Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-10
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Getting Hot.-We called in at the House
hall last evening at about p. m, and found
the steam of Righteousness getting up pretty
rapidly. Some members looked flushed, others
again merry. and not few as though ready
for a general squabble {" at the drop of hat "
The hair of nearly every one of them was dis
.heyelled, and their patience was evidently
worn out. Yet it was clearly the determi-
nation of large majority at that time to
spend the night in the hall; there being no
sign at that hour leading to the impression
that either Of the three parties were inclined
to give III, though here and there we found
a member anxious to pair Off with an op-
ponent for the night Up to that hour nothing
had been effected in the course of the day by
the expenditure Of much wind and some little
Of Uncle Sans money. The few who were
anxious to adjourn did their best by the noise
they made in voting aye, to the motions to
that end, to " outshout' their overwb elmingly
more numerous opponents. Everybody was
trying to be good humored, though restless
would mOmentarily show itself in spite of
their efforts to take the d" FIX they were in as
philOsophically as possible 1t struck US that
the usual row Of the night session would not
arise. We never before knew the House to
sit very late without the occurrence of SQUAD
bic after squabble upon the floor, growing
cut Of the undue heat Of the members. and the
neverfailing confusion Of such occasions. So
we give them credit for more physical perse-
verance than We previously thought they de-
served.
The public at large, as matters now stand,
care infinitely less about the solution Of the
question who shall be Speaker, than Of that
whether the Thirty-fOurth Congress shall or
shall not ever get one. No party is in a ma
jOrity in the Hall So il will be impossible by
Senate being largely DemOcratic-to change
the existing policy Of the Government in any
material point whatever. Whatever party
wins the Speakership, will speedily find itself
IN quandaryi a, in selecting the committees,
no presiding officer can fail to give mortal
offence to more or less disappointed gentlemen,
who will punish him and those favored by him
Gin making up the committees) OF ali con,
venient occasions throughout the session
Such has been the turn suCh matters have
taken from the foundation of the Government
10 this day; and 80 long as human nature con-
tinues the same, we may always calculate OIL
finding members disappointed in the selection
of the committees, and showing their teeth On
that account afterwards.
4 Triumph Of Art.-We can hardly fnd
words in which to express our admiration d
the thorough artistic and successful name
in which Yerdi's grand opera. I'll TrOvatore,
The TroubadOr,l was put on ths stage anl
sung lsst night at the National Theatre il
this city. Max Maretzek, who, alone, ha
succeeded in presenting opera in the Unitet
States successfully, never accorded to al
American audience more faultlessiy exc
cuted musical entertainment. From tn
Prima Donna, Lagrange. down to the mos
unimpOrtant chorus singer the stage, al
gave universal satisfaction to the crowae.
Washington, with taste and souls for tn
divine art, The beauty Of this opera lies &
Its grand and melodiOus changes Of scale with
out slides, its harmonious, rich, and effectiv
= choruses, and the perfection of it's orchestra
accompaniment, which is without its superiO
Sn mssic put on the stage in these DAYS.
WeeOnmsId the taste Of Maretzek In h,;n,
ing to Washington perfect orchestra, rattle
than crowded one. indesd, this is the FIR:
occasion on which opera has not been mu,
dered here by Al imperfect chorus or orehs
ira Iu the performance of this piece, how
ever, all that could be done by those two SO in
pOrtant elements in the suceessful represent.
tion Of Verdi chef d'GaUre was accomplished
amid the plaudits of delighted house. All
LAGrange, Didiee, BrignOli, Amodio, Ga
parOni, and those who sang SO gracefully IL
minor roles of the piece, sang to perfection
Not false note nor note out Of tune, W.
heard throughout the piece. ...I
We are without space to criticise the ex
cution of the various artists of the evenin,
having but room TO add that We never saw
Washington audience 80 pleased with q mus
cal representation ss on this occasion. New,