Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-14
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The House Communicated interest in
the probable shape and composition of these
cog-wheels of the machinery of the organization
Of the House of Representatives is of course
being manifested around Us, not only by hon.
orable members who, though not venturing 10
hint such thing, are more or less ambitious to
be placed prominently on this or that one, as
the individual may fancy his = calling
they say in the church-lies, but especially by
gentlemen outsiders with axes to grind, whose
name Is already legion, in Washington; the
ADVENT OF the first Monday of December being
as sure to find them congregated around the
halls in the Capitol building, as the LIST of Sep
tember to find focks of fat plump ortolan chat
tering on the marshes of the Eastern Branch.
The ortolan come to US in fine condition The
drumners aim to at least leave US in that con-
dltlon; their = feeding grounds" here being, if
anything. better than those of the delicious
little birds on which the geurmsts of this region
30 delight TO feed in declining Summer and
opening Fall.
As the Speaker may shape the House Com.
mittees, depends in great measure, the solu.
ton OF many legislative problems of intense
interest to the migratory population with which
Washington is annually favored, and also Of
others naturally and properly of much i'm port
ance to the future of the country. Thus, if the
committees whose advice and management mn At
shape TO great extent the eventual fate Of DO
htical measures, be composed of loose construc-
tionists the legislation of the session NAV he
expected 10 be more latitudinarian than other
~ h.
shape the money bills are not composed of rigid
economists and thorough scrutinisers the ag-
gregate of the expenditures Of the fiscal wear
viii De much more than they should be- Also.
II the committees before whom the various an
plications for special favors for individuals or
combinations, under the guise of projects for
the public good, sought to be eliminated
and artistically moulded into shape so that the
dear people may not be able To- discover the
schemes OF plumber involved In them be not
able 70 see further into a mill stone than most
other members, many more such schemes will
triumph, than ii they be properly COMPOSED
1t Il Gndeniatly true that at the beginning Of
each Congress we have from one to two or three
hundred solicitOus gentlemen engaged in Wash
lngton city in seeking to bring Influences 10 bear
On The Speaker which may be able to influence
his selections Of committee men to ends such
a. those 10 which we refer above.
In the present case it Is really most fortu.
nate Tor the public interest that the new Speak
er Is not only gentleman of enlarged expert.
enee at the Federal Metropolis. but notoriously
one OF the most sagaciOus legislative statesmen
who ever served constituency in the Congress
OF the United States; being equally capable OF
oil -
turns of his fellow members, but the motives
oil persons not OF Congress who assume to adj.
wise him Of such matters his Possession O,
P'ese qualities in high degree is fortunate
-ndeed, for the Immediate future of the coun.
try as they will enable him to avoid risks Of
laying the foundation for legislation contrar,
to the true spirit of the party by whom he ha.
been elevated TO the second Office known To- OH,
system OF Government We're his place filled
by scattering gentleman, who cared little 70,
consequences and less for principles, il might
easily happen that to crafty M A, Mr.. b.
and Mr.. e., the Committees might be so consti
tuted ss greatly to embarrass the National Adj
ministration In guarding, duringiits existence
with Jealous care the great public interest,
committed to its charge
Our advice to the new Speaker in this con.
necton Is, that he shall carefully ascertain in
advance the general views Of the y ational AID.
minlstrsuon with reference to the policy of the
session legislation, and then frame the com.
mittees 10 carry out that policy on what he
himself knows Of the legislative antecedents a,
those members with whom he has served N
person, and on such inform alton concerning the
other members antecedents at home a., ne can
obtain from those in whom he can contiJe 81.
being neither engaged in plumber schemes, nc,
lacked On to the cOat-tail Of any honorable
gentleman; it being true, as all know, that the
Kites aiming to fly highest have the larges,
number ofappendant hobs, that gracefully sail
after and under them describing all tbei,
curves as faithfully as 50 many kite tails -
me PRINTING OF COyCREss Ne ou.ts h.
low, from the New York IIrrQM Of Yesterday
"luon oil Washington dispatch, alleging, in
snecf. that tie result Of the recent election Of
mouse Prlnter was brought about by a more
extensive combination than was made known
either to the members or the public. befora ,h.
event came on
Col SteedmaD, The Printer TO the gou.s .,
heP-sen'atyes; will publish a card in the n nion
tomorrow morning stating that lac alone is Pr
ter This ~ 10 silence others OF the c,,oI.;, IN. n
who are clamorous for their share OF the $3.50 =.
the earliest moment The combination cop,is,at
% orhey, Pryor OF Richmond, Banks, Walker
ana Robinson bot late Of the Cincinnati Inouir,
ana Hon Mr.. ChuTcbwell, ex-M C. from, IT,
nessee Robinson and Walker appear 20 he IA,
nous The war threatens 10 be quite interestino
them overheard : ~ Va
We were informed by Mr.. Banks since the
n he al.