Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-10

Z atsmsnt was false, and q mere fabrication
Of Disrselfs. Thereupon, great fuss and
muA Was raised in the House of Common gen.
orally, and all over England. Mr.. Disfssli
sticks to his text, produces the proofs, drives
Lord Palmerston to q tight place, until, ct
length, the latter Is compelled to admit that
France has made conrention with Austria,
but not q treaty. Oh, no. not treaty! Isn't
that beautiful specimen of needles eye for
such camel as Lord Palmerston to under.
take to creep through, in order to escape the
thrusts Of Mr.. Disrasli? = Eefs<H u
Tho Pending Trss lee 1t 10 understood
that Mr.. Forsyth's treaty with Mexico has
not yet been submitted to the Senate. 7l--1.
The Dallas Clarendon Treaty has been again
taken up and referred to tho Foreign Affairs
Committee, in executive session. If We are not
greatly mistaken, all the signs assure us that,
ere the close of the p; essat called session, that
treaty and the Sandwich lslands Treaty will
be thoroughly consid sred and disposed of.
That is, unless there Is truth in the rumor tn at
President Buchanan has signi6ed his desire
that they should terminate the session on Sat-
urday next, not having, at this time, nomins.
tons to send them sufficient to keep them to-
gether longer, and having no particular wish,
We presume, that the treaties referred to above
should be finally disposed Of ere the Admins.
tration may have time to mature ito policy
with reference to them ...-- .>I..'.
Tbs Hon. Jeffsrson Davis - The eompl:.
ment involved in the action Of the Senate yes.
terdsy, in selecting this distinguished gentle
man to be the Chairman of their Military AT.
fairs Committee, Immediately upon his re-en-
trance into the body, is the first act of its kind
in the history Of the Senate Of the United
States, and speaks volumes, indeed, with ref.
erence to the hold he has upon the respect and
confidence Of the living fathers of the Confsd.
eracy, and as to their appreciation of the
ability and propriety with which he discharged
all the duties devolved upon him as Secretary
Of War in the Pierce Administration. No
more fitting rebuke to the disgusting and dis
graceful warfare upon him by the opposition
press throughout tho last four years, could
possibly have been administered.
The Commi.tees.-We question whether the
Ssnate's committees were ever before 50 strong,
intellectually, and SO far as their legislative
experience and capacity are concerned A
glance at the list, as published in the Star
to-day, will satisfy those we'll informed With
reference to public Qegislativs) affairs of this
fact. The Democrats, according to custom,
selected their own members thereof, and the
enthusiastically the only other party in
the chamber so far as numbers are concerned
theirs. We are sure that, as made, these 90.
lections all around will increase the conf.
dence Of the country in the Senate of the
United States, though Of late years all we'll.
balanced minds have como to the conclusion
that 1t is the main stay of tho Constitution and
Union.
The Naval Court Of Inquiry were DELHI.
Grating until near noon to day, upon the tes-
timony in the cass Of 1t Pennington, the first
on their calendar. When their, doors were
again opened, their decision was dispatched to
the Department by the hands of the Judge
Advocate, j. NJ. Carlisle, Esq and tho Court
took recess to await his return, ere taking
up the next case-that of 1t R. w. Meade.
interested in their proceedings was larger to.
day than at any previous period since the
Court organised. - aa-.-.a .. -.
Appointment.-Thss Secretary Of the Treas.
ury has appointed Albert B. Hatch, Esq, Of
N. H., the disbursing agent, and
John NJ. Wsare, Of tho same place, .superin.
tendent Of construc ton, for the new custom
house, post Office, and court house, to bo
erected in the city Of Portsmouth, N. d.
The Senate Printing 1t seems to be un.
derstood that the Senate will not at its present
brief session elect its printer for the new this)
Congress From all we learn this now appears
to be fixed fact, beyond persdventure.
Court Of Claims Yesterday, the case of
Stephen c. Hayden was argued by Mr. Law
renoe for the claimant, and by the Solicitor
for the Government, and submitted.
The court called the cases standing upon the
general or law docket, for argument on ques.
tions of law, as far as 100. The parties not
being ready, these cases will not be called
again this month. Adjourned. ,.-
81 .- yf....r
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Department.-on yesterday, 9th Of March
there we're Of Treasury warrants entered on
The books Of the Department.
For tho Treasury Department. s2s, 6O7 81
For the Interior Department....~ $50 90
For Customs. .........."...... 1886 Sc ]
" tered. .....:...."....: ...... 1850 90
Prom miscellaneous sources. -. ISL a