Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-07-31

-T6e Samo clinging regard which | felt
for every fellow passenger, sailor, rope,
hIn.lr. &C.. sprung up within, as ] watch
~ ~ leave taking Of members / have
f9eouently wished far enough for their
Ien5 speeches. ] witnessed Mr.. Cush-
ma5 depars. with benson on my lips, and
Idwet with lingering looks, on thea'yan-
ishing rotundity of Mr.. Lewis, and saw
with sigh, the last vibration that shook
hisfa sides as he succeeded in getting /
throuphthe door. The act is over, the
curtain has dropped, and may all be well
conditioned, when the scene opens again |
pDecember next.
In the Senate, on motion of Mr.. Ben
ton, the President of the U. s. was re-
quested to communicate to the Senate, at
its session, detailed statements Of the per
centage allowed to the various disburslng
officers of9the Government for 1887, and
of the other other compensation allowed
to the same persons for the same year.
On motion, Of Mr.. Pierce, leave was
gwen to withdraw, for the purpose OF
presenting at the departments, all the Petl-
tions and papers relating to the claims OF
widows Of revolutionary soldiers, who
were married prior to 1884, and provided
for in general law passed at the present
session Of Congress.
On motion Of Mr.. Bayard, rule re-
porteiby select committee for limiting
1.-THE privilege of. seats on the floor to GER
tain individuals, was adopted. only all
lows reporters of city papers to enter and
have seat on the floor. After some un-
important business, 'thesame forms in cIo
sing the session were gone through, and
Mr., King, the President pro. tenn, hay
| ing made Short but feeling yaledictory
address to the Senate, it adjourned till the
Ethe first Monday 10 December next.
In nv letter last night, among other
scenes attending the "last night of the
session." limited slightly at one of a de-
cided pugnacious character, as having
come off Just as the House closed its Sab
kbath morning exercises, and promised to
give more particulars of it to night. This
/ [ am not able to do as satisfactory as |
would wish, for many and various are the
accounts concerning the rise, progress
and final announcement of said martial
finale.
+ The combatants however, were Messrs.
! Maury and Campbell, Of Tennessee, which
| State has thus furnished four out of the
several champions who have figured on
the floor Of Congress as aspirants for tStt-
cuff fame. The general report is that Mr..
Maury, one of the absentees on the call Of
the House, on Sunday morning, on giving
in his excuse, stated that he was sleepy
when he left the House and had gone to
\ bed, &C., with other statements, showing
4 mind careful of its body's well being.
| This remark called forth some inyidious
comments from his colleague Mr.. Camp.
bell, which,led to blow from Mr.. Maui
!, ry, and then followed regular scufie
which considering the hour and the cir
cumstances, was not conducted on purely
scientific principles, but was made up o
kicking, gouging and all the other print
tive modes, supposed to characterize TIN
? Western school of ''the noble art of sell
, defence"
+ It's stated that Mr.. Campbell has We
~ bushy head, and this redundancy 0
. locks proved as preiudicial to him as tn
. long tresses of Absalom of yore; for hi
8lgPP80aRt tq2k u q fEg G Of this assoa
!. several handsfull of its hairy covering
e but it enabled him to punish. Mr.. C's. per
f son most numerically. heard a ives
r tern member say to-day, t4at he had los
: hair sufficient to stuff anew his Congress
sional chair.
: The combatants were separated by NJ
!, Williams, of Tenn, and severe as tn
flight was it was soon over leaving hal
of the House (at that time, happily, not i
state to observe any thing within tn
S dark precincts of the lobby under the la
!, dies ga1Iery, where it occurred. who'll
|. ignoranto Of It. I am glad therefore, tia
) that it was not so public as. Messrs. Be
4 and Turney's set-to, but only q bit of Con
& gressionaI BY play, which like that on tn
!. stage, can 90 on without interrupting tn
process of the general performance.
L. have not heard how it has terminate
d Or how it win terminate, but ! have n
a doubt it has been slept off. / have onlyt
!. add that not having seen but the partin
IF of the combatants, the above accouI
5. may be incorrect, both as to names an
Of circumstances, but | give it as the genel
oe al report and belief.
IS It is with feeling of shame that in. m
be last Congressional despatch, | conclude
re with the fact that the house on the la
night of its session, should have "brok
III up in a row." but such is the melanchol
be fact. It cannot be denied that the discil
O. line and decorum of that body is rapid
Sc settling down into sad and dangerol
d. laxity, as witnessthe many conflicts of Il
ID session, and the seorn with which its oW
n. authority was treated on Sunday mornir
ok at the rail road.
n The people should rise in their mig
! and arrest this tendency to disorganizatic
on and disgrace; remind their Legislators
nd their duty to illustrate by example the N
re- jesty Of lao and authoritysas by their Y
rs, Exposition as la# givers they are boul
'ds to do. /.
i'll With the best wishes for the prosperl
ut Of tie Transcript and its readers, / me
II. respectfully make my congo.
lse Yours, " M.
A HoRRIBLE MURDRR.-On Thursda
q the second inst, Mr.. James Billiard,
oil Mount Pleasant Township, il this. counf
was committed to jail, upon the charge
me having murdered his own natural chi
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