The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-02-07


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THE House Of Representatives, at
Uarrisburo has done = GRAND. GOOD
work On tho Doth Jonuo,v MIR
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Hf<oIrrI That no SpirituOuS yinOuS
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Ii''e" ABOUT ihi" lE'll' FciteHIiillelllS "i
Jhc kihd REFERRED to, IS to my mind DIS
reputable. therefore heartily endorse
tilS resolution, and trust 1t may lave
tie effect to discontinue a practice
which IS so dIScrcdltable to this lcSlS-
/ ia1iNe body, and am satisfied IIlat 1t Is
+ Only necessary to call the attention OF
+ this House to the subject alluded to, to
have the practice unanimously dlaap-
proved oI- BESIDES, SIR. there are a sui
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nitr,ductiou herr. Eo man ran H..
blind Ia the fact Of fin, GREAT and favor
able change in public sentiment * ia
the general use of stimulating drinks
ana that alone should be 4 sufficient
check to their use in public assemblies
like this. And certainly this body of
legislation, to whom is entrusted the
most sacred and responsible duties
which can be imposed by tie people of
this Conhnonwcalth, ought nj least to
be able and willing to set example, $,
while III The discharge of their duties,
which should receive the appreciation OF
those iof whom they are here acting.
trust, therefore, that TINS House will SO
far respect its own character and dig
nifty as to pass this resolution mnhcsita-
tlhgly.
Mr.. MAuoN.-I have no objection to
gentlemen enjoying themselves here or
otherwise. But | desire to narrate Il
fact tGat transpirtd the other evening
i'll thecoat room. Spirituous liquor was
there and ii came into the possession Of
SOME Of The pages, who used it indis-
rriml@trly, not only dealing it out to
the mrmbcrS, but tampering with it
themselves. Now, as said before,
do not object to gentlemen enjoying
Themselves, and | am also in favor at
al times Of placing this temptation he
yUEd tie reach OF boys. aud especially
of those WHO are employed here.
| know Young lads of this House act
ing III the capacity OF pages who lave
lad this temptation placed before them,
and believe tnat there is not one gen
tlemal ON this floor. whether he be a
drink-r ur q tctotalcr. but who would
do all he could To take such ttmpta-
ton away from them. | do not want
to make any extended remarks, and /
urge the prompt passage of Jiis rcsolu- f.
ton
NJ. WOLFE heartily agree with
the eIuarks of the gentleman who has
just taken his seat AIr Mahon 1t +.
seems to me in addition TO that. that .
the hail in which the Representatives .
of the people assemble for the purpose
of making the laws to govern these .
people. the place III which these Repre- .
sematiyeS have and will have to enact /
laws for the prevention of vice and inn !
morality. is certainly the place where I
proper example should he shown to these /
lads aud the people generally, who may
congregate in it. No one would think .