Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-22

| ment in 1923 with American Ministers, and
theirs with foreign Governments on the sub
jest of issuing commissions to private armed
yes els referred.
select committee GA the Supe intendencies n
| U. 8. Armories committed and ordered to b.
printed.
The House then took up the General appro
pIiation bill, and after considering various
amendments to it, adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS OF TO-DAY.
SESArE.-After prayer and the reading O
the journal, reports from different committees
we're presented by Messrs Allen, Evans, Clay
Seward, and others.
| Mr.. Rockwell presented petition signed b.
| 900 citizens Of Massachusetts for the repea
Of the fugitive slave law Of 1850, and asket
th at it might he referred to the Committee O,
the judiciary.
| Mr.. Dixon hoped that its further considera
ton wou d be postponed until Tomorrow
| Mr.. Sumner sugge. ted that it should, In tn,
ord mary course, be referred now.
| On division, the amendment of Mr.. Dixol
was agreed to.
| Mr. Mason reported from the Committee OF
the District Of Columbia, the bill authorizing
he erection of the Alexandria and W ashin yton
r"i road: The Senator explained that there
we're only six or seven miles unlaid with rails
10 keep up the communication between the
| North aud the Sou,h. The company which
had been chartered by the legislature f Vir.
yinia to lay railroad from Alexandria t.
me point opposite Washing on now ask per
mis-lon 10 lay a Temporary railroad over the
Long Bridge, and from the Long Bridge q
temporary railroad through the streets oil
w ashlngOG TO he Baltimore railroad depot
The bill was a copy Of a bill ON which the
committee Of the House would report favor.
ably as soon as The rules Of the House woule
allow.
| fie would ask that the bill which had been
read twice and Was now reported back frou
he committee, should be read a third time
| lie asked that memorial from the Mayor
| OF Georgetown against the bill should be like
| wise read After The readi of the memorial
he Senai or defended he com papy and other,
OH the charges imputed 10 them in the me
mOi ial.
Nc Pratt was spe aking upon the suhjec
when We left.
HoUsE.-To day, Mr.. Houston reported from
the Committee of Ways and Means, a bill tc
enable the President to carry out the third
article Of the recent treaty with Mexico; re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union.
| Mr.. Benton stated that before that bill
| should be acted On, he desired an opportunity
| sho that the privileges of the House had
been invaded In the negotiate Of the treaty
| wi b Mexico.
| the vote by winch the House had the day be-
fore ordered Mr.. Kei is minority report from
| the select commit ee on the Superiu ceudeucie,
Ut U. s. ArnO les to be cOmmi ted and int,
Tho auts ion on this mo ion (Mr. Keitt be
| ing absenD having been passe by informally.
Mr. Odds reported from the Post Office Com
| mlttee, n postage bill, IN king the postage on
i'll letters sent IN the mails three cents, and
requiring prepayment by stamp in all cases.
ant making ocean postage, or postage owe,
5.OOO IN les 1--WE CT nts per OF prepaid, and ten
cents unpaid; read twice.
Mr. Orr moving to put the bill on its mas.
sage, the question arose on its third reading
when
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, moved to 90 into
Committee Of The Whole on the state IF the
Union.
Before the motion was put, by unanimous
consent, MIR. Old8 moved to recommit the bill
Mr. Brooks, rising to q personal explana.
hon, read paper bearing on his introduction
OF resolu ion yesterday for All amendment "a
| me uiest to prevent the introduction of weapons
on the floor of the Hall. In this paper, Mr..
| g. disclaimed any purpose or intention of di.
rsctly or indirectly as.aiing or rejecting on
Mr. Churchwell, in introducing the resolution
above REFERRED. .!tI ~
Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, al o rising to a per-
sonai explanation, declared that he b ad neii her
lot nor part in any combination of the Ne.
| braska bill to assail any member on the aoor
Mr.. Mllson explained the fact that in in.
PRODUCING the privileged resolution yeste rday,
his purpose was aught but to viudica,e the
dignity Of the House
mr.. Hunt, also rising to personal explain
alton. asked the gentleman from South Car.
lima to insert the word - some'' in hi, written
remarks; so that they might not 20 to the
country as rejecting upon the conduct of all
the opponents Of the Nebra. Ia till
Mr.. o having consented 80 to do 'a
The House went into Committee On the
general appropriation bill, on which thew va,s
engaged when the Stars report went to press