Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-05-07

The PENNSYLVANIA House. of Representa-
tives caught very large Tartar On the nigh
OF their mock session. Senator Alexande
Mcclure had made himself obnoxious tc
many of the members by his opposition t
various schemes, and his endeavors to act tn;
part of q refyrmer,
| One OF the last acts in the screaming farce
OF the House of Representatives was to pass
resolution inviting Col. Mcclure 60 deliver
them lecture on ref) M This joke Was re
ceIved with Immense applause BY the troupe
aud tLey sent a committee to the Senate T.
escort the victim to them. To their aston.
ishment Col. Mcclure accepted the invita-
ti9n, and was followed by the whole Senate
to the House. lie was pelted with all sorts
81 missiles on his way t. the chair, but took
the SPEAKER 8 stand without hesitation, and
extempOrlzed lecture which that lie ssla
tive r@bbie will not soon forget, and which
the crowd assembled in the galleries received
with the utmost satisfaction. He said:
L know of no other body of men, either
OF the present or past, that needs instruction
on the necessity OF both public and private
morality SO much as the House of Represen-
tati7es oil tbeSfate now before me (lau ghter]
# that has 50 broadly and deeply exper l.
mented il the line of individual and official
pfoHsacy, Laughter and applause. am
not surprised, however, t1ai 1t is so whe
cDn5lder that of the me n bers servin- in this
House, from my immediate locality, many
were not even nominated, and few were
ever elected. Shouts and laughter.
sent you reform bills which Cost me many
Iay Of r. nd lah or
iect, bat you danced not when [ pipeC
unto you, neither did you weep responsive
TO my mourning over the degeneracy OF the
body polite"
And further along he eoptinued
Most of you. who have for three months
been serving in the places to which other
persons were elected by the people, have
discounted the retrlbutlve wave OF popular
! repro baton by creating Offices by legislative
enactments to which you hope to retire. aud
those unprovded for nope to be placed on the
indefinite payroll of the pastors and folders
of the House, in accordance with the preva-
lent custom here to pension decayed states
men. fShouls of laughter.I That you seek
| liberal counseis TO have good seed sown 10 the
chaos of virtue that surrounds you, is hope
tul sign of tue times, and if you do not cheat
US nOTc Iudu tuiFty Iuous1uu III ulldueI-
phia next fall, the places that krow you no W
will know most of you no more forever.
Laughter. But [ turn to the faint silver
lining on the deep cloud of your record. Oae
act OF this House gladdened til hearts of the
whole pc pple ot the State, and re inspired hope
throughout the length and breadth OF the
commonwealth. refer to your vote, in The
niist of disorder that az Phlladel phis
fire would be called riot, on Mond " even
rDg last, fixing an early date for your fua
All ,urument. Laughter and applause
nave heard of Do cit'zeo of the State who die
not heartily approve of that act, Laugh
ter. | am happy TO point TO 1t as tue GAS
IN the withered desert that you have In ID
,bout you, and to accord you cred t tor it
topping, gentlemen 1t [ may be pardune'
the OF the term [laughserI. that tn
length of your off nal lives may correspond
With the me ssure OF your virtu -, ami tha
you will be succeeded by better men thai
yourselves, bid you goodnight"
1t Is needless TO say that this speech wa
.reet-d with bowling and Kissing from tn
House as the speaker MISUNDERSTANDING.