Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-24
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

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Senator Gwin 1t strikes rs that there can
be little doubt Of the legality Of the election of
Nh ewin to the Senate Of the United States
from California. The constitution Of that
State contains provision expressly providing
that all elective ofices there shall be filed
OF plurality vote, if a majority vote Is not
obtained by either candidate. In this case
Dr.. Gwin has received the plurality vote on
repeated trials, bus refrained from claiming
his right under the clause of his State consti-
tuition, to which we refer above, Ia the hope
that by 30 doing he might heal the breach in
his party in the California Legislature As
that result proves to be hopeless, it Is said
that he intends to avail himself of his
right under the law explained above. II will
be sad day for the future Of California when
Sic fails to have the services of Mr. Gwin in
the United States Senate. He is pro7erbially,
By long odds, the most effective member Of
the body where interests legitimstely in his
charge are concerned, being able to accom-
pii'h as much for his State as dozen new
men could accomplish, even if all of them were
entitled to votes in the Senate chamber.
There never was more glaring exposition of
the mischief which small men may do to their
country By their interference ia public effairs,
than is embraced in the possible result the
defeat of DR.. Gwin-of the labors of the swarm
Of aspiring little fsllows-intollsctually and
in the matter of experiencs-who have been
yelping for some tine at the great California
Senator's heels.
Few on the Atlantic side who are well in
formed in public affairs can be made to real.
izc that there is tho slightest danger tha. Cal
ifornia will be so blind to her own interest
SO insane-as to dream of failing to avail
herself of tho services of Dr. Gwin in the
Senate, il they can be obtained Neverthe-
less, il seems now by no means impossible
that the efforts of Tom, Dick and Harry, to
work themselves into prominence before the
public, may go dement, the California Leaisle.
ture as tina. they will entirely sacrifice their
States interest to crafty the ambition of such
persons.
Land acknowledgement Error Correct.
cd Tho following very enormously conceived
artlols is travelling the round of the nevspa-
psIs Of the country, creating no little alarm
amongst those who Gesl in Military Bounty
Land Warrants, and We deem it duty to put
te rest the erroneous opinions entertained on
the subject. The following is the article al
luded to:
LAND WARRANTS Many CT our readers are
Interested in the Law respecting the sale Of
land warrants, ard We believe It has been gen.
orally understood that tie law authorizing
the sale Of land warrants enabled tue holder
~ dispose OF then by transfer IL blank,
rendering them thereby negotiable, so that
the purchaser, whoever be might be, could
insert his hamo in the blank space, and than
use The warrant in entering lands in his own
u'e: In this way they have been bought and
sold for years
We have just sssn copy Of letter from
tho Commissioner of Pensions st Washington
placing new obstacle Ii the way Of those
entitled to land warrants from obtaining any
thing like their value, Should they prefer dis
posing OF their warrants to entering lands
The following is the clause:
You are hereby required - produce evi
dence within three months from this date,
showing that the assignment in your favor
was executed by the soldier In good faith on
the Gay and date thereof. This is the issue.
AID the only one that can be decided in this
cffies. and unless that fact is furnished, the
location made With said warrants must be can
celled.''
70 person, therefore, can purchase land
warrants with safety hereafter, unless they
can prove the ne1 and ever varying require
meLls Of the powers that be, in Washington
Police Gazette.
Now the facts are, that the Commissioner of
Pensions does no. take cognizauco Of military
warrant assignments, that mater beirg On
tiroly under the jurisdiction Of the Commit
sioneT Of the General Land Office, except in
one or two special cases, arising under appli.
cations fog issues Of duplicate warrants in the
possession Of s:signees. But the case above
alluded to is one Of Al entirely different char.
acscr, and no rule has been adopted by the
Commissioner o. the General Land Office such
as the one mentioned, with regard to any
warrants, except those caVeatsd. Then the proof
referred to in the third paIagra ph CT the article
quoted is called for. A case like this one.
aad those Of a like nature would REQUIRE such
evidence as that men toned. A land wer-
rant issues to A, which he never receives
He files in the General Land Office q cayca.
against the warrant to arres. the issue Of
patens thereon. In process Of time, the war.
rant Of A came up to the Land Office for q
patent, located in the name IF d as the as
signee. The Commissioner of the Land Office
then advises both parties of the facts In the
case, and as the assignee, under q supposed
fraudulent transfer, that ne must furnish such
testimony as tina: mentioned. This is the
whole matter, AID the erroneous impressions
upon the subject, which have gained such
widespread ascendsncy, is the result of an
entire Misrepresentation CT a case in which
certain firm in New Orleans we're interested
1t is hoped that the explanation shove will be
satisfactory to the public upon this important
subject
Smother letter from Col. Kinney.-This