Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-10

from Gardeners attorneys for the advances
made them ere the award was made. 1t is
vel, known here that his connection with the
affair was simply that of person loaning the
pa rties money on the Recommendation OF emf |
nent counsel as to the character OF the claim, |
and the prospect of final award. It strikes
US as probable, that the portion retained by |
him was the only part of the money for which |
full and fair equivalent in hard cash was
advanced or paid. As far as we can perceive,
General Waddy Thompson is the only person,
except John Charles Gardiner, who may be
able 70 clear up the whole mystery. ethink
that it i. in the power of General I to enlighten
the authorities upon it, because he was George
A. GARDENERS original counsel, and knew him
and his pursuits we'll in Mexico. AS we un-
derstand public opinion here, it looks with
great interest on the disclosures which, it is
supposed, General Thompson may be able to
make, if the committee will summon him to at
tend them at their Investigations
The Homestead Biu.-We find the Phila-
delphia Register and other Abolition prints
inveighing against the feature Of the Home
stead bill which excludes free persons of color
from its benefits According to their repre-
sensations, the House have done wrong in
lenying to the free blacks an equal share
with whites) in the public domain. This sort
If doctrine would come with better grace
from those journals, if they had been able any
where at the North, to induce legislation put
ting blacks there on political equality with
whites On the contrary, it is we'll known
that no where at the North have the Adolf
ton school ,of philanthropists been able to
effect that object. We opine that they will
make little capital by crying out against Con-
gress for failing to legislate free negro popula
ton into the new public land States, until they
irst succeed in making public opinion imme-
diately around them, regard that description
Of population proper to be treated in all re-
spects-political-as the whites are dealt by.
The Last Story about Col. Benton has as
little truth in it as most of its predecessors.
1t Tin the New York Herald represents him
as ready to "bust'' with speech against the
Nebraska bill, and swearing that if the House
attempts to limit him to the hour prescribed
ny their rules, he will adjourn to the rotundo
and there finish the delivery of what he has
to say on the question. This wonderful story
was doubtless manufactured Of the whole
cloth. The Colonel is remarkably punctilious
| in his observation Of the House rules, seeming
10 pride himself on tho scrupulousness of his
bearing in the Hall as legislative statesman,
| to whose example younger members should
| look up. He will be last, indeed, to transgress
either the rules of decorum or those of the
House, our distant readers may rest assured.
The story is therefore a mere roorback, de-
signed to exc out letter, when legitimate news
| failed.
Father Whittlesey before the House Ju.
dietary Communicative understand that the
Hon Elisha Whittlesey, LIST Comptroller Of the
Treasury, was before the House Judiciary
Committee again to-day, carrying with him a
full copy of all the papers aled in his bureau,
bearing on the payments from the Treasury on
account of the Gardiner and Mears claims. 1t
seems that George A. Gardiner and VIM. W.
| Corcoran, Esq as assignee of Gardeners at
torneys, were the parties to whom all the
money was paid under the Gardiner award
and J. NJ. Carlisle, Esq, George A. Gardiner
and - Ceustra, all assignees, were the par
| ties to whom the whole Of the Mears award
were paid the principal-J. II .Mears-draw-
ing none in person.
Counsel in Cases in which the Government
| may be Interested.-In the settlement of
accounts for legal services at the Treasury
Department, it is held that the necessity, OF
propriety, of employing counsel in any case in
| which the United States are interested, is
| within the discretion Of the proper executive
| department, under which the business may
| arise, and payment for the services Of counsel
is consequently subject to the decision of such
| department
Dispatches at the State Department.-We
hear it said that yesterday more dispatches
reached the State Department, that is, from
| more American Embassies scattered here and
there over the world, than ever before reached
Washington in single day; causing the EN-
ployees busy time of it, we presume.
Officers Allowances for Travelling Expenses
1T is held at the Treasury Department in The
settlement Of accounts, that an officer perform
ing journey under orders or circumstance!
which entitle him to transportation, may elec
to travel by private conveyance, and charg,
what the journey would have cost by the usua
conveyance, and such charge, it is held, may
be properly paid.
The Minnesota Railroad Land Donating
Bill was laid on the table in the House to-day
by considerable majority. This occurre,
just as We 90 to press.
Navy officer 0rdered.-Passed Assistan
Surgeon, Edward Hudson, has been ordered t,
the store ship Relief
The Current Operations Of the Treasur,
Experimentation yesterday, the 9th of March
there were of Treasury Warrants entered o,
the books of the Department.
For the redemption of stocks..... $77,499 Z
Fer the payment of other Treasury
debts Observation-Disclosures. 1O,19O q
For the Customs. ................ 1922 81
Covered into the Treasury from
Lands .................:. "a, 200 3.
Covered into the Treasury from
Customs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ia 81
Covered into the Treasury from
miscellaneous sources. ......... 139 g.
For the w ar OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1851 b.
For re-paying for the War Depart.