Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-01
Much Ado About Nothins.-Th. proceed

Much Ado About Nothing.-The proceed
ings of the House yesterday were pretty fair
practical paraphrase of the comedy named
above. 1t was in fact squsbbIe about the
dignity Of the body, which Mr.. Giddings held
had been essayed so be " snubbed by the
President in daring to send in the annual mes
sage before they had settled their 'nice little
quarrel as it Stands,". over the Speakership.
or course all the flock Of the venerable Ohio
representatives re-echoed his views either In
their speeches or votes; while those who mere
ly strengthen his hands in their action amid
their protests of hostility to the supremacy Of
ideas such as he utters, aided and abetted
the efforts Of himself and his immediate party
by voting with them on all test questions of
the day. The mock heroics of Mr.. Giddings aud
his co-workerS were among the most amusing
scenes We ever saw come of in the Representa-
tive hall. They told, unmistakably, the tale
of the condition Of the mind of the opposition
of the House on the subject of their state of dis
conceivable. The sending in of the message,
after waiting a month to permit them merely
to get ready to govern themselves, will open
the eyes Of the people to their evident utter
want of capacity to govern the country sensi-
bly,, efficiently, and properly. This thought
struck all in the hall instantly; and hence the
nervous indignation manifested against the
President because he saw fit to discharge his
duty in the premises, even when in so doing
he was forced to demonstrate to the world that
those in the House who propose te change our
whole governmental system, are utterly in
competent to take the first step towards pre-
pairing themselves to discharge the huge task
they have assumed.
The Message in the Star.-We were una
BILE to obtain a copy Of the Message yesterday
until some two hours after we went to press.
We were, therefore, imperstively debarred
from serving it on that day to our large number
of subscribers; as it would have been impossible
then to get it in form ready to be worked off
ere nightfall, when our carriers, having COM
pleted the delivery of tho Star Of the day,
were scattered in all directions. This morn
ing they were all busy in the delivering their
annual address, and as the city had already
been flooded with copies of the message on the
previous evening, we concluded to publish it
where our readers will find ton the outside
Of our regular edition this afternoon. 1t will
be perceived, from all this, how much truth
there is in the allegation Of jealous cotempo-
raries, that the Star is the recipient of favors
from the Government We would have freely
FIVE hundred dollars to have enabled
Us to have published this document as carly as
it was got out by the Union, but found it i'm
possible to get copy in time so to do, at any
cost whatever.
The Hudsons Bay Company Private let
ters received by the last arrival from the Pa
ciGc side, speak in the highest terms of the
recent conduct Of the authorities in charge of
the British (Hudson's Bay Company 81 trading
fort at Vancouver, who furnished the Ameri- |
can settlers in their vicinity with arms, with |
which to protect themselves from the hostile |
savage5, and dispatched their steamer laden
with provisions from their depot, to the succor
Of our people located more distant from them.
Such conduct on their part deserves to be, and
Will be remembered.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury De.
partment.-On yesterday, 3lst Of December,
there were of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books of the Department
For the redemption Of stocks.... &31. 1893 30 |
For the Treasury Department. 935 81
For the Interior Department. 1906 So
Forthe Customs. 1888 90
War Warrants received and en-
tered Observation-Disclosures. 1880 90
On account Of the Navv......... 1876, 433 90
List Of Patents issued from the United
States Patent Office, for the week ending Jan.
|, 1856-eaoh bearing that date:
Philo Brown. of Waterbury, Conn.-For i'm |