Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-04-26

of the close Of a session OF the pennsylvania Le
sislature j. from the Harrisburg lntelligencer.-
The editor of ,the United States Gazette seems
to doubt the accuracy of the painting. ehould
he witness an evening session OF the Natonai ie'
uislature. we think he would admit that State
LEGISLATURE might reasonably doworse than IS here
set down, without fear of comparison:
The last night of the SesSion.-The leglsla-
t,re of PENNSYLVANIA had resolved to adjourn on
tha seventh of April, and return to their consti-
tuents. On the afternoon of the sixth 1t was
agreed not to meet in the evening. although there
was some important private business that must lie
over TO the next year. A motion was made ana
carried. however, to meet at FIVE minutes past
midnight, not to do business, but to ADJOURN
This was done for the purpose of drawing pay
for another day. TOhave adjourned five minutes
before midnight would not do, five minutes after
would put into the pockets of these men whom
the people delight to honor, Fiue or Sir H,n,dred
Dollars more of the public money for which there
was to be no service rendered. The evening SEES.
sion being dispensed with, the members mot all OF
them) collected in groups in the different INNS
taverrs, &c. drinking healths, wishing each o'her
reflections, and singing,
Here's health to jolly Bacchus, u! IC W,
The midnight bell rung. and five minutes AFTER
the usual rap and exclamation was heard from
the speakers chair
sTne House ,ciM come to order
This was not to be expected, however, now; 1T
had rarely happened during the session. After
waiting considerable time, it was found that
counting was IN vain. The clerk was ordered
to call the names of the members to ascertain
whether a quorum was presentm body, for 1t was
evident that the minds of some had been left be-
hind at the taverns. The two houses. besides
the business of adjournment, had to wait for the
Governor to read over and sign number OF bills
that, during the preceding day, had passed This
occupied something like two hours during which
time the house was scene OF all sorts OF fun One
honest old gentleman from the committee of vice
and immortality had the day previous made re-
port on the subject of intemperance. twas then
laid on the table. One gentleman from the tav-
ern, who was so full of patriotism that he could
scarcely walk without staggering under Its load,
moved that 500 copies of the report be printed
The motion was seconded by one nearly orqulte as
patriotic. The honest old gentleman was then
called on to explain and defend the principles of
his report. No sooner had he risen. than balls of
paper were whizzing past his head from all quar-
tiers, aud the old man. after explaining 'for
moment dodged to his seat, amidst roar of
laughter, which showed how great was the moral
dignity of the representatives of the people,
The speaker was unPleasantlv situated-he was
obliged to put the senseless motions. A member
from York made motion to reconsider the vote
on the division of Minln county, in order to
teaze an old gentleman who had been in its ia
vor The old gentleman retorted by reading in
his place the dolorous resolves of York county
meeting upon the loss of the railroad. The old
gentleman acted as speaker too, for at the end of
every resolve he would sing out in his humorous
tone, s,cM the House agree TO the resol,hion?'-
Aye! was the universal response, accompanied
with paper balls at the old mans head. When
the old man had finished his railroad resolutions,
he concluded by asking leave of absence for the
rest of the session for his friend from York, as
he understood there would be a cock-fght the
next day at York, and his friend probably wish
ed to attend. This was granted and the whole
house rung with Slaughter. The York man was
completely put down, and thus ended the fun
During the whole time, the speaker often request
ed members not to leave their seats as there were
present bit one or two more than quorum.
THE following entry is in the record of the AS
sembly of PENNSYLVANIA for IFS. There does
not seem to have been much improvement in the
legislative character of Pennsylvania during the
hundred and twenty years.
"a Committee of the assembly was sent to
Governor Gookin on business. They returned
and reported that the Governor is not stirring"
In lis, Mr.. Ashton called on the House of As
sembly with message from the Governor, and
addressed the speaker as follows:
"The Governor has requested me to state his
regret that he has been unable to get the council
together, and will feel happy if the members wait
on him this evening at Sarah Radcliff's and take
glass Of wine with him.
-aase99e9pe-
From the Edinburgh Philosophical Journal.
.qcco,at Of the NurembWg Boy, Casper Hauser,
who was shut up ina Dungeon from the fourth
to the sirteenth gear ofhis age
About twenty years ago public curiosity and
the solicitude of the scientific world, were power
fully excited by the discovery of the wild man of
Aveyron, who was surprised in the woods, leap
ing from tree to tree living, in naked state. the
life of baboon rather than that of man, emit
ting no other sounds than limitations of the cries
! of animals, which he had heard, or those which
had made their escape from his breast without the
emotions of pleasure or suffering. A phenom-
enon IF nearly similar nature has for tho laSt