Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-13


.WAsnINafoH NEWS Ann eeeeR.
aTAt NV Am Axsshrsr OF TIE Hovss HALL
fht iress IL already sI,sculating ev< ~
wbet2er the House q RepsosennfivesW
not tomptiy rvscind their late exceii ofee
6ausiSg the removal q all desks from e Ddy
heir hall. We are among those VINO NJ "
majo{itv with sufncient fmn9 q y &c
,dthksnd all growing Of POI ms o = Sot
~ Il the excellent change. 1.-THE new arrange
~ tbe pe-ssvesed In for one month, twill prove
Ime dsble 70 disturb Il; Il will be found highly
conducive 10 the M bssss disehasss es ~ busi.
hen pf the House than the old practice Of hsving
dtsh3 befotf tft)nlsmbtf&4 encourage their alb
n6radion from The matters ana things they should,
lseifun1sAy,-a Aawhk2af - Xenaa IA ~.
sionI II Al the members are compelled, when in
The b. tatend only 10 what may be emt4Slt
k4de the H,use, they win very shortly become
a. Spp41f5, wasting tihu &Ahts dAts6ry d
gpeSches for Buncombe a. the English Hopsee f
Commons notoriously are; coughing or ffo~nikg
down twaddlers, and, indeed, all Uhpap simply,
vsSing the time Of the body to 6hip4S Ind pA-
scnhl to themselves, wiA - lire pssemspyasths'
,ss.la.,,s 0S,: Il y: fpsli'A
! Thr new saifsnse eneut iesnnss san ID Do axay
sls9ost entirely With necessity for explorations
aisI explanations fiolf de caalt q s3to
salIghfea oshermemherswhose attmtien has beee
ahstacted from the current business,
as 70 - PARTICULAR colditi6i " tbs< ipes an6
as 10 The erect Of voseS for ~ against carrsst,
sqhe560lk; j" fruitful source q delay,sss Though
mach tiuaesAst undss the new arrangement bids
faif 10 be ecoaonaize by the removal Of the deskS,
10 aow deseted to making such explanations, &ca
iu,menss sums are voted away impreperly Tor
which .sctiop the exesse almost invarisbly given
~ Inemberss not credited with adisposliioa q
sqpander the public funds, il that they nisun.
Pr.aeOd the eject o. sthsss respective yotes whsa
il De mater Of han:ns ana psias,sg !. ne ess.
Of the Treasury theifD voluminous and tsshy
sPeech-rep~A &c.y TIE sexual mppey-ssvins,
through dispensing with the desks, win prove
cadssp06y twhsia NE inesesDjef xcsssii buuissna
cSnsummated with even shorter daily sessions
than hefes6fofe, win sd6a felfevs the fioaSs Aotn
the Popnl9F 9diup resting upon them in connsc-
tion with their failure to devote time to the due
Investigation asdd ispoatof Psivateclains which
they have up to this time devoted to the further
ance Of this and that honorable members designs
on BuncouIbe, will very shortly reyoiutiohiss che
Aapdfng Of The House In public sstfmation; We
ard phatscaliy for go no desks In the Hail. -
being ssure ere long to place every individual
member On his true and proper level conpelliaQ
eachto be content with occupying only 70 much
Of Che time Of the HOUSE a. he can occupyt 10 the
public rather than his own PERSONAL Advantage. !
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DEsckIrTIos,or TIE CANVAS Oh LAcxAxas
Roor s-In letter recently received at she Amt
cultural Division Of the United Stats Pssent once
from the State Of Oregon q .vesy fuli description
Is given Of this root, which grows % extensively
in tst section Of country. The writer states that
IL grows mostly in moist land /. The blossom 10 Of
z pretty hlae coleE, AID the bulbs are : superior
food for swine. sLsrge droves In WAshington Tor
ritory suosst alone upon this root which Il found
tegreaty fAsten thsm; and hey are sso roasted OF
dried by the Indians and packed away in large
quantities for their winter sustenance II IL said
70 be the main article upon which they live during
their existing hostilities with the whites In the
Territories Of Oregon and washington
"a strf- go. - ~. -. ss~h .sfs
AHMY NHws.-L,eave Of absence for sixtv days
has been granted to Second L. ST. Clair Dearine.
adirtillesy, to take eject on the adjournment of
the General Court Martial 1t Plafbbstr. Leave
Of sbsence for thirty days has bssa sranfsd to A.
sistant Surgeon Thomas q. wiiliams; medical
department Camp Floyd, U. T., and TO ne follow
ing oficers stationed At the sme place, for sixty
days: Brevet Ia Col. Daaisl Rugglss, Captain
John c. johnson First Lieule WIN. H. Lewis,
Peter w. l.. Fympfoh, W. W Garland, Nathan
A. NJ. Dudley, john n Ferney Second Lieuten-
aau w C. Hin, Alex. Murray, WIN. w. Pease.
The San JUAN 1NsRoof1s I'VE mink ftouite
probable, a. stated In some Of the peis that
the British Governmess has written 70 eur own,
asking for some explanations regarding the oecu.
pation Of San Juanby Americas troops Indeed !.
would be strange II this were not the ease. con.
sdefing the interest that attaches 10 this ssair.
Bat, however this may be, We doubt not that our
Government win clearly and frankly state our DO
sition The present. tone Of the Bsitish psea shows
no excitemsnt In that country upon the subject,
and 4 viii also be treated calmly ssd dispssion-
stelv herr. ) sssssai.a 81 - go - =. -
= M1NSRsoTAAxp NKsRAsKA SuRvEYs.@.Piah Of
townships 13, 135, i36, and f37 north. Of raroe
", and 136 and 137 nofth Of range 20 west Of the
5th principal meridian o. Minnssots. have beea
received at The General Land once. Also. RAT.
Of townships - and 80 north, q ranRe 9. ssa 20
north, Of range west, Of the 9th principal meri.
dian a Nebfssks; and o. townships 20 north. Of
range !, and ~ posth, Of range east, of the anne
meridian In the same Territory. - .eses
3 NAVAL ospEns --rhird Assistant Eneiner,
VIM. c. seiden, Edwhd seattergpod, Reynolds
Drives, and Henry L. Dayids, have been ordered
70 iths U. g. steamer Water Witch; and Third
Assistant Engineer C. !, Mayer. IT,, to the o. g.,
LfeHr-Housx I1rELtIeHNcE --Commandes f.
O. TIL %, q The Light HOUSE Board, and com-
inandes Radfosd, .LigbtHonse Inspector of the
New York Dfst<ict, are ON a special visit q In.
apecfon Of ne lights on Hudson river. -