Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-20
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

w hSblNGTVN NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Effects CT the Loss Of the Bill.-Under the
law, without the enactment of the annual army
appropriation bill, the President has no au-
thOrity to pay any officer or soldier of the
United States army dollar, or to expend
dollar from the treasury for army trarsporta-
ton. lie can purchase supplies, &c, for the
army On credit. Had he concluded to adopt
the alternative, instead of calling On extra
session Of COngress-to disband the army
forthwith-ffteen hundred United States SOL
diers, most of them unnaturalized foreigners,
would have been left in Kansas with arms in
their hands and without dollar in their pock-
ets, and for the most part inexperienced in
American ways. There is no telling the dan
gers nat might have arisen from thus disposing
OF that particular body Of men under the cir
cumstances by which they would, In such case,
be surrounded. Certainly they would serve
greatly to complicate the troubles in Kansas
Again, the necessary disarmament of the
troops In Oregon, at this moment the seat of
one Of the most protracted and bloodiest In
dian wars known in our national history.
could hardly fail to end in the entire destruc.
ton of all our settlements on the Pacific &C asst
north of California.
In the third place, the withdrawal Of tbe
garrisons from the Indian country in which
General Harvey recently made his successful
campaign, would serve as a palpabIe invita-
ton for the Sioux and their ally trites to take
their revenge for their so recent humiliation
by Harvey, by massacreing all the frontier
settlements in that quarter, as we'll as the
overland emigration to California, Oregon,
Washington and Utah Territories.
All these terrible contingencies CT the action
OF the House in failing to pass the army ap-
preparation bill were well known to the Re.
publican members of the body who forced the
termination Of the session without passing the
bill. That is, unless they have gone so stark
mad as to be utterly incapable Of exercising
their reasoning faculties.
The Extra session.-The New York Her
aid, Of yesterday morning, has numberless
untruthful statements in relation to the clos
ing incidents Of the session Of Congress lust
terminated. Its allegations respecting the
issuance of the Presidents proclamation are
known to be absurdly false by every gentle
man of sagacity and intelligence who was az
the Capitol at the hour Of adjournment and
not less ridiculous are its assertions about
angry discussions in Cabinet" members of
Congress meeting and addressing a letter,
EumeTously signed" to the President,
urging upon him not to call an extra seq.
Sion" &c, dr.
how silly all this bubbling through the
Herald must be, is made apparent by obsery.
ing the fact that the President did not leave
the Capitol until considerably past IL o'clock
on Monday, and that his proclamation was
written, copied in form at the Department of
State, printed, and circulated in the CITY bv a
little past three O'Clock. Thus, precious little
time could have been given to Cabinet minis.
'er' to get angry, to members Of Congress to
Semoie together, consult, write and ,'numer-
ousiy sign letters, Dc. The Truth is, as many
prominent members Of Congress can attest. the
determination Of the President wbon :,
Aeu u the revolutionary conduct of the
mouse OIL Representatives, to call an ertra sea.
sion was promptly formed, and as facts M
tes'' promptly carried into practical 80,
ton. A'eu
II anything were swantiDg 10 fill nm H.
measure Of President Pierce's fame ,ss -,
patriotic, and exalted Chief Magistrate hi.
last act in cur judgment accom- plishes all hi,
most devoted friends could desire. His promD,
action has arrested public attention aud axed
upoa the Republican party in the House.
winch found plenty Of time to consider and
0l'cuss and enact many bills Of questionable
P'0fIiety and morality, but refused to make
provision to maintain the army, to protect
'heir e'untrymen and women from ruthless
sA'ases' 10 preserve the public peace in Kan.
sas' u restrain hostile tribes Of Indians bv the
presence OF garrison' of troops, &c , &c.
MEDICAL Department Of ths ARM Pc.
ii tvimation Of our army friends, VIC nubI;.b
the 'act providing for the necessary iuor....