Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-12-12
Proceedings of To-Day.

In the Senate, after the introduction and
reference Of bills, resolutions, &c
Mr.. Seward introduced a resolution to 20
into an election for chaplains for the session
This was opposed by Messrs. Dodge OF Iowa.
Stewart, and Brown, on the ground that the
Senate had no right to ask the House to viz
tually dismiss their chaplain elected for the
whole Congress. These gentlemen advised
voting down the said resolution, and the en-
actment of one for the election of chaplain
for the Senate for the present session
Mr.. Dodge offered an amendment to this
resolution, making it such an one as is indi-
Gated lasr above.
Mr. D. addressed the Senate against the
original resolution as being secretly aimed at
their Chaplain Rev. MIR. Slicer] on account of
his heightened Americanism. The attack was
bastard one, and was in keeping with the
denunciations of him, on account of his having
prayed for the compromise resolutions on sun
dry occasions. The Aboitionists had banded
together to hound him down on account of his
patriotic Americanism, and this movement
was but to carry out their purpose.
The said amendment or substitute being
adopted, the Senate balloted for Chaplain
for the session, with the following result:
Whole number Of votes cast, 40.
For Rev Mr.. Slicer, "a.
Rev. S. P. Stanton, 8.
Rev. Mr.. Beecher, 8.
Rev. MIR. Sunderland, /.
Rev. Mr.. Hodges, 3.
So the Chair announced the reelection of
Mr.. 6licer, of the NJ. +. Church.
In the House, the Speaker laid before them
sundry usual Executive Department papers,
which were referred, DO.
Mr.. ingersoli moved to reconsider the vote
BY which the House, at its last session, had re-
ferred to the Foreign Affairs Committee the
bill for tho relief of - Sanford, late United
States Charge d'Afairs to France
Mr.. j. explained the merits of the said bill ,
and that it was his purpose to move to put it
on its passage.
Mr.. McMullen opposed his motion on tho
ground Of the impropriety of taking up such
business out of its order.
After an Intellectual motion from Mr.. Mem
to lay the motion on the table, the question
upon it was put; and the said motion was not
agreed to.
Mr.. Peckham, moving to reconsider the vote
by which the House had, on yesterday, re-
ferred the various portions of the annual
message, moved to postpone the consideration
of his motion to day certain, intimating that
his aim was to get an opportunity to make a
speech on the message.
Mr.. Houston explained that 1t would be
4alnous to the proper transaction Of business
by tho House to keep the message any time
from the appropriate committees in order to
accommodate any gentleman in his desire to
| make speech, which could as appropri ately
be made at any time they went into Commit
tee Of tho Whole on the state of the Union.
Onsn0tion Of Mr.. Houston, Mr. Psckham' q
modeN y reconsider was laid on tho table.
Alsp 4uller reported back from the Com
mitfee a Commerce, the Senate bill for the
bst Rfotection of life and property on the
cQesb q Long Island and New Jersey.
IheA moving to put the said bill on it's pas
sage, Il was being considered when our report
went to press.