Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-15
WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Excruciating The countenances of the
host of lobby men surrounding the house,
who are identified with the Republican mar.
ty-and they are as thick as crows in corn
neid at the beginning Of sprouting timex
hibited signs ofinward distress yesterday, when
the Speaker announced the result of the diyi
sion on seconIing the call made by Mr. Wash
burn for the previous question on agreeing to
the resolution authorizing the Elections Com
mittee to send for persons and papers in the
Kansas contested election case, almost excru.
ciating enough to give disinterested bystaud.
ers the stomach ache. They were awfully
whipped in that division, the majority against
them being eighteen. Horace, the redoubta
bic, prepared his readers for their defeat as
best he could day or two since But nei-
Their he nor his worshippers in and outside Of
the bar were prepared to find themselves 50
conclusively beaten. We saw on the counte
nances of twenty Of them, unmistakeable NOR.
nhcation and chagrin at the failure of their
cunnlngly concocted scheme to assemble at
this point an efficient corps of stout and rough
srearers and abolition letter writer's, to be
supported at the cost Of the national tire
until the termination of the Presidential CON.
test, for the benefit of the Republican party.
Inc defeat. utter and total of this scheme.
was involved in the 50 emphatic refusal of the
House to sustain Mr.. Washburn's demand for
the previous question. The tru@ is, the idea
OF granting the committee the power they AK,
hasA6 Uh0liu hal
"ne and New York Times Kansas correspond
ence-a budget Of roorbacks and false pre-
fences from beginning to end. Good enough
Morgans for Republican party electioneering
purposes, they are by 10 means the de.
scription of testimony On which a majority Of
the House Of Representatives of the United
states viii venture to act The speech of Mr..
Washburn, of Maine, delivered yesterday.
was full and q footed confession that tho ex-
traordinary demand in question, was made
wholly on the strength Of such testimony, and
none other. Can sensible people wonder that
the House have no confidence in the recommen.
dations of the Elections Committee, as packed
by Mr.. Banks, after reading the debate that
has occurred in the course of the past week.
The Chesapeake and Chic Canal.-We re.
greet beyond measure that the MARYLAND Sen.
ate have killed the bill recently before them
for the sale Of the States interest in the Chss-
apeaks and Ohio canal Millions of money!
wrung from citizens of Maryland by taxation
were invested in the work, when integrity of
purpose with reference to il guided the
policy Of those who managed the affairs of
the State. Many millions of the money of
citizens of Maryland, of Virginia, and the
District of Columbia are also voluntarily in.
vested in that grand improvement which, il
properly managed, cannot fail to be the great
est conceivable aid to the prosperity of the
upper Potomac section Of the State, to this
DiTrlct' and Northeastern Virginia. Az man.
aged At present, under the fixed purno,e of
Maryland to crush and render il nrac,;..,,,
useless Is but curse promising muoh
and thus inducing honest business, ma, q
vest In connection with business upon 1t. and
then cheating them out Of their inyestmsn,.
A more monstrous policy than that of Ma,v.
isnd, with reference to the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal, never was proclaimed by anv da,
potic government with reference TO q publ;o
interest or trust confded by portion of its
citizens to its hands. After having taken the
initiative in inducing thousands on thousands
to invest their money in the construction of
the work, the State obtained the entirs am.
troll Of its affairs, and now manages IL b. thu
avowed end of gripping its utility and bud.
ness in which it has been sminsntly success
full. asl.1 81 E4aiJs..f ,s. go ~.
Those who have been driven almost to des.
peration by the loss of their means growing
out OF the States shameless bad faith In this