Gracious, kind-hearted comrades! So pleasant, amid turmoil of political warfare, to come upon idyllic scene like this, and learn how sweet a thing is friendship. _Business done._--Budget Bill through Committee. [Illustration: "NOT FOR JO-ACHIM!" ["The CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER said that the right hon. member for St. George's had referred to the fact that this was leap year, and they all knew that in leap year proposals could be made that would be considered rather extraordinary in ordinary times. (_Laughter._) To accept the right hon. gentleman's proposal would not be consistent with his duty."--_Times._]] * * * * * Transcriber's Note: Sundry missing or damaged puctuation has been repaired. This book contains dialect, some deliberately fractured English words, and the occasional French word. All have been retained; it's Punch! End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, June 1, 1895, by Various