Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-02

NEWS AND GOSSIP. --s
The Voting for House Printer. result
Of the election yesterday bore out our predic-
ton in the Star of that date. The outside demo
cratic opponents of the Administration thought
on Tuesday morning that they had matters cut
and dried, 50 as to insure Nicholson's defeat,
which they designed claiming as victory over
the Administration. The men mot of Congress
around town interested in plumber tills of all
kinds, were exceedingly active to that end, leav
ing no stone unturned to accomplish it. Itwas
their last hope-their forlorn hepe-in the
present Administration with reference to ap-
preparations. 1t win be perceived from the
voting that they were very badly worsted.
Mr. Bsyly, of Virginia, was the first Demo-
crst on the list who voted against the nominee
His very hard proclivities are well known.
Indeed, if We are not mistaken, he does not
profess to stand in the position of a supporter
of the national Administration. IL
Col Benton's name was next. He, it will be
recollected Is a Benton man, voting against
the nominee on this occasion, as he has very
generally voted against the party Organization
ever since he managed to get out of the (" safe
line precedent for the presidency. 81
Messrs. Letcher and Powell, Virginiaps,
voted for Mr.. Banks, Virginian, we know
not On what account if it be not because
MIR. Nicholson was not q yirginian, as We take
them to be unainching supporters of the pol
icy Of President Pierce. MIR Mcqueen also, an
emphatic supporter of the ADMINISTRATOR
policy, voted for an ''out sider;' we NAV
not insppropriately mention that he is famed
for voting in elections aga inst ssthe party" So
to have done otherwise in this case would have
been an exception to his apparent rule. Mr..
Eastman has not yet done &c picking his crow
with the President, we presume, all about the
seeming implication of his friend, Mr.. Sibley.
the late delegate from Mnnesota, in the trou
BILE concerning the payment of Indian annui-
ties in Minnesota, though the Senate's csm.
mittee, who have Investigated that affair, have
entirely e1onerated Mr.. S., we hear. Mr.. E.
may fairly be written down hostile" 20 ne
one is surprised with his vote against Nichol-
son. Indeed, his votes during the session Up
to this time on such questions, show him to be
i'll close alliance with the Hards Mr.. Shelton
cannot forgive the Union for its course on the
Nebraska bill, on which it will be recollectcd
that MIR. S. made speech in opposition to 'sthe
party's" position, he, too, voted for an out slider
Mr.. Lilly, as was expected, voted with Mr.. S
Dir. Straub, in doing likewise, merely added, it
strikes us, one more to the many funny things
he has done in the Hall since the first Monday
Of December last. The Messrs. Stanton are
very Hard, and simply voted in this election
as the mass Of the very hard party did
That Is, against the party's' nominee. Mr..
Edserton is said to be disgruntled about Ne
braska. -
Astounding News We hear it said that
the Senate arc actually about to convene a,
this point sort Of involuntary convention
editors and publishers, summoning, under the
terror Of thu mace of their Sergeant Arms,
ourself at the head of the list. Cannot they
elect US President of the cOnclave, which they
will thus bring here to set upon them, while
they essay to set upon US of the press! Rare
sport may be expected. The man of the SYRIA
cuse Republican,; Bennett, of the Herald;
Greeley, Of the Tribune; McMichael, of the
Philadelphia North American; Webb, Of the
Courier and Enquirer; Abel, of the Baltimore
Sun; Swain, Of the Philadelphia Ledger;
Roberts, of the Boston Times, ct al, are to form
this novel congress. According to some of the
papers, this inquisition can hardly fail to en-
brace, perhaps, twenty very interesting young
persons, indeed, besides the men of the press.
The grave mystery sought to be thus un.iddled
is-whO of all the Senators may not be SO in
cautious as to gossip over what is said and
done in secret session mot, "who does such
things?"-as that might give this profound and
important Investigation too wide range.
We build great hopes of increased circula-
tiun for the Star, to eventuate from the rich
and rare developments of funny things which
this expected investigation promises to enable
US to spread before the world in advance of all
competitors.
The Walker Resolution. Some days since,
We had occasion to mention that Mr.. Walker,
Of New York city, got through the House
resolution calling on the Secretary of the Navy
to know whether the steamships accepted
under the ocean mail steamer contracts are fit
for war purposes, as they were to have been,
according to the terms on which the companies
aforesaid have been receiving enormous SUMS
from the National Treasury. This action on
the part Of the House has created great hut-
tering here, indeed, both in and cut of the
Hall. We hear it said that they will be regu-
larry surveyed by competent officers, under
orders from the Navy Department, before this
resolution is answered by the Secretary.
1t is we'll known to the initiated that the
humbug about their being fit for war purposes
having long since exploded, the result of the
examinations to come of will officially expose
the fact, that not q single ship of them all has
turned out to be such vessel as was contem-
plated in the law and guaranteed in the con-
tracts. The probable reply to this resolution
is expected, among the members, to be strong
incentive to Congress to pass the bill reported
unanimously from the Committee on Pos,
Offices and Post Roads by Mr.. Olds for the
termination of the contracts, by taking the