Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-24
THE EVENING STAR.


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sxSArE-Af,er our report closed yesterday
TIE bill for the discharge OF STATE prisoners
wa. discussed by messrs. Richardson and
Wilson, until the hoer for taking a recess.
On rrassembling, the resolution TO allow tia
indie pendent and other telegrapai: compani les
90 construct hines within the District OF Co
lnmeis wae passed.
fhp consideration Of the bill relating to State
prisoners was resumed, and M-ssys Powell
Dcoiiitle, Clark, Henderson, Wilkinson. Gar
Isle, Howard, salisbury and others, spoke
thereon
HoCsE.-After our report closed
1ee adverse report of the Committee OF Flee
lions in the case Of Jennings Pigsott, claiming
20 he Representative from North Carolina
after being discussed, Was adopted
The Senate rifi for enrolling and calling out
the national forces, was taken up, and was de-
bstsd by Messrs. Olin, Dsyis, Biddie, Camp
bell anu Wright, until half past four, VIII a q
recess WAS taken until seven e'ciock.
On reaseembling the consideration OF the bill
wa. resumed. and the debate was continued
BY he>srs. shf field, White and others.
During the debate Mr.. Vallandigham char
aei'r'7ed the remarks OF Mr.. Campbell as Of
fensiyr, and calculated 70 engender bItt,rnsss
anc sevrrity- such threats could not dater any
orc from expressing opinions. He would throw
shS 10 baN K In his Camp Lel ii 81 teeth and spuru
and silt u:on them.
Er. Campbell said II is a significant fact thu,
TIC gentleman applied his remai Ks 10 himself
and colleague, (Mr. Whitley He was oaly de-
Genken g traitors, which was hrs duty, if AIR.
NahaEGis ham was one of them Personal
ebaractr re copid not help
Mr.. Fallandigtsam.-I yielded the floor 10 n
sehtirmSn. and no. To Il blackguard
Er. Camrb H.-Thc member himself is
BIZ seuaTd iApplsuse in the galleries.
MT kobnsoR demanded that the galleries b.
eit areT hey had been insuited time and again
by amy e0StEactors and government plum
Cerers.
Mr. Co1 taid there was only a small num-
Der thus eagased-tool- killers can take care OF
them.
Er. Robinson withdrew his motion
The speaker reminded the galleries that this
was p dehheEatiye body.
AtqGartrr 10 - o'clock Mr.. Oliver demand
ed che previous question, and the House ad-
josTned-
50 General Blunt recently made a speech in
Ieavenworih, Kansas, wherein he Justified the
s1ppres sion OF q certain newspaper, and con-
Guiding with the remark: .'When This rebellion
L. put down, and when this army returns horne,
there VIII be- & day Of fearful rrtributiOn. Their,
Will be the biggest crop of black eyes yer heard
OF In this country"
came 10 a ford and hired boat 10 take him
acrcss. 1 H. water being more agitated th an
agreeable 10 him, he asked the boatm an if any
p rsUH was ever lost in the passage. sNiver,"
replied Fat; ''mc brother was Gro wnpd here last
week, but we fonnd him again the next day
man, evidently insane. threw himself
from the South tower of Norre Dame at Paris,
and ID falling Els body struck it'll such vio-
lrnce against the edge of a buttress that the
legs were detached from the trunk and fell To
be ground, while the remainder of the body
lodged on one of the galleries.
81 The Country Gentleman thinks 4 great
advantage " hich the blood stock in this conn
Gy has over corresponding classes ia England
arises from the fact that our breeding animals
have not been subjected TO the forcing eys:eu''
10 The same extent as those in England
- 1t Il said that certain Union volunteers At
or near Norfolk have been guilty of the base
crime 81 klcnappiE blacks there. running them
across the lines, and selling them slaves to
traitors. EUmor IN wolves certain meTnhrrs of
eS'h New York IN this reasonable felony.
81 gentleman OF Syracuse hts Il family
that ait will 90 20 brag Oh - IL consists of one
GahghtCr and four sons. The aggregate wei -ht
of the sons is $50 pounds! The "girl'' weighs
over GAG, and the father 2Go. Aggregate, Ills
PoEECS.
81 1 kC Court of Common Pleas az West
minister Hall, England, has u, cided thai n
lawyer Zee is a mere hOnOrariun. and If not
PAID an advance, cannot be collected at All, If
the CIisi.; refuse 10 pay.
NJ For : lady to sweep her carpet with en-
trolHFred UECeTsl-eyPs would be considered
inGet entity dirty; but To- drag thu, pavement
with her skirts seems TO he very genteel
- Tul key has Just issued postage STAMPS
taNlng long been tEc only Power i'll EuroDe
that had not adopted that mode OF paying for
letters.
- Gee. Francis Train never pays his prin-
ter TIL auG iCr that reason 10 paper has yet
had vsFG TO say again - his recent arr,st-at
ieast % ssys Tie Albany Evening Journal.
rs TIE an OF the proposed bridge over the
Ohlo NV 7, b-tw' en- Cincinnati and Coyington,
will h 1851 feet
a'or from taiifcrnia, is a native of Illinois.
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