The really hella enjoyable thing about the early records of congressional debate is that some of it is recorded with great care and detail, and some of it is recorded with -- actual examples from this morning's reading -- "Mr. Ingersoll made a speech of some length," or "this remark of Mr. Jackson's was debated at great length." So that the record reads, Mr. Smith made the argument that X, Y, and Z, supported by facts A, B, C, D, and E, with further reference to Premises M, N, and O, after which Mr. Jones spoke for three hours, disagreeing.
My own theory is that even the clerks got tired of listening to these assholes, again proving the fact that nothing ever really changes.
Exeunt.
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