Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-06

latng an express rule Of the House in SPEAKING
elsewhere than from his seat.
Mr.. Bocock and others surrounded Mr. Love
joy, and endeavored to have him resume his seat
but to purpose.
Mr.. Barksdale, Of Miss, (wielding his camel
Yes, make the damned lying, thievish scoundrel
Mr. Singleton was understood to apply similar
The chair.-The Chair hopes gentlemen will
resume their seats.
|, Mr.. Cox.-Let Mr.. Lovejoy first be seated.
Mr.. Adrian, Of N. :, said he would suggest TO
the gentleman, in order that quiet might he
restored, that he would for while resume his
seat. He was sure no one regarded the gentleman
as being a coward, or thought that he could IN
the least be lntimdated; and he trusted therefore
he would not regard the suggestion in this liobt
MI. LoveJoy.-No, sir | am no coward; and
Will say more, that cannot and will not he i'm
timidated. We ~"
Mr. Burnett, of Ky, (standing in the centre Of
| the aisle, between Mr.. Lovejoy and Mr.. Pryor
CURED to speak from his seat. He swore by all
| that was good and pure, that, if his feeble arm
| could prevent it, the gentleman should not pro-
A Voice from the Republican side.N.: afh her:
| been customary for gentlemen to speak from any
portion Of the Hall they mig ht see proper-mostly
from the main aisle.
Mr.. John Cochrane, of N. Yves: lint u e :,
very bad practice, and ought not to be continued
| Loud calls being made for the Sergeant.st.
Arms, that officer being absent from his post his
m
proved Intellectual in securing order. Finally. the
| Chair finding it impossible TO make gentlemen
resume their seats, was compelled to abandon his
position, and call the Speaker Of the House to
preside The Speaker having resumed the Chair
quiet was again restored
Mr. Washburn Chairman in Committee, r..
ported to the House that in consequence of dis.
order that prevailed while in Committee tbev
were unable to proceed with business Now that
quiet had been restored, If no objection was rsised
he would again occupy the chair, and thus allow
| with. f'0''''e"
| MI Sherman said, as peace once more reipned
ne hoped the House would again resolve itself
into Committee of the Whole and hermit the
gentleman from Illinois to conclude his rrma,ts
| He made motion to that effect
! NO oolectlon being raised, the House again
| resolved ITSELF into Committee of the Whole (Mr.
| Washburn, OF Me, in the chair
| Mr. Cox.-Mr. Chairman, | renew nv point of
otoers that the gentleman, in speaking elsewhere
tean from his seat is violating an press rule of
| this House.
| The Chair sustained the point of order raised
ana directed the gentleman to speak from his
| Mr. Lovejoy-I have no seat.
| Voice, (from the republican side NO. nor
any one else ' "
! 1t was suggested from the democratic side that
| he then speak from the Clerks desk.
Mr. LoveJoy acted on the suggestion and re-
sunied his remarks from that position
AN IMPORTANT Patent CAsE.-The application
OF the owners of Morse's Telegraph patent for an
extension or renewal of the celebrated Morse pa
| tent is now being tried before the Patent Off &c
Commissioner. The opponents are the celebrated
Henry O'Rielly, also of telegraphic fame, and
Col Smeed, who are assisted by Mann, ESQ
| OF New York, as their counsel. The counsel Of
the Morse Company are Judge Mason, Ex- Com
missioner OF Patents, - Gwin Esq Of Balti
more, and Dr. Cole of this city. Quite crowd
were assembled this morning, listening to the
| argument in the case of Judge Mason.
CONFIRMED The Senate, in executive session
yesterday confirmed the nomination of Mr. Win
ston, of Virginia, as Psymaster of the ARMY.
| IHE WEATHER-The following report Of the
weather Tor the morning is made from the Amer
isan Consolidated Telegraph Line to the Smith
sonian Institution. The time of observation /,
i abOut G,clOck