Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-12-13
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

sary for naturalization, and acts prospectively
on only those foreigners who may arrive after
the passage OF the act. Mr.. Adams denied
all connection with the Know Nothings, dis
claimed any hostility to foreigners, but thought
immigration dangerous, because foreigners
ranged themselves aojtb the aboyitjoniStS. When
he heard that band of Germans had burned
U. S. Senator in eiiigy, he determined to in
troduce the bill.
Mr.. Adamss bill was read, and referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
The last session hill for the support of Ocean
Mail steamers, was taken up. The bill stands
as follows at the last session it was passed
by the House, with clause requiring the
Postmaster General to give notice of his iu-
tention of disseminating the contracts The
Senate amended the bill by striking out the
clause. Mr.. Brodhead, of Pennsylvania, now
moved that the bill be referred to the Commit
tee on Post Routes. Laid on the table.
HousE.-Mr. Clingham, of North Carolina,
asked leave to offer resolution, rendering the
mediation of the United States in such man.
ner as the President may deem most proper,
to lead to pacifcation between the allied ar
mics and Russia, and moved suspension Of
the rules. Not agreed to; yeas ~, nays not
counted.
Mr. Florence, of Penn, asked leave to in
Il
ming and equipping steamer and trar sport
vessel to carry relief to Commander Kane's
expedition now in the Arctic seas. The House
refused to suspend the rules.
Mr.. Stanton, of Tennessee, offered resolu-
ton requesting the President to communicate
information relative to the establishment of
the Memphis Navy Yard.
Mr.. Houston, of Alabama, from the Com
mittce on Ways and Means, reported bills
making appropriations for military academy,
and for the support of the army Referred.
Mr.. Houston, of Alabama, moved series
of resolutions, distributing She various branch
es of the Presidents message to the different
standing committees.
Mr.. Giddings, of Ohio, moved that tle
resolutions should not be passed without prop
er discussion. AS to the bombardment of
Greytown, he wished he could blot the trans
action from history. He considered that the
President had entirely receded from the great
principles laid down in his inaugural address.
Mr.. Wheeler, of New York, offered an
amendment to the pending resolutions, pre-
faced by declaring, in effect, that in the de-
struction of Greytown the President has vio-
lated his constitutional powers, and that Sc
lect committee of thirteen be appointed to re-
port the facts relative thereto, with power to
send for persons and papers. The amendment
was rejected yeas "a, nays not counted.
The Committee then lose, and the resolutions
referring the message were adopted.
THE OFFICIAL VorE FOR MEMBERS OF Con-
GREss is as follows:
Robert B. Hall, (eleeted) has 1858; Ell
lot, 223S; Rowland Sl2; scattering, 40. II.
james Bufinton, Celeced) has 1904 Crock
er, 1914; Vickery, 1864; Weston, ia; scat
tering, IS. ILI.-Wm. S. Damrell, (elected)
has S66S; Stafford, 1888 Avery, ga Aus
tin, SO; scattering, 53. IV.-Linus B.
Comins, (elected) has 1912; Valley, 2770;
Spinney, 9lS; scattering, 10, F.-Anson
Burlingame, (elected) has 1867 Appleton,
3109; Parmenter, GOA; scattering, Is, VI
Timothy Davis, (elected) has 1923; Up
ham, 323l; Lord, $685. Hood, 81 scattering,
1928 Bell 24SI; Buchanan, 1888 scattering,
So. VIII.-Chapncey L. Knapp. (elected)
has 1882 Wentworth, 2614; Needham, 452
scattering, IS. IX.-Alexander Dewitt,
(elected) has 1906, Davis, 1926 Barton,
851; Alfred Mowrey, 1925 scattering, 3d.
X.-Hepry Morris, (elected) has 1928; Dick
inson, 2757 Bemis, 1888 ]. NJ. Blanchard
Al; scattering, So. AI.-Mark Trafton,
(eected) has 6640; Goodrich, $685. Girls
void, 2505; scattering, IS.
DEECHER IN THE OARh.-A leCter OF I1eQ-
ry Ward Beecher has the following wise de-
Scription Of a midnight ride IN the storm two
or three weeks since
l had almost forgotten an experience which
must not be forgotten-a midnight ride. TRAY.
cling by night in boat or car, is so common
as to fall among the ordinary experiences.
Not so buggy ride. We lectured at Lynn
ON Saturday evening. 1t was our wish to
spend the Sabbath at Andover. Now Ando-
Yer and Lynn are about twenty miles apart,
and upfrequented miles; for could find nobody
who exactly knew the way from one to the
other. The stable keeper was doubtful; he
did not know the route none of his men knew
it, the night was very dark, it was raining in
torrents. But go l must and would Those
who had faith in the almanac said the moon
would rise at ten o'clock. Iagreed to wait till
then. The lecture was given, and [ must say
to the praise of old Lynn, to the bravest audi
ence of about thousand, that l ever saw
gathered, in spite of such a remorseless rain.
We returned to our friend Shackford's, to
wait for the moon, and whiled away the time
in discourse of pears, illustrated by some juicy
specimens. The moon came, and the driver
with it, and his light covered buggy. Packed
up with robe, coat, and shawl, we pushed out
into darkness. The rain ratified ard sung on
the back and top of the cover, the roads ran
streams Of water, the horse splashed merrily
along, lights CLEANED out Of dwellings, flashed
across the path, sunk behind, and went out to
us. First came Danvers, a town fast asleep,
silent, motonless. We passed through like
shadows in dream. We took wrong road;
it grew rough and cart like, full of humping
stones; sooll the wheels rolled smOtheringly
iii grass, then bushes began to whip the spokes,
and finally we brought up against stone
wall-iull in the pastures Back we went,
reused up the good sleeping woman of the
first house, inquired the way, were in doubt
after leaving her about the direction, whether
it was left hand or right hand, that we were to
turn at given corner. Solved it by waking
up another sleeper. Got safely on smooth
road TO Middleton Began to doze without
knowing it. Trees, which in the clouded light
of the moon, had spectral look faded out en-
tirely. Was aroused by the driver, prying into
the directions Of guide-b board, where the road
forked. l got on the wheel and gazed piercing
ly. "Danvers-Point." f'No, said he, "Dan-
vers Plains" "Tariffylle," said l. " No,
Tappleyville," said he. That is not the road;
the other ecas, and we took it. Again at the
next guide post we stopped. The driver
climbed up and got hold of the board, and
drawing himself up to his chin, read its direc-
tons. We met solitary man walking be-
tween twelve and one at night. 1t seemed
very strange to see anything human moving in
the darkness and solitude of midnight. We
hailed him and inquired the way. Then we
specialized what GRAND took him out. Not
thief surely. Perhaps he has been for
doctor, said the driver; or to watch with some
sick neighbor, said | or, may be, accounting,