Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-11


The FREKDxAN's BUREAU BILL.-T.e fol-
lowing is tre shape in which this bill passed
the Sc nate to-day:
BE it enacted, de-, Thar TIE dutles and DOW
ers OF fe Commissioner of the Bureau for In 9
rlief of Freedmen and Refugees shall continu,,
10 be discharged by the pres6 Mt Conu 3 ouer
OF me Bureau, and in case of vac Iucy in said
once occurring by reason Of his death OF res.
ignaf on, The seue shell be filled by appciHt.
ment Of the Pres dent on the nom 1ati IN of ,ae
Secretary Of War, and with the ad vice and con.
4 NJ OF the Senate; and no officer Of the army
= 1al1 be detailed for seryice as Commi seioper
or shall enter upon the duties of Commits ivntr
unless appointed by snd with the advice and
consent OF rhe 5 nate, and all assistant com.
mis- sioners agents, clerks, and assist ,1ts shall
be appointed by the Secretary of War on the
nomination of the Commissioner OF the Bursau
In case OF vacancy in the ONCE Of Commis-
sioner Happening during the recess of the .n.
ate, tue duties OF the (oInmi s:oner shall be
dtsc1srgd by the :cting assistant adiut mt
senefsi ef tne Bureau, until such vacancy
Sec. :. That the Commissioner OF the Bursau
shall, on the first day OF January next, cause
inc sald bureau 70 be Withdrawn from the
several > ltss within which said bureau r"s
acf. d, and its operations discontin ued as soon
as the same may be done without ipiury TO the
Goyernmsnl But he educational department
of the said bur"au and the collection and pay
ment OF moneys due the soldiers, sailors, and
msrines, or their heirs, shall be contiuu.d "a
now PROVIDED by law until otherwise ordered
The TRUSTEES OF CoLoRRD SCHOOLS
protest was presented in the House TODAY.
signed by VIM. Syphsx ard Alfred Jones,
Trustees Of Colored schools, and Ca. -er >t.v.
art John +. Cook, Henry Johpson. WaJkrr
Lewis, W. j. Wilson, Chas. H. Peters q. A.
Fleetwood, w. g. Crawford, and A Russell.
against the passage Of the Senate ball transfer
ring tne duties OF Trustees of Colored Schools
10 the Trustees Of the While Schools
The memorialists aillege that the bill is with
ourthe knowledge. and contrary TO the wishas
OF the colored ciuzeDs OF the Dis Jrict Of Co.
1umbia, and they ask that the prese Z arrange
menf shall be maintained until Congress shall
provide a school bill as introduced by Hon
Thad. Stevens, or some general sy stem Of sdu-
cation for the Ds'rct of Columbia
GENERAL CouRT-MAETIAL. general
eo1rt-martlsl, 20 be composed of the following
son Barracks, Missouri, on the 10th INST. for
the trial OF such prisoners as may be brought
before it--Byt. 1t. Col. 5. q. Lybord, captain
OF ordnance depot: Bvt; Ma. F. II. Bates, cap
neer corps; LIST 1t. J. Il Quinn. engineer corps:
and I'd 1t john PItman, ordnance depart
ment, Judge advocate.
NAVAL OEDEEs-The following naval
officers have been honorably discharged. Act
ing Brevet Lieutenant George H. Smith. Act
ing Ensigns G. r. Fleming, and Robert Hun
Ter. Mate X w Tucker. and Acting Passed
Assisting Surgeons T. T. Keith. G.. Ii. Todd.
and w. i. Hutchinson. Passed Assisting
Surgeons II. NJ. Ru ndlett and j. W Coles nave
o<en ordered TO the Naval Asylum al PhiIa-
dslphia.
PoLITIcAI.-John Forsyth, OF the Mobile
Regtsi>T, says Let the An incoming Democrat,c
Administration only agree 10 keep its hands OF
and We will soon show which and what are
me Cs fGctO governments in The Southern
States -
The PItsburg (Pa.) Gazette says OF the
platform at is precisely adopted 70 repeI the
lnsNIsent. moderate. and con seie ntious cillzen
10 satisfy the extremists of the South ans West;
aud yet can De cordially supported BY Wall
suett, provided the latter shall secure N. can.
cidates."
Fort Wayne (Indiana) dispatch OF the
EN- instant says :-"rhe Democrats Of this and
snJGIhing towns are feeiing blue over the New
1oIk convention, and many have already
aNow'u 'hefr intention 20 not vote next fall III
fenoie'on Is not nomineted. Hendricks is
termso a seouudrel, and Hancock Mrs Sur
RATS ID mufuerer, by prominent N em bers of their
own party. This seems to be the preysiIlnr
opinion throughout this State. and in Ohio
also, rs far as heard from. Eyerythins iudl
cafes tnat tney VIII suffer a Waterloo defeat in
November next"
The Cincinnau Comlzercial of Thursday
says :-"When Pendleton stood AT over one
hundred and nity II was plainly 10 be seen that
the Democracy Of our city at ieast. were desr~
Iy gralIfied, and thai they hoped for speedy AZ.
csssioils of strength When he fell 10 alynost
one hundSed disappolntmcnt was shown On
most OF their faces. When his stock dronped
anger were very bitter"