Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-08
THE EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.


The documentary evidence to be put in by
the defence will doubtless occupy the Court
for the remainder of Friday, and he oral testi.
mony be entered upon on Saturday.
Among the witnesses to be Summoned by the
President win be Secretary Welles, to show
that the questioning Of Gen. Emory by the
President in regard to the disposition of troops
at this point was upon his Qhe Secretary's)
advice, in order to ascertain the truth in regard
to the reports that disposition Of the troops
hostile to the President had been made.
Mr.. Bingham will conduct the cross.examin-
atlon Of the witnesses for the defence, it is un-
derstOod.
The SoLDrHns AS GARDENKRs.-General
Grant has issued an order directing command.
ing officers Of posts at or near which suitable
public lands are available to set aside such ex.
tent Of those lands as may be necessary for the
production of vegetables for the command, and
have the same cultivated by the garrison in
such variety and quantities as may be neces.
sary for the subsistence or health of the troops
The Subsistence Department is authorized to
sell at cost price to any company or post, seeds
and agricultural implements for this purpose.
Surplus products may be sold and the pro-
ceeds credited to the post fund or divided
among the company funds of the garrison.
SUPERINTENDENT OF RECRUITING SERVICE.
BY special orders No. SO, just issued by Gen.
Grant Brevet Brig. Gen. John p. Hatch, Major
4th U. S. Cavalry, has been detailed as Super.
Intendent of Mounted Recruiting service for
the ensuing two years He will repair to Car
Isle barracks, Pennsylvania, and relieve Bre.
vet Brig. Gen. VIM. N. Grier, Colonel Sd u. S.
cavalry. Gen. Grier upon being relieved will
proceed to join his regiment in the department
of the Missouri.
GEN. HANCoCKs HEADQUARTERs-Gen
Hancock has secured the building on the
northeast corner of 10Th and G streets, (form.
erly occupied by Mrs. Watson,) which he will
occupy as his permanent headquarters, taking
possession tomorrow or next day.
ORDERED TO THE FIFTH MILITARY Dis
TRICT.-Breyet Lieut. Col. J. F. Randolph
Surgeon U. s. A, has been relieved from duty
AT Fort Wood, New York harbor, and ordered
10 report in person to the Commanding Gene
raj OF the Fifth Military District. to relieve
Breyet Brigadier General T. A. McParlin, Sur.
geon and Medical Director of the Fifth Mill
tary District. who will upon being relieved re.
port In person to the Surgeon General of the
army.
RECRUITS FOR FORT LEAvENwoRTH-The
superintendent of mounted recruiting service
AZ Carlisle Barracks, Pa, has been ordered by
Gen. Grant to prepare detachments of recruits
from time to time as they become disposable
and forward them to Fort Leayenworth, Kan.
sas. where they will be rsported by the com.
manding general, Department Of the Missouri.
FOR assignment to duty.
THE WHITE HoUsE.-A number of visitors
were at the Executive Mansion TODAY nearly
OF whom Were admitted to see the President
General Thomas, General Granger, Genera
Steadman and several members OF Congress
had interviews with the President this tore.
noon.
NAVAL ORDERS. -LieuterSnt Commanders
Walter Abbott and Edward E. Preble have
been detached from the Contoocoock, and
Lieutenant Commanders &. +. Chester and L.
+. Day ordered to that vessel.
First Assistant Engineer Oscar c. Lewis has
been ordered to the Ammonoosac
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATEs.-In the Senate to-day, Mr.
Sumner introduced joint resolution, referred
10 the Jud lciary Committee,) proposing an
amendment to the Constitution Of the United
States, 10 the en- ect that no person elected Pres
ident or Vice Presd ent, who has once served
as President, shall afterwards be eligible to Ell.
ther Office.
PERsoNAL.-James Gordon Bennett, ir., of
the New York Herald; H. G.. FAINT of Rich
mondi Hon. Alfred Ely, of New York, are at
Wizards Hotel. Theodore Tilton, of the
New York Independent, is at the Ebbitt House.
''''Hop. Daniel X. Goodloe, of North Carolina,
is in town.
EXEMPTION OF COLoRKD SCHOOL PROPERTY
FROM TAxATIoN.-The following bill, exempt
ing eolored school property in the District of
Columbia from local taxation, passed the Sen.
ate to-day:
Be if enacted. de-, That all real and personal
property IN the District of Columbia, now un-
der the school laws of said District, or here
after to be held by the trustees colored schools
Tor the cities OF Washington and GEORGETOWN,
and by the Board of Commissioners of Pri.
mary schools for Washington county, District
OF columbia, in trust for the use of colored
schools, shall be, SO long as held for that pur.
pose, exempt from local taxation, except such
as may be authorized to be levied by the char
iers OF salo cities or by the laws establish.
ing the Levy court of the county of Wash.
ington, held FOR the uses of the public
schools therein, and il shall not be lawful
Ior munlcipal authorities of either of
SAID citirs, or the Levy Court of the County OF
Washin gton, TO collect any tax that may have
accrued against or been levied or assessed upon
Tod any .. sSSn bP properly, since said Trusees Of
Primary Schools, as the case may be, acquired
the title TO or right to occupy or use the same
ior sucn purposes, except such taxes as may
have accrued or been levied or assessed accord.
ing to the provisions of this act.
Sec. 2. That il shall be the duty of such mem.
ber OF the Board of Trustees Of the Schools tor
colored children In the cities aforesaid, as now
is or shall be by said Board of Trustees from
time to time hereafter designated or selected to
act treasurer thereof, TO give separate bonds
every year to the municipal authorities of said
cities Of Washington and Georgetown respec.
lively, with two securities each, to be approved
by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Of
the District of Columbia, in q penal sum to be
fixed annually by the Mayors of said
cities respectively, for the safe keep.
ing and faithful disbursement of deed
moneys as shall from time to time be paid to
said trustees by the municipal authorities of
said cities for educational purposes, under and
by virtue Of the provision OF the 18th and 18th
sections OF the act of Congress, approved June
26th, 1864, to provide for the bile instruction
Of youth in the county Of Washington, District
of Columbia, and for other purposes, and the
declatory act approved July 23d, 1866 relatin ng
to public schools in the District Of Columbia
Sec. 3. Tbat /: shall not be lawful for said
Trustees ii the Schools for colored children 20
expend in either of said cities moneys received
under the provisions of said acts from the mu.
ncipal authorities of the other.
THE FRERDNEN's BuRRAU.-Mr. Wilson, of
Massachus etts, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported 20 the Senate to-day, with
amendment, the House bill passed March 10,
1865, to I" continue the Bureau for the relief OF
Freedmen and Refugees" The amendment
consists of an additional section, by which the
Comm, m,ssiopar is eu rOWered to sell for A an ar