Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-04-21
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THIRTY. FOURTH coyaaEss..rra Session.
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SENATE

'hihif--fUUkTb CONGRESS--Firi Session.
wAsnSsroS, April Is, 1856.
| SENATE
On motion Of Mr. Seward r-.olu,ion x,s ,doo,d Al;
ecnhg the committee pOstofces inquire into the
eApr'ency OF establishing uniformity postage all over
| the United States
On motion OF Mr. Sumner a r.-olu,io, ,x,. .t,,, l.;
'tucuig the committee patents consider ia. .xp.
iircy O amending the Laws far as to allow the nhab
t'i. "i III" nrighboing British provinces 10 enjoy the
'-ht oi tie-e Laws equal tootiny in all RESPECT.
nth the citizens OF the Uuited States.
The Sen~'r proceeded to tt consideration OF the bill to
'u"'l" Ad facilitate the construction Of railroad and
magnetic telegraph through the territory of the Und
states from the Mis-i-sipp liver the Pacific ocean
Mr. Weller maintained THE constitutional power to con-
>tiuct nty and other roads though the territorv Of
the United Statrs Congress has frequently made di act
appropriations oi lAn Tor such pui po-.s Three bundr a
ana ioty thousand dollars have been expended TO pro-
cure reports and surveys which that there ar tb.
r iOul practicable routes ior the proposed railroad and
w had no doubt that the through whichit would
PASS would be found productive, than va. p.,s,.nv
supposed lie did not intend express preference. for
tiy particular route He uncnmmitt-d in r.ltio, q,
az ahd ms only desire to ahtain the construction of
rOal Ihe Miami trunk completed baiche. wou IA n. y,
nuei from u As tile wants and OF comerc.
require and demand The committee have .vod.d tb.
i-'gnaion ofany route. TSey propsed that the Secr,
ihfy oi the Interior the Postmaster General and the sr
AIRY OF War shall advertise bids and whom ,h.v bu
Oe presented these gentlemen, under the direction of the
PRESIDENT are To determine which the best bid IL Was
| nlPo--iOl" ior the committee To agree on route
The money, he proceeded show invested in IN. road
would yield thirteen per per annum and
Tue passenger fare IRON $3.50 slUO and by this mean.
conveyance and the saving OF time travel for sixty
thousand Passengers, would more than al
100000 lie showed the great wealth OF California and
e improvements nov IN progress in that State and urg
cd tue passage OF the bill general grou nds of ne
cessy both to trade aud national defence a. we'll m
| 10 preserve the union of the States
till the 2yth inst
sixteen private bills were passed, and the Senate ad
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
| Mr. submitted two Oletts c
retsry OF the Navy Mr. Benson chairman Of the com
mi'tee on naval affair." in which Secretary Dobbn invited
congress 70 visit the steamer Metrimac st Annao
aging that the President and himself expect to leave
Washington for that city this afternoon and will wait the
steamer s'e " ''e
| On motion of Mr. Washburn. of ILL., il was resolved
| Monday. ~
Cnon' disposed OF the Senates amendments to the def
| cheney appropriation bill.
The action of the committee was then reported to the
HOUSE. aud the further consider alton of the subject was
| postponed until Monday.
The House receded from its amendment. to the militia,
Academy biii' and adjourned until Monday.
EHEcurtoS Oh BOUsFIKLD roR MuabEs-Bope,stx
ScESE-Ot. Monday morning William Bou-6.J nnri.
