, 1879-05-01
Proceedings of the Illinois
Assemb!y---Winter
Session.
scroggs Abandons the Idea of
Staying Through the
Picnic.
Affcctin' Scenes Attending His
Lct'Go of tho State
Tent. i
Passage Of a Bill to Oct at the
Worst GLASS Of Bank
Robbers.
Kuykendall's Bill to Drive
Country Editors Crazy
Also Passed.
Passage Of the Bills Taxing Tele-
graphs and Regarding
Normal Schools.
an Disposition Of the House to Cut
Senate Money-Bills L.
Per Gent.
a Little Story 10 Make One Man Swear
and n Good MANY Laugh
Kuykendall's Bill to Drive
Country Editors Crazy
Also Passed.
Passage Of the Bills Taxing Tele-
graphs and Regarding
Norma! Schools.
DISPOSITION of tho House to Cut
Senate Money-Bills 15
Per Cent.
A Little Story 10 Make One Man Swear
and Good Many Laugh,

and Good Many Laugh.
SCROGGS.
MORE FUN THAN A KlcK IN TIN rANTs.
Gptcial Dl&nasch to The Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 3o.-Scroggs to-
morrow takes bis adicu Of tho present Lecista-
turo 10 20 to Hamburg to nssume the duties Of
Consul at that port. As the House was about
to adjourn this morning, crookcr, on bclalf OF
the House, presented him with puir Of wooden
ehocs, on which occasion he made the following
speech:
MR. SrHAKEH: rlfo to 4 question at high land
might add hoyl privilege. and ns the accession is
WV y s q r@
light. and. II possible, eanal tc ocraeion; Meare
sometimes rent asun:ef by politics, and dlrlded
qneston Of mutual a1mlration, and doing honnr 10
our coliearnca we nso unttcd; and ~ t'1'e Of tlh
y neout to lsays onr chores 9m dopat, to forGiSn
sond:of. Nations bare always ,onored their dead.
eas no f yns eeH oe, a.ao
Throurn which living Homer hcegen nis olcsd,"
Bnt t is LETT for tho American people 10 adc.
QuAtely honor her great men while living.
He MADE GEN. GRANT
MaIor. General, md We nnado fen. Grant Tresl-
dent. VIC gaye him houses, lAnd, horses, and bull
nos E1Ga liz H fisn sAs Ct M
aud + through ne, lts most humble and obsss
HemhhSr make ts oee!sasso a s"d ntope.s. 70 FOL-
as aaa t1.ansp!anied to foreign shores as
of lllinoIs soil, moro thriving Or verdant
TIN s,' .; cEsc. sas e S
them. but. in tho case Of ous iavortc sou. ho In.
h. hsG H. gestps,s e ~
n,olodious slsnamo Of scroggs., When ho arrived
at manhood he was stabbed With those piercing
ills largo uaaefstsndinx. }Laushtef.1 llss SrtI
%as ushercd In by poafs 81 t'unier aG,i flashes q
mothora arms, frowns of ambition wriukicd iiis
Two sycbrows, and as he dolIcd Ills swaddllpy.
ctoihes md put on his sst pair OF pants and went
FORTH common uschlns were made to respect his
greatness.
-s.', Ills MUD rlgs
were always the largest, and he insisted on having
he At once not dab Of mud over his right eye mud
81 the satisfaction he rot waa to lot Il dry and
ea4s Iaa eaf b 10 aaa Sran cxpaads
until people wondered much
And st!ll tho wonder grow
Tint ono small head could carry ali ht knew.
Most mcn aro obliged tu address tho people oral
IT. o. TO cmbain their thonghts in Arnold's writ.
