Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-01-31
Prom The National Ihteiiigencer.
CONGRESS.
In SsNATE,-JANuARY 90

eney ofenlargiug the lime for the continuance
Of tho Commission created by an act passed on
the I'd day Of March, 1927, for the adjustment
OF the claims ofper 'ons entitled to inden nih-
cation under the FIRST article Of the Treaty OF
Client, out Of the fund provided by the Con-
ven,ion OF London.
The Chair presented The following memoirs
al, accompanie d,with an affidavit, from +. V.
Sparhawk, which Was read:
To the Honorable the Senate Of the United States.
The Memorial Of the undersigned (accom>
PAVED by an affidavit Of the facts) humbly
sheweth, thar, having been sub ecteG 10 insult
and violence, in the room Of the Committee OF
Claims OF the Senate of the United States, from
person called Duff Green an officer Of the
Senate, on Friday, tne ISL OF January, instant;
and navins been threatened by said Green
with further violence, in case your Memorial
Ist should sever write line about him
considering tina, said violence was not, in any
manner, provoked by your Memorialist, and
that it WAS committed wi hin room devoted to
the use Of the Senate: Their. fore your Memo
rialist humbly prays that such tee may be
taken Of this matter as NAV, in the opinion OF
your honorable body, comporl with is dignity.
and extend protet lion 10 individuals while
within The precincts OF The Senate.
EDWARD VERNON SHARHAWK.
W.sHINGrox City, Jan. % 1923.
The AFFIDAVIT accompanying the Mcnm orial
was reed.
District of Columbia. Washington County, to wit:
Personally appeared before me. G.. II w
Wharton, Justice Of P, ace, IN and for the
County aforesaid Edwara Vernon Sparh.w k, &
made oath on the Holy Evangelist II Almigh-
tv God, that on F,id y the 25'h dav Of Janua>
" inst being in The room occupied by the
Committee on Claims OF he Senate OF the u
nj ed States in VIII ch he was permitted, in his
char ac,rr Of Reporter for thu National Intel
lieeacer. to examine the Journal Of the pro-
cerding, Of the Senste. ard copy his notes
That one DIFF G cen Of his city, armed with
biudgeon, d,d, wirhou, pro" o. arion, violent
" assault, and beat this deponrn, when &c the
said de7nnpnt did not anticipate violence.
Confi ling in the pro ec,inn to which tn jurs-
drc,ion OF the Scna,e over The place in which
he stood, IN us opinion, entitled him And
when me deponen, was Standing IN an un-
guarded position, So that he mi ans viii h ma.
ture ha, given 10 all the human race for their
defence from outrage, could no, by him be ex
erred.
And tbs deponcnt further swears, that at he
time Of la esaid assaul & viol-nce, the Senate
had been but a few moments adjourned, and
the Senators were about leaving The Senate
Chamber.
An this dep nent further swears, tha, the
said Daft Green was prevented from further
attempts IL violence by an individual known
to the eponen a. William Rlnd, who IN crpo.
sed, aud caused he sad Green 10 dcsis,, and
,ha, the said William Rird was pr sent during
the above men loned attack upon the deponent.
A d this d, ponenl furhfr swears that pre-
v,ous to leaving the Committee Room, the said
Green did tire ten further violence upon the
person # the d ponen,, in case he spuid ever
dare Ia write iin- about nj ~, he So d Green
Svn,n 10 b for, m on his 25, h day of jan
uary, 1923
c. II. w. WHARTON. J. p.
Mr.. Marks moved 10 lay the memorial on
the table; which motion, on 4 division, was
los.
NJ. Williams inquired what ques ion was
bef re the Sruate
The Chair observed, ,ha' il WIS an appli, a.
ton iail before the Srnar by him, a the g.
quest Dfthe Memo' iaIls,, and il remained ,C be
d,spo ed OF by them.
Mr.. Cobb said, i, wa. very CRAVE SUBJECT,
and he ould n,ove lis reference to the COM
mite N the Judiciary, but was understood
to we vi ,hd.awn the motion.
Mr.. Macon said tina, he thought the matter
inquiry; and ne should be in favor Of laying it
IN the table. Ne had known a similar a,e in
the other branch of Congress; but did not know
how il would b. taken up by The Senate.
Nj. Cobb signGed his assent to motion 10
lay i, on the table.
MIR. Rowan said he would make another mo-
ton, which was. 70 allow the memorials, to
withdraw his memorial 1t appeared by the
affdavi, hat the afftir took place after the adj
iou;nmrnt, from which il as plain, that il did
MT come under the jurisdiction of the Senate.
They, therefore. had no more control over this
matter, than il The affray d t ken place in the
street. Thy nigh, as well interfere in The
quarrels Of two hackney hmen, as in this
Ifv,olcnee was committed there were laws the
Distric, 10 which the aggre,ed party might
apDeai These were his reas ms for moving
that The petitioner have leave 10 withdraw his
pc ition
MIR. Foot made few remarks, which was
no, distinctly heard. He was understood TO
he in favor OF laying the memorial on The la,
ble