Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-04-07
Vwenty-6fth Congress---2d sess
Wednesday, .3pra 4, le3'
IN SENATE.

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Wednesday, .Ipra 4. 1888 -
IN SENATE.
Mr. Allen presented the petition OF sunory ci'izehs OF
Fayet,e county Indiana, praying Inc es'aolsnhen. OF
certain mail route referred 70 Tue No"'""''ee " "
Post Office and Post Roads.
Mr.. Upton presented the petition OF hiram louu'
Cvrus Tsber. and Alexander Hamilton, praying the
passage Of law vestng the right OF certain ihos" re-
servatons to them as reserves: feieffeu " ''e o
~ T;,,on nrssented the memorial Of the Mississippi
and Alabama railroad company, asking tor DONATION OF
land &c referred 10 the Committee on the ruoHc
Lands
Mr. Merrick presented the resolution Of the General
Assembly of Maryland in relation TO the currency ge
neally aud in opposition to the independent Treasury
laid on the table, and ordered 10 be printed
On motion Of Mr. Knight,
PssoJ,.d That the Committee on Commerce be in
.rc,sd TO INQUIRE into the expedeucy of making sur
vey Of the harbor Of Providence K l., preparatory 70
removal Of sand bar deposite at the entrance OF Tue
harbor. ,
cd without anne ndnent the bill making appropriations
for the support Of the army for the year 1855
On motion of Mr. Wright, the bill making appropr,a
lions for the civil and diplomatic expenses oil the TO-
vernment for the year 1888 was taken up.
The following endment, reported by the Committee
on Finance, being under considerations:
Add to the end Of first section, Proraed, mat mere
sha exist in the President and the Postmaster General
the same power to transfer funds from 10 another
head of appropriation between the appropriations above
made for the service Of the General Post Once as ex
lists in the President any other head OF an Executive
department, 10 transfer funds appropriated under one
head to the service Of another, IN any other branch OF
the public service . .
ton to the amendment, and from Messrs wright MES
and GIundy its support. the amendment was agreed
Mr. Cri,,enGen moved to amend the bill by inserting
povso that above appropriations Tor The fot Ohce
Department, together with the salary OF The POSTMASTER
stall ha maid mt a
Office hitch are or may be paid into the Treasury agree
ably TO the act Of I'd July, 1886.
After some remarks from Messrs. Grundy, Wright,
and Miles, in opposition to the amendment and from Mr.
Crittenden in its support the question taken, and
the motion to amend was lost without a division
The amendment then ordered to be engrossed,
and the bill, amended, to be read third time
On motion Of Mr.. Hubbard,
The bill directing the transfer Of moneys unclaimed
BY certain pensioners and the payment OF the same at
the Treasury of the United States was taken up and
considered in Committee of the Whole, and ordered
"a ba,engrossed for third reading.
sidered in Committee of the Whole, The bill 10 es
tablish criminal in the District Of Columbia and
after amendment it was ordered to be engrossed Tor
third reading
The bill to prohibit the giving or accepting chal
lenge to fight duel in the Dis'rc, of Columbia and
the punishment thereof was taken up the question
ing on the amendment offered by Mr. Clayton
After remarks from MIR. Preston, the bill was
passed over informally; and
The bill making appropriations for the civil and diplo
matte expenses OF the Government for the year 1888;
The bill making appropriations for the support OF the
army for the year 1893; and
The bill directing the transfer Of moneys unclaimed
BY certain pensioners and the payment thereof at the
Treasury Of the U. s., were severally read the third
time, and passed.
On motion Of Mr. Norvell, the Senate then adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESE NTATIVEs
THE LATE DUEL.
Memorials on the subject Of the late duel pre-
scented by Mr. Cushnan of New Hampshire; MIR. Fair.
field, of Maine; Messrs Gray, Peck, Pratt and Bird.
sail, Of New York; Messrs. Fletcher and Gushing, OF
Vermont; and Mr.. Webster Of Ohio; all OF which were
referred the Select Committee having that subject
under investigation.
mir. eastman presented the petition Of Bradbury
Bartlett and other citizens Of Nottingham, New Hamp
shire, praying investigation into the facts relative 10
the late duel between two members Of Congress
MIR Fairfield presented the following petitions upon
the subject of the late duel which referred 10 the
select committee having that subject under cnnsdera
tion Moses Sweat and 20o,hers citizens OF Parsons
field the and 10 others, citizens OF Porsons6ed;
Joseph lillian and 81 Others citizens of Brewer; Wait
w Keen and "a others, citizens Of Brewer Abel Glib
son and 70 others, citizens Of Brownfeld Daniel Osgood
and 20 others, citizens Of Brown6ed; Isaac A. Thayer
and 80 others, citizens of Oxford; Jarus s. Keith and
80 others citizens Of Oxford; james Leach, jr. and 81
OTHERS citizens Of Penobscol; Wilson Carpenter and 33
others, citizens of Penobsco,; Elias NJ Carter and SO
others, citizens of Bethel all in the Stale Of Naine and
Samuel Fojambe and al others, citizens Of the State
ofOhio.l
mir Fletcher, Of Vermont presented the petition OF
VIM. Haywood, jr. and Is citizens Of Guildha praying
Congress to interfere and pass law against duel!ng
Mr. Webster, on leave presented the petition OF ma.
ny citizens Of Hamilton and Rossville and their vcini
ties the subject of the late duel and against dueng;
which referred to r,:e select committee
Mr. Brdsall presented the memorial of +. Price and
Isl others, inhabitants OF the county Of Wayne n. T.
praying the expulsion by Congress Of every member Of
that body cminay engaged in the duel which resulted
in the death Of the Hon Jonathan Cey Also, the
memorial of J. W. Patton and PA Others inhabitants
of the county Of Wayne, N. Y, praying Congress 10
expel every member thereof who investigation shall
appear have been engaged in the duel between essrs
Cilley aud Graves; which, mution Of Mr. b. were
fered the select committee having the subject under
consideration.
Mr.. B. asked leave 10 present the memorial Of Thos
McClntock and &c others, Waterloo, New York, pray
ing the House rescind the resolution Of Mr. Patton
of the 2lst day OF December, 1887 which received
and laid on the table
mir. Peck presented the petition of w. H. Stanley,
aud sundry other citizens Of Gunson, Livingston
~ N Y, on the subject Of the late duel Also SINH.
lar petition of Shepard Pierce, aud 29 other citizens of
Liyonier Livingston county, ~ Y. Also, similar petit.
ton Of j. A. Campbell and lOO others, citizens of Lima,
Livingston county, New York
Memorials other subjects presented by Messrs.
Wise, Pickens, S. Williams, Thompson, Henry, and
Bronson, (for Mr. Jones of Wisconsin, who was in at.
tendance before a select committee Of the House)
IMr Henry presented the petition Of Geo Cssspady
of Mercer county, Pennsylvania soldier of the late
war who had his shot off in the battle of Chippe.
on motion referred TO the Committee on Invalid Pen.
sons.
Mr. Johnson Of Md on leave, submitted The following
resolution, which agreed 10:
Resosed, That the Speaker communicate to the Go.
of the Maryland that vacancy has occurred in