Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-16
DoINas IN coNaREss.

DoINes IN c0NGREss.
SESArK.-Yesterday, after the passage of
resolution as amended by Mr.. Pearce, author
izing Lieut.. Maury to accep of a gold medal |
from the King of Sweden, the Senate proceed |
ed to the consideration Of the INDECENT Insane |
bill
Mr.. Clayton addressed the Senate at great |
length in opposition to the constitutional views
assumed by the President in his veto message
Mr. Seward rose to address the Senate. bu. |
owing to the lateness of the hour gave way.
And the Senate adjourned.
In THE House, yesterday, after we went to
press, the discussion of the bill to alter the
postage rates, CONFERENCE.-The. Haven opposed
that measure. At the expiration of the morn
ing hour. they went into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, and taking
up the Civil and Diplomatic appropriation
bill various amendments thereto we're debated
by Messrs McDougal, Phelps, Taylor of Ohio,
Preston, Houston, Disney, and Caskie, ere the
Committee rose; when The House adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS OF TO-DAY.
SENATE After prayer and the reading of
the journal
Mr. Stuart spoke as to po,tponing the con-
sderaton of the business of the day, the
private calendar,) and taking up the veto mes
sage.
Several Senators insisted on proceeding with
the business of the day.
The calendar was therefore resumed, and
| Is. 1922 bill for the relief of Hiram Moore and
John Hascall taken up and reported by Mr..
Stuart, frsm the Committee on Patents, being
report No. 60.
Mr.. Walker replied to Mr.. Stuart's report,
and defended the petitioners from the charges
| brought against them.
The remainder Of the morning was taken up
| with he calendar.
HoUsE.-To day, Mr.. Houston asked leave
| to report from the Committee of Ways and
| Means, bill to reduce the duties on imports
| Objection being made, leave was not granted
| The House then proceeded to the further
| consideration of the bill to almond the postage
| laws.
MIR. Haven gave notice of his intention to
| move to str. Ike cut the sections of the bill af-
fecting the frankins privilege as it now exists
MIR. Hendri, ks gave no.Ice that he should
| move to amend those sections.
Mr.. OLD. who had reported the bill, then
| addressed the House at length in its favor, and
| In reply 10 the various objections urged to it
| in the course of the debate.
A DISTINGUISHED VIsITER- The follow
ing letter, dated Dublin, June l, appears in
the Freemans Journal
This celebrated preacher Or. CahilD is
| now IN Ireland, and preached the openi1 g
sermon Oh Sunday. He will preach in few
| other places previous to his departure for the
Great Republic, whittier he is 70 90 in Octo-
oer. and has already made The necessary ar
| engagements. All the companies whose YES
| sells trade between Great Britain and America
have, in the handsomest manner offered him
free passage, The Doctor has not made his
selection. The citizens Of Leeds, Glasgow
| Manchester, and Liverpool, to .estify their
appreciation If all he has done for religion,
will present him with separate addresses pre-
vIons TO his departure, and with purses of $500
from ach-a total of 81, 600 In LIVERPOOL
the great amphitheatre, capable of containing
six thousand souls, is engaged, where a mon
ster address will be delivered, and after his
reply has been received, two large steamers
and thirty smaller ones will accompany him
10 the outer buoy, thirty miles from the city
and there take leave of the vessel that con
veys him by grand salute of thirty guns
The Dostor cannot fail to give satisfaction in
America, as be will always be under the di.
rection and control of the ecclesiastical author.
| tiles, and will be serving and honoring relig-
ION. so of, EN- insuted and outraged by such
immortal and disreputable ch aracters as Achil
Ii, Gavnzzi Co. He will preach in the
churches, lecture on scientific subjects, and
} give the most truthful and glowing descl ip
ions of Ireland, not forgetting to emil ghten the
fee Americans on the misery loverty and
disagreement Of this unfortunate country -
l He cannot fail TO please even those differing
10 religion from the Catholic Church, as hi
language is always chaste and select, never
offensive. On scientific subjects he is mas
ter hand, having filed for long time, n,
J chair OF Astronomy in the Royal Dublin 81
ciety, and he was the first Catholic who fllec
it."