Litchfield enquirer., 1834-07-03

unblushing market Of venality and corrup-
| ton. Il IS needless to comment further ON
the importance Of this decision They have
shown themselves worthy Of the trust conf
ded TO their hands!
| The Senate having passed bill for the rel
atives Of the persons killed and wounded at
ToulOO, the provisions of the bill originating
IN the House, were engrafied on IL, and in that
shape was passed; after which, the Select
Committee reported joint resolution to pay
que honor to the memory of the immortal
Lafayette. They in substance recommend
general mourning by the people for thirty
days; that a letter of coincidence shall be sent
from the nation TO his family; the Halls of
Congress to be decorated with the emblems
Oh mourning; and that an Grafton on his ma
ny splendid qualities shall be delivered next
session. before Congress, by the Nestor of the
House, Mr.. j. @. ADAMS. 1t is almost need
less TO state, it was unanimously agreed to.
- III.
WAsHINaroN, June "a, 1884.
| Ihe Joint committee of the Senate and
| Rouse OF Representatives met this morning
| IN the spacious room occupied by the commit
Tee on Commerce of the House, and passed
a resolution expressive Of the deep sensibilitv
of Congress on the death of Gen. LAFAYETTE,
who was the friend of the United States, Of
Washington, and Of civil liberty, and tender
| ing the coincidence Of Congress, in the name
of the United States. The President is re-
I quested TO communicate to George Washing
ton Lafayette, and to the family of the de-
! ceased, the affection the death Of Gen. La
| fayette has occasioned to the people of the
| United States. The joint committee passed
| a resolution that the members of Congress
wear badge Of mourning for thirty days !;
and they recommend, that the American peo-
pie also give like expression to their feelings.
Mr.. Adams and MIR. Webster as Chairmen of
| the respective committees were empowered
to make provision for dressing the chambers
of both houses in mourning for the residue
of the Session. The committee unanimous
Iy requested Mr.. John Quincy Adams TO de-
liver an OratiUn on the life and character Of
| Gen. Lafayette, at the next Session of Con-
| gress, at such time as the two houses shall
make suitable arrangements for that purpose.
| From the National Intelligeacer Of Saturday.
The session of Congress, it is now certain,
will close ON Monday next, according to the
Resolution which some days ago passed both
Houses. and is now irrevocably without the
consent Of both.
Both Houses sat last night to an hour much
later than that at which this paper was neces-
sarily put to press. In the House of Repre-
sentatives great variety of business was act
ed on in the course of the day and night. a.
aongst which the bill for paying certain Geor-
gia Claims was, after debate, passed by a vote
Of 80 to 60; the Fertilization bill was alsU
passed; the Light House bill was passed. by
lO5 votes to 81; the West Point Appropria-
ton bin was passed, l19 to IS. These bills all
have yet to pass the Senate.
4 In the same body, the bill from the Senate
y appropriating 10000 dollars for the relief oi
the city OF Washington. in regard to the canal
debt, was finally passed by a-sole of 90 to 70.
Mrs. Royal is out in the last Paul Pry, full
tilt against Major Barry, and the Post Office
Denarfmenf.- Sha ncchpes Ace columns and
/ half Of her paper 10 an examination Of the
report, and lays about her like salt river
roarer. Indeed she almost annihiistes the
whole concern. Poor Barry, If he can sur
vive such tremendous shots. mastba inyu.ner-
able. She says -
Knowing the department to be in debt,
why did not Judge Barry stay at his Office,
and superintend the business as be ought p
No. he must go off electioneerng, and feast
ing, and holding confabs with Editors, and
this is not the worst; while he was taking his
pleasure in one place. the assistants and other
clerks were off too in other directions elec-
pioneering. as we guess, leaving the Post Of
flee to the care Of Matt the nigger, and the
,0omsn and street boys"
She says it is no excuse to pretend that the
! President did not know Of the loans contrac.
ted, for she published it, and several of her
papers go to the Presidents mansion, but she
'nsinuates that they were kept out of his sight
on purpose. She says, however, that the Ed
ltOr of the Globe saw her paper, and he ought
to have told the Preside nt.-Boston Goz.
Remarkable Discovery.-A man in Salem.
Washington county. Ohm, engaged 10 hew-
ing out a milestone, having broken off the up
per surface of the stone, three inches and a
half, discovered several holes, 10 a straight
line. across the stone. having every appearance
ofbeing drilled for the purpose Of setting we'd
ges to break the stone. In one of the holes
was part ola wedge. Two thin plates ofiron
had first been put into the hole, and the wedge
was driven in between them, and was broken
off. The plates and the wedge were in state
of perfect preservation, having rusted but lit
tie. These holes and the wedge were three
inches and a half from the surface, the stone
apparently having grown over them. The
stone, was perfectly solid, excepting these
holes, and the upper surface was Of the same
nature and hardness with the other part of