Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-03
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

sress.-We have procured, for the information
Of the Stars readers, the following synopsis ,
Of the quantity Of public lands which will be
necessarily consumed under the bill that |
passed yesterday, to satisfy those who have |
already received land warrants of less de-
than 100 acres, to wit:
Under the act of 1S47, there were issued
Z ,372 warrants Of 40 acres, and there must be
7 $40 warrants of 12O acres issued, or, in all,
Ss4 $40 acres
Under the act Of 1850, there were 100000
40 AGRA warrants, and 81 ,059 S0-acre warrants
issued. To bring all those of both classes ND
to the 100 acre standard will require an ex.
psnditure of 1924, 40 acres.
Under the act of 1852 there we 1000 40 acre
warrants issued, and 1850 8O-acre warrants
and to bring them, of both classes, up to the
l6O;acre standard will require 1850 acres.
In all, an expenditure Of an aggregate of
1901 800 acres of the public domain will be
required to satisfy the claims of those who
have already received land warrants under late
bounty land acts.
Up to this time, no warrant has been issued
Tor service Of a less period tn IN thirty days
TIE Law just passed, however, grants one hun
dred and sixty acres for fourteen days ser.
vice. In addition to these 10, o2l 800 acres to
be so used up. it is estimated at the Land Office
that at least 100 ,OO0, 600 of acres will be re-
quired to cover the demands to arise under
the n.w law, from classes of individuals whose
service has not heretofore been thus provided
for by Congress. The man who shouldered
hiJ fo1ling piece, and watched the shore in
the neighborhood OF Piscataway, and within
mile of bis own door, will, under the new law,
get as much land as him who underwent the
horrors CT all the Canada campaigns Of the
awar of 1872.
The Claims Cosrt.-The probable compo.
81 ion Of this tribunal was, yesterday, ubjeci
OF general conversation among the public men
of all par ties in the Capitol and around the
hotels. We heard as many as half-a-dozep
"slate5" csnvassed, each one being backed
by very earnest and certain gentlemen.
Indeed, it seemed as though every body was
certain that some Particular person had
actually beea nominated, other than those
whom every body else insisted had received
appointments. The doctors all thus disagree
Ing, We are unable to decide. Our slate is:
Loren p. Waldo, of Conn, now Commissioner
of Pensions; Cave johnson, Of Tom and John
j. Daniel, OF n. C. We have heard twenty
other gentlemen named as certain to share in
these appointments, among them being Judge
Loring, Of Mass; him whom the Know Nothipgs
of that State are about to bring to tho block.
because he insists upon faithfully executing
the fugitive slave law; Chancellor Walworth.
Of \. l., and the Hon Mr.. Lum kin of Ga.
formerly Of Congress, bat more recently
Georgia State Court Judge Our experience
hero has admonished US OF the necessity OF
having not only upright and learned men il.
| these positions, but gentlemen we'll versed il.
all the quirks end turns of those who are
famed in Washington for babitually getting
| up claims against the Government. Now, We
really know OF no other three gentlemen 60
admirably qasli6ei for the discharge of tn,
high, re'popeible, and arduous trusts Of these
Jodgsshlps, as those We name above as com
prising our SLATE" We adopt them simply
| as our choice, not az that of the President. a.
We do not know who he thinks Of appointing
We presume that at least one hundred persons
have been urged on him for these positions
many wholly upon political considerations
and others on the deIilish- good fellow pIinci
PIC, neither Of which, We trust and believe
will be allowed to determine his selections for
those positions Of more Importance TO the fu
ture OF the country, than any others he will
have within his gift during the balance Of his
Presidential term.
Captain Rypders. Caps IN town and
around" lie looks az keen as a briar, and a.
| tough ns hickory nut, as usual; somewhat
suodued, however, in appearance, since being
united in the silken bonds Of wedIock with a
beautiful and meek little quakeress, which
| happy event, i. will be recollected, took place
| not long since. That is, the gallant captain
wears moro Of the digni6ed air of the man of
family, than when so lately the gay bachelor
leader Of all the "fast men" in the United
States. He grows indignant whenever the
roor back about his rumored visit to tho cold
Dominion" to regulate her politics, is al
luded to; protesting that if be is famous for
| anything, it is for minding bis own business,
| and that, therefore, he never entertained the
idea Of turning Virginia politician imputed to
him. He insists that the story is merely a
| blind put forward BY the opponents of Wise,
to attract public attention from the active Ia
bors CT noted citizens Of ether States to com pass
the defeat Of Wise. Wehave long known him
for shrewd man Of strong practical sense.
From frs. to last We have placed not the
slisAtest confidence in the rumors CO meeting
his name with the current canvass Of Virginia.
The Officers Of the four Kew Regiments
Mr.. Shields reported to the Senate this morn.
ing from the Conference Committee on the
Army appropriation bill, a provision giving
the President power to app int all the offi.ers