Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-12

manner tnan Is usual even at this late period OF
the session. The proposition to take recess
to commence early in July, which should come
up this morning, as one of the first subjects in
order, cannot possibly receive the votes Of
majority. Our impression is, that in its stead
resolution will be adopted to close the session on
or about the 10th of August; those caring lit lie
how long the session may continue, being very
generally willing to adopt that time for its ter
mination, as means of defeating the Senate's
disposition to have the recess. If they will but
agree to drive business in business like man.
ner, every measure of public interest can be
disposed of, after receiving due consideration,
by that time. ef-js4
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation
BIl-We trust that a resolution will very
shortly be offered in the House, to close the de.
bate on this hi / at an ea-ly day. The distant
public may not know that though it may other
wise be nominaAy debated for a month, not
single speech upon the merits of any one of its
multitude of provisions will be made, until af
ter the expiration of the time in which it will
be in order to make hour speeches upon it.
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five Minutes speeches upon it only are in
order-the bill will begin to be really dis
cussed. Its discussion in short, pithy, able,
| and effective speeches, will occupy about
week only, probably.
We trust that this resolution may be passed,
SO that the bill may 60 to the Senate as early
as possible. Every year, for some years past
| tho Sapo 70 oil cd hat bo
allowed them too little time for the due consid-
Grafton of this most important of all measures
certain to come before Congress at each sue
| ceeding session. In most instances, this COM
plant has been just; and it is due to the pub
lie interest that there shall no longer be cause
for it. We have to say to now members that
| if they desire to 60 home as early as possible,
they must surely aid in closing the general
debate on the civil and diplomatic appropria-
ton bill a. tho earliest possible moment.
The House Naval Reform Bill-Mr. b.
cock, chairman of the House Naval Affairs bill,
duly reported this very important measure on
the day before yesterday. We learn that it
has been ready for this action for perhaps two
months, this being the first opportunity on
1 IL tuuo NC sOuo W LAS uiteeO
of the Whole on the state of the Union. We
have, at various times, explained its main fea-
tIres, and the principles on which they are
based. SO it is now unnecessary that we should
comment upon them. AS matter of course,
it is exceedingly distasteful to the class fnaval
officers who are proverbially much about
Washington with little to do, for it proposes to
correct that crying evil among others. 1t is,
therefore, destined to be desperately fought in
the lobby. Nevertheless, we apprehend tina
its main features will prove very popular not
only with large majority Of both Houses of
Congress, but with naval officers disposed to
render just return to the Government for
what they receive from the United State
Treasury. There are at this time but eleye n
of the sixtyeght captains Of the service a.
sea. We mention this fact, that the country at
large may understand that the laws governing
the service and bearing on that class of officers
require prompt and extensive amendment. 1t
is well understood in this region that Secre-
tary Dobbin has managed the pcrS0nnet of the
service with much more emphasis, decision,
and, indeed, discretion, than have been mani
tested By most of his predecessors; yet it is
further understood that he has found himself
compelled to do his share in bringing this
measure before Congress in justice to the
officers who do the work Of the service with
hearty good will, az we'll as to the public in
terest The political condition of the naval
nations generally, is such, it will be recollect-
ed, as to admonish the Congress of the United
States of the immediate necessity for the
=, thorough reorganization Of their naval service,
: so as to make it, in all respects, competent to
perform all the services which can reasonably
be anticipated from so small a force of men
and guns, as ours. Under these circumstances,
it is by no means unreasonable to anticipate
that many gentlemen, heretofore exceedingly
jealous Of making appropriations for the Navy,
now realize that a change of policy on their
necessary
Appointments for the Few Territories. -
1t is being said around the Washington hotels
that the President has before him upwards OF
three hundred applications for the offices in
the new territories of Nebraska and Kanzas
and more " documents coming There are
but fourteen Offices to be filed, or about twenty
Ave applicants for each ofice-thug making
the chances equal to the drawing of small
prize in perham Gift Lottery. Those espe-
cially interested are expecting the appoint
ments to be made some time this week
The Sardinia Chargeship Strange " roor-
n backs creep into the newspapers nearly every
day giving news floating out Of Washington.
Our own columns are not always safe from
y such intrusions. The last one appears in the
i shape of foreign appointment; or, in other
a word, that son of Sen ator Wright, OF New
+, Jersey, las received, or is to receive, the
y Chargeship to Sardinia. We need hardly add
3 that no such appointment has been made, or
/. is contemplated Mr.. Wright neither is nor
,s has been an applicant for the Office in ques-
!. ton The indefatigable Washington news.
y mongers of the New York press will have to
try again.
q Interesting from Europe.-Herewith we
i present the readers of the Star with an extract
+ from letter written by venerable German
G sayan and eX-statesman, who is renowned
over the Continent for the possession Of one OF
b the first and most experienced minds in it