.ng.intd. but serogGs possessei th9 dual elements
his poa diamond. .posntsd lie could wt}to iIko ca
PHet nnd tax Ike Gtntcssnan or he could talk
1s i,. Ross @ anu W1e 1kS stssesman. M snd sY.ns.
t,no psossinssia! os teusna!!sn: ilo a,ofned tho
stump and dfonped 4oltd chunks Of political wis.,
dom. Lie madc Frew funs fut0us,y. lie
,MADH HARLOW 1ALLoo HORRIBLY,
md finally, In recogniiIon Of h!s grsasness, tho
they elected him member Of tho Thirty Cen
ambition would laws Sssn .aii.dsd; ol.nary oi.a.y
ability would have osen rewarded: nut We wore
tu.l BONANZA. rha mshty Executive had 'sss ssaced
ont from Washington md mctaphotcally tooIs
OUR scRo16s III TIE SLACK or Hts rASTs
llanuhte5l and hold hin, ,up, bcfors au admirlns
ahouted, That's tho fellow W. ara after! That's
the esap 70 soprcacnt III abroad! That's thc
spest fot American grsninsssia litenewcl rasfswsj
nna wth ons nccotd tlay confirmed .laa consal to
eod .a %s sse tes rs' cass LII asFs sosa s
Tremendous laushtcr.] NDw, frleud Scroggs. ~
s1o 59t = 70 M s1ss our snoss a1 b. Toekea
stss.lmonla q oar e.tea;o. I!sfe it, f spsake, :,
shouts q Laughter. These aro not, as ao,ns In.
spiscd idlut would assume, guahoats. lLanghtss |
Ihsy arc not as nome ws'ward lu"stic would us.
CoAL-sHooTs.
T.fs t5e se'oss, s"a sssr @ ti's@ s'S Su '"Sss ast
leather nlnit do for evcry tlay. but, when kings
pat on thor crowns; then pat On thess fragile Pc
ss Hapsns1@fs VI sn sts tsot ~ tlS with
KlnEe. and Until thraAca uha,crc' 10 .ulr very
foundations; any anregynorated nulchnul!
thEaa canoes ~ close proximity 10 hs posscsior
and elevate hln', and when hu GONE. to, Q wrek Or
20 after. and lensna Whether liahtniuK killed any
OF tho neighbosa, II he upcns his mnn1h,
MAKE IT PAINFUL FOR HIM AGAIN,
and teach them 10 respect American greatness
tteprsas'blo laughter; and. whcn {uu shall have
@ done ~ yoq1 duty. ~ W VI know yoa viii; when you
ytnn sh.ll b. Eeyis1ed enlarged. and revised BY
tho use Of Eoantng layer, rstATa to III
Fulz-DEEABTED AND uuLBous,
snd @ tho psoplo will receive yoa with open arms
the ,1, hoattio boEcers Of Indiana. Laughter W.
VII! sssott M You Y to your humble ho,as, Ws will
saS n4 " @ss~gsf Vii %s S. VIZ H. wsss a.
1nd will ies m!1cellaneous shln9s rIp generally,
L.9xhtes] ,. Ard , wa.n Why lites attul dream. .hall
passed your palltd lips. aud when Yoa shuti b..
\ soNREL AN0Kl,
we will mournfu!iy and sostowtulty open ths
jud2inuat. With suitable mechAn!cal ap,,lihncc..
we will eFoet these wooden shoes--ols 1t your
En epAph a. conlusele u tho tongue OF t.osts can
utter. a that. when pesterty goes hurty!ns BY.
I'll ND sse .SS: xSS:
was loudly called for, md made the following
speech, which was interrupted by loud uul "a
peated chcers:
MEME Fatukpx. uHu N1lS KtxtNEn pIckEt
ghEuHn TON LASALLs; Ich kann n!eht 4agen
'snd spplsnas.l T. .lud solehs VIZ tch. vstmath,
aufsteseea. GLaachter.I lei 1sfds dtess scbun'
an honntsg tsassa Wena tt9 In dst stn1t tamburi
I'D S ss ss.d. Tsds sa 5 sS.!. ssa
dAnkhaE asiu. lAppIauss.l Lehon Nte wohi,