Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-06-13
LEGISLATIVE SKETCHES.

LEGISLATIVE SKETCHES
The large vote by which the report Of the "inqui-
sustained, was probably considered by the gentle
man from Snsbury" as hint broad enough even tor
him to take and we presume i will operate as an ct
fectua hint tor gentlemen in like circumstances mere
AFTER Only seusn members had consciences elastic
enough to sustain Mr. Pnney by their votes, and one
at least of those voted against the resolution not be-
cause he doubted its justice, but because ne was not
exactly satisfied with the preamble. There were
nineteen absences, principally Loco FoGos, except
those Wing members who were necessarily engaged
upon the Divorce committee. twas q little amusng
gers came up 70 the door before the vote was deelar
ed, but jumped back again, as they would have done
from the muzzle Of loaded pistol. :. r
New-Haven, called upon Mr.. Pinney, to rise in his
place and speak for himself. Thus brought to the
scratch" he had no alternative, and accordingly he
about the first Of May, to friend at fredericksburg
to be sent to Washington and that some OF the best
lawyers in this city" had told him he was entitled to
Of Merden, honestly said that he was not satisfied
with IL and it did appear to him that this resigna-
ten" had been conducted fairly: Asto Mr. Pinney's
to guess the names Of those "best lawyers" It's
not for us to mention them, however.
The result OF this affair reminds MS OF the proceed
ings in 1857 when similar committee was raised On
lively democratic legislature under the presiding
care of " the chair" Of Canadian memory.
Mr.. Vail was then ridicued and reviled by the loco
MIR. Speaker Wightman selected a Loco Foco conn
mttee-that committee never reported until the last
day Of the session, and then whltewashed the whole
posmasters held seats in the House, in violation OF
the constitution and two Of them at least have ever
since been, and are at this time, ,postmasters- we
distinctly recollect that several bills passed that House
by majorites Of one or two only. these pcstmasters
being in the vote yet the course Of that legislature
was justified by the Loco Foco papers-the inquiry
Al AEaAiP
seats, in open violation Of that constitution which the
Loco Foco party now Gas they did then, Profess to
hold in 90 much reverence Hartford Eve. COusser
Hon. Judge Of Nonuewaugs is one.
SMAMEruL.-The Catskill Messenger gives
an account of man whose name is said to
be Williams, who called at the public house
q pint of Whiskey. He was told by per-
son present that he could not drink so much.
He replied that he could quart. A verbal
contract was entered into, in which Williams
agreed to drink at draught one pint Of clear
whiskey, and half pint of whiskey and
gin mixed, every ten minutes, until he should
consume three halt pints more. Five persons
were parties to the second part of the con-
tract, and each party fulfilled the engage
ment; Williams, in the space of thirty min
utes drank fue half pints of clear spirits,
which the other party paid for. A short time
after drinking the spirits, Williams complain
ed of being sleepy-he was led to the car
rage house, where he soon fell asleep, and
shortly died. We think the persons who
caused his death will not sleep soundly again
very soon.
Loss of Voice in Public Speakers.-There
has been considerable discussion in the pa
pers recently, relative to bronchitis, or loss of
voice in public speakers. One writer attrib-
utes it to the disuse of tobacco, and states
that he never knew q tobacco chewer to lose
his voice. This writer is promptly met by a
number of others, and in our opinion, dis
comfted.'
In last weeks Medical and Surgical Jour-
nal, DIR. N. H. Allen of Gray, Me-, gives his
opinion, which is, that the habit which the
speakers of the present day have, of stop
ping in the midst of their discourses, when
the organs Of the voice are in the highest
state of excitement, and pouring down cold
water on the delicate structure Of the larynx,
in order to render their voices clear and So
norous, is the cause of this modern complaint
He says farther, that cold water taken in
the midst of speaking, cannot have the least
permanent good effect on the voice Of public
speakers II may clear it for moment, but
it checks the natural secretions, and after a
few moments, the voice becomes worse than
before.-ZiOn's Herald.
Election Anecdote. - Though our elections
sometimes produce exhibitions Of angry feel
ing, they also originate some excellent jokes.
One of them we shall give as related to US.
The question was put to simple foreigner by
our informant, +" Have you ever been natu-
rallied r. Answer, / don't remember" Q.
Is Can't you recoIlect whether you ever appli-
ed to the Court for that purpose :" Ans. "No |;
but they had me up at Court once, and was
put in fail for few days. Perhaps that was
70 natnralize me; but I'm not able to say for
certain"
To tdte Speck from the Ew.-We lately
learned a very clever and safe mode Of ex-
tracing any little speck of dirt or dust from
the eye, when it cannot be easily removed
by the hand. Il consists of licking it out
with the tongue. The person affected lays
his head down with his face uppermost, and
the operator desiring that the eye should pc
tongue. so effectually as to wipe IL clear Of