a.b. carpenter on february 12th, 1861. amid updates about haircuts, colds and headaches young mr. carpenter reported the following. there is considerable excitement concerning a couple of legislators who went to kentucky to fight a duel. mr. hefern, a democrat, slandered and abused mr. moody, a republican, in a speech and moody challenged him. he accepted and choosed bowie knives. they went to kentucky last friday night and have not been heard from since. we think we have disagreements. when we do, i hope we'll keep them not only in state, but also in this chamber where the people's business is supposed to be settled. [ applause ] mr. carpenter's letter wasn't mainly about duels or haircuts. he wrote it because he'd gone to see the newly elected president, abraham lincoln, who had spent that day, his 52nd birthday, in indianapolis. young carpenter described lincoln's arrival at lafayette road, the procession down washington, pennsylvania, ohio and illinois streets to the bates house hotel. seeing the new president filled carpenter with hope, he said, that soon our government will

a.b. carpenter on february 12, 1861, ploong debates, young mr. carpenter reported the following, there is excitement concerning a couple of legislators who went to kentucky to fight a duel. a democrat slandered and abused a republican in a speech and moody challenged him. he accepted and accepted the buoy knives. they went to kentucky last friday night and have not been heard from since. [laughter] >> you think we have disagreements? when we do, i hope we keep them in this state and in this chamber, where the people's business is supposed to be settled. [applause] >> mr. carpenter's letter wasn't about duels or hair cuts. he wrote it because he went to see the newly elected president, lincoln, who spent that day, 52nd birthday in indianapolis. young carpenter's described his arrival at lafayette road down washington, illinois to the hotel. seeing the new president, filled carpenter with hope, he said, that soon our government will be remodeled. i like the term. these measures i have mentioned are part of our continuing remode -- remodeling projec