Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-27
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Government for leave 10 build the dam, DO,
reouired for the water works. The proper
law officers of the Government have sad.
yisei that their, claim to the exclusive use
Of the water in question, is not worth q
pinch of snuff, we understand and the
Legislature Of Maryland have duly au-
thorized the Government to cause to be con.
demned all the land on the Maryland side
required for the improvement. None is re-.
CURED on the Virginia side; though to get up
a claim to thus present it to Congress, this
Great Falls Manufacturing Company" (as far
as we can perceive, at present, a sort of copper
stock specul alton with the mine in the moon,)
must needs assert that the Government requires
land in Virginia for the dam abutment, &c
The engineers, however, see no necessity for
it; and if they did, the Legislature OF Virginia
would promptly authorize its condemnation
at its real value, irres pective Of their silly
demand for $4,000 for putative, imaginary
and prospective damages.
! The joke of assuming the title of .sGreat
Falls Manufacturing Company" when no wa
trip hammer has ever yet whirred or clanked
on their premises, has been heretofore con-
ceived good one in this quarter. But now
that it is to be used to trick Congress into hest
| tation about this appropriation, it is time that
| we pricked the bubble, and let the wind out
| of it, as we have done in exposing the fact that
their only valid claim against the Treasury
can only be for some score of acres of
wholly unimproved land, which no sane
jury would assess at more than $40 each
even when condemned for the Government,
which is always expected to pay double rates
| in such cases.
Mr. Hamilton, of Maryland.-The citizens
of the District of Columbia owe more than
they can ever repay to the Hon. Mr.. Hamilton,
of Mary and, for the efficient manner in which
lie discharged his duties as Chairman Of the
District Committee in the recent discussion
upon the Deficiency bill. His expositions were
| most lucid and able; and but for most extra
| ordinary combination cf circumstances, over
| which he could have no control, they would
have been conclusive in all eases, as they pro-
we'd in many II s clear head, and business
like way Of doing things, as manifested
| throughout the entire discussion, show him to
be just the man for the important position he
holds in the organization Of the House.
| The Extra Gill Commu ation.-We under.
stand that the following rule has been adopted
in regard TO portion of the compensation to sol.
/ E. IL
| ten days: The communication for the extra gill
| of whiskey per day, allowed by the act Of
| March ., 1919, to non-commis sioned officers
! musicians, and priyates, employed on fatigue
| duty, will hereafter be charged and paid in
the particular department. whether quarter
masters, or subsistence, &C., where the service
may have been rendered.
A Singular Identity, &c 1t is worthy Of
remark, that passages 10 the various speeches
Of NJ. Stanton, Of Kentucky, against the
Water Works, &c, are not only identical in
+, intent with the letters some time since appear.
ing in the New York Herald, abusing the Ad
ministration, and those charged with the CON
duct of the pubic works without stin.-bu
|
! in many instances. Under these circumstance:
| we can hardly be wrong in attributiDg to The
| honorable member from Kentucky their au
| thoi ship
| SO long as they were not traceable to any
| source other than that Of some one Of the
| wholly irresponsible parties who usually ma
ufacture the Herata's Washington roorbacks
| the game of noticing them was hardly worth
the candle. The case is, however, now very
different; and we SHALL therefore, shortly take
them up in connection with the recent public
works speeches of the Hon. Mr.. S., his former
positions upon such questions, and the variou
circumstances bearing on his remark abl,
change Of front upon appropriations for i'm
proyements in and around the District of Co
Iumt il. We anticipate being able TO lresen
a series of rich, racy and intere sting chapter
in this connection, with which to amuse on
readers at times, almost into the dog days
Indisposition arising from unrem.ted, ntens
labor for the past year, cOmrels the senior ed
it-r Of the Star to throw aside the pen for
week or go. He will therefore promise to com
mence them with the end of the approaching
recess. His desire i, that all the member
may be here to read them, as they will surel
embrace thorough refutution of every charg
30 far made by Mr.. Stanton of Kentucky
against any body connected with public i'm
pr0vements here, together wi b Mr. Stanton
own views of the character of the class Of PEG
| ple for whose statements he now seeks to gal
credence, uttered in speeches IN the House hal
before the occurrence of the highly interesting
events which may be fairly regarded as tn
cause of hi; sudden somersets upon appropria
tons for Improvements by the Government il
the District Of Columbia. This is most un
gracious and thankless task, which the Hon
Mr.. S. has forced upon US, we admit. Blu
be has evidently strained a point to thrust i
upon somebody identified with the District
prosperity, by his efforts, which have so ia
certainly added greatly to mislead the Hous
upon this Water Works question.
Naval Promotions Confirmed The Senat
} have very recently confirmed the follown
promotions in the United States Navy:
Joshua r. Sands to be a Captain from Feb
ruary %, 1854 vice Capt. Wyman, deceased.
Henry K. IIof to be a Commander fror
February 9Th, 1854, vice Commander Coope,
| deceased.
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