Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-13
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The Game and its End.-Ws learn that thu
emissaries Of the abolition council, who have
assumed the management of the revolutionary
tactics in the House Hall, are already busy
with efforts to blind the eyes Of the public to
the lscts OF the case as they really exist.
ihey charge the recent confusion and disor.
sanisatien, Of course, upon the majority, and
urge that those who were carrying out MIR.
Greeley's injunction to defeat the purpose of
the majority to exercise their constitutional
right to pass a constitutional bill, even if it be
necessary to burn the Capitol las the British
did, to that end, are prosecuted martyrs-rueu
who were struggling to defend the constitu.
ton, popular rights, &c. This was to have
been expected. So it by no means takes US by
surprise. When occasion require s, they repre-
sent VIM. Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips.
and Abbey Kelly Foster. as the three very bes,
lovers OF their country, its Constitution, laws,
&C. 1t is notorious to every one who was
present in the Hall, or has read the extended
reports Of Thursdays and Fridays proceedings
that the friends Of the bill offered, more than
once, to give its opponents another week, OF
any longer time they might think necessary
for its discuss on to their satisfaction. To that
end, Mr.. McDougal first proposed to assent to
the postponemsnt of his special order-tbe
Pacific Railroad bill. Mr.. Hunt and Mr..
Etheridge, who are opposed to the bill, pro-
claimed that offer to be all that could fairly
De asked by its opponents, and protested
against its rejection, as resolving opposition to
the measure, as We understood them, to be
merely factious work. Yet. Mr.. Sage, urged
on by the ultra abolition party, hooted down
the proposition of Mr.. Mel ougal. and renewed
their game of defeating legislation.
This offer was again renewed by Mr.. Cum
ming after 10 o'clock last night, and was
hooted down by Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio. A,
midnight, however, Mr.. Hunt and Mr.. Cullom
determining no longer to be instrumental il
any such proceedings as were in course of pro-
gress, took so decided a stand in favor of set
Element Of the difficulty, We presume, Oh
the terms which Mr.. H. had originally en-
dorsed on Thursday. that some of those
who had been acting with them up to that
time, consented that they would be sat-
isied with the thrice-ofered extension of
time for the Nebraska debate. and the conse-
quent postponement Of the special order. On
which understanding, the majority agreed to
an adjournment.
An Interesting Decision upon Point In
volved in the Clerks Biu.-A clerk at one
OF the national armories applied for extra COM
pensation, under the act Of April 22d, 1854, OF
the ground that Re was included in the term
"aH clerks not provided for in this act.' re-
ferring to tt, act of March 8, 1858, classifying
the clerks and adjusting their pay
1t was held that he was not entitled. The
acts of March 8, 1853, and April %, 1854, must
be read together, as IN pari naateria, and be
construed with reference to each other. The
third section Of the act of 1858, designates the
clerks in the Departments of the Treasury,
War, Navy, Interior and Post Office. The pro.
visions of the act of 1904, amendatory of this
third section, are confined to these depart
ments and to certain enumerated employees.
named in the second section Of the act of 1854
There were many temporary unclassi6ed clerks
in these departments, to whom the provision
for ''0H clerks not provided, &c." would ap-
ply, without assuming that it should extend
further: and it has not, as yet, been applied
even to the clerks in the State Department,
nor to those in the Attorney Generals Office,
they not being among the Departments in
cluded in the act of 1853, though we under
stand that the Attorney General has expressed
the opinion that these clerks are fairly within
the beneficial intent and provisions of these
laws.
AAinority 90 Defeating Legislation" in tie
House Hall.-Thousands on thousands of The
Stars readers have never seen this operation.
That Is, when both sides have worked them
selves, as at IL o'clock last night, up to white
heat, as it were. Thus two nights and DAYS
OF perpetual session, has greatly exhausted
the strength Of almost all the members They
look tired, dirty and clammy; somewhat like
men who have slept for six hours in gutter
after being " on BURST for three or four days
and nights. Their eyes are blood shot, tt cir
boards long, and their hair tangled and
matted Jokes cont lining bitter sarcasms
and nbaldry, uttered more than half in
earnest, are being banded between indi-
viduals of opposite sides 50 loud that all
who will may hear them. A point of order
is made to ''kill time" The Speaker, Of course.
ovsrrules it promptly, for thersis nothing sub
stantial in 1t, and he explains the reasons why
he overrules it, as the rules authorize him O
do. Half dozen time killers spring to their
feet, and ask to be heard in reply to the
Speaker-knowing that the objection of a
single member will be sufficient, under the
rule to prevent either and all of them from
being heard. A dozen of the other side then
spring to their feet and sing out l." 1 object. ;"
The tinas- killers, nothing daunted, one and
all OF them, it may be, essay to argue against
the Speakers decision at the same moment
Fifty Of the other side cry out " order" The
Speaker raps the half dozen to order; vet thew
continue efforts to be heard contrary to the rules
Then some member Of the majority springs to
L1ifeet and demanding order in stentorian
tones, slams book or his fist upon his desk
with crash, and evinces an evident determi-
nation to have personal difficulty with the