Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-01

civil or military, having lawful power In the
premises, to exert the same for the purpose OF
maintaining the authority and preserving the
peace of the United States
Given under my hand and the seal OF the
United States, at washington, the
thirty first day OF May IN me year OF
and tv.four. and the seventy eighth
of the independence of the United
A'''' FRANKLIN PIERCE.
". L. MARCY, Secretary of State.
The Congressional Globe will be seen
BY The vote of the Senate yesterday, that the
bargain for FIVE thousand and twenty additional
copies of the Congressional GLOBE, tor the use
of the Senate, is to be contaminated BY this
arrangement the proprietor OF the Gfobs will
realize profit from that concern OF at least
$40 900 a wear. In the recent controversy be-
tween Mr.. Riyes and Capt. Moore, we have
taken no part but, being practical printer,
we think that we could easily demonstrate
with Mr.. Riyes's own fgures-slightly correct
ed--that his profits will be what we state The
office of printer of the Congressional Globe
will now be more valuable than any other con-
nected with our Government We would pre-
fer it to the Presidency of the United States.
Decision az to Administrators.-A B lost
his horse in the military service Of the United
States-he died leaving widow. N 3, who
administered on his estate, and having pre-
eented claim for compensation, for the loss
her husband sustained in the death of said
horse. the Sd Auditor found the main facts to
be true, and that there was due the sum of
s. Before receiving said sum she was
married to C D-since her late marriage, she
has executed power of attorney, by the name
of M D. Administrative of said estate, author
izing E F to receive an order for the amount so
found to be due, to be given in her own name
N D, or in the name of her husband, C D -
On the same day, the said c D executed a
writing under the said power of attorney,
giving his consent to this act of his wife in
executing said power. Decided as to the
validity of the power Of attorney, and as to
whom the award should be paid. That the
said amount so found due be paid Dad
minstratx on the estate of 4 B-dcceased, in
right of his wife NJ D, late N B, the widow of
said A B, and at the time of her marriage
with C D, the Administrative of her then late
husband, A B.
The Special Commission to Spain.-We
have received information which leads US to
change the opinion, expressed in yesterday g
Star, in relation to the appointment of spe-
cial commission to the Court of Madrid. We
have reason now to believe that such a com
| mission will be appointed, and that the dis.
| tinguished gentlemen named In connection
with it, will be rendered the appointment Of
| Commissioners. Better or more popular Sc
Iections could not be made.
Army Officers Extra Pay.-Ne officers who
| were discharged at the close OF the Mexican
war, and who were entitled to three months
extra pay, under the act of 1913, are entitled
to have the additional pay they were receiv'
ing at the time of their discharge, for the per
formance of staff duties, included in computing
the extra pay. The same principle was acted
| upon in settling the accounts for extra pay
allowed to discharged officers under the act O
March 3, 1915, at the close of the war will
| Great Britain.
Combinations and Appointment.-The Sen
ate have confirmed the appointment of Pedro
c. Carrillo, as Surveyor Of the Customs q
Santa Barbara. California.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has appointe,
James Fuller keeper of the lighthouse a
Barnegat, New Jersey. Salary $3.50 per an
mum.
Naval-We learn that Commodore Law
renee Rousseau, to-day. takes charge Of th
Navy Yard at Pensacola in place of Captain
| Tatnall detached.
The Current Operations Of the Treasur,
Department. yesterday, the 3lst of May
there were of Treasury Warrants entered o.
the books of the Department.
For the redemption Of stocks..... $s3,7s5 l
Fer the payment of other Treasury
debts ........................ 2O,943 2
For the Customs. ................ 1929
Covered into the Treasury from
| Customs.. .,..'.'.. .,s....... S9 ,
Covered into the Treasury from
miscellaneous sources........... rs 5
For the War Department. Blob l
For the Navy Department. ....... 1000 0
For the Interior Department..... 1000 8
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