Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-26
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The TARIFF AND THE PROPOSED REISSUE OF
TREASURY NOrEs.-So far, we see no reason
whatever to believe that Congress will consum-
mate anything for the relief oftho Treasury ere
the session terminates The vote Of The HoueeN
yesterday. on motion to suspend the rules TO
allow the introduction of proposition to revive
the operation of the Tariff Of 1915 for the time
being. showed that it viii, probably prove as
impossible to carry that measure, Jas to carry
the Morrill, bill. The meaning of all this is,
hat the House continues at skies and seyens''
upon the subject of relieving the necessities of
the Treasury being split up into three, if not
four, impracticable parties upon it, neither of
whom will yield sufficient to render il probable
that majority vote can be obtained for any
thing connected with the subject How an
extra session of Congress is to be avoided, in
this state of things, is past US to divine &
In twenty years past VIC have frequently
seen the House in some such snarl upon mea-
sures of importance, but never before when the
means o. extrieating themselves from their di-
lemma were so hopeless. They are now wholly
ut sea in the matter without rudder or compass
Every man on board fancies himself the cap
tain. and none will work under the direction
&C any one else. No wonder the sails are snap
piag areand uLder the blasts of the hurricane
of bnrry and confusion incident to the expiring
days Os . session in which the work of making
political capital has put aside, until too late.
the legitimsSs business of the body
The POSTAGE BILL.-Yesterday the Senate
passed the post-rsTte bill, with the bill of Mr.
lulee attached as itn amendment. after having
been modified. This bill abOlishes the frank
ing privilege ia toto. except to parties to whom
it is granted by name provides that official
correspondence shall be paid for by the respec
tive departments of Government from which it
issued increases the single rates of postage
to five cents for under and ten cents for over
three thousand miles; sea letters, ten cents /;
double or treble letters in same proportions;
printed matter one cent per every three ounces,
in advance, to anywheres within the United
States, except in the county wher. published
and when sent to newspapers as exchsng es
when it shall pass free posmasters to he paid
commissions of from ten to fifty per cent in
stead of salaries.
The TARIFF.-This morning, the Committee
on Ways and Means adopted a resolution on
the Tariff, instructing the chairman to embrace
the first opportunity to obtain a suspension of
the rules and report-frst, his own bill; Sec
ond, as an amendment Mr.. Morreu might re-
port his bill; and third, that any member of
the committee may offer another tariff bill Us
an amendment to the amendment.
| As Mr.. Phelps can report any bill he prefers
and it is now late in the session, it is thought
likely that he will report the bill of 1916. with
some notifications
HE COMPANY (POLITICAL) He KEEPS
Very recently Senator Douglas attended a
Democratic party Senatorial caucus wherein
1T was determined that its members would
vote TO take up the Cuba bill again yesterday
at noon. When the hour arrived Mr.. Douglas
bolted from his agreement in the caucus and
voted-inefectually, however-with the Re-
publicans, against taking the bill up. So he
goes.
SICK.-IIon. s. s. Cox, of Ohio, is, and has
been, very i'll for week past, and has been
unable to be in his seat in the House. We un-
derstand that his health is improving.
The WEArHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
The time of observation is about O'Clock:
FEBRUARY 26. 1859.
view OK, y ......- stormy, cool.
fhliadeiphla ia. ..-..... raining.
Daltiinore. ma; raining, cool.
Washington. ID. C......... raining
nlcnulonu, va. raining. cold.
It~isDnIS, Na-...... raining. 81.
Norfolk, va: raining, 40o wind Y.
w iimingt@n N C...-..... cloudy, cool.
haielSn, y: C............-. raining. 400.
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