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

Speakcr-'What have the Senate passed
your ferry billT
Mr.. McInnis-'Yes, sir they've passed
it,
Speoker-'Well, I'm very glad to hear that
the Senate have passed the ferry bill of the
gentleman from Greene
MIR. Mclnnis proceeded
Mr. Speaker, When Iwent into the Senate
told 'em all about my ferry, and some of 'em
hoped on to my bill
Here there were cries of WHO opposed it.
who attacked the ferry bill ?
'Why, sir, Mr. Ramsay did, and Mr.. La
bauve too. Labauve said he was travelling a.
long there one once an electoncerng tour, and,
like many other politicians, he was out of mon.
ey and he said ! wouldn't set him over at my
ferry, becase he hadn't no money. told him
right before the whole Senate it wasn't so.'
Speaker-'That Iabauve is a dangerous
fellow to talk to in that way
McInnis-'Yes sir, he said he would throw
a glove at me, if he had one
No reporter, whatever his powers be, could
do Justice to the various scenes which the
House and the Senate presented, in The pro-
gress Of the above mentioned events The
crowding of members and visitors around the
scat ofthe Greene representative, whenever he
rose or opened his mouth--lhe roars of obs,rc.
porous mrth-thc painful contortions of the
speakers face, as he vainly strove TO keep him.
IL 1T. i. Al.
things all defcd description to say nothing of
the greatest curiosity of all-the member from
Greene himself.
In the course of an hour or so, a message
came from the Senate, stating, among other
acts, passed, that they had passed the House
bill, in regard to the Chickasahay Ferry. The
worthy member again arose
'Mr. Speaker said he, 4 hope you'll now
let me have the BILL to take TO the Governor,
to get him 10 sign it,
Fortunately the House was now too busy in
discussing some other more important matter,
or there would have been another convulsive
scene. Ash was, there was incontinent burst
of laughter as sudden as il was universal and
overwhelming and then there was calm again.
Night came-and new fuel was furnished,
TO feed the slumbering cmhcrs of that mirth,
| which had nearly consumed the House. during
the day. In the morning n petition had been
presented, from Harrison County, by the great
radical reformer from that county, (Mr. Nc.
| Caughn,) aying the Legislature to pass law
providing that lawyers might be elected as other
officers are, and compensated out OF the State
Treasury--iorbidding them to receive private
fees, &c. &c. On this petition committee
had been 2polnted-inciudins, sngularly
enough the member from Greene.
Judge, then, of the surprise of the House, at
the proruptncss of Mr.. McInnis, when, at the
night session OF the very day he was appointed,
he rose in his place, and the following report
which in due form, was read at the Clerks
desk but was interrupted at the close OF every
sentence by shouts OF applause and merrlment
crowded as the hall was by a brilliant array
both of ladies' and gentlemen;
TIE REPORT
OF Col. Jack NrInnis, from The Select Com.
miHce that had Mr.. McCOughn's Larger
Blu put 10 en-.
Now, Mr.. Speaker, if this House will give
me It's detention for few mnltcs, think tina,
| can explain this matters
Mr. McCaughn has introduced great pas,
sci of bills here, which is heredical and null
and void, and haint got no sense IN EN- lie
put in bill here TO get up Theological SER
vey of the country, and this my constituents is
opposed to, becase they think there's no Use in
it, The people have enough to pay for now,
that amt of no account. There has been a
GOOD deal of ciement about my ferry bill and
when had used up Mr.. Moody; and got it into
the Senate, l.aboo had TO gi; up and say he was
at my ferry wons,, and refused 10 set him over
the river becase he didn't have no money--and
lest told what he said warn't SO. Now. don't
know much about this here laboo but ! don't
think he is the clean cat fur; no how'S
give my vues about the pennytensherry
t'other day, and was right, for the things there
does look like they was painted with tar-and
told the truth about it, and you know it,
Now Mr.. McCauhn is a man ofgreat larn
ing he can write equal to any man in this
House, and I'm sprized that as smart n mar
should have such heredical notions. lie want
ed to have law passed here, for doing away
with securities, but he couldn't get that fiSet
= and then he wanted to get the law turned 81
that man would have TO sx his wife, when hi