Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-03-16

master General TO of its previous resoIu-
tons to be dsrespectfu to the Senate and direct
ing this opinion to be communicated to the Pres
ident of the United States, were Immediately
forwarded to the President, who, in the course Of
the evening, sent III message to the Senate
communicating to that body the following letter
from the Postmaster General:
"Post Office, Department, March /, 1899.
"SIR:-In reference to the resolution Of the
Senate, adopted this day, and by you just commu-
nlcated TO me, expressing the opinion that COM
munication made by me the 18th uItimo, in
reply to their resolution Of the date,
dlsrespeciful to that body, have only to say that
no disrespect was intended or felt. Their reso-
luton Of the 18th uit calling for the names of re-
moved postmasters, designated specific time
within which the information would be wanted ;
and as 1t did not appear to look to any immediate
Legislative or executive action on their part, the
necessity Of great expedition IN preparing and
communicating them, TO the delay by other press
ing matters, was not appreciated by me SO highly
as it appears TO have been by tho Senate, or as
perhaps it ought to have been.
| And as the reply to the resolution Of the 18th
was already in the hands of the messenger, and
would accompany the reply 20 that Of the 18th.
showing that disposition existed 10 withhold
the information called for ii did not occur to me
that any detailed explanation Why 1t had not
been sooner sent was necessary or would be ex-
pected.-Hence it will be perces ed that the let
ter complained of written hastily, (the mes
senger having been in fact detained until it could
be written and recorded;) and but for allowing
time for consideration, | should probably have
given the more full explanation contained in this
letter.
Every respectfully your obedient servant.
"AMOS KENDALL.
"To the PRESIDENT"
About eleven o'clock Saturday night, Mr.
,,tr into lo
claring the letter from the Postmaster Genera
to be satisfactory to the Senate.
Mr.. Smith (of lndiana) said the resolution mus
lie on the table day by the rules, before ac,
, ed on.
At O'Clock on Sunday morning, Mr.. Alle
NOV ed to take up the resolution offered by hir
yesterday declaring the letter Of the Postmaste
General satisfactory to the Senate; which a
J greed to, and the resolution adopted
. We have not seen any particular report Of tn
D proceedings which were had when Mr.. Allen,
: Ohio, called up his resolution declaring the al
: oogy Of Mr.. Kendall to be satisfactory. but W
:, understand that Mr.. Kendall was prowllng abot
5 the Senate chamber the greater part of Saturda
e night, and whilst there beset the members be.
e ging them to excuse him, protesting aloud to h
!, lntimates, so as to be over heard by the Wing
n and the administration members, who do not r
l. cognlse him, that he was entirely innocent
, any intention to offer any indIgnItv TO the Sc
q ate. His course, on this occasion, was disgrac
n full to even such man. Those who have see
g the clown of the Circus, sneaking up behind
II master and shaking his fist at the back of h
IS head, and gesticulatng defiance, and then, VIII
J. his master has turned round upon him with wi,
/ in hand, bowling most obsequionsly, crouching
e the very earth, and, with sycophantc smiles as
ing pardon and protesting that no indigpity W
e ever intended to be offered, may realise in ii
al performance the scene Mr.. Amos Kendall III
u enacted.