Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-08
Washington News.

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tails a history of bis recent effort to render
the Apaches, heretofore regarded as WELL
nigh almost hopelessly savage, hereafter
pastoral, and semi-agricult,lral in their
pursuits. He has settled large numbers
around Fort Webster in permanent camps,
each containing perhaps five hundred
souls, where they are making efforts to
learn to cultivate the soil in rude way,
and also 10 manage their herds more after
the fashion of our own people. He writes
encouragingly of the prospect for the
success of his plans.
The Indian bureau, we learn, are requi-
ring exceedingly strict reports from all
its stations, embracing detailed Informal
ton concerning the qualifications and
conduct of all it's agents and officers of
every grade; with the view, we take it,
Of purging it's rolls of the names of those
whose services can be dispensed with ad-
vantageously to the interest of the Gov
eminent and the various tribes.
The EXTRA PAY FOR SEAMEN AND Ma
RINEs.-During the present, or early in
the coming week, it is probable that the
Acknowledgement will render an opinion
upon the important question which has
been referred to him in connection with
law granting to seamen and marines who
served on the western side, during the
Mexican war. The two Comptrollers of
the Treasury and the 4th Auditor are un-
derstood to have decided that this law
grants the extra to all who doubled Cape
Horn in the regular naval service, during
the Mexican war, from the day they so
doubled the cape, until the day they again
doubled it on the return voyage. The pre-
sent Secretary of the Treasury, on the other
hand, is understood to hold that it grants
the extra pay only to those who served
within a maritime league of the coast of
California or western Mexico.
The legal question involved is compli-
Gated, more especially as it was interpre-
ted up to Mr.. Guthrie's assumption of the
Secretaryship, in the most liberal way.
If his views should be endorsed by the
Attorney General, for the future this law
will cost the treasury hardly more in pro-
portion to the number of such claims yet
to be paid, than pro rata with what it's
entire cost was to have been, according
to the representations and pledges made
by its friends in urging it on Congress.
If not however, it can hardly fail to be
ten times as much in the end. We are
not competent to speak authoritatively as
to the meaning of this law as passed,
yet being present in the House-hall when
the subject matter was therein considered,
we may not inappropriately remark, that
very many members voted for it under the
impression that it's bounties were not to
cost the Treasury more than 100000.
The Hon. JAMES S. GREEN, of Missouri,
the new Charge to New Grenada, who is
here, is in consultation with the State
Department, of course, on the subject of
his mission. He is soon to return home.
where he will make due preparations to
repair to the scene of his duties, leaving
the United States about the middle of
August next.
Col. GADsDEN was to have left Wash
ington to-day; his errand also being to
make preparations for promptly repairing
to the city of Mexico.
Mr.. SoULE does not intend to make a
long stay among us. He will very short
ly repair to New York, from whence he is
to embark for Madrid. Strenuous efforts
are being made, by curious gentlemen, to
pump him, so as to find out the tone of
his feelings upon fillibuster questions. He
is, however, as tight as wax, we are in
clined to believe, guarding with earnest
secrecy the tenor and details of the in
structions which he has received. This
argues better for his prospect for quiet
and statesman-like career in Spain than
has been anticipated by the very conser-
vative press, who have Judged him, so
far, wholly by his antecedents.
DIPLOMATIsTs IN EXPECTANCY, or who
were such in expectancy not long since,
are still among us. Among them, we may
mention Mr.. Dabney S. Carr, our former
representative at Constantinople, and Mr..
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