Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-05-09

have all hearn so much about.
Now, Think this law bill rascaly bill for
believe in letting the people get any lawyer he
likes, and pay him what he chuses. And fthis
bill passes. why these heredlcal candidates
would be always treating and fooling the peo-
pie rst 10 get elected. There is too many
rascals as is candidates, now, and as sech, I'm |
agin it.
I'm much obleeched 10 the Legislator for
passing my ferry bill. They ought to have pas.
sed it, for that man Waly, or some body else
bored too inch auger holes in my fiat, Jest be.
case got more ferrying TO do than he did but
I've fixed him now. for I've got the best ferry
any how and the Senate's agreed to it, for oil
that fellow Laboo went again it. And if you'll
lot me have the bill | will Jest take it right
down to the Governor, 10 sign it. And will
90 and raise my sunk ferry boat, and stop the
nuger holes, and Ferry every body as travels
that way; and III take the greatest pleasure
! in crossing the members of this Legislator, be
case they rasscd my bill. But I'm again Nc
! Caughn's bill any how, for it is time to stop all
! slch heredical doctrines
Onthe sst day OF the session, the House of
| Representatives got into supremely high gee.
! An abstract Of some of the proceedings may not
/ be unntcrcsting.
After the usual resolutions of compliment TO
TIE Speaker and Clerks were adopted, Mr.. Al
len offered tie following resolution:
'Rcsolrcd unanimousiy That the thanks Of
this House be rendered to Col. McInnis, the
| honorable member from Greene, for the good
humor with which he has treated this House,
%hile induIging in so much innocent amuse-
ment at his own expense"
This resolution being adopted by acclamation
Mr. Mclnnis arose. and said
Gentlemen, feel highly honored by the
bill iist passed and thank the House for their
kindness and hospitality.'
The honorable member then paused for some
momcn,s--end then, III thoughtful mood, pro.
cccded:
Gentlemen don't like that are about its be.
ing at my expense, don't want that TO stay
in the bill ; and move to mend by strikin out
all about expenses, and say aiHe erpcnse OF
The pa5lic'
This amendment was adopted-and all must
admit that the amendment possesses much less
of grecn-ncss than The gentleman from Greene
was aware of.
After this, sundry resolutions, rubbing pret-
iy hard Oh some other honorable members
were introduced and discussed, in a ven OF
broad buresque, to the great amusement of a
numerous autiory-pending whlch-a mes
sage was announced from the Governor.
Speahor,--'lnvite the gentleman in. Lei
the message be received
A young gentleman Immediately came with
in the bar of the House and, in the midst p
respectful silence, (nnd without any one expec
ting joke at the tne,) sent 10 the Clerks
Desk, "a communication from His Excellency
in writing which was read as follows;
VETO or TIE TERRY BILL.
Gentlemen Of The House Representatives
1t is with extreme regret that feel it my duty
to return to the House, (whence il originated q
bill granting to Col. Jack Mclnnis ferry on
the Chickasahay river, together with my CON
stltu'onal VETO of the same
lst Because have been informed that he
has refused TO crsss poor folks who had no mon
ey TO pay ftrriage;
ID. Because his boats are leaky.
, On this message, there was riproarious cal
of'Pass the billr pass the bill over the head
of The Governor" pass it by reclamation
Don't call the ayes ond noes '-'Dispense with
the constitution and pass the Ferry Bill &c. &c
Before taking the vote, however, there was q
call-'llear the gentleman from Greene, in an
swcr to the objections of the Governor And
he did answer;
NcInis-Whcn | left home, gentlemen
my boats was in good order then, sure. Blu.
| don't know how they are now-that'S all | car
I say about it at present
Speaher-The remarks of the gentleman are
, not exactly in order, for they refer to the sec
. ond objection. The first objection must be spo
ken to first, to.wit: his refusal to ferry over the
poor. As to the other, a leaky boat would be
better than none, So the gentleman will see
that the poiat now under consideration is, moi
\ that he crossed the poor in eaky boats but rha
he would not cross poor people at all, ifthey haC
y no money.
A McIanis---That amt so, Mr. Speaker, snC
o no body ever said so, septns that teller Taboo.
e Speaker--And the objection wouldn't apply