Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-22

no small share of credit for his exertions in
obtaining votes for Mr.. Fuller's proposition.
We witnessed his efforts, and know that his
representations and earnest appeals to his
fellow-members were Of material importance
to its success
This is the measure to which We referred on
the day before yesterday, when writing Of the
dangerous effects of what is known In Wash
ington as Senatorial comfy It is tho bill
framed by an unanimous vote of the Commerce
committees Of both Houses of Congress Under
the advice of tae Secretary Of the Treasury,
which hs.s also been frankly and fully accepted
y the great ship-ownipg interest of the northern
cities, as embracing the rules and regulations
under which emigrant passengers shall here
after be brought over. The existing law is
notoreusly full Of defects, amounting, in fact,
to neither more nor less than the means of
numbering thousands of smigrants on tho high
seas as the due enforcement of its provisions
generates ship fever, &C., on board emigrant
ships, by which, as all the world know, the
emigration has been nearly decimated on the
ocean, since the defective act went into opera.
lion.
A bill to the Same end, its counterpart, in
deed, was reported to the Senate before the
departure of Senator Fish but in his absence,
under the requirements of Senatorial conf
y," it so far lies snugly ensconced in that
distiGg uished gentleman's drawer, the key
thereof being as srugly slowed away in his
brooches pocket, in Havana, by this time
This action of Mr.. Fuller, the House Com
merce Committee, and of the House on yester-
day, places it within the power of majority
Of the Senate to do away with the in furious
effect on the public interest otherwise certain
to result from tho mal-apropos, though so far
as that gentleman's health is concerned, ne.
cessary absence from Washington of Senator
Fish. We trust and believe that a majority
Of the body will lose no time in passing this
so necessary measure, and thus put a stop, at
once, to the crying evils growing out of the
existing passenger ship law, which must other
wise annoy and perplex tho officers of the
Treasury Department, ruin hundred of ship
owners, and murder thousands of emigrauts
between this time and the opening of the next
session of Congress.
Look Out Within the last twenty four
hours, We have heard of facts going to prove
that the state of things now existing in Cuba
has suddenly stirred up the fllibusters from
Maine to Texas, and that within the last week
they have been holding secret meetings In all
directions, and have again commenced to en-
roll and p epare for sailing from the United
ates. This Is in accordance with tho appre.
tensions expressed in our two last articles
published on-the subject, though We confess
ourselves to have been in error in judg ny heir
disbandment under the effect of the ssisure of
the steamer Massachusetts,, the Louisiana
prosecutions, &C., to have been more general
than it turns out to have been. 1t bshooyes
all United States offers and good citizens to
be on the alert, at this time, to put down any
and all efforts to involve tie American Gov
ernment in difficulties with distant nations by
violations Of our neutrality laws. Though
cOnfessing our anxiety to see Cuba free, and
in time, annexed to this country, we shall al
ways condemn the plans Of the fillibusters.
Were the people of the island themselves in a
state Of active revolution, we should bid God.
speed to such individual Americans as might
choose to expatriate themselves to 90 to the
assistance Of the islanders in manner not in.
volving violation of the American neutrality
laws
The Business before the Supreme Court
he California cases Of Gel. Fremont and it's
colleague, which have, for the most part, &C.
cupied the attention Of the Supreme Court for
tho last month, arc more important in their
consequences to the future of the country,
than any and all business which has been be.
tore Congress In the same time; involving,
TOO, much more treasure than has been legis.
lated away at this session. Indeed, the FIRE.
mont claim alone involves incalculable mil.
iiOas, as well as political considerations which
may In time change the whole character of
tho Government Of the United States. That
case Is full of extraordinary features, mono of
Them being more marvellous in our ostim alton.
than the appearance of Mr.. Geo. N Bibb
among the counsel against the Government
NJ. Bibb, mp to about three weeks since,
vas the Chief Clcrk Of the law department
# the Government, and must necessarily
lave thus confdentially obtained an inside
new Of the Governments case Shortly
before his resignation, his brief in the case
against the United States, whose sworn
'fi'er he was, made its appearance in print
thus proving, that while employed as a law
officer of the United States he was probably
counsel for Fremont also. The magnitude of
The interests tpccuniary and politics ally involved
In this cause, brings to our mind forcibly Col.
Benton's invariable protestations of so disin.
Ierested public spirit in all he does as public
man inasmuch as it is notorious to all who
have had experience in the details of public
Affairs for tho last fifteen years that he has
struggled harder than any ono else to quartz.
bis own immediate circle on the Government.