The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-20
To the Public.
The News
FROM wAsHINGTO

The News
FROM WASHINGTON.
Our special dispatches from the national capital
are very nteresting-read them.
In the Senate yesterday q memorial from the
New York Common Council against the repeal Of
the existing law relating to the assay Office n this
city was presented. The bill recognizing the
navy was taken up, and MI. Mallory offered O sub
stitute, which was adopted. We presume the sub
stitute to be the bill reported to the House on Sa
turday, and which appearedin yesterdays HERALD.
1t passed third reading and will probably be put
upon its passage to-day. Mr.. Seward delivered his
views the INDECENT Insane Land bill and the
Presidents veto message. He bore down hard upon
the Executive, pronouncing the message "desultory,
illogical, and confused" The Senator paid a weE-
deserved tribute of praise to the indefatgabe Miss
Dix, through whose perseverance this philanhropic
measure passed both houses of Congress. very
full report of Mr.. Stewards remarks is given under
the appropriate head.
The House suffered severe infection yesterday,
which was borne with heroic fortitude. We allude
TO the personal explanations of Messrs. Churchwell
and Campbell, an account of which is given in the
report of the proceedings. It requires the "glass
eyes" that scurvy politicians are supposed to wear
to discover the point of interest at issue in these
possessed OF the aforesaid metaphorc crystalline
optical invention we commend an attentive study
of the discussion. The subject of Mike Walsh's
right to seat in the House, which is disputed on
The ground of ineligibility in not being natural
lied citizen of the United States, again brought
up. The Chairman of the Committee on Elections
presented the papers Of George w. Isaacs and
others contrasting the seat of Mr.. Walsh, and de-
Eouncing that gentleman, which were read. Mr.
Ewing, q member of the committee, explained
the character of the testimony that had come be-
fore him relative to the matter, and also the con-
duct of the committee The opposition was be-
ieved to have originated in resentment, and he
deemed it unworthy moments serious attention.
The committee was relieved from any further con-
Bideration of the subject The report on the tariff
notifications, and also report from the minority
efthe Ways and Means Committee, were referred
to the Committee Of the Whole. A resolution
changing the time for the meeting of Congress
from the first Monday in December to the first
Monday in November was adopted.
NEWS FROM EUROPE
Is hourly expected by the steamship Union. She
left Havre on the 7th instant, and is, therefore,
fully due at this port.
The pending war in Europe has brought to notice
several terrific engines for demolishing line of bat
tle ships and Notifications, and destroying entire
armies of soldiers, but they are nowhere" COM
pared with the recent invention of New Yorker
whose memorial was presented yesterday to the Sc.
nate. He claims to be the inventor OF a battering
ram of such prodigous force that thirteen of them
are capable of defending entire coast, from the
Passamaquoddy to the Rio Arande.
AFFAIss IN THE CITY.
The General Sessions court room was crowded yes.
terday by spectators of the examination before
Judge Beebe Of the persons arrested on Sunday
charged with disturbing the peace at the religious
meeting in the Park Nine of the prisoners were re-
quired to find bail in the sum of three handred dol.
lars to appear for trial in july and two of them
were discharged after reprimand by the Court.
The Judge cautioned all persons against creating
rows on Sunday, and assured those present that if
<hey disturbed the peace and quiet of the city they
would be punished to the full extent of the law.
The Board of Councilmen met last evening, and
transacted considerable routine business resolu.
ton that the captains of police enforce the ordi.
nance in relation to throwing garbage, &C., in the
streets, was adopted.
THE LAW COURTS
The temporary injunction which restrained Mr..
Glazier, the Commissioner of Streets and LAMPS.
from entering into contracts with certain parties for
cleaning the First, Second, Third and Fourth Wards
has been dissolved by Judge Roosevelt and that de.
cision fully concurred in by Judge Clerke. We may
now, perhaps have clean Streets and all the present
impurities of our city thoroughfares can be removed
before they conduce to the spread of pestence and
contagion.
Judge Roosevelt also delivered very interesting
decision in habeas corpus case relative to the cus
tody Of boy, in which he remarks that the rural
duties OF milking cows and fetching water are more
wholesome and less demoralizing than attendiny
bar and cleaning tumblers in city grog shop.
Several decisions were rendered in the general
ferm OF the Supreme Court yesterday. :
The Day and Goodyear india rubber suit for in.
ffingement Of patent which has occupied the U. s.
District Court for four five weeks past still "drags
its slow length along" and is likely to be terminated
within the next fortnight.
In the second part of the Common Pleas divorce
vase between Mr. and Mrs. Walker, on the ground OF
: cutlery, was commenced yesterday The trial will
be continued today. We give report of the case
In al other column.
LATER FORM HAVANA.
Our COZ Nespondence from Havana, which will be |
und in other part Of today's paper, informs us
hat good zeal of disappointment has been Gre |
ted amongst the people of Cuba by the Presidents |
proclamation aga inst fibustering expeditions. II
evident from the general tone Of these adyices
hat the feeling of the population generally Is
rongy in favor of am 'exaton, and that IL would
qnire but small encourag Hrent and support from
is country 10 convert TIN sentiment into an ]