Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-18

discharged therefrom, his subsequent employ
ment by the Quartermaster' Department did
not invalidate that right, more especially as
his service as Forage Master did not entitle
him to the extra pay. His claim was therefore
allowed. This case differs from that Of pri-
vate, &C., promoted to be commissioned ofi-
Ger, which is not considered discharge in.
such sense as to give claim to the extra
pay or travelling allowances-the officer him
self being also entitled to those allowances, if
discharged under circumstances that would
give them to discharged private.
The Condition of Spain Letters were re-
ceived by gentlemen connected with two or
three European legations in this city by the
late mails from Europe, saying that the insur-
rection at Saragossa has not yet been sup
pressed; that serious dsaffection to the govern
ment had shown itself simultaneously at many
other points in the kingdom. so as to make it
necessary to declare all Spain in state of
siege Or, in other words, to substitute the
martial for the civil law there, of the accom-
plisbment of which, VIC shall probably have
advices by the next arrival.
Mr.. Witte, of Pennsylvania, participated in
the debate in the House, yesterday, for the
first time His short speech against the prcpo.
sition to appropriate $3.50, 900 for the purchase
of the New York assay Office, gained hi IN much
credit, indeed with the opponents of that
measure.
Mr.. Auguste Belmont-We hear that thi :
gentleman, U. S. Charge at the Hague, gave a
grand and very magnificent ball on the night
of the 22d of February, in honor of the birth
day of Washington, which was attended by
the Queen, the court, the diplomatists &c.
Col. Magruder, U. S. A.-Messrs Editors:
deem it proper TO correct an error which ap-
pears in some of the public prints, to the effect
| that my brother, Lieut.. Col. j. Bankhead Ma
gruder, had entered the military service of the
Emperor of the French. This is not the case
Being in Europe at this time, it is his intcn-
ton to proceed to the Danube, for the purpose
Of witnessing the military operations of con-
tending armies in that country with the view
of acquiring further information in the art OF
war, for the sole purpose of benefiting our os,,
country and the service to which he belongs
GEO. MAGRUDER, Com'r U. S. Navy
Washington, March Is, 1854.
COMMUNICATED.
Business Before Congress -Frequent com.
plants are heard in reference to the tardness
of Congress in expediting the business pre-
sented for their action, particularly in cases Of
an individual nature. This blame attaches
| Immediately to Congress, as body, which may
| in some instances. be applicable Cut, in very
many, the fault lies with the committees, te
whom all matters are referred previous tc
| being acted upon by either House of Congress
| from the fact that some of the honorable gen
| tlemen composing the committees neglect thei1
duties as such, by their non attendance in
meeting their respective committees upon the
days appointed for the transaction of sueI
business as may be before them for thei
action. There have been but very few meetings
during the present session of Congress, of tn,
committees for this district, owing to the non
attendance Of members. Those committees
have before them large amount of business
both of public and private nature. in the re
suit of which the citizens are deeply interested
Although the citizens of Washington are de
barred from the rights enjoyed by those residin,
in the States, they think they have the right t,
ask, and do expect, that their business trans
actions before the committees will meet will
prompt attention. JUSTICE,
The Current Operations Of tho Treasur,
Department.-On yesterday, the 1 7th of March
there were of Treasury Warrants entered OF
the books of the Department
For the redemption of stocks. S9,7O7 O.
Fer the payment of other Treasury
| debts .................... 7.771 L
For the Customs. ................ 10,701 Z
| Covered into the Treasury from
miscellaneous sources ......... 81 Q
For the Navy Department. 1862 O.
For re-paying for the Navy De-
partment Observation-Disclosures. 1889 O.
For the Interior Department. IS,4l3 z