It must be remembered, also, that these men, with not more than a half dozen exceptions, have been themselves slaves, and that their ancestors were slaves for generations...
"But the old stagers admit that the colored brethren have a wonderful aptness at legislative proceedings.

They are 'quick as lightning' at detecting points of order, and they certainly make incessant and extraordinary use of their knowledge.

No one is allowed to talk five minutes without interruption, and one interruption is a signal for another and another, until the original speaker is smothered under an avalanche of them.

Forty questions of privilege will be raised in a day.

At times, nothing goes on but alternating questions of order and of privilege.