objected-to such unparliamentary language. Mr. R >ss protested against interruption. He was g >ing to say, by such a dam— M ■. J. Ca aeron—The honorable member shou'd not swear in that dreadful manner. Mr. Ross-—Wasn’t doing anything of the kind? but would be tempted to do so, ifnot allowed to finish his sentence — but such a dam —(order, order,) a darn—(confusion) he: would repeat it—by such a dam —(tremendous uproar.) Mr. Wright stood up and moved, amidst the wildest confusion, that Mr. Ross be expelled from the House f>r such awful language. Mr. Ross (black in the face) exclaimed <at damaging statements w as all he meant ' to say wh.en be was interrupted by the ’ fool— Mr. Talbot—Who’s a fool J Mr. Ross—Eoobsh USS—— Mr. Cameron—Who’s an ass! Mr. Ross —(wildly)—Foolish ass-ertion of profanity.