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with a knapsack. blanket. SC. :esdy to
march at SIX o'clock Tomorrow morning.
ifrequited. As public opinion is excited.
aadshe feelings Of men are much fonsec.
/ deem Il righ. 10 urge. most earnestly.
upon officers and men. the proprie,y and
necessity " retaining from expressing
any political feeling. OF any preference. OF
dislike Tor parties, OF party msa--- and
that they should como for ward with a
firm determination % maiutsia the char.
acisr of good soldiers. and to preserve the
honor. the integrity and dignity OF the
the State. and of her laws.
SAML. ALEXANDRIA.
MAJOR GsseTsi lila Dit,si0a y. W.
The Philadelphia Herald has the following let
ter, furnishing n more connected detail Of the
proceedings m The capitol at Harrisburg On
Wednesday.
HARatnuHo, Dec. ,, 1888.
SENATE.
Mr.. Fullerton took the chair I'm the Sc.
nate this morning. In the absence OF Mr.,
Speaker Penrose. tie said he felt Il his
duty 10 90 40 upon the request OF the
speaker. lie deSlarcd there was not a
quorum OF members present. and was n
bou, acjouTning the body until to-morrow
when Mr., Rogers called for the reading
OF the no,e appointing him Speaker pro
!eMPoTs. 1t was read as follows:
Dear ST.: depuic YOU to act rs Speaker OF
the Senate. Truly. your friend,
CHARLES II. pENROSE"
Mr.. Ewing commenced some remarks,
but upon an iniima,ion OF there being a
want Of n quorum, he desisted. Ga mo.
lion OF MIR. Myers. a call Of the House
Mas then ordered. when there was found
20 DO bot l3 members present. SO the
Senate sIjourned.
MIR. McCahan from the gallery then
moved TO the populacr. that Air Ewing.
Of Washington, be called upon TO address
them. Mr.. Rogers then took the Speak
er's chair. and iUploied the people IN
withdraw from the Senate Chamber
He said he did so in the name of all the
democratic members.
McCahan said (fra:n tho gallery that
he spoke on the patt of the eiiizens pre-
sent-,ha: they we're dslemined TO hare
their rights; tina, wa, all they wanted.
and they would stay in Harrisburg until
their rights were secured. lie moved 10
adjourn to the front Of The Capitol.
In the Van Buren, division Of the
House. headed BY Mr. Hopkins as Speak.
or, resolutions FOR psymen, ol postage
20 supply the members with Tour daily
papers sc, were adopted.
+. II. Skunk was then elected Clerk
y. krause Sergeant at AIms-and ID. ".
Hyde Doorkeeper.
Mr.. Brodhea1 offered n resolution 40
appoint committee 10 investigate the
conduct Of the Secretary OF The Common.
wealth in relation 10 returns forwarded to
him, and that they have power TO send
FOX rersons and papers, which was agreed
to, and Messrs. Brodhead. Woodburn and
Flanagan. were appointed. This section
Of the Legislature then adjourned.
AT J o'clock, the Wing division os the
House, as organized under General Gun.
bingham. met Tho Speaker WAS not
present. but IL was understood tha: Mr.
Spackman was depu,ed 10 81, in his place
The Speakers chair. like other paris q
the room, was filed.
When MIR. 5. went 10 the steps to &c
TO the chair, he was met by Mr. McEl-
wee, who told him he could not come
there. The scene then was awful. Mr.
SPsckmaa was seized by DULLES. headed
by McElwee, q brother member, and
was threatened with being thrown out oil
the window. He however got off with.
out injury, bu. there was no meeting.-
The mob was then addressed by several
voices unknown 20 me, VIXEN they dis
persed.