Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-03-04
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Losr.-Through the speech of Mr. Toombs
evidently delivered to kill time and thus pre-
vent action of the Senate on the report of the
conference committee on the Post Office appro-
priation bill until the session closed that meas
ure has failed to become law. 1t embraced ap-
preparations to the amount of an aggregate of
100000, 600; three millions to cover deficien-
cies, the balance for the cost Of the service in
the fiscal year. The enactment Of the bill in
some shape was measure Of as much vital ne
eessity to the operations of the Government ms
that of any other to be conceived Of. Its fail
ure to become law may make an extra session
imperatively necessary. In undertaking thus
to set his own judgment above and beyond that
of a majority of the Senate, to the point Of pre-
venting the executive branch of the Govern
ment from paying out dollar on account Of
postal expenses, and thus destroying its postal
service, Mr.. TOombs has assumed response
bility which seems to us to embrace conclusive
evidence that his imprac ticability rs legislator
has rendered his official connection with public
affairs most disastrous to the public interest
The bill referred to the only regular ap-
preparation bill that did not become law
TREASURY NOTEs To BE REIssUED.-At @
o'clock last night the President transmitted to
Congress message, calling their attention to
the fact that unless they made provision before
their adjournment to-day to meet the current
and anticipated necessities Of the treasury. it
would certainly be bankrupt ere the new Con-
gress could possibly be assembled. and urg-
ing them to make proper provision for the
protection of the Governments credit The
result of its statement and reasoning was the
speedy passage, by the House, Of provision
authorizing the reissue of treasury notes As
1t will doubtless have passed the Senate ere we
20 TO press, the commercial community of the
United States, are to be congratulated that
even ut this late hour sober second thought has
induced the House to protect the honor of the
Government so imminently endangered through
the influence of political causes
This action, we believe has obyisted all fesr
Of a necessity for an extra session of Congress.
as it will add. perhaps, twenty millions to the
means of carrying on the Government for the
year, which would otherwise not have been
available
p. s. The Senate passed this provision: but
the subsequent loss Of the Post Office Anpropri-
alton bill may make an extra session absolute
ly necessary.
The CONVENTION IN ALExANDRIA.-Look
elsewhere in the Star to-day for report of the
frst days proceedings Of the Opposition Con-
gressiOnal Convention that assembled Yesterday
afternoon in the ncighbcring city Of Alex
andris, Va Ii seems to be composed for the
most part Of highly intelligent citizens of the
Congressional district-men of character and
substance. Wei are glad to be able IN .,v
80; for however much we may differ in noI;,;cs
from them, it is a source Of qualification for ms
TO be able to point thus to the fact that in III.
country surrounding fthe Federal Mctropolis
party arrangements are not resigned into in
competent or improper hands From our in
formation in the promises, we judge that Henry
W. Thomas, Esq, Of Fairfax, who Mt present
represents Fairfax and Alexandris counties in
the Virginia State Senate, will receive this
Conventions nomination for Congress We
freely admit that they cannot make a stronger
one "i, ihomas has for some years past held
ishA as 'ne acknowledged Opposition leader in
INC si" senate Besides being a very
aoie deoa'er' he IL gentleman of fine leg;sIs-
i've A'taihinents and high personal chsrac,or
ana Is beloved by all Of all parties who L,o,.
him. With such candidate array.d ,,.;r,,
them, we take it for granted that the L..
erscy Of the district will promptly call a con
ventiOn 10 settle upon IA single candidate IN
receive their united support Otherwise. they
will, indeed, illustrate the truth Of the Roman
adage that ' whom the gods would DESTROY
they first make mad -
The PARAGCAYAS MBROGLIO-The infer
ence seems to have been drawn from the recent
dispatches from Commissioner Bowlin and Com
modore shubrick, that those officers regard
war between this Government and Paraguay
ins'ilAoie- Nothing in tho dispatches il is
said can warrant any such conclusion. M the
"ri'ers mad no opportunity to obtain reliable
information concerning the intentions of Lone.
AZ the nme OF writing their letters. 1t is be.
he'ed that the impression alluded n \. more
properly trsceable TO articles nub,;.h.5,-.t