ed at The March session OF the Central Criminal Court nj
the murder o his wife and three children ,T.s , =;
| front OF the Jail Of Newgate ~
"hen tile ceremony of pniOning had been comnla,.3
tue prisoner let his head drop his breast and he an
peafed TO have already fe the pang of death Eigb,
O'Clock he fatal hour for the execution having ,I-six
arrived the prisoner raised by four men and m d.,
manner conveyed to tue scaod. A. he appeared totally
unable to stand it considered that the best cuu ~
be adopted was to place him in Il chair under the bc.n,
ald he ~as sustained in that position hy one of tb. -
ahS ~hie Caerat fixed Ihe rope in it, proper position
lhe Rev Mr. Davis accompanied the wretched man Inn,
% s apparent state 1t seemed useless perform the
usual Offices O religion When the signal was ovs, ,h
chair in which the wretched man was sll s,,ed s %
gave way with the drop and consequently the ll vss
o "eA 30 great as Il i under ordinary circumstances
"hd al TINS dreadful moment the prisoner attenptd ~
| IDENTIFY contemplated. -' D"1 e''-
The sound OF the falling drop had scarcely passed AWAY
"nen Ihere was Shrek from the crowd OF al. il In
again and 20 the horro- Of every one il was sonrj p
inc prisoner by pow, fu muscular effort had dran
himself up completely To the level OF the drop and that
ooh hs ieet were resting upon the edge of il and he s
Vaihy ehdeavoriug to ri>e his hands 20 the rome O,
the officers Immediately rushed upon tho s,afnG 80
Pu"eu tue reehed man feet FROM their hold but in an
instant oN violent efui he threw himself to the OIL
side and again succeeded in getting both his fst ~, L
edge OF the drop. Gale AFT who hal left the sc.f,iJ @
sus th-' All was Owe; vas called back and he seized
hold oi the wretched criminal aud il WAS si,b conJ
Ole dlhculty THAI he cOu force him from the sc,IJ
| lac Was again suspended 'N
Ihe short relief the ~r'tched man had obtained from
e pressure oi the rope 10y those desperate procea,
"d prohahly enabled hin respirc and TO the stonb
hlehi ana horror Of tile sp ctaor~-be 4 third tim. go
~ placing his feet upon the platform and again his
hands vaiuiy attempted reach the fatal rome Sl,,
anu t"o " three other then again forced the wrst
co man eet from their bold and bis legs were held down
lc HHa struggle While sc.,
oT'ng enacted the b J. OF the different neigbbor,,
cnur'neS we're ringing meriy upon the announcement ~
/ ings. proceed
At nine o'clock she bo,y of the n,;.o,., 49,. ...
aud placed in she'll and i the evening il wa b;S ~
the Jail pursuant to the forms of the sentence "
,ucb . sS,enuled p9n the occasion appeared to be
''u''' 'l'A'er Than usual -torcign paper
F'NNT FEES Looki>e At HsRsrly.-In her up..,.
her rattle f>P ~ "e'Seh' near
Aud here, by the roof. comes FANNY FrRS, F.xxv
| Is ~oman For that > is not to blame tho,,h -;
she hrst found it out sh has never ceased 10 doi :;
Sne might be p ter, she might be younger She MIGHT
e Oucr she might be ugler. She might be better sbe
m'ghi oe Worse She has been both over.prai.ei ana
o'eAoused and hose who have abused her worst have
! lulitated and copied her most
One thidg be said favor Of FANNY she was NOT
thahk frovdenc born IN the beautiful back biting s.pc
'imonlous, slandrring clean contumeious nbses.s"I
p"'ul'eueuee' l'-ck-meas1re city-of Bostonl
NJ D. IT, Clarke, formerly OF Troup county Ga write.
! " |uS uS No,unoa l"al Enquirer, from Alexandria La
tI.o' i. o. 'N' 'cas occurred on board the steamboat
be'alri about tee miles above the iuneon nj tb pJ
anu Mississippi verbetween th Irish boat hands and tho
u"Vh passenger the Captain immediately commanded
anu order vas restored until the reached the
hssppl, when the haa again commenced reiltin, in
bloody works on both During the fracas or sbortlv
thereafter the boat FIRE and was d.st-,,vd ,.t
1000 Tor tn" owners to bear. Among the deck
pIsseugeTs iost-eithe m the flames by drowning the
| following from this Stat are named. Wv
| y b. Taylor, uf Nacot. county Ga
] y g. Rise, a. Pike county Ga
/ John G. Mat. VS., OF Rudolph county Ga
dohn q. Hog. of Upsou county Ca
H. NJ Johns, Of Pike county. Ala.
TnEArsicals ~ ruE "F,R wrsr"-western theatrical.
are OF rather unique character We clip from an Iovs
paper the following notice Of "hc opening of the Red
bsrn: -"Fir, night Of the dancing goat .bo Toes
through Che rtieace- Of tbe Couion Ike ieow cri1tcr
s performance OF the goat will be followed bv an exhi
n' ol lhc mathematical attainmcnts Of the dog Billv
qu5luped that reckons up figures like piece Of chalk
ad works problems 10 algebra With one cg tied behind
nun admission, One Siling No corn taken Al th.
uoor' T. S-The free -t entirely excluded, except the
press aud ministers Of the Gospel"
m SHocErSo cHuurr-wc learn that man named