Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-07


above.
A Claimant Going Before Congress.-It has
long been held by the accounting officers, and
by the Attorney General Of the United States.
that not only is claim which has been acted
upon and rejected by Congress, entirely out of
the consideration of the accounting officers, but
also that party who prefers claim against
the Government, which is not passed by the
proper officers, and elects to resort to Congress
for relief, must abide by his election, and fail
OF succeed in his application before that body
(See opinions of Attorney General, August %,
1915 --.-- .-------s.
The Tabernacle anti-Nebraska Bill Meet
ing.-We know that the committee managing
that concern have in hand more or less letters
from the New York (and perhaps other) mem
| bers of Congress, in reply to their invitations
for expressions of their opinions upon the bill,
which they have taken the liberty of with.
holding from the public. The reason is to be
| found in the fact that the letters in question
| fail to endorse the propriety of their views
| and action. We know that the Hon Mr..
Walker, of New York city, sent them reply
which, in fair dealing on their part, should
have been published. If they continue to
suppress it much longer, we shall have to OBJ
tain and publish copies thereof to the world
The future transportation Of United States
Mails on Railroads.-The bill for the future
regulation of the railroad branch of the mail
service of the United States, proposes to fix the
maximum of the compensation to railroad COM
panies transporting the great national mails
at s75 per mile per annum to those on which
mails for the supply of single State are car
ried at $50 per mile per annum; and to those
which supply merely the country on the par
ticular railroads on which they are trans
ported at $50 per mile per annum. That is, for
a single daily mail. If a twice day Tor Of
tener) service is required, the compensation to
be pro rata, as for the single daily service
| above mentioned.
These rates are considerably less than those
now paid. Nevertheless, they were only adopt
ed by the committee after thoroughly satisfy
ing themselves that they pay amply for the
services required We are among those who
believe that when the railroad corporations
which have been doing their best to screw ex-
horbitant compensation from the Government,
find the Post Office Department inlexibly linn
tied by law as to the maximum they may pay,
they will give no further trouble. The bill is
a capital one, and should speedily be passed
Light House Keepers Appointed.-At o.
densburg, N. Y $3.50 per annum,) William
Gardner.
At Cape Lookout, Va, $500 per annun) J.
r. Royal.
At Ships Island, Miss, $500 per annum)
Edward Ravens
At Sheboygan, Wis, $3.50 per annum) God
frey Stamm.
At Sand Island, Ala, $500 per annum) II
Peter Wilson
At Wings Neck, Mass, 1880 per annum) S
Barlow
At Little Fort, H., 1880 per annum) VIM
Laid.
At Pamplico Point, n c., (S4OO per annum,
Burton A. Ship.
On Light Boats.-At Wolf Trap Shoals
$500 per annum) VIM Turner
At Key West, Fla, $500 per annum) VIM
Richardson.
At Ship shoal La, $500 per annum) VIM
smith
A Navy Officer Dead.-Commander jaime:
B. Cooper, U. $. N, died at his residence il
Haddonfeld, N. j., on the evening of the 5tl
inst. This gentlemen was probably a very ole
man indeed, having been in Lees Legion il
the Revolutionary war. He was made mas
ter in the navy in 1912: by way of providin;
something for him in his declining years. H
never went to sea in the service of the United
States. He was the father of Commodor
Cooper, who died some years since shortly afte
his return as an invalid from the command O
the African coast squadron.
Worl, done in the General Land Office
during the month of January just passed:
Patents prepared, s,Sl7; record of patents
9,6l5: warrants examined. 1926; warrant
briefed, 4,492; letters written, 2,O7l foil,
pages occupied, ,3S9 letters received an,
registered. 1920 acres of scrip issued, AZ, 02s
The Current operattUlIkof the Treasur,
Department.-On yesterday, the 9th of Feb
ruary, there were Of Treasury Warrants en-
tered on the books of the Department
, For the redemption of stocks..... $IS,919
Fer the payment Of other Treasury
debts ...................... 3O49 2
For the Customs. ................ 7O,35O 2
. Covered into the Treasury from
, Customs. .............2,23 6,O73 6
Covered into the Treasury from
e miscellaneous sources. $3.50 3
For the War Department. 1875, 152
For the Navy Department. 62,957 Q
For re-paying for the Navy De-
partment Observation-Disclosures. 63,257 9
For the Interior Department. 3,46l 8
LATER FROM TEXAS.
8 The steamship Mexico arrived at New
Orleans on the 30th ult., with news from
6 Tayoc to tho Oeth