Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-02
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

/ WASHlN9TON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Expected Veto was anxiously looked
for yesterday by both the friends and oppo-
nents of the Insane Land Donating bill, until
both Houses of Congress adjourned. In the
House, it was the absorbing subject of CONVEX
sation among the members.
There is mistaken idea upon this matter
afoat which needs correction. Thus we have
to say, that the bill only went to the President
on Thursday last; not as the New York Herald
| tries to have the world believe, week or so
before that date This fact puts to fight all
| the slanderous imputations founded on the
Herald's alleged delay in disposing of the
| measure. 1t will be remembered that the
HeratH imputes all sorts of most unworthy
personal motives to the President in connection
with this bill; accusing him of entering into
eonspiracies to secure unconstitutional and
treasury swindling legislation for the benefit
OF some Of his personal friends. Opposition
so conducted will hardly weaken the country's
respect for, and confidence in the present or
any other President of the United States
Up to this time, no man better fitted to grace
States prison than the American presiden-
tial chair, has been elected to the American
chief magistracy by the American people We
have no idea tina: any such person will reach
that high position, until some one may be
elected to it who will be willing to prostitute
his appointing power, by sending some such in
dividual as James Gordon Bennett abroad, as
an American Minister Plenipotentiary When
such an event may occur, it will indeed be
time to fancy that We may have for President
of the United States the villain, traitor and
fool, which the alien Bennett, through the
columns of the Herald, is daily proelaiming
the present American President to be.
Mr.. Fillmore.-We hear a very general and
earnest desire expressed that ex-President Mil
lard Fillmore may take Washington city in
his line Of travel, on his return from his pre-
sent Southern tour. This desire arises from
| disposition which exist, not only among cur
| own fellow-citizens, but with all the public
men of all parties congregated at this point
| to tender some honor to the ex-President fit
| ting the high regard with which he is person
| ally so universally held in this city. Neither
OF his predecessors was more popular here than
was Mr.. F., and the citizens of Washington.
with one accord, would like greatly to see him
once more among them. .l.. ..
The Rights Of Government Contractor in
the Matter Of "Tender."-In case arising
| under contract with the United States, in
| which the contractor claimed for a eonstruc-
tive delivery, on the ground that the diminu.
ton had not been properly given according to
| the stipulations Of the contract and that he
had large quantity of the articles on hand
ready for actual delivery, it was held by the
Comptroller of the Treasury that when a bond
is given for the delivery of specific articles at
a time and place certain, in payment of debt.
the tender of such articles, according to the
contract, is discharge Of the debt; and the
| property in the articles so rendered passes
from the obligor to the obligee But unless
there be such designation and tender of the
| articles as will enable the obligee, to whom
they are supposed to be rendered, to receive
| them separated from other articles of the like
| kind, the property will not pass, and the ten
| der Is incomplete as in the case of an offer of
quantity of bricks in kiln, in payment Of q
promissory note for specific quantity of that
article, it was held that the offer could not
amount to a tender, unless the quantity PROM
| ised and offered was separated from the mass
the kiln containing a much larger quantity
than was required to pay the note s5.
The principle relating to the tender of goods.
L oil f,r
property in the goods rendered, is not appli-
cable to contracts of purchase, but applies
charge of previously szisting debt OF, dAtv.
which debt or duty was, by the terms of the
Contract to be discharged by the delivery of
the articles specified; and in neither view OF
the case did the United States become the
owners OF the articles. The claim was disal-
lowed ..---.....
The Movement Of Senator Slidsll, yesterday
created much sensation in the Senate chamber
His resolutions propose that Congress shall
authorize the President of the United State
70 suspend the operation of our neutrality
laws SO Tar as Spain may be concerned du.inv
the recess Of Congress, if circumstances occur
which, in his judgment, make tina. step neees-
sary for the yindication of the rights and ma
tional interests Of the United States, in con-
aection with what may at the time be the
condition of Cuba. Mr.. S. based this propo-
sltion upon the fact that England, Spain and
France had entered into formal arrangement
for the differentiation of Cuba, and for freeinr
the negroes there, and the subsequent estab
lnhment OF negro government over theIsIand
under the protection of the three Powers. This
is the substance Of the allegation Of Mr.. S.
which he sustained in powerful and very
exciting speech wherein he presented an arra
OF documentary testimony which astounded
many who were present. Much of this test
mony is entirely new to the public, and car.
hardly fail to create even greater sensation
on the public mind, than in the Senate cham
Der. His movement, coupled with that of the
Chairman OF the House Committee on Forsiep
Affairs, asking the President for the corree
pondenee with our .diplomatists abroad ano
foreign governments upon the Cuban affair
gave rise last night to a rumor that the pres
dent Is about to send a message to Congress