Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-20

ing a million Of acres Of the public land In aid
Of the construction Of . tunnel On the Troy and
Greenfield Railroad.
Mr.. Dawson presented q petition for the
establishment In the District Of Columbia Of
fee schools and an asylum to reclaim females
If bad char cter winch was referred TO the
COMMITTEES q n the District Of Go umhia
After the presentation of some other psti-
,ions aud tue ringing up of others Ok no pnh-
lie interest f, N various sommiftees
Mr. Hnus;on moved to reconsider the vote
on the bill for recognizing the NAVY
Mr. Mallory give an account OF the eesiy
steps taken in the legislation OF the OIL a.io
the reason of the delay, the bill was NOT e4-
actly such one as the Navy required. II, 70
his mind, did not go far enough, but II was
brought in, as amended, for . temporary re-
lief. The Subs 1t ought to be brought up Tor
full discussion a. the nett session OF CougrHss
There was no branch of the service that had
received 90 little lsgislation from ths fostering
hand of Congress 4oa
We left. - ..7 ~ -z'H
HOUSE To-day, on molten Of Mr.. Per-
kins, tMr Bennett being absent) the business
6rst in ordcr-Mr Be land bill--was post,
poned until this day tSo weeks.
On motion of Mr.. Ball, d resolution wal
moved calling Oh the Secretary Of the Treas
ury for copies Vt surveys OF the ohio river
made in 1858. . $500.
The House then took up the bill making do
nations Of the public lands in II d OF the CON
struction Of railroads in the Territory of Min
nesota, and the pendi' 6 question being upor
its rejention, 1t was rel C ed-yeas IS, nays IS
Mr.. Jones, Of Tennessee, then moved thu
commitment OF the bill to the Committee O
| the Whole on the state of the Union.
Il L. =
sonal explain alton, with reference to point Ii
the controversy Of the day before, in which h
was personally involved. Many members OBJ
| jscted; 80, leave wss not granted
! Mr.. Stevens, of Michigan, who had reportet
| the Minnesota Railroad bill, moved the previou
| question on the pen ting motion to commit i
and rising TO avail himself Of his right to nd
dress the House upon that motion.
He gave way to Mr.. Churchwell, who rea
| from The report in the Globe Of the PIC
ceedisgs Of yesterday wherein be alleged tina
interpolated words in the said report whic
tie had not spoken in the HAIL, and whic
were fase; being as follows, viz
| "I positively deny that was congr atulated by
single Ado Zionist upOR the occasion AMI the ger
| deman et"ud learn to be little more parucul'
| IN making those sweeping and random charges, II
| tended to affect others, without The semhiance {
truth or fact To sustain thein Being untrue, thcs
| charges all TALL TO the ground" .-H-.
He then declared tho author Of them to b
| poltroon and knave
Here Mr. Cu'lom sprang from his seat
assault Mr.. Churchwell, denouncing that men
Der in very violent language, as damne
cowardly scoundrsl, &c. &c. But man
u,ervening members, amid great commotiol
prevented collision between them, the Bel
gsant-as-Arms rushing into the melee, mac
| in hand q Or0Serye The rRace
The Speaker having finally succeeded In =,
storing o, der in the Hall. Mr.. Stevens move
The previous questi' IN on committing the Mil
nesota rail- Dad bill AMI as our paper went
press, the question was being taken ON SECOND
lug that call.