Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-07
DOINGs IN CONGRESS.

DOlNGS In CONGRESS-.
SENArE.-At the conclusion of the Execu-
tive session. which lasted until half-past three
ourned
In THE HOUSE. yesterday. after we went TO
press, Mt the conclusion of the morning hour,
MIR. Phelps reported back from the Committee
of Ways and Means the Deficiency bill As il
had come from the Senate; which was referred
to the Committee Of the Whole on the state of
the Union.
The House then went into Committee on the
Civil and Diplomatic bill, wherein M Pres
| ton spoke at length in favor of the Nebraska
bill, and Mr. Smith of New York, against it.
The committee then rose, and the House ad-
| journed.
PROCEEDINGS OF TODAY
| SENArE-Prayer was delivered by the Rev
Mr.. Millburn, and the journal read; after
| which
Mr.. Morton moved the consideration Of 6.
1861 being 4 bill for the relief of Manuel Her
nandez.
| Mr.. Stuart spoke in favor of devoting tho
morning to the usual business of the day
MIR. Morton explained that he understood
that the Senator from Virginia intended to
move that the Senate should go into executive
| session.
Mr.. Mason wished to know if he made such
Il motion whether it could be oyerruled by i
single objection.
| The President answered in the affirmative.
| MIR. Mason said that he should make such a
motion
| Mir. Pearce objected.
In consequence the private calendar was
taken up. and the following bills, not bein =
| objected TO. were passed:
| e. 1922 for the relief of Thomas Butler e,
| iS9, for the relief Of Mrs. Sally 7. L. Coch-
rane. widow of the late Lieut.. r. f. Cochrane
| u. 5. Army; Is. 1911 for the relief of Thomas
.. Parsons; Is. 1922 for the relief of Amos
| Knapp; IS. 1879 to provide compensation 70,
the services OF George Morell in adjusting titles
to land in Michigan; III. L. ITO act for The re.
Ii of of Lyman n. Cook
ported from the Committee on Indian Affairs
by Mr.. Rusk, and Emile Hooc widow Of CAP.
l tain HOoe. also passed
| Mr.. Badger moved that whom the Senate ad
journs, it adjourns till Monday Agreed to.
| Several other private bills were passed, and
the Senate was still engaged thereupon when
| VIC left.
HoUsE.-To-day aftcr the reading of the
journal, private bills from the Senate wer.
taken up from the Speakers table, and APP
| priately referred.
Mr. Orr reported back from the Indian AT
fairs Committee bill to define the terms OF
| which treaties with the In !ians shall hereafter
| De ade, &c; committed
he House then proceeded to tho furthe,
| consideration OK the bill to increase the speed
II the mails between New Orleans and Cali
| fornia. Mr.. Churchwell's hiiD Oh which the
pSnding question was on roconsidering Mr.
McMuilen call for the previous question On
his motion for its commitment.
No quorum voting. call OK the lfonse WAS
! ordered, when 1o9 members answered 10 .heir
| names.
50 tho question was again put by telisrs,
AMI the cal! for The previous question vas moi
seconded by the HoUse-aycs IS, NAYS 81.
MIR Orr moved TO postpone the further con-
sheraton of this Hill for three weeks.
Mr. hamilton demanded tho previous cues
ton.
Mr Phelps moved TO lay The bill on the ta
| bic; IN which, on motion OF Mr. jeteher tht
yeas and nays wero ordered; AMI it was being
voted oil when our report went to press
WHO WROTE THE HULSFMANN LETTEY
-WEBsrE2 NOT ITS AUTHOR-A NEW
CLAIMANT APPEARED.
Special Correspondence of the n. Y; Eyeniur Pos,
BosToN, April 4, 1854.
Dear Sir: A few Of the Solid Men o.
our city were thrown into terrible state O
excitement during Mr.. Everett's late yisi,
To Boston, by an unexpected claim set u,
BY him to the honor and glory of tho
flulsemann letter. This seemed, indeed
to have been the principal purpose of his
visit, for soon after he arrived he addres.
scd letter to Fletcher Webster, in which
he stated what ne said Mr.. Webster
was probably aware of, that he was the
author of the Hulsemann letter, and that
the original draft, in his handwriting,
would be found among the papers of hls
father, who, IN consequence of his labor
ing under one of his periodical colds at
The time, had requested him Mr. Everett
10 prepare the ansW CT to Mr.. Hulsemann.
Mr.. Everett went on to say, that he had
not kept all his letters to Mr.. Webster,
and he regretted that this draft was
among the missing ones; and as he was
anxious to retain the evidence of his be-
ing Its author, he requested Mr.. Webstc,
to send it to him.
Mr.. Webster did not hesitate, | be.
iieve, to do so; at least Mr.. Everett re-
celvcd it On the following day. In the
course of few days, and before Mr..
Everett's return, he sent Mr.. Webster q
printed copy of his draft on one side of
| AoCCu VII lIIC JULIET SluC WIN
the draft as amended by Mr.. Webster, so
as to show precisely what portion of the
documents belonged to each respectively,
and with it letter stating that he intend
d to have thousand copies struck off
TOR circulation among his friends, in srt'er
that there might bc no difficulty at any
future days in establishing his claims to
its authorship. 1have not seen copy of
this, but if | can gcs one, l will send it
to you. This claim VI Mr.. Everett. has
created terrible commotion among the
other executors of Mr.. Webster, and the
very small circle among whom it has
transpired. The feeling generally among
them Is, that Everett, after having so long
consented to the literary fraud which, for
political purposes, had bcen practised upon
The public, lie has no business to come
forward now and disturb the matter. As
the editor and eUlogist of the Great Ex-
FOUNDER, he had glorifed him as the al.
thor of that letter, and no longer was in a
position to reclaim any of the honor of it,
even If 1t belonged to hin. On the other
hand, MIR. Everctt's friend thinks that
the glory Of the letter can no longer do
the deceased any good, and may do MIR.
Everett great deal, and that, because
ne lent man coat in cold weather, there
WAS no WAGON x.,b,, h., ,b,,,I,l MT have =.