Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-03
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

on the Kansas State bill. On Monday next it
will be returned to the latter body, with mes
sage stating the Senates declension to concur
in the substitution Of the Crittenden amend
ment as modified in the caucus of the adherents
Of Mr.. Douglas, for the original bill The House
will probably refuse to recede from their |
amendment, and message to that effect will |
be sent back to the Senate. The Senate will |
next ask committee Of conference on the |
disagreeing votes Of the two Houses, and then |
the real struggle over the LecOmpton Constitu- |
ton in the House Hall will commence; all |
their proceedings upon it up to that point being
mere skirmishing, the crazy rejoicing of the
aboltionists over their faRcied victory of Thurs
day last to the contrary, Notwithstanding
The programme decided on in secret conclaye
between Messrs. Giddings, Lovejoy, Grow 4
Co, and the now intense haters of the Democ-
racy who have taken passage in the boat of
Senator Douglas, for all time, is for the House
to refuse to grant conference Such a request
made by one branch of Congress, has never
been refused, up to this time, by the other,
from the foundation Of the Government. The
fact that it is proposed to resort to proceeding
so unusual in this case, proves how desperate
their cause really is. We are very sure that
more OF less of those who have acted with them
up to this time will decline to be placed by them
in the stultifed attitude before the country in
which they must stand in carrying out this
programme; because it would involve broad
declaration on the part of all who, having voted
against the motion of Mr.. Giddings to reject
the Senate's bill on its second reading, now
vote to reject the opportunity to effect some
compromise between tho two Houses, that their
vote on the motion of Mr.. Giddings was given
simply to deceive their constituents as to their
real purpose.
As more or less of the supporters of the
Montgomery amendments are in earnest in
wishing the Kansas question settled now, the
managing leaders referred to above will find
their game blocked. Some of those whose souls
and bodies they now claim as their own, to do
the work of Messrs. Giddings & Co. for all
time, will fail them in that hour of need-will
refuse to stand before the country palpable ad-
herents of the policy of the abolitionsts while
seeking to disguise that fact from those most in
terested in their cOurse-their immediate con-
stituents-by protesting, when such vote
could not interfere with the ultimate triumph
OF abOlitiOnism, to be for the Montgomery
Crittenden proposition and a final settlement
Of the question.
a LARGE AMOUNT OF BUsISESs.-The fol-
lowing statement, prepared from the official
record in the office of the Auditor for the Post
Office Department, Sixth Auditors Office
shows that an enormous amount of business has
been disposed of by that Bureau during the
art L
very large increase in the business of the
Office within the past two years, which is easily
accounted for when we remember the constant
addition to the number of post offices and the
extension Of mail routes in the country The
fact that the business is accomplished without
any additional clerical force during two wears
past, speaks well for the industry and attention
OF the present employees who have not suffered
the business to get behind, Notwithstanding the
increase OF labor its augmentation imposes upon
them. The business disposed Of as shown BY
the statement, includes the mammoth accounts
from the post Offices of the large cities as well
rs those of more dminutive features from the
small and unimportant country post offices.
The statement is as follows:
Number OF letters received during the
quarter. ..-...................2 ~ 2Is
Number prepaid and mailed by the office
during The same period ............. 1868
Number or quarterly accounts of postnas-
tiers received ................... 90, 75s
Number finally examined and audited =. %, 36S
Nunoef OF accounts of contractors and
Other creditors Of the Post Office Depart
ment whose accounts have been audited
and the balances due thereon reported To
Tue ros'master GENERAL Tor payment 900. 5,63S
Nh. PUGH's SPEECH-The crushing ami
hilation of the Montgomery Crittenden amend
ment which Mr.. Pugh delivered Yesterday in
the Senate chamber, is the theme Of universal
conversation to-day, On the part of all the pub
lie men in Washington. lie demonstrated its
utter unconstitutionality so clearly, as that no
one could venture a plausible defence of il;
Mr. Douglas, in bis effort, combining himself
wholly to the task of preaching over again his
now threadbare homily ON popular sovereignty.
and his oft-sung eulogy upon his popular SOW
ereignty, as being the only true popular SOW
ereignty. We doubt whether a more effective
speech than this ofMr. Pugh is destined to prove,
was ever delivered in the United States Senate
chamber Its value to the good cause of peace
In Kansas and goodwill between the sections
oil the Union, will only be fully appreciated
when the country at large come to see and
comprehend his points against the trick-Gr
that amendment is perhaps the boldest legisla-
tive trick, with which to catch gudgeons. 20 far
essayed in the Congress of the United States
APpoISrMESrs.-The following appointments
have been confirmed by the Senate:
C0"S"ls.-H L. ROmertze, n. Y, Galatza,
MoldaVia; j. K. Kooken, Penn, Trinidad do
Cuba Z. e. Newkerck, N Y. La Union San
salvador; W. L. q. Smith, N. Y, shanghae;
j. l. Lansing, N. Y, africa, Peru; j. w Cor.
nam, Mass, Jerusalem; w. H. Morse, Mass,
st. Jago, Cape de Verdes; C. Croswel, Wis,
ot' Petersburg s. Ward, N. Y, Bristol, Eng;
A u. Catlin, Mass, Prince Edwards Island.
Surveyors Of CmstOms.-J. X. Shay, Alex
andria, Va; q. Johnston, Fredericksburg Va;
j. BohannOn, East River, Va; II. H. Webb.