Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-31

'season" has prepared the ground for summer
following also, which would have been hope
less and proftless task without it. There is
no estimating the value of the few hours OF
rain with which we have been blessed, 70 con-
sumers in this region, as well as producers, Oh
corn, buckw heat, potatoes, turnips' fru'ts' ana
all fall garden crops.
Suuashed-If ever representative earned
the gratitude of constituency, that was done
yesterday by Mr.. Denver, in his so trium-
phant exposure of the Objectionable features
of the bill to quiet land titles in California.
Besides destroying beyond peradventure the
prospects of the bill in question, he made it
perfectly clear, that according to the Spanish
and Mexican law the minerals found on lands
granted by those Governments belong, not to
the holders Of land grants, but to the people,
That is, to those who work the mines All the
schemes for monopolizing gold mines in Cali.
fornia depended for success on the enactment
of the bill thus defeated by Mr.. Denver, which
contemplated eventually BUSTING the miners
from their claims by and through the certain
consequences of its enactment, and, In defiance
of the Spanish and Mexican law also, to vest the
title to all the gold found on their lands to the
holders of Mexican and Spanish land grants
The enactment of that measure was really Of
very great Importance to the celebrated Pal
mer, Cook & Co, whose politico- financial
operations certainly laid the foundation for
createdthe necessity for-the existence of the
San Francisco Vigilance Committee the Nc
Gowans, Caseys, Aldricks, &C., being the tools
with which they worked in politics at homo.
As understood around the lobby here, the en-
actment of that bill was also to have given to
Palmer, Cook & Co., and their CO. partners in
the scheme of pushing it through Congress, a
sub rosa confirmation of the celebrated Boil.
ton and Barron claim to one.third of the whole
city Of San Francisco, as we'll as the confrma-
ton Of other similar claims to other peoples
property, worth hundreds of millions OF dol.
lars-if Congress would only enact this modest
little bill. God knows how man men on this
side of the mountains, high and low, were In
terested pecuniarily in its enactment Ac-
cording to the New York press, everybody
supposed to be able to influence a vote in Con-
gress, who would take hand in it for con-
sideration, got an interest 1t was thought
around the lobby that the combination after
that fashion that had been effected, was IRE
sistible
We had carefully laid aside the comments
and warnings of the California press with ref
erence to this bill, in order to use them for its
exposure Immediately before the subject came
up 1t, however, Unexpectedly to US. was
taken up yesterday; and Mr. Denver, in
saving his hard-working constituents from the
loss of hundreds Of millions of property which
Is honestly theirs, has also saved US the ne
costly of the labor in this connection we had
marked out for ourself. Those members of the
House who favored the enactment of the bill
thus defeated by Mr.. Denver, will live to thank
him for the service he has done them in shield
ing them from future responsibility for its
triumph. The fact that it found Con gressional
sponsors and friends is evidence that, however
sincere honorable members may be in the
Conscientious discharge of their duties, the
schemers outside the hall can pull wool over
the eyes of Congress almost at their pleasure.
4 Bankrupt State" 1t is stated that the
last California steamer did not, as some ex-
peoted she would, bring the money to pay the
interest due on the California State debt. The
interest is over due one month, and fears are
entertained that the State creditors will have
to wait many months longer for their money"
The above, from the Baltimore San, could
hardly have been seen by the editors before
insertion, as they are generally correct in
financial matters. The State Of California
has always provided her fiscal agents with
the money in due time to meet her interest,
and it is believed the only blame she is now
entitled to is for placing it at 50 early day
for that purpose; for, iflater, it probably would
have been applied to its legitimate source,
instead Of being staked at political game in
Philadelphia, called Free-Monte.
The State Is not to blame in this matter,
unless in the choice of its agency. She will
no doubt, promptly provide for the interest as
soon as it is known to her that she is in dis
honor. Some curiosity is felt to learn what
will be done in San Francisco. when it is
known that by a new process, gold can be
shipped and distributed throughout the West
ern States, returned to Philadelphia, bet at
Free Monte, and made to pay. A vigilant
will no doubt take place, which
will result in the appointment Of committee
with q chief cook, to leave the State to in.
quire into the subject
The Hinnesota.-The new United States
steamer Minnesota succeeded this morning in
getting off the sand bank opposite the Wash.
ington arsenal, where she lodged day or
two since in getting out into the Potomac.
She is now anchored off Alexandria in am Die
water, and will, in day or two, depart for tho
Philadelphia navy yard.
Arrived.-Gov. Curry, of Oregon, reached
this city on the night before last. He comes