Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-21
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

the necessary appropriation for the prosecu ton
of the work on the extension of the Capitol
building is simply one of those legislative
freaks which, at times, battles all reasonable
calculations. Of course it has already been
seized on by the outside Strikers for persons
disappointed in getting contracts and other jobs
connected with the work, to be represented as
indicative OF the Interpretation of the major
lty with the manner in which it has been man
ased-or, in other words, with the way in
which the friends of the " strikers" aforesaid
have been treated. The sensible reader will
please put all such representations in his pipe
and smoke them. The vote in question was
simply the result of sort of spasmodic cramp
collie about the cost Of the building, which led
the majority to risk making the building cost.
to finish it, some thirty per cent. more than if
the work on it be prosecuted without being
temporarily abandoned
were the Senate to take the House at their
word in this matter, Of course all those now
employed on it must be discharged the ma.
chinery and fixtures for the prosecution of the
work taken down, and the unfinished parts
covered in to prevent as far as possible their
too rapid destruction. With all possible care
to that end, the deterioration would be so great
as to add vastly to the necessary cost of the
eventual completion of the building. Of course
no one dreams that the House designs to leave
the building always, or, indeed, for any con-
siderable length of time, in its present condi-
ton, except upon the presumption of its design
to leave monument of its own impractical
bility in dealing with practical affairs The
distant public may rest assured that, as usual
in such cases, the Senate will remedy this hasty
and ill-considered action of the House. the ma
jority of which, on sober second thought, will
conclude to agree with the Senate in the prem
iSes
The PROPOSED NEVADA TERRITORY. The
bill to create this new Territory has been in
troduced into the House by Mr.. Smith, of Vir-
ginia, from the Committee on Territories. Ills
Territory embraces western Utah, and has
population of from ten to fifteen thousand per-
sons. The country is represented as being full
of alluvial valleys, and rich metallic and min
eral resources. As the people there are not
Mormons, Brigham Young and his twelve apos-
ties are alleged to have deprived them of all
legal protection to life and property. Their
present situation is believed by many to be full
OF peril, and it is to be hoped that Congress
VIII take early action on the bill, so as to elicit
the necessary information to enable them to do
what may then seem proper in the premises.
The orlginators of tho bill declare that the
people there are absolutely prey to tho Nor
mons, hostile Indians, and fugitives from JUS
tice. If so, our Government should come TO
their relief as speedily as possible.
The PROPOsBD NEW HOrEL.-It is clear to
US that among the most arrant humbugs of the
times, is the story Of the probable construction
Of an immense new family hotel in this city
We think SO, because in these times it will be
next to impossible to raise the quarter of a
million necessary to inaugurate the enterprise;
while it is exceedingly problematical whether
it can be made to pay one per centum. The
truth is, Washington is much better supplied
with large and good hotels than any other city
in the world of its size-much better. 1t is
fashionable to rail at the hotels of Washington
because when crowds of strangers numbering
thousands more than cOngrega,e in any other
city Of 10000 population, rush hither suddenly,
accommodations in all respects as good as might
be obtained in New York are not to be had for
them. Nevertheless, we question seriously
whether, take them all in all, four more agree
able hotels are TO be found anywhere than
Wizards, the National, Browns and Kirk
woods, each of which have distinctive points
OF excellence that please the taste of particular
guests, though neither of them are as elabo-
rately conducted as hotels always sure of en-
tertaining guests by the thousand. We really
know no houses elsewhere designed to enter
tain the number Of guests they are prepared,
respectively, to receive, that, take them all
in all, are equal to them.
THE ELECTION DECIsIoN-Yesterday after
noon we took occasion to investigate as thor
oughly as possible, in connection with the deci-
cision OF the Circuit Court of the United States
for this District, the naturalization question
The result is, we are moro strongly confirmed
than ever in the belief of the correctness of the
original explain alton on the subject in the Star
few days ago, notwithstanding the contrary
views expressed anonymously in other Wash
ington newspapers. We make no pretensions
to being judge Of law but few know better
than ourself the meaning of words, whether
uttered in expounding law or to any other end
Now, in the case the subject of this controversy
it is clear that the Court affirmed its judgment
as follows:
j. That no man can vote here, unless he has
resided in the city of Washington one year be-
fore he offers to vote.
, That he must have been citizen of the
United States before the Both of December pre-
ceeding the election at which he offers to vote.
3. That he must either have boon duly regis
tered or legally chnrgeable with a school tax,
which latter fact can be established by proving
TO the judges that his name was omitted from
the list by fraud, accident or mistake
Our business in this matter is, simply, to ex-
plain the case truthfully and faithfully, for the
Information of the Stars readers, as we do
above.
Board oV EIsIrERs TO THE NAVAL AcApK-
sY.-Ihe following gentlemen have been ap-
pointed Board Of Visiters to witness the nm