Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-07
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

striving to shape the Speakers choice Of com
mittees In truth, it even goes ahead Of the
/ solicitous care of many members themselves
| in the same connection. l is said that they
/ are chasing lin up and down. morning, noon
| and night. every ono OF them seeking 20 Grind
! an axe through him. such mcI.} e.. are after
| getting positions in connection With the bust
ness of the House, likely to render each such
seeker alter place conspicuous before the
country. Their ambition Is, for the most part.
Il lauda5'c one-as every one Of them is
aware that success involves much more de-
voted labors on their part, than if they get
into unimrortant committee positions. Never
the!ess, more OF less Of them Grc shootin.. far
above their intellectual mark or above the
standard for which their CdUcatign talents or
/ business haoitS TIT them. A. fox the efforts uf
the lobby IN this matter, they are cuuspirll-
/ ousiy sinister and dangerous Some q he
| great companies loiEs business with lac Gov
| eminent have dozen agents here, each try
! ing to move heaven and earth to have partic-
| uiar committees J1c%ed, so as 10 insure that
| their recommendations shall Favor The hopes
and projects Of their employers * usual
! steam IS conspicuous IL this w0ri5. to where
| we Wll!-in the hotels. in members rooms. IN
| the lobby. or where Eot-anl they are u Se
! found chasing around like mad" ,eDG...sr
| this or that influential person t. TAi..cr
words Of advice or solicitation into the lu.- IF
| the presiIiu~ officer al the Ifeu.n w ~
| time and again wisrc,se the jf,iur.aus c,fcrt.
| Of permitting such rcurIc ~ sIa.t, rho ..,,,
mttee cards; Yet We do moi believe that it las
! worked More mischief than the habit ION the
| part Of the presiding officer Of listening t.
| the petitions Of individual members 10 1--WE
| them places on committee. which. the St.e,.ier
| himself knows well thcy came. r.. g.. ,,,..I,
! 20 the adyant2 re- 1T tl., ,,,I ali, 80 'i.
whose sense o. scIfrcet,c.+ ,,,' ,.,... e.. t,,
Speakers il,l.!.,crt and his .:.r,,. ,.l.+
Justice should dictate to him * -i,,., .I,, -,
tho individual celtl,uf,0 IF A., IIon2o To-.
them from pressing such ,.!ai-.s Lt.ne,.,,cIl.
the Speaker allows himself 10 1a,,i2 is com
niittccs, more ~ less under either set a. j3fu-
elces we have IsSc,ibc! 81, ,,.e t~o.,,1, i.c,,.I
,les,firtfon i, .I,c ys.s,r. il lie !a..r....,
their points rlil;.oss on flitl;.rs r..,.;l;
dow from the treasury which sip..!d no., ic,.-
ii for gAc i,..raas,, .r ,,,i;,b ! is.,-,r,,.,;-
atcd. i. spite Of his Che Speal-,r-i honest
dcsirc-whcu II + tn, I..e-to ,!.. c,..+.....-,
1t. on the o:ter hand. his tjriape., -,..,,n.',s
to the personal solicitations Of i.is .r,.r..,f
friends, OF q tn, -g.i-a.,-f,ir,- ann. r.'n.
members the tusi;t,.,p ,l... tn. 81, ne. .,.+
critical times is sane u 20 inn. IRON com,
fusion from which h.-tho-hy j. :. ,.r,-q- -
tricatcd witbou; 1,.;f.n,:s H. ~ -t +:,.. .
Congress ard Other i..iGr;r. IL, l.r...,. ~,
tercs; which Will rea.;I!, s,,,~... r5......i.,..
to experienced lnc,o!,crs = -, ,-n,,-1.,....
who practically disre.ar,ls thr oEIi-,ti,, -
keen reasonable eco oniv NJ ,-.,,s - 20,
a. the head of an illlarfi,,r .a,.,,,,i
with the duty OF Ie.cruIE,; ,.,Iir, ~
propriations hc very soon di.rrC,,i!. Ifs......
nlittce' reports with the House. +f1r,s 2.fc..+
ing and rendering ~ 10 avail ~ ~, laio~s