Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-25
The Philosophical Lyeeum.

UNPHILOeOPHlCAL PHILOSOPHERS.
At three O'Clock yesterday afternoon the hall
on 9Th street, between ID and E, was opened
for a second meeting Of the Philosophical Ly.
eeum. The audience numbered thirteen, ex.
s!Scn& the press gang, which, by the time
"tns oan6 commenced to play" numbered
At $50 DR.. Boyd made q few Introductory
EemarKs. In which be said that the Free Con-
ference and the "Philosophical Lyceum-
were distinct organizations, and that Mr. and
were in no manner responsible for what opin.
iops would be advanced by him. Abiding to
the comments Of the press on the proceedings
OF the previous meeting. he said he was sur
Say mat the pfocssains. w ~sEs Ssssps.mous
II there 10 such thing a. blasphemy 1t was
for higher Judge to decide, and Rot man Scd
the papers. DR.. Lockwood said while he was
in favor Of free discussion. he protested against
the opinions In the resolutions offered at the
previous meeting. as he considered them dis.
respectful e TIE Governments and TO the
similar one to that held recsntiy at the City
Hall 10 would injure the reputation of the hall.
After some other preliminary sparring, DIR.
SION was universal suffrage. Mr.. A. Watson
opened the ball, remar II ne that the question
OF removing the Capital was commenced last
spring, and was caused BY the failure Of the
city authorities TO dig ont the canal, and read
extracts from The STAR and Chronicle on the
importance OF something being done to i'm.
prove the canal. He said that the effect Of the
agitation Of the question was to depreciate
property say twenty per cent. and the taxable
property OF the District being about elOO, OOO,.
COO, then this agitation has cost the CT ty s2O,-
O00,00O. Who is responsible for this state of
affairs Z Sayles ]. Bowen, who had defeated
all projects for cleaning the canal. The Mayor
owns the Councilmen with the exception Of a
few members, and the old fostering Nuisance
still exists. He urged that IL women had the
suffrage they would have voted men into ONCE
who could not be used By Mayor Bowen. Prof
Doolittle and Or. Boyd having ventilated their
views as TO woman suffrage, Mr.. Watocu
moved that the reporters OF the press-there
being seven present-be invited TO speak in
turn, while the others take down their remarks,
that :ney might see Themselves in print. No
public response was made, and one Of the
" chanfers" was heard to say, " You are all
afraid OF each other, but we notion to speak ;"
DIR. Boyd stated that the gen tleman appointed
by him IS delegate to the so.called convention
atheists, &C., was christian gentleman, but
that the papers thinking that gentleman as bad
as he tDr. b. had char ed that he was an inf.
del. DR.. b. here 'sstTuck at the press" stating
70 q; the papers had attacked him from motives
which he knew, and he had but little doubt if
the mass OF the people went about worshipping
JuggerEaut that the liver good looking repre-
sentauves OF the press present would do all
they could 10 urge them on and had he len
himself as tool TO a certain paper, that paper
would not now attack him A reporter asked
would you like TO have the proceedings OF this
cuRust body Published under the head of
public amusenents, or in the local columns
Dr. Boyd.-lou can do as you please, for the
gentleman himself is public amusement
wherever ne goes. Laughter John O'Dono-
van here entered the room. and made one Of his
Characteristic speeches; after which the meet.
Ing adjourned.