The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-12
OUR LEGISLATIVE BODIES.
Scenes at Harrisburg that SurpNSs Any
that Occurred Nt Wheeling.
Correspondence Philadelphia Times


CLOSING SCENES At HARRISBURG.
The Legislature Vas in the ShabbieSt OF
dishabillc from eleven o'clock last nigh,
until about this Friday morning. The
Speakers attempts to maintain order were
spasmodic, Every now and then the pa.
per balls tell like hail. Later on books
and bill files were thrown across the hall
and it looked as il somebody would be
hurt before morning. But il was all in
good humor, and every man knew that ii
he lost his ttI8iEr ii would be the worse
Tor him, IS he would become the butt and
tSrIse; OF every merry.nSkrr in the hall
Two or three fellows ~; ~ their desks.
with umbrellas hoiSiel over their heads,
but it did not take long 10 upset an um.
hrGlla by 4 general hombSrlmeut, and the
uSn underneath it in tina, case found it
advisable to beat retreat TO the cloAk
room. While the Speaker winEe1l u; such
things on the part OF the members, he put
on \ ierNcioU$ aspect when an outsider
took part IN the sport and eudeAvOvtd 10
pay members IN their own CNolu. \ slight.
ly.iuebriAieSi HarCiShunser, who stood TO
the lett OF the Speakers stand near the
poSiotticC, MAS pEliei with pApeV balls anu
knocked trom pillar to post and stood il;
very well. His limit wsl$ reached. however,
when one OF The Philadelphia rncuberS
brought the hose out OF the wash room
sud drenched him with water. Then he
picked up = few spent balls aud let his
aSSI!lSnt$ have them. This Was an OF.
tense tina, could not he overlooked. The
ChSir made laundering noise with his
EAveI and ordertd thar the person who
had inside such an assault upon the dig.
nifty OF the House b<' arrested and brought
20 the hAT Two $iUNty Officers hurS,
from their hidins.plIc1S, SsissNi the
stranger sud brought him 10 the front,
working As ii they had holioi a ieSperA.
do. although their prisoner made no ~.
SiSiaNce. Take him Sw&y, take him GU,
OF the House, wXS the command .! the
indignant speaker, and before Elisha
Davis could move that he have the
privilege OF counsel he WAS $ummarilv
eiec.ed, and left 10 c'oi his tA,e head in
the rain
In tive minutes the disorder WAS SIS crC1,
Is ever, and il waxel greater until a!yer
O'Clock, when the climax WAS reached.
While the Speaker WAS signing 4 bill the
members and p4SaS sang John Browns
Eniy, the Sweet Bye and Sye, and
other tAvoriie airs in luSiy chorus, and
hats were put on 10 !eRi oil pSl:IuS Q:
conspicuous heads The Chair stss1 i,
awhile and then announced gScxss while
waiting tor the clerks TO each Up. Thea
pAnlenlouiun bro<e loEss. Smith o.
Pike county, Vas called CO. xai r.a3< 1
speech on his $kaak 4aI Eox-sc1lo BIZ
thA; *; the House II roIrS Of sarca.=-.
O:kes speeches fo,t0Gt,i. mi tE:EsSz
UnleS blind biile:. WAo EGS b.s1sSi Il
and pal Al the CseEk's desk. SznG o;iE.-G
songs with anything b2i clksSe &scoa-
p.IShmea;S Soi Wea: on toG AZ hoz-C .:
two, and then everybody Wen; to4r 70
the Lcehie! 10 dunk tue champagne 1n3
$,aoke the cigars literally provided :ar
their entertainment BY Or. HSbsr.S. The
rSch Senator SNE CrAVt0ni.