Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-18

gon Territories lying east of the Casoaue
mountains and west of the Rocky mountains,
under one superintendency, the superinten-
dent being required to live within those ilnits
Let the Governors of Oregon and Washington
Territories be also superintendents OF lnulah
affairs for that part of their respective TERRI
tories LAYING west of the Cascade mountains.
II would increase the duties OF one executive
and diminish the duties Of the other, and be
/ but little additional expense 70 the Indian
alton. and large number of Indians inhabiting
the section of country lying between the Cas-
cade and Rocky mountains, must readily CON-
nrehepd the arguments that induce me to
think favorable of this change.
The Aqueduct The House this morning
adopted the report of the Conference Commit
tee on the subject of the Washington Gov.
eminent aqueduct. Thus they appropriated
s25O,OoO for preserving and repairing the
work already done, and paying off the ao-
counts due upon it so far This action is a
great victory for its friends, and insures a
proper appropriation for its continuance next
winter. -.. . ..
But for the urgent efforts of Know Nothing
members against it, only on account of alleged
apprehensions that the hands employed on the
work would vote illegally in the Maryland
elections, the House would long since have
made the necessary appropriations for its Wig
orous prosecution. Itwas found necessary on
the part of its friends to submit to the compro-
mise indicated in the terms Of the appropria
ton explained above. ... .-s
After the Presidential election, all of the
foolish apprehension entertained by the Know
Nothings of the House, under the lead of Mr..
Davis of Maryland, in this connection, which
are utterly unfounded, will have vanished.
Then we may safely calculate on the votes Of
at least ten members, who, acting under such
influences only, have set their faces against
the work through the course of the session just
terminated. Perhaps any other party would
have pursued the same course under the cir
cumstSnces.
A Desperate "sell "A quizzical old gen.
tleman of the House "sold' some dozens of
his fellow members dog-cheap on Saturday
evening. We refer to those who, having been
eager for the enactment of their compensation
bill, nevertheless voted against it when the
yeas and nays were ordered in dread of what
" Mrs. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES posi-
bly, say. The venerable old gentleman, who
will have his fun, started a story, by winks
and mods for the most part, that the PRESIDENT
had vetoed the aforesaid measure. Where
upon the gentlemen on whom he had GO set the
saw went about the hall well nigh weeping
and wailng and gnashing their teeth. They
alone seemed to have been much 'put out by
the rumored action of the Executive. Their
dilemma afforded infinite amusement to the
hundred persons or so who were in the secret.
An Extra session-We believe that the
President had under consideration in his
chamber in the Capitol this morning, most,
if not all, Of his Cabinet being around him, a
proposition TO call an extra session of Congress,
on account Of the then imminent danger of
the loss of the Army Appropriation bill. We
feel very sure that it was not determined to
issue proclaim ation to that end ere the ses-
sion terminated.
The Repu blicans made up their minds, long
since, to defeat the bill in question, by way
of keep ping up the Kansas excitement.
An Aftray.-This morning, as an omnibus
was vending its way to the Capitol, wherein
were Messrs. McMullin of-Virginia and Gran
ger of New York, members Of the House, and
other gentlemen, dispute arose between the
two gentlemen named above about politics,
where,n the latter use3 inn ronar Ia,,noo. 20
the former and committed an assault upon
him, which ended in fight, in which he (Mr.
Granger) was wOrsted. We are without space
wherein to detail all the circumstances of the
dispute and affray, as we learned them from
an eyewitness.
Missouri.-The withdrawal of the Bento.
MAN electoral ticket in Missouri, after the
late terrible overthrow Of its friends will OF
course be followed by the pronuIgation Of A
Fremont ELECTORAL ticket in that State-that
being the part of the programme originally con-
cocted. 1t may carry off from the regular
Democratic ticket half the votes which Benton
received; but not more. 1t is now evident
that Missouri is certain for Buchanan in No.
vember by from fifteen to twenty thousand.
Lost.-The only appropriation bill lost by
disagreement between the two Houses is the
Army appropriation bill.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINes
In the Senate, on Saturday, after we went
to press, they were enga ged princjnaIlv in tho