Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-13
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS

Spirit OF THE MORNING PRESS
The Iatelitgeneer protests, with earnestness
and zeal, against the time wasting habits of the
House of Representatives. Declaring that il
sustained the policy Of increasing the compen-
sation Of the members, and paying them by
the year rather than by the day as heretofore,
in the belief that with such changes in their
pay the habits mentioned above would cease to
he praetieed, it declares that the expedient has
utterly failed, and argues with great force to
show the terrible evils accruing to the public
interest from crowding into the expiring hours
of session the transaction of the mass of its
real business. We rejoice to see this article in
the InfSLiigsncer'S columns for it is in exact
unison with what we have so often taken occa-
sion to explain, at times, too, when our re-
spected contemporary did not seem disposed to
countenance the Stars efforts to force upon the
House a reform in this connection.
The Union of this morning lays before its
readers a translation of letter from that dis
tinguished statesman M. Rouher, Minister of
Agriculture, Commerce. and Public Works of
France, acknowledging the reception of a copy
of the " Report on the Commercial Relations Of
the United States with all Foreign Nations, -
Il thank you for having sent me this book.
which is particularly interesting to nv Depart
ment The Minister of France at Washington
had already communicated to the Imperial Gov
Flagg TO Mr.. Marcy; and I had noticed the
friendly terms in which it speaks of the sAnnales
du Commerce ExteTieur.' These Communications
acquire sui greater value in presence of the
work which YOU have been pleased to send to me
The volume sums up methodically the relations
OF the United States with the different foreign
countries, as well as the tariffs, and the regula-
tons OF customs and of navigation and the mari
time exhibits of those countries Ii contains
also, an analysis of all treaties of commerce and
navigation contracted by the United States-an
ANALYSIS which is made on the model of the sy-
nopsls Of treaties contracted by France pub
Iished in the 'Annales du Commerce Exterieur
Ii contains, in short, abundant and useful infor-
marion; ana am happy TO recognise in il maj ked
improvement over works of the same character
previously published by the American Govern
ment further improvement will be accom-
Plshed when, in accordance with the wish OF
Mr.. Flagg, Congress shall prescribe continuous
periodical. and practically useful publication
IKE that which my department has constantly
issued for many wears.
should be very much obliged to YOU if voa
could procure for the of the Bureau of For
eign Commerce second copy of the CONNER
cIaI Dlsests, and hereafter forward TO me- In du
Piicate, copies of the other volumes as soon a.
they shall have appeared.
Accept, sir, the assurance Of my entire con
sideration. RorByR
minister of Agriculture, Commerce,
and Public Works -
The Union also illustrates the propensity O
Republican partyism for tricks and disreputabl
eIpedients, by its efforts in New York to exten,
the right Of suffrage to every free negro (msle
over Il years Of age,) in the State. wheths
able to read and write or not, while in Masss
ehusstts they pass law depriving all white
who cannot read and write the English fanguag,
OF the night to vote, though they may be accom-
phshed in dozen other living languages; tn,
hrst mentioned expedient being designed to in
crease the number of Republican party voters
while the second is to decrease the number q
voters Of the Democratic ticket