Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-02-13

have no idea that they can drum up even plu-
rality vote to furnish the means Of establishing
and sustaining any such journal at this point.
In truth we do not perceive how this Printer
difficulty is to be settled The cost of the
time spent by Congress upon it, bids fair to
equal at least the whole cost Of the sessions
work (printing) to be executed by the officer
who can't be chosen.
This fact is worthy of note, insomuch as the
huge opposition majority in the present House
come here under pledges to work immense re-
forms and accomplish uncomfortable retrench.
ments They are doing so, with vengeance,
lover the left
a P. S. There was certainly an informal Re-
publican party caucus or consultation held
last night, at which all the members of the
party were absolved from all obligations to
sustain Mr.. Follett further. This is move
in the Blair game, doubtless =
Dudgeon.-We beg the honorable members
of the opposition not to loose their tempers.
Keep cool, gentlemen, We beseech you To be
sure, the Pennsylvanians who bargained to &C.
complish the election of Mr.. Follett in return
for your faithfully carried out pledge to COM
pass that of Mr.. Morris, are treating you, of
Ohio, shabbily-but that is the very common
fate of the side to such cohoodling," whose
case comes up last for settlement. You fare
no worse than the South Americans, whom you
sought to inveigls by the nomination of our
fellow citizen, the Rev. French S. Evans, whom
you did not support, as per contract.
Extra Pay In a case presented at the
Treasury Department it was held that an ad
ministrator, as such only, could have no right
to payment of extra pay, due decodent, un
der the act Of July 10, l84S; as that is gra
tuity, not part of the assets of the soldiers
estate, and the order in which relatives, and
they only, may claim it is pointed out in the
act itself. It belongs first to the widow; Sec
ondly, to the children; thirdly, to the parents;
and lastly, to the brothers and sisters, in de-
fault of tho other preferred parties.
The Milk in the Cocoa Nut.-we are sat
isfed that the real cause of the delay in the
announcement of the standing committees of
the House, is the failure, so far, to elect
Printer. All experience teaches that how
ever they Qthe Committees) may be arranged,
electing the distributor of the coveted hono1s,
must necessarily be not little enrage. Too
much so to be trusted to draw satisfactorily to
Messrs Greeley, Giddings Co. in the har-
ness, in the election of Printer
as settled that any disobedience of the COM
mander's orders, on the part of officers or
crew of a wrecked man.of war, involves the
Same liability to punishment as previous to
the loss of the vessel as under the act of April
%, 1900, section three, the officers of United
States vessels wrecked, lost or destroyed, re.
tain their authority and command over the
crews, and are entitled to the same pay as
they received on board ship.
The Speech Of Senator BENZ amin-deliver-
ed to-day in a very crowded Senate chamber,
was powerful and effective effort in justifica-
ton Of the action Of the recent Naval Retiring
Board. 1t commanded universal attention,
and fell with great force on the minds of all
present.
Elected.-Mr. Cornelius Wendell, of this
city, the Democratic caucus nominee, was to-
day elected to be the House printer, by ten
majority over all others.
Monetary and Commercial.-The following
quotations of bonds, stocks and land warrants
were furnished US to-day February 13th) by
Chubb Brothers