Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-21

The REVISED CoDE.-The true and practical
Question Tor the people OF this District to deter
mine ls, whether the Revised Code as now SUBJ
ml''ed, with the opportunity Of securing proper
amendments hereafter, is not better than our
present confused and wretched body Of laws AS
we nave before stated, IL is not to be expected
,nat body Of laws running through some seven
the unqualified appreciation OF any person. No
coae which the assembled wisdom and expert
ehee OF the world could produce, would ever be
so fortunate as that. A law of the simplest ma
tnre, and Of meagrer details, is seldom passed
through even deliberative Legislature unani-
mously. The true question for the people to de-
termine is, whether, when this code is adopted,
we Will not have better system OF laws than the
present! The proposed code is to DE weighed
against the present law, and not against perfec-
uon: Every man is to determine for himself
whether the code as proposed, Notwithstanding
the various points of private objection be may
have to the same, is not manifestly superior to
the present body of the law, each being taken as
This Code is subjected to an ordeal, through
which no Code In any civilized community has
heretofore passed. Prepared first under the super
submitted afterwards to bod yof eight re emen
most If not all of them lawyers selected by the
Corporations of Washington and 6eorgetown and
blythe Levy Court: That has already been done,
as we are Informed in the preliminary note and
the Code has received their unanimous approval
Amongst these gentlemen are at L. asst several
who stand deservedly high in their profession
In addition To this, the Code has TO be submitted
to vote OF the people. We think we are safe in
stating that no such thing was ever heard of be-
fore In any community tits test more thorough
ly severe than any Code has heretofore been sub
J-cted to. An appeal is made to a tribunal where
the opportunity of misrepresentation in the first
instance at least, Is gfeat-an opportunity which
we are sorry to state, parties have availed them
| selves Of, In this instance If the Bible even as
code of morals, was submitted to a vote of the
people, how much clamor would be gotten up
| After a vote of the people has been obtained
upon the Code, ii is then to be reported TO Con-
gress for their action II is there be subjected
first to the scrutiny of two judiciary committees,
and to public discussion afterwards, If reported
bV the committees, in the halls of legislation IL
there be improper provisions in the Code, il is
| easy to show them to the Judiciary committees
and they can there be stricken out. ANY member
/ OF Congress OH the floor can move to strike out
any objectionable feature, if the committees
refuse TO do so. The whole control of the matter
| tract, or modify as they please Ii is not incum-
bent OF Congress to adopt il as a whole and we
| doubt not even if the Code were TO receive the
| unanimous approval of the people, Congress
| would listen to any proper and wsll-supported
| application for any mod LITIGATION.
We ask again, Is it the part of wisdom to re-
fuse 20 accept the very many admitted improve
| ments contained in the Code because of an
objection to a provision here and there when
every opportunity is allowed hereafter to procure
| repeal or modification of such objectionable
INDIAN DELEGATIoNs--This morning, dele
cation Of sixteen Pawnee Indians from the re-
gon of the Platte river arrived in this CITY, and
took lodgings at Mrs Maher's, corner of Tbir
teenth-and -a-half and r streets They were in
full costume and attracted much attention The
delegati0n consists OF fonr from each Of the
Grand Tappah, Loups and Republican divisions
| Of the Pawnees Another delegation is expected
| in day or two at the same Quarters All have
business with the Government
Miss MAY IN PHILADELPHA-The PhiIadeI
phia papers generally speak in warm terms of
Miss May, who recently appeared in concert in
that city. The Journal however, advises her 10
show more feeling, ''both in manner and in
| voice" The Press, on the contrary thinks her
voice ana style all that could be desired.
The Coon INTENT ASSOCIATION give the third
Of their pleasant Cotilon parties to- night at
Numbers Saloon, corner Ninth and streets.
| WATCH RETURNs.-West lock up for the week
ending Saturday last-H Dement,, Md vagrant;
workhouse 80 days. Patrick Queen, Ireland
drunk and disorderly; fine and costs, g a. John
Hays, do, do; do. Ann Jones, coIored. disor-
derly; dismissed Maria Burley, do, do; do
| VIM. IL: Delaway, ID. c., riot; security for court
| Richard ii. Rollins, ID. G. ell, do; do
| -Four lodgers-non- residents
| Central Guard House. Dec. 10 Daniel Hagerty
| Ireland, drunk In the canal dismissed Benz
PaTnell, ID. breaking furniture; security for
| further hearing. Alfred Ray, Md disorderIy:
committed to Jail as dangerous lunatic and re-
Jected by the keepers. Owen Brannan Ireland
| drunk and disorderly dismissed. Richard w at,
| dents
December 2O-John Roney Ireland, disorderly;
workhouse 90 days. John Kelley, Ireland, drunk
and disorderlv; do. James Halloday colored
| ID. G., out after hours fine and costs S34i AL.
ander Campbell, colored, Md, do do. Fifteen
| lodgers-non-residents.