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The Vice President, presented the following me-
moral, accompanied with AN difdaVit, from L. y.
SpaIhawk, which was read


The Memorial of the undersigned accompanied
by an affidavit of the facts) humby shewelh, thai,
having been subjected to insult and violence, IN the
room of the Committee OF CLAIMS OF the oenate ol
the United States, from person called Dun Green
an officer of the Senate, on Friday, the 25th Of
January, instant and having been threatened by
said Green with further violence, IN case your Me-
moralist shonds' ever write a line about him -I
considering that said violence not in amy man
ner, provoked by your Memorialist, and that It was
committed within room devoted to the use OF the
Senate Therefore your Memorialist humbly
prays that such notice may be taken OF this matter
as may, in the opinion of your honorable body,
comport with its dignity, and extend protection to
individuals while within the precincts oi the Se-
nate.


EDWARD VERNON SPARHAWK.


Hashinetoa Gin, Jan. 26, 1925


The a1dar; accompanying the Memorial was
read


District Of Columbia, Washington County, to wit:


Personally appeared before me- G. II. w. Whar-
ton, a Justice OF Peace in and Tor the County a.
toresaid, Edward Vernon opalha"k, and made oath
on the Holy Evangelist OF Almighty God, that on
Friday the 25th day OF january INST. beng IN the





Senate of the United States in which he per-
mitted, in his character of Reporter for the Nat.
Intellisencer TO examine the journal OF the procee-
dngs of the Senate, and copy his notes.-Ihat one
Duff Green OF this city, armed with bludgeon,
did, without proyocatlon, violently assault, and beat
this deponent, when he the said deponent did not
anticipate violence. Coniding in the protection
to which the jurisdiction OF the Senate over the place
! in which he stood, in his opinion, entitled him.
! And when the deponent was standing in an unguard
ed position, SO that the means which nature has q
ven 10 all the human race for their defence tron
outrage, could not by him be cxerted.


And this deponen further swears, that at the time
of the ioresad assault and violence the Senate nd.l
been but few moments adjourned, and the Senators
were about leaving the Senate Chamber.


And this deponent further swears, that the sale
Duti Green was prevented from further attempts
at violence by an Individual known to the dcponen
as William Kind, who lntcrposed, and caused til.
said Green to esst, and that the said H,iild,n Rlnt
was present during the above mentioned attacl
upon the deponcnt.


i And this dcponent further swears, that previous 4
lea ING the Committee Room, the sad Green di,
threaten further violence upon the person OF III
Ideponent, in case he should ever dare TO write
line about him, the SAID Green.
: Sworn to before me on this z5th day Of January
1928. G. ii. W. WHARTON ). T.