The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-03-28


of, there was an obstreperous call by The Uou,e
that the gentleman from Greene should be
; heard IN regard to his mission to the other
branch OF the Legislature. Mr.. Mclnnis rose
and said
"Mr Speaker, the Senatcs passed my bill -
Speaker--"Whal! have the Senate passed
your terry bill
McIanis--" Yes, sir /; they've passed it,"
Speaker" Well, I'm very glad to hear iha,
the Senate have passed the ferry bill of the
gentleman from Greene"
Mr.. Mclnnis proceeded:
wn' MI S.assken n wi hen 4 swent INTO the Senate
II told EN- all about my ferry, and some OF 'em
hopp"d onto my bilI."-
| Here there were cries of "tVho opposed il !
--who attacked the ferry bill :"
"Why, sir, Mr. Ramsey did, and Mr.. Labauve
too. Labauve said he was travelling along
there once on IN electloneerng tour, and, like
many other politicians, he was out of money !;
and he said wou ONT set hun over at my ferry.
because he hadn't no money. | told HIM right
before the whole Senate it wasn't so.
Speaker -" That Llbauve is a dangerous
fellow to talk TO in that way"
Mcinnls.-" Yes sir, he said he would throw
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
erOwdng OF members and visitors around the
seat ui The Greene representative, whenever he
rose or opened hIS m2nth--lhe toars Of obstre
porous mIrth-the pam uI contorllons Of the
speaker face, as he vanV str0ve TO keep him
SELF and The House IN an orderly irame--these
h'ogs all fl descrption-to say nothing OF
be greatest curiosity of a~-the member IRON
Creme himself
Ia the course Of an hour OF so, message came
rom the Senate, stating, that among other acts
passed, that they bad passed the House bill, in
regard to the Ch'ckasahay Ferry. The worthy
member again arose
Mr.. Spe' kerr" said he 81 hope you'll now
let me have the bill, to lake TO The Governor, to
get hm to sign it,"
FJr'una'aly the House was nov too busy in
discussing some other more important matter,
or tLeTe would have been another convusive
scene. AS 1t was, there was An incon,nent
burst Of laughter, as sudden AS It vas universal
and overwhelming, and then there was calm .
again
Night came-and new fuel was furnished. to
feed the slumberng tmbers o. thai nrth, which .
had nearly consumed The House, Daring the
Jay. In the morning. petition had heen pre-
MED, from HARRISON County, by the great rad. |
cal reformer from that county, (Mr. .GcCaughn) I
D raying the Legislature to pass a law, providing D
hat lawyers might be elected as other officers n
are, and compensated out OF the State Treasu- g
-y-forbddng themyto receive private fees, L
&c. &c. On This petition committee had ap. d
slDgu'ariy enough the mem y
Der from Greene. II
Judge, then of the surprise Of the House, at h
the promptnees OF M. NClnnjs, when, at the u
night session of the very day he wa1 appointed, !
he rose in his place, and made the following o
report, which IN due form, was read at The n
Clerks desk; but was interrupted at the close Il
OF every sentence, by shouts Of applause and Il
crowded as the hal was by bril-. L
ant array both OF ladies and gentlemen II
THE REPORT u
IF Col Ja'k McInnis from The Select Com b
m tee that had .Nr. McCGUghns Lawyer Bill f,
TW 10 EN-. i
Now MT Speaker, if this House will give me i i
its detention for few minutes thiAk that -
can explain this matar. =,
MI McCaughn has introduced great passe! :,
f bills here, which is heredica add null and =,
void, and haln't got no sense in EN-. He put II
up bill here to get up neurological survey
Of the country. and thus my constituents IS op.
posed to, bccase they think there's no use IN It, =
The people have enough TO pay for now, that G.
amt of no account. There has been good y
deal of 'ciiement about my ferry bill; and when
| had used up Mr.. Moody, and got into the Sen
ate, Taboo had TO git up and say he was at my
ferry wonst, and | refused to set HIM over the
river, becase he didn't have no money-and ! 81
jest told HIM what he said warnt so. Now, ri
don't know much about this here Taboo, but di
80. 4 all, E,,r No InN II,
! give my vues about the pennytensherry III
t'oiher day, and was right, for the things there sc
does look like they was painted with tar-ahd CT
told The truth about it, and you know It, CT
Now M. McCaughn is man OF great learn in
ing he can write equal to any man IN this S,
House. and Pm 'sprlzed that as smart man B
should have such heredical notions. tie wan RI
ted to have law passed here, for dong away d
with securities; but he couldn't get that ti2ed, II
and then he wanted to get the law turned 80 q
hat man would have 10 AK his wife, when he fc
wanted to go feliar's security. Now, worked il
for my punder, and I'm opposed TO all such sort d
Of laws TDis Legislature has already passed u
a law, giving mans wife his plumber, and his v
hard warnings, and believe Mr.. McCaughn f
was the cause of it, for it is jest like one OF |
hem heredcal laws of hizzen, that we have all a
learn so much about.
NV. think this law bill Is rascaIy bill
or | believe in letting the people get any law,
YER he likes, and pay him what he chuses. AND
+ this bill passes, why these heredcal candi =
dates would be always treating and fool'ng tne
,eople inst to get elected. There is too many
rascas as is candidates, now, and as sech, I'm
I'm much obeeched to the Legislature for J
0 assinc my ferry bill. They ought to have .