Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-03
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Land donating DILL, winch mas Deen e4pected
for some days past, went into the Senate this
morning, and was duly read before an anxious
and curious throng. Its old fashioned Demo-
cratic emphasis and its lucid exposition of
| whatthe President coneeives to be Democrats
doctrine, with reference to the disposition of
the public lands and other property of the
States of the Union, gave great satisfaction to
those known here as adhereuts of the strictest
school of 60 the party while the Wings were
also eminently satisfied with the boldness with
which the President announces views in direct
antagonism to those which they hold to be the
true principles Of the Government.
The early hour at which our large edition
compels US to go to press, renders it impossible
for US to comment, this afternoon, upon this
most important paper in detail And we now
have only time to add that it is destined to
become fixed land mark, as it were, of the
Democratic party, being as Jeffersonian and
Jacksonish as can be desired by the most ultra
admirers of those two great fathers of the
Democracy.
The Nebraska Bill-Mr Richardson no.
tice of his intention to move to take up the Ne
braska Kansas bill, given yesterday took the
opponents of the measure by surprise. Many
of them had began to believe the oft-repeated
story of its death, through reference to the
Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union. Others were more or less believers in
the, silly stsry (of the House Clerk on Public
Lands, written to the Philadelphia LEDGER
that it was intended to ''spring'' it like trap,
on the House, and were, therefore, unprepared
1 to find Mr.. r. coming up to his work in his
usual straightforward manner of doing bust
ness. A profound silence pervaded the Hall
while he was making the announcement. One
might indeed have heard pin drop, both in
side and out of the bar.
This announcement was the subject of much
conversation among the members throughout
yesterday and last night in public places
The opponents of the bill yesterday afternoon
| telegraphed those absent representatives, On
whose votes they rely; and TO- day more or less
OF its absent friends were probably notified OF
the necessity for their prompt return to Wash
ington, in the same manner
According to the announcement, it is judged
| that the motion will be made on Monday
| next, which will afford all the House ample
time to be on the ground
The plan which will be pursued by Mr.. r
will, of course, be, to move to lay aside each
bill which stands before the committees Ne
| braska bill on the calendar of the Committee
of the Whole on tho state of the Union.
We have consistently represented that the
| bill will pass with unimportant amendment.
That is, without amendment affecting its most
questioned principle. We think we "know
the House. as thoroughly as any one in our
| position can understand their views upon an
| important public question, and are quite will
ing to rest the question Of the reliability OF
| our information and judgment in such matters
upon the result of Mr. Richardson's intended
motion.
We are very curious, indeed, to know wheth-
er those writing for distant newspapers who
| have taken the liberty to attribute unworthy
Intentions to MIR. Richardson in connection
with getting up this bill, will now come for.
vaiiing here, that, on his own part, and that
of the friends of the measure, he has acte,,
| eminently oye-board, and in a manner
| against which the most invidious cannot
breathe murmur of complaint
Pay and Clerks Of Navy Lieutenants Com.
handing Coast Survey Vessels-In the sett e,
ment of the accounts of navy officers attached
to the Coast Survey, it has been decided that
Lieutenants who are ordered as chiefs Of parties
| to command coast survey vessels, are allowed
| the sea pay provided for Lieutenants command
| ing, by the act of March 3, 1885, only from the
| time they assume command on board, or from
the date at which the vessels may be placed
under their charge to prepare for sea service
| and these dates must be certified to by the
| Officers themselves. Clerks are allowed to
| commanders of coast survey vessels, from the
late at which the crew is actually ready for
sea service; from which date only can they be
| paid, as they are not permanent officers of the
Navy.
The Proposed Repeal of our Neutrality
| Laws.-The movement of Mr.. Senator SlideI]
| does not meet much favor among the members
Many who would vote for measures to take
| possession of Cuba in the name of this Govern
| nent, on the occurrence Of any such contin
| 5eDcy as the Senator from Louisiana seems tc
apprebend are yet evidently exceedingly in.
disposed even to entertaining the idea o.
| making Indirect national war on Spain
That is, to the plan Of licensing privateer-
| ing-relying upon the efforts of individual
American citizens, as buccaneering in all
respects as those Of the English private
armed ships which despoiled SPANS South
American commerce about the middle OF
the seventeenth century, to accomplish for
our Government an end, which, should the
anticipated state of things arise, will be a:
| legitimate as any end for which nation eve,
,ook up arms. Ii Mr.. Slidell will SO modify
ais resolutions as to declare that in case of the
Authorization Of Cuba, or palpable efforts te
that end on the part of Spain, with or withou
| The backing of England and France, the
| United States will! feel at liberty to take any
measures with reference to the future of tn,
island which proper regard for our own in
terests may dictate, and if he will add to sucl
declaration provision authorizing the Pres
ident to instantly prepare for a declaration O.
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