The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-04-07
TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-
IN SENATE,

| THURSDAY April
The following petitions, &c, were presented s,i
referred: ana
BY Mr.. NORVELL: Joint resolutions of the 7,
giSlature Of Michigan, calling The attention ~
gress 10 the subject OF the survey Of Detroit rtv
on the American side. ~''
! BY Mr.. YOUNG: For a new mail route G.,
Chicago TO Dixon's ferry. '''l'
by Mr.; ROBBINS, Mr. HUBBARD, aud Mr.
GRUMPY: From individual petitioners '''
| Mr. LINN, on leave, introduced n bin f,r Io 49,,
liei Of The legal representatives Of Philip BaIb9r
Read twice, and referred.
On motion Of Mr.. LINN, an inquiry, by comm,
tee was authorized in relation TO new nos, r,,,' y
Shelby county, Missouri ''''s ia
The bill 10 establish 4 criminal court in the NJ
trict OF Columbia was read a third time and mss,
On motion Of Mr.. BENTON, the Commiiiee ~,
FINANCE were instructed TO inquire whether addition
al supplies are needed by the Treasury for The mr.
sent year. and II so, TO inquire also whether !,
best TO raise such supplies by the sale of The h,r
given by the United States Bank Of PennSyIyln,a
for United States stock in the late Bank Of the Uni
States, or by resortng to loans.
The Senate took up the bill for the relief or NO
legal representatives of Henry Fisher
Mr.. BAfARD proposed TO amend the bill by al
lowing interest on the claim since 1892 which he
said, was for money advanced in the Revolutionary
war, and was presented for settlement in 1872
This amendment was debated at much Iengtb by
Messrs. BAYARD, WHITE, NILES, CLAYTON
and WRIGHT, and lost Yeas 10, nays 20.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for
third reading
CHALLENGES DUEIs.
The Senate presumed the consideration Of The bin
to suppress giving and accepting challenges to ducs
in the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Connecticut spoke at consider
able length in reply TO Mr. Preston Teasserling his
former ground that the North ought TO be protected
from the South by an anti-dueing law.
Mr.. PIERCE earnestly repudiated the idea that
this bill was in any way TO be regarded measure
to protect the North against the South He insisted
that The North required and asked such protection
The object was AMI ought TO be to suppress an evil
and immoral practice, and for that purpose alone he
would give his support 10 such a measure as lie
thought likely 10 be most efficient.
Mr.. PRESTON made a brief rcoinder insist
ing that all duels are the result Of mutual agree
meht, the impelling force on both sides being equal
~ moral one; and he remarked further on the
improprley vi sectional assaults, and of opprobrouS
epithets applied 10 persons under trial (by the
investigation in The other House)
Mr.. GRUMPY expressed the belief that public
opinion every where was decidedly against The prac
tice he knew it 10 be contrary 10 the laws of God
and man. and what he wished was 10 pass such law
as would be best calculated TO suppress il. He ar
gued that for this purpose the substitute OF Mr. CLAY
ton BEST for which, therefore he would give his
vote. w..
Mr.. PRENTISS spoke briefly in favor of the
original bill and against the substitute of Mr. CLAY
ton, as insufficient to effect the object proposed
The bill being still up and Mr. LINN having ex-
pressed desire TO consider further the question Of
infictng the same punishment on seconds on
principals in duel,
The Senate adjourned, after an Executive session,