Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
ourRAeEous rRocEEprNes or rnE 1oco rocos.

2 OUTRAGEOUS PROCEEDINGS OF THE LOCO Focos
 Some of the most disgraccfu and outrageous scenes have been enacted in Harrisburg, at the attempt to organize the Legislature of Pennsylvania, that have backened the his tory of any State in the Union. We have condensed the account as much as possible, consistent with correct history of he proceedings.
 On Tuesday, the 4th inst. at 10 o'clock, the House
 called to order. by moon, that the clerk of the last session, [Mr. Shnnk) act clerk in organizing, which was agreed to. Mr. Burrows, State Secretary, retarns, which had beer, placed in his office. These the clerk proceeded 10 read, until he came to the Phil
 adelpha county returns when he was interrupted by Mr. Pray, of the loco focos claiming 10 be elected iron, that county. who handed him another return, and demanded that it should be read This of course was, objected tr', as the Secretary of the Common | and present returns. Mr. McEiwic, Loco Foco | member from Bedford, then ar,se, and commenced hnrangu'ng the audience in the galleries. which were dephia. He at length checked, and both re turns were read. was then moved that ellcrs be appoint. ed, and the House organized by the election of n and began to call the roll, including the Whig mem bers from Philadelphia county, while at the same
 time, MT. Shunk began to cal substituting the Loco inished first, and declared Mir. Cunningham elected 1 Speaker, who was conducted to the plniforn, and sworn i'l-6ut My. Shunk soon after declared MT. tiopklns elected, wh3 , wns also conducted to the Speakers platform. Then commenced an uproar- l the Loco Fucos, members aud bullics, yelling and stamping, while the Whg members went on with tnler nuslncSS as WcN as tney could, ma h0vlng Nn
 pointed committees to wait upon the Governor and Senate to inform them that the House organized, they adjourned ii!l the next day at F. M. The Lo. co Focos stayed themselves in, appointed com mittees, and adjourned about 2 o'clock. ,s-,-.-r5
 In the Senate, similar difficulties occurred in rcla. ton to the Senators from Philadelphia county. They however nygaRiZed without much trouble, by the election of C. B Penrose as Speaker, by l9 votes to g.
 A.cr reading the returns sent in hy the Secretary, Mr. Rogers sad he had nno,her return from Plndci- phia county--the legal onewhich he wished to pre-. scnt to the Senate. ltwas however decided that it could not he received, hut that committee might be I nppoin'ed tO investigate the matter. Mir. Rogers tleh mnvcd tO noslpnne the swearing tue Senators oI the present, which after some debate was negatived I 9to9 A scene 0! tremendous riot then cnsned.-- Mr. BsowR. the Var Barren Senator from Philadelphia county. ansc and addressed the Senate in tue most outrageous terms, Gencuncng the Secretary of the Commonwealth do villain &c., while inc mob, led on hy Custom Home officers. &c. from PhiIadel. pha. enntcd and npplaaded, unti finally the Senate
 was hroken up, the Secretary escaping through :he
 window, In the midst os siolens ihrcRts, and the mob
 ,nak posfessian ot the iiall. McCahan, from Phia. delphia county. then anonnted deek and harnngued them, followed by Erown--after which they dispers- l ed: to meet at the Court House in the evening. y
 Next day. the mob tock ggssession of ihc legislative halls. sO that Ii Mas impoes for either Hose to do 1 any business The Loco F0eO isaact oi inc lower House met in the morRing elected dooF keepers &c. l aud then adjourned. In the afternoon the Whig mclNtefa met, but Mr Spackman. who had been ae. put0d the Speaker 10 adjourn the House. was seiz- ed and tlruet ou barely escaping without injury The Loco FOecs having threatened 10 seize the Grse