Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-16
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Yesterdays Action in the House furnished
| the only theme for general convsrsa ion, last
night, In Washington. Its result was general
ly attributed to the consultation or caucus of
the friends of the bill held yesterday morning.
Both parties, to the updefstanding under
which Mr.. Richardson moved the adjournment
on Saturday, kept their virtual engagement
to tine letter; the friends of the bill agreeing to
accord another week to its discussion, in hour
speeches, while its opponents, who were indis-
posed to seek to compass its defeat by resort
to quasi revolutionary means, and who acted
in good faith in proclaiming that their object
vas net to deprive the majority Of their RICH.
ultimately, to pass the bill, but to secure theii
orcn right Of full and free discussion, struck
hands over the proposition emanating from the
caucus, which was framed only after consulta-
ion with those Of the minority who sustained
1t. Long since, we told the Stars readers
that, in due time, the majority would find
means, under the rules, to get at the question
upon the Richardson proposition, DotWith-
standing the stump valiant proclamations to
the contrary, made by the New FORK Tribune
and its political allies, We have often wit
messed such trouble in the House Hall over
holly contested questions, and have never yet
known minority to succeed in thus defeating
ultimate favorable action upon great public
question. The rules Of the proceedings of the
body were made 10 facilitate businessmen to
enable minority, when so inclined, 70 pre-
vent the majority from exercising their consti-
tutional rights in the Hall. Thsre were many
methods by which the end attained, yesterday.
might have been accomplished; though 1t
would take too much of our space were We to
attempt to explain either one of them. With
the exception of the greatly -to-he-regretted
personal misunderstanding between Messrs.
Hunt and Craige, everything passed GI har-
moniously; the temper Of all 40 members
having been excellent throughout the Jays
proceedings. The struggle. il is said, will be
recommended as soon as it shall be novel to
.'rise iout Of committee) and report the bill,
We doubt the fact, however, somewhat; as
nothing is to be gained for the cause of oppo-
sition to the measure by SO doing.
The Aspect of Afairs.-The Nobraska-Kan-
sas bill is stronger before the House to-iay,
than on Monday of last week-Messrs. Greeley,
Summer, Campbell, and other we'll known very
ultra Free Sellers having fairly succeeded in
imprsssing the country with tho understanding
that opposition to it is the great FreeSoil party
Tn, hon nj Lad
the ardor of half dozen northern Wing mem
beers who dislike the bill, Silver Grays,) but
have determined some northern Democrats
who were at least waveriDg upon it, to vote
for it hereafter, through thick and thin. These
are gentlemen with optics quite keen enough
to understand the now palpable fact, that such
will be the final vote on the bill, as, in con-
nectiOn with their late proceedings, to render
it cert ain that throughout the non slave hold
ing Suites, the great Democratic party organ
ization of the country will be held responsible
COR The bill, and that no one protesting to have
thorough Identification with that party, can
escape, in his own political future, the effect
Of the fact that the measure Is, emphatically,
that of the Democratic National Admnistra-
ton, and an overwhelming majority Of the
Democrats in both branches of Congress
Thus, the late struggle has assured all that
he at the North who, in the next five years,
claims utilization with the Democratic party,
must practically shoulder the Nebraska bill,
whether he votes for it now or not This i'm
preston will of course be worth more Ut less
votes for the bill, or no fair and reasonable de-
duction can DO made from the history of the
previous legislation of Congress on questions
similarly cont ostod.
Such reasoning brings US to the conclusion
that the practical majority for the bill, on ali
Subsequent real struggled, will prove more
than mas been anticipated. Nons uerrous
The Deficiency Bill.-We congratulate our
Washington readers upon the triumph of the
resolution fixing period for the termination
of the Nebraska bill debate, inasmuch as it
hastens the enactment Of the Deficiency bill
Men among us, who have money coming to
them under that bill, are being most cruelty
martyred in their pockets by the delay in its
passage already endured. Their money owed
by the government should have been paid to
them long since, and the want of it has caused
many of their commercial creditors to obtain
advances at rulnOus rates. We have never
known SO serious want Of money in Wash
iDgton, "a has resulted from the failure of
Congress to act in due time on this measure
All the sufferers are innocent sufferers it will
be understood. Under such circumstances.
We trust that as soon AZ the Nebraska bill may
be finally disposed of, the Deficiency bill will
be taken out Of Committee anil at once passed
which can be done in two hours, on any day
very few Of its details not heretofore amply
discussed, being Of character likely TO give
rise to debate.
The 0verruled Decision.--Thc point where
in tho majority managed yesterday to Obtain
The control of the legislation of the Hous
withou. violating Hhat is known az f'arli4
mcItary law" was in overruling the decision
Of the chair, afirmipg ordinary privileged
motions to be in order. sfier the House had
:. ordered the main question to be putt unde,
the operation Of the pre-, ious question. A.
generally practiced in the House, their rule
declaring that having ordered the main cues
ton to be put 1t shall have precedence over