Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-21
WASHINGTON NEWS AND aossIP.

WASHINGTON NEWS AND 0QesIR.
1bs Texas Bond Paying Bill.-BsfOrs We
went to press to- day, 1t became evident In the
House hall taat thes would, in the course OF
the morning, adopt the report OF the conference
ornmittee on the bill to pay the Texas bond-.
This report recommends the appropriation Of
S7,75O 600 to that end, instead Of the S. 500 900
originally in the bill as it came from the
Senate, or 81, 500 900, the sum named in the
amendment of Mr.. Jones Of Tennessee, which
prevailed some time since in the HOUSE
+. S-The report was adopted by 46 ma
jority. 49,
General Cass The galleries and Hobbies of
the Senate chamber were, yesterday, crowded
BY highly intelligent auditory, of both sexes,
for an hour before the days session opened, it
being understood that General Cass would
certainly deliver his expected comments on
Lord Clarendon's denial. concerning the
far on purposes Of the Anglo. French alliance.
The General, always learned in the diplomacy
OF the century in all the civilized world, en-.
chained the attention Of all present for per-
haps an hour; demonstrating, we think, that,
the United States permitting, i. is the purpose
of those allies to check our national expansion
in this hemisphere if but rs means Of check
ing our commercial expansion the world over.
mirers of European Institutions that the Gov
ernrnents of tie Old World may be relied ON to
encourage our progroas TO cve:shadOwing ma
tional power, Notwithstanding the history OF
ell of them tells that they hcsita ate at nothing
to carry points as against elch other, wherein
their immediate interests are concerned We
cannot become relatively great, unless Eng.
lard, more especially, becomes relatively i'm
portant. The great increase Of our foreign
commerce must be co.emporancous With the
decrease of hers; and that is equivalent to the
decline Of her power abroad AMI of the pros
perily of her people at home. General Cass
demons rated, past question, that she will run
any reasonable risk to ward off such an even
tuali.y, and is doing her lost 70 induce France
10 become party to her schemes to that tic
herr 50 desirable chi.
I
SpolatiOn bill in This city, who aIe inimi,al 10
the present chief magistrate, already evince
chagrin over the fact that the attempt 20 make
political capital out Of it bids fair to prove D
Iamentlble failure. On ell hands the press
seem to regard their Cause Of no particular iIa-
portance, iuasmuch as not one newspaper in
twenty, dsvotes more than half n dezea lines
to Comments On tie action upon the bill which
the President hes deemed it his duty to take
This is weeful disappointment ipdeel, to
these who beicg in IN odiately interested, had
al most u ade up their minds til at the veto would
generate s:ch storm Of discomfort, ss almost
to induce the President f.ryhwith 10 resign
1ho Yarine gstd.-Au anehdnsnt will be
effsred, We hear, to one Of the general appro
pria.ion bills, to give some increased conpen-
sa,ior to the Sand Ct the Marine Corps. The
application is said 10 be based on the fac: Ii a,
for the pleasure OF Congress, and The accom-
moda,icn Of other ofieers Of tie Government,
hey are required to perform duties not legi,-
imately appertaining to the labor required Of
them under tie terms upon which they en-
tered the service CT the Government. These
extra duties, consist for the most par. Of
their concerts given in tho grounds surround
ing the Executive marsiOs snd the Capitol for
moro than six months in the year, and at the
Mansion and elsewhere on all public occasicng.
They thus greatly aid 10 the happiness Ct
society ia Washington, and do it, too, without
a nurmur against the orders under which
they perform this extra labor, fer which there
is at present no fund out of which TO com.
reusa.e them Il remains for Congress to
dsal with them az With their own AMI other
public servants, nearly all Of whom at this
point have had their pay increased wrhout
any such especial increase CT their duties Is
has been exscted Of these worthy mcn, many
Of whom, by tho by, have families settled
arouLd the marine barracks.
3 Novel D. mand on the National Urea .uIy;
Tho schoolmas:er not "Abiosd throughout
all Few York -Yestsrday morning the fol
lowing unique epistle reached the Treasury
Department post marked Kingston, N. Y.
90. ID Containing enclosed draft On Secre-
tary Guthrie, for 81 .0O0, es follows:
KIsGsIoS, February II, 1855.
Hon. James Guthrie, Treasurer
Please pay, Tobias II. Van Steenburg, Esq
or order, one thousand dollars and this will
be your receipt.
Yours, ai,h sentiments Of the highest re
gard. TOBIAS HussrgsxBsEGur.
Z. 5. no news here-the Bronson men is
all cave in.
a. Kings ToS Feberry the IL 1855
Dere Ser il Close send yCu A check the
mutt you will piese to commit to mo forth
With for raila POLITICAL services perform And
djscnsrg by me tine last canpain in detecting
Arch Adgetator grosane broy nsen my seryis .
was that Aiaun. the result in the State will
fully sto~ And to witch rcfernce being had
will more fully iarg Appere
you're sirceiy in demockercy
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