Note 79 — Chapter II
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Ibid., 1869, 111-12. The following statement of the speaker establishes the fact for 1871 clearly: “I will not allow while I am speaker of the House, to have spirituous liquors brought into the House. I must maintain the dignity of this House, if the House will not maintain its own dignity. I do not desire such a thing shall be done again.” Ibid., 1871, 114.