Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-09


Those bent on driving through the New York
| fire bill and dozen other very nice little af-
fairs to somewhat the same end, will, of course,
endeavor TO make their enactment necessary
to secure that of many Of these internal i'm
provements bills. So there is to be a very
high time Of it indeed, in w Washington, for the
balance of the session. 1t is not wonderful
| with such "rare chances ahead, that the
Joint resolution fixing day for the termina-
ton of the session is just now being voted a
bore by the House. N--.-t E-.@t
Bless us, what lobby will be on hand by
the opening of next week! The promulga-
ton, by telegraph, of the news of the action
Of yesterday on the vetoed bills has, doubt
less, started hundreds of solicitous public
spirited and patriotic gentlemen who take pc
culiar interest in legislation on money bills, to
packing up in great haste for a visit to Wash.
ington. So they 60. In the mean while, the
enactment Of these bills by two-third votes
will create, as they should, widespread dis
satisfaction among the real democracy Of the
South and the Atlantic coast States generally
The only answer 70 their upbraidings will be
to point to the fact that the only possibility of
| stemming the rushing current of latitudina-
rianism lies in the triumph Of the Democratic
party in November, by such a majority as will
make it certain that its usual two thirds, op-
posed to wild schemes of internal improve
| ment by the General Government, will here
after prevent the enactment of such bills over
Executive vetoes by q clear two thirds vote of
tho whole House.
The Usual Book Donating Resolution. -
The action of the House, on Monday upon the
resolution providing for the expenditure of
something like S17O 900 from the treasury in
the way of donating certain books to the new
members, is worthy of note. 1t was first pro-
posed 10y way of amendment to let the new
members take any books they pleased, each
to the amount of his share of the aggregate
appropriation. That was voted down. Most
of the Republican members voted for it and
then, like flock of sheep Jumping a fence
gap, followed each other in single file, hopping
demurely over on to 'tother side, amid the
laughter of their opponents. Thus they de-
feated this amendment, which should have
been passed, if this custom of book donating
is to be kept up through all time
Our plan is to do away with all such " per-
quisites" in paying members of Congress for
their services, and forthwith to place them ON
fair salaries. If they were paid each i've thou
sand dollars per annum, the national treas
ury would be an enormous gamer in the end
Their present pay is insufficient to allow them
to lay up dollar, if they have families at
home, and, as consequence, establishments
to keep up there, as nine -tenths Of them have
Most of them are at the period of life when it
is their duty to be laying up property. They
cannot fulfill that duty to those depending on
them as at present paid, except by specula-
ting directly or indirectly on the action of
some branch or other of the government. We
refer to those of them who enter Congress poor
1t is our sincere belief that if they had courage
to pay themselves fair compensation by law,
public opinion would applaud them for so
doing; if, but because it would not be long
ere all realized that the change we here pro-
pose babe fair to save any millions in the ap-
gregate OF the years appropriations of public
lands, money directly from the national treas
ury, and money from the pockets Of classes Of
the people who bear the brunt of special leg
islation such as Congress at times enaets.
The Wheel Within the Wheel gentle
man of Gainsborough, who uses only the mi.
tial u. but has inclosed his card to the editor
of the London Star, writes to that paper.
stating that he is near relative of Mr..
Champion, and thus terminates his letter:
1" have most strongly felt, and firmly be.
lieve, that the public interest have been over
looked for private considerations. Sir Philip
Champion, baronet, (of whom the late Ameri
can minister is the only SON. and the Earl of
Clarendon, during the Earl's vice-royalty in
ireland, as well as in former times, when his
lordship (then Mr. Villiers) occupied a situa.
ton in the Customs in Dublin were on terms
of the most cordial and intimate friendship:
through his lordshipss interest Mr.. Crampton
first entered OH the diplomatic service, through
his lOrdships influence Mr. Crampton was
promoted TO that exalted position which he
has recently filled, and in which, through his
lordship's exertiOns, be has been retained
until the President Of the United States has
been compelled to dismiss him, although the
voice of our country and the honorable feel
ing of the majority of our countrymen felt
that Lord Clarendon ought at once to have
recalled him. repeat, sir, and fully be-
lieve, that the public good has been sacrificed
to Lord ClarendOn's private friendship, and.
therefore, although personally shall feel in.
clined to spare Mr.. Champion on the ground
OF our relationship, put you in possession of
these facts"
A Point in the Testimony .-Yesterday.
in his testimony before the Criminal Court, in
the trial of Mr.. Brooks, of S. c., Senator
Toombs stated explicitly that Mr.. Summers
desk was in its place after Mr. 8. had arisen
and was standing erect. No witness for the
prosecution cOntradicted this statement from
Mr. I. Now, the Republicans have been en-
deaVoring to create the impression that Mr..
soumner was pinioned ny his desk, and over
turned it from its fastenings in his effort to
rise. This Misrepresentation of the fact in
that particular, which is an important one, is