Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-15
WASHING TON NEWS AND GOSSIP

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
AT AN ESD-The distant public may rest as
sured, that so far as the action of Congress
upon the proposition to amend the neutrality
laws is concerned, the whole business is now at
an end The very decisive vote yesterday by
which the House rejected all the propositions
to that end, and gave to the Presidents re-
marks in the message on the subject of iibus-
teriDg and the violations of those laws, the
reference proposed by the honorable chairman
of the Ways and Means committee, proves that
We were correct in declaring, some days since,
that the project of opposition to the policy of
the Government in this connection, had really
no practical strength.
1t is now admitted by all here that 80 far as
this deliberate and well-consdered action of
the House may be regarded as the verdict of
the country-and we really can conceive of no
other 50 unerring criterion by which to judge
the opinion of the public-the President man
ly, just, and patriotic policy with reference to
the duty of the United States towards the other
and weaker American Governments, has been
overwhelmingly sustained by the country.
1t is well that this issue has been so promptly
got out of the way, that business of pressing
Importance! may occupy its legitimate place
before Congress.
HE ExTRADITIoN OF FRANK ANDERSON AND
HIS MAURAUDIyG BAND.-It turns out that in
stead of being captured by Capt. Sands, of the
U. s. steam frigate Susquehanna, Frank An
dsrson and his numbering, robbing and burn
ing followers applied to that officer to save
them from the tender mercies of the Central
American NV WI tbay
wise have surely been inundated. Thus An
derson sent a messenger to Captain Sands,
asking him to receive them on board his ship.
Capt. 5. consented, and Anderson before going
down the river to be captured" destroyed the
fort, (CastillOn) cattle, cannon, the steamer
Virgin, and, in fact, everything likely to be of
any use to anybody, within his reach. After
such an exploit, it was pity that Capt. Sands
did not leave him to be dealt with by the laws
of the country he had thus outraged, all sensi-
BILE and right thinking people will doubtless
agree. His conduct, so wanton, reckless, and
disgraceful to the name Of the United States
in behalf of whose principles it was impudently
essayed, was n fitting finale of the career of
Walker and his followers. A pretty set, truly,
to find apologists.
The DOORKEEPER's APPOINTMEyTs-Some
time since We mentioned that the Doorkeeper
Of the House had made a clean sweep of all
the host employed under him-a small army
To-day we are able TO publish list Of his prin-
cipal appointments to fill the vacancies thus
created. In addition to those named below, he
has also filed a large number Of minor places
with new incumbents-under messengers la
borers, pages, &c. We published, long since,
list OF bis appointments of pages. On the
payroll all those named below are classed as
messengers, though some of them fill what
have come to be important clerkships while
others are really assistant doorkeepers The
record keeps up the nomenclature of the ear
lier days Of the Government, though the
change. wrought by time have entirely modi-
fed the duties Of nearly all whose names will
be found in the following list Of appointments
referred to above
S. Alburtis, ID. c.; E. F. Campbell, n. Y;
Jared DOdd, n. Y; U. TruesdeII, N.Y.;P.
Kelley, n. y; Jos. l.. Wright, N j.; il.
Reilly, Pa; Il. ). Schoonoyer, Pa; Jas. Burt.
nett, Pa; j. 5. Weller, Pa; A d. Simms,
Va; Geo. Murphy, Va; Chas. III. Hudgins,
Va; A. B. Morton, Ky; F. Perry, Ky; j. d.
Hendley, Ga; w. Z. Bell, n. c.; Wash. Til
ley, Ala; Jas. Owner, S. c.; Israel Brown,
Ohio; Michael French, Tenn; Thos q. Oliver,
Tenn; Jas. j. Durham, Miss; - Smoot,
Ark; s. V. Hunter, Ky; 5. McJunkin, Ga;
Lewis Evans, Ohio; s. e.. Hyde, Oregon.
HE AMENDMENT ADOPTED.-The amend
ment to the resolution from the WAYS and
Means Committee referring to the Judiciary
COMMITTEE OF the House so much of the annual
Message as treats Of the neutrality law and FL
clustering, which was adopted yesterday
which said amendment makes it the duty of
the committee to inquire into and report ON the
expediency of amending the neutrality laws
evidently looks to the expediency of making
the said laws more stringent and effective 1t
was supported and passed by the vote. of those
VINO throughout the late discussion took strong
grounds against sympathy with flibustering,
direct or Indirect and was urged on the ground
OF the ineticiency Of the laws in question as
they stand ON the statute-book
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDENT.-Bv
ana "1h the ad0icp anu consent of Le SEN
Gh-Francis W. Pickens, of South Carolina.
70 be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentiary Of the United States to Russia:
James w Borden, Of Indiana, to be Commits
sloner OF the United States to the Kingdom of
haWah Beverly l.. Clarke, of Kentucky, to
De Minister Resident of the United States to
Inc Republic Of Guatemala; Beverly Tucker,
Oh virginia to be Consul of the United States
10 Liverpool VIM. Thomson, of New York,
To be Consul Of the United States at South
smpton' John Endlich, of Pennsylvania, to
be Consul of the United States at Bslse. Cb,s.
j Fox, Of Michigan, TO be Consul of the Uni,oJ
States at hspinwall; William Treyitt, Of Ohio
to be Consul Of the United States at yslns,
raise; Charles F. w. CLAM, of Pennsylvania
to be Consul Of the United States at Stettin
Wyman b. s. Moor, of Maine, to be Consul
General of the United States for the British
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