Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-26
WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The Washington City Election Law-The
debate of yesterday, in the House hail. On
the question whether the term of residence
for the fcreign-born in this country, previous
to being entitled to vote here, shall hereafter
be six years, CT five as the United States law
not only for this District but for the whole
country, now provides, was very interesting
one. South America made an onslaught ON
the foreign-born, as matter of course-ferce
denuncistory, and unrelenting. All the ar
guments with which the Know Nothing papers
have teemsd for two years past, in favor of
making distinctions in the political rights of
classes of citizens of the United States, were
urged by hall a dozen South American ora
tors. Yet we could not perceive that they
made the slightest impression on the good
sense Of the majority, who seemed very prop
erly bent on preventing the District of Column
bia from being made a field of Know Nothing
experiments in the science of government
We saw no reason TO believe tn at the amend
ment proposed by Mr.. Humphrey Marshall,
Of Kentucky, will prevail. When the House
adjourned yesterday, it was evident that South
America, in despair of carrying their point
against the id Irish" and Z" blind Dutch
in this community, was laboring to brighten
as many members as possible into voting with
them eventually to lay the bill on the table
II it succeeds, We shall have, in June next, a
repetition Of the Know Nothing violence at
the polls and frauds on the rights of legal
voters, that disgraced our city in the election
Of last year.
The Indian " ar in California According
to the newspapers Dy the last Pacific arrival,
the Governors and other authorities in Oregon
and w ashington Territories have already is-
sued four millions of scrip in payment for the
expenses Of the Indian war now waging in
that quarter. Every dollar Of i, mus. sooner
or later be cancelled directly from The trea.
sury Of the United States. Efforts will of
course be made in Congress to stave off the
day of its payment, and many protests will be
entered against the extravaganza of more or
less Of the claims to cover which more or less
Of the scrip in question was Issued Our ex-
Perience with such matters teaches that in the
end Congress will foct the bill. He who
doubts the fact cen know little of the pre-
vious history OF all such cases occurring un-
der this Government In this case Congress
will not have tie poor excuse Of being "taken
unawares" Con. Joe Lane has for years past
been beseeehing the House to look straight in
the face the condition TO which the Indian re-
lations Of that far-Of region have been tend
ing; and the War Department has done its
best to superinduce efficient legislation to en-.
able the Executive branch Of the Government
to ward of the occurrence of the train Of
events which have justified those who have
taken the responsibility of pledging the faith
of Congress for the liquidation Of the scrip in
question. As usual in such caEes Congress
has been both deaf and blind; contsnting it.
SELF with whistling down the warnings to
which We refer above. 1t has now to paw for
its wbistling
Inc Kansas Investigating Committee 1T
IL understood that Messrs Sherman Uowara
and Oliver Of No accept the po,itions "a,
signed to them on this committee. and a,e
preparing to leave Washington as coon "a M.
sible for Kansas. Ex-GOv. Reeder left far
the Territory on the passage Of the resolu.
ton Gen. Whi;efeld will go out, of course.
with the Committee.
The Done.-We understand that the cost
OF the dome being constructed for the centre
Oh the Capitol building, will be, per estimate,
about a million If dollars This fact evidsnt
~ produces finehing among come of the mem
bers. twas designed by Mr. Walters, the
accomplished architect Of the extension of the
building, and the committee Of the House
having charge Of the subject procured the an
preparation Of 100000 to commence its CON.
struciiOn, before its cost was estimated. Al
highly were ley del hted With its pIap