Daily American organ., 1856-02-27
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

LIVING IN THE WHITE HoCsE.-A Washington
letter says " Many imagine that the expenses Of
the White House are partially, If not wholly de-
frayed by the government, and that the large mum
Der OF servants necessarily employed receive their
pay from the public treasury. Error Although
the President is expected to give public receptions
and hanquets, entertainments to distinguished Wis
tiers, and dinners 10 every political friend who may
come here, every thing is paid for out of the Pres
dents pocket, excepting few vegetable deiicacies
raised in the garden. Until last year, no appropri
alton was made for fuel either for, the barnlike
rooms and saloons of the White House, or for the
guard and green houses, to heat which II costs
nearly 81 000---and the appropriation made last
year was only $1,000, leaving nearly 81 900 for the
President to pay SO with the servants. The only
ones paid by the government are a door-keeper,
who receives 5000 per annum an assistant door
keeper, who receives $420 and furnace-keeper,
who receives 1855. All the other domestics re-
quired to keep this extensive establishment in
der are paid by the President" @g
Mr.. MEAcHAM AND THE SMITHSONIAN INsfIIU-
rIos.--Mr. Meacham, of Vermont yesterday
declined the nomination of Rewent OF the Smith
sonian Institution, which was rendered him by the
Speaker He assigned as the chief reason for his
declnaton that he could not approve the course at
present pursued by that institution. If it had any
course designed for it. it certainly was not to stand
still marking time. 1t was not producing that inn
precision upon the country and people which it
ought TO make. He could not nor would not con-
sent to follow an institution whose leader was smt-
ten with organic monomana upon single subject
an institution whose line of march was as he be-
ieved, contrary to the line OF the law by which il
held its existence. 21
BELLIaEREsrs B. Chase, the newspaper
correspondent, was arrested Tuesday morning on
his way to the Capitol, by virtue Of a warrant
charging him with being about to fight duel with
the Hon. Mr. nge, district attorney for California
Messrs. Chase and Inge had an alteration on
Monday night, in the course of which MIR. Inge
struck Mr. Chase in the face. Fa
An nothcerwas in search of Mr.. Inge at o'clock
yesterday. pH D3 tg
Mr. Chase was taken before Justice Hollings.
head, and gave bonds to keep the peace
Mr. Inge was formerly member of Congress
from Alabama. $1,000 VII
COURT OF CLAIMS, YEsTERDAY.-The Court met
at IL o'clock. All the judges were present
The opinion of the Court in the case of White
and Sherwood Us. the United States, was delivered
by Judge Scarburgh. This is claim for compen-
sation for extra clerical services alleged to have
been performed in the Post Office Department.
The Court ordered testimony to be taken for part
of the time for which compensation is claimed.
Adjourned till ii o'clock Monday next
CoURT OF CLAIMs.--A bill was introduced into
the Senate yesterday to amend the act establishing
the Court Of Claims. This bill proposes to make
any two Of the judges constitute quorum of the
court for business and to appoint commission
ers to take testimony. 1t provides, also, for an
assistant solicitor to adin the duties of the court
at salary OF $s, 500--the appointment to be made
for four years. and the incumbent liable to remo-
val by the President. 1t further proposes to au-
thorize the clerk under the direction of the court
to disburse money from its contingent fund, and to
require his accounts to be settled by the officers of
the Treasury ALSO after the 1st Of April next, to
Increase his salary to 80, 00O and to provide him
with an assistant clerk at 81, 900.
MUNICIPAL ELEcTIoN N.GEoRGETowE.--Afte a
very excited canvass the elections in Georgetown
were held on Monday with the following result: