The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-04-20
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trayed people of England by the loud ness
of their perfdious roar against their pre-
sent paymaster aud idol.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer, we clip the
following report of the proceedings of the
Pennsylvania State Legislature during it's SEES
sion on the 10th inst @
The House continued in session this morn.
ing until two e'clook, No. business Of inpor-
tance was transacted, the objectof continuing
in session being merely to receive messages
from the Senate, and to concar in amendments
made by that body.
FUN AND FRoLIc. a
During the intervals when there were no
messages the members of the House INDUCED
in the usual amusements attending the close
of the legislative body. These consisted of
calling the most incom petent members to pre-
size, and then overwhelming them with alb
surd questions and ridiculous motions. In one
case the member who assumed the chair was
pefs and documents from oil parts of the
House. As some Of these missiles weighed
half pound each, and were thrown with
great force and velocity, the fun of lodging
Finally, as o sort of Intellectual relief to the
entertainment, Mr.. Brockaway offered a reso-
luton appointing committee to invite Hon.
A. X. Mcclure and the balance of the Liberal
Republican party to address the House on the
condition of all the political parties In exits
tence. The resolution was agreed to Messrs
4oIOChoWoy, COS0pu anu 4lUeEu8Ty, w6r0 8p-
pointed the committee, and proceeded in quest
of Senator Mcclure. He was soon found and
was escorted into the hall. As he entered the
members of the House rose and greeted him
and the committee by whom he was escorted
with volfey Of paper missiles, consisting of
n general assortment of all the legislative doc
uments of the session, in addition to segar
boxes, newspapers and large printed files Of
hills. t.,ao.rsH
ADDRESS OF HON. 4. X. MCCLURE.
After runpjpO tho. era Mt L., al,
of the hall, the Senator took his place upon
the Speakers stand, amidst applause half ia
earnest and half jeeringly. -. II -0
Mr.. Speaker and Commoners of the State of
Pennsylvenia Il thank you for the distinc-
tion you have conferred upon me by your invi-
tetion to address you on the subject of reform.
l know OF no ether body of men, either of the
present or past, that needs instruction on the
necessity of both public and private morality
30 much as the House of Representatives of
this State, now before me, or that has 80
of individual profigacy. I am not surprised,
however. that it is so when consider that of
the members serving in this House from my
immediate locality, many were not even nomi-
mated, and few, if any, were ever elected. I
sent you reform bills, which cost me many
days of anxious thought and labor to perfect,
but you danced not when 1 piped to you,
neither did you weep responsive to my mourn
ing over the degeneracy of the body politic.
-fmust admit, however, that you were prompt
executioners, for every bill! that looked to ward
WAS HeSallVeO WIN q yell as fast
rules would allow. But in political, as often
in moral and religious cycles, the darkest hour
is just before the dawn of day, and it is graft
flying that, after you have contaminated all
the harm you can possibly infict upon the
State, you have, by q unanimous resolution.
called for confessor It is well to pause thus.
just for the sake of novelty or reference. 80
that when the tempest breaks you can point
to this becoming act Of contrition for the
wrongs done to your constituents and to the
Commonwealth. Most of you, who have for
three months been serving in the places to
which other persons were elected by tho peo-
pie, have discounted the retributive wayefof
popular reprobation by creating offices by
legislative enactments to which you hope to
retire and those unprovided for hone TO be
placed on the indefinite pay roll of the pastors
and folders of the House, in accordance with
the prevalent custom here to pension decayed
statesmen. That you seek liberal counsels to
have good seed sown in the chaos Of virtue
that surrounds you is hopeful sign of the
times, and if you do not cheat us more than
$4,000 in Philadelphia next fall, the places
more forever. But turn to the faint silver
lining on the deep cloud of your record Ono
act of this House gladdeIed the hearts of the
whole people Of the State and reinspired hope
throughout the length and breadth Of the Com
monwealth. / refer to your vote, in the midst
of disorder that at Philadelphia fire would
be called riot, on Monday evening last fixing
have heard of no citizen of the Stste who did
not heartily approve of that act. I ara happy to
point toit as the oasis in the withered desert
that you have made about you, and to accord YOU
credit for it, Hoping, gentlem an, if may be
pardoned the use of the term, that the length
OF your lives may correspond with the measure
OF your virtues, and that you will be succeeded
by better men than yourselves, bid you good
night.
The Senator retired amid roaring applause
and liberal shower of paper balls.
His Grace, Most Rev. Archbishop Percbe.
has accepted the Honorary Presidency of La Mater
nelle," believing, his card, elsewhere published
shows. that such institution is in perfect confor