Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-02-21
WAsAiNeroN, FGp. u, 1856.

The Speaker disappointed the public yester-
day, by failing 10 announce the Standing
Committees of .he House. Everybody is onx-
ions TO know the precise coRpksAiaa of Abe
The anxiety OF some HFfaceablt
10 political f%eeling-ihat Of Others has It's orr
gin in the pocket. The Committee on Elec
lions is the exposure Of all exclusively polili.
cal eyes, The seats of half a-dozen members
being contested; whilst The attention OF hose
who arc on the look ont for piuitder is directed
10 the Committee on Engraving &C.. which,
Madam Rumor says, furnishes delightful pick
ings under favorable circumstances. know
that Madam Rumor is a great liar, but when
all Of her thousand tongues assert one thing
and proclaim il alon1 under the dome OF the
Capitol, with none 10 contradict. we may as
sumo that the truth is spoken. IN view oil an
occurrence which must be fresh in the recol.
lection Of all newspaper readers, Mr.. Banks
| will doubtless ~exeIcise a sound discretion in
the arangemen, Of this Committee, and place
al its head a Chairman whose integrity is
above su> 7icion.
The House Printing is still undecided. The
vote for Mr.. Toilet, Of Ohio, the anti admins
~,ration caucus candidate, is falling OF. Mr..
Wendelrs (democTat) has crept mp a little,
but will have 10 creep a good deal higher be
fore he can get in. Mr.. Follets friends arr
out OF humor and talk OF repeating The cleo.
tons that have taken place Of House officers
This is o brilliant idea-too brilliant TO be Re
duced 10 practice, | think. As Mr.. Toilets
friends are not strong enough 10 elect their IA
vori,e, il is not 10 understand how they could
repeal The elections that have taken place.
/ m -. IL L.NE.. Gga..an IN faKnnolp with lha
aspiraLts who stand in their way, and who
can be bought of with q reasonable share o.
The profits!
The 'Union'' Of this morning contains {
proclamation by the President commanding al
persons engaged in unlawful combination
against the constituted authority Of the Terri
tory Of Kansas or of the United States to dis
perSe and retire 10 their homes, and warning
lall such persons that any attempted %insurrec
ton in said Territory or aggressive int uSioT
into the same, will be resisted not only by tn,
employment OF the local militia, but also b.
that of The forces OF The United States. II Il
10 be hoped that this prociamatWH VIII hav,
the effect 10 prevent further Disorders in Kan
sas, and that the necessity OF drawing tn
sword against any portion OF our " people
will not be forced upon the general govern
ment.
The joint resolution from the Senate appro
%priating $500 for the relief Of the poor o
Washington and Georgetown, still hangs il
the House. 1t seems that the benevolent PEG
pie Of Washington and Georgetown canno
take care Of heir W. poor. Congress mus
not only build their Water Works and carr
forward all their public improvement but
must also feed their hungry and cloihe thei
naked. III The public monies are 10 be appro
priated 10 charitable purposes, let Us have
general diStribntion;-let a certain amount b
voted 10 every Congressional district in tb
Union, and let each member send home hi
districts share for dispensatioD. Why not
IT il is constitutional 10 relieve the poor Q
Washington out of the public treasury, II /
constitutional 10 relieve the poor OF San Fran
cisco; andrii it is right 10 do The one, y is RICH
to DO the other.
Nothing Of much interest will occur in th
House till the Committee get at work on
carve out businessr PREBLE.