The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-04
The President Favors the Samana Bay
Lease.
from THE STATE.
The PennsyIvnnIm Lea,s,nture.


Dsspatch to The BOcnirg Telegraph.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 4-The House was called 10
order at noon by Chief Clerk seridge and after the
members certificates had been read an election was
held for Speaker The Democrats voted for r. B.
Brown, OF Clarion, and the Republicans for B. B.
Strang, OF Tioga who was declared elected and de.
lvered the following speech:-
Gentlemen OF the House OF Representatives.
Permit me to express my thanks for the high honor
you have done me In your selection to preside over
your deliberations during the present session. That
you may have no canse to regret IL is my highest
ambition; and that may be able to perform my
duties satisfactorily AZ well with mpartality is
my earnest desire. trust that, while entertaining
proper sense OF the honor you have conferred
upon me, l have also some appreciation OF the
dlncultles OF the position, and need hardly sug-
gest that your earnest support in the
observance Of those rules by which our BUSINESS is
governed and that courtesy by which the asperity
OF our debates is moderated, will be absolutely
essential to the harmony well the usefulness Of
our session. am not aware what, IL any, measures
or great public importance are to be considered by
us and yet 1t can never happen otherwise than that
one0 ane dSansd LegssdlatuFe @ OF great State like
mitted TO its charge; and 1t is our bust
ness and that OF our successors, SO to develop
our agricultural and mineral resources, and 30 to
foster and direct our internal improvements as to
make our noble Commonwealth the garden and the
workshop Of the country, az well as what, by geo
grarhical position, she is fairly entitled to the
highway over which the commerce of the nation
shall pass. In doing this the people demand as they
exercise the most rigid economy consistent with the
end to be attained and while the liquidation OF our
public debt, which has for years constantly been
made, would seem to afford conclusive proof that
the average legislation on financial questions has
been calculated to protect the interests OF the peo
pe yet tmust be admitted that there is still occasion
for the exercise of sound economy in very many di-
rectons and sincerely hope record on that sub
ject during the coming session will satisfy the most
fastdious. We must not forget that the people are
our masters, and II we obey their clearly expressed
will, looking to our constituents alone for counsel or
control in the exercise of all our ofcial duties we
shall not only meet the approval of r4od
men everywhere, but will be able to extract the
venom from the fangs Of those who, seeking a noto-
riety which they can obtain in no other way revel
in indscriminate attacks on the public men Of the
State, and connect themselves with the different no.
ltical parties only to hawk at and tear them Again
gentlemen, accept my sincerest thanks
The Governor has appointed General A. j. Russell
to be Adjutant-General of Pennsylvania in place of
Hon. Mr.. HcCreary, Of Erie, who has resigned to
accept q seat In the House.
Appointment by the Governor.
Special Despdtch to The EUening Telegraph.
HARRIsBURG, Jan. 4.-Judge Hiram G. Mccoy has
been appointed by Governor Geary Associate Judge
OF Butler county, the position lately held by Judge
Cummings deceased.
Reorganization of the STINT te Militia.
Special Despdtch to The EueninQ Telegraph.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 4.--One of the first duties of
Acknowledgement RUSSELL just appointed, will be to
visit Philadelphia and reorganize the militia.