Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-20

THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CUR
RENcY, at their meeting this morning heard
statements from several Western bank officers
relative to amendments of national banking
act and increase Of the volume of the currency.
No action was taken.
THE SHERMAN ORDER REvoKED.-That por-
tion of general order No. 1O which assigned
Lieut.. Gen. w. T. Sherman TO the command of
the new Department OF the Atlantic, with head
quarters at Washington, ID. c., has been re-
voked by the President. 1t will be remem-
bered that the general order referred TO was is
sued last week, and after creating the new
department assigned Gen. Sherman to the COM
mand thereof. That portion of the order cre-
ating the department is still In force, but no
one has been assigned to the command IN place
Of Gen. Sherman.
REsIGNATIONs ACCEPTED.-The resignation
ofCaptain Gilbert G. Smith. Assistant Quar-
termaster, U. 5. army, of his commission as LIST
Lieut. 9th United States Infantry, (only) has
been accepted by the President to take effect
from the 14th instant.
The designations of list Lieut. Dennis H. Viii.
liams, 41st infantry; list Lieut. Robert f.
Stockton, 5th cavalry; I'd Lieut. Richard H.
Rossean, Jr., LIST cavalry, and I'd Lieut.. John
effect from the 14th instant.
Brt vet Major and Assistant Surgeon H. A.
Du Bois has resigned, and the resignation been
accepted, to take effect from April LIST.
w. d. O'CoNNoR (who wrote the elaborate
defense in the New York Times of Mrs Aker's
claim to the authorship Of "Rock me to Sleepy
will have clever jeu fesprit on the subject in
the March Galaxy. 1t will be entitled the
sBallad Of Sir Ball"
BIDS OPENED-At o'clock to-day, Commo-
| 1ouk of Of
Navigation, Treasury Department, opened pro-
posals for furnishing all the materials and
labor necessary to the complete construction
and setting mp, ready for use, of steam heating
apparatus for warming the new Midshipmen's
Quarters now building at the United States
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. The bids
were as follows: "A r. Shepherd & Bro,
whole, complete, in reasonable time, for
S12,99l-50 Woodward Steam Manufactu-
rng Company of New York, all complete,
in 90 days, for SI5,t6O Vulcan Iron Works
Baltimore, Hazelhurst Il Co, proprietors. eli
complete in four months, for Sl3,5CO. Monu-
mental Iron Works, Baltimore, A. w. Dar.
read & Son. proprietors, all complete, for
complete in 80 days, for S15,750.
The following bids were also received but as
the guarantee required did not accompany
tfem. they were not considered Andrew FL
lison Co, Phils delphia, all complete in two
Tonths for S22,OO0. w. Z. Wood Il Co., All
complete in ninety days, for SO, 20. Thomas
Essshor & Co, all complete in thirty DAYS,
Ior S17,70O. Thomas N. Makibbin, Annapolis,
Md, all complete in sixty days, for $500
Steven, Geohegan Co., New York, all COM
plete in 90 days, for SI6,5oO. Hayward Bart
lett & Co., Baltimore, all complete in 80 DAYS
FOR S1i5C0. F. MEG han, of Washington,
c., proposed to furnish the boilers at $3.50
each, and castings at cents per pound.
The contract will be awarded in the course of
Jew days.
army officers, consisting of Lieutenant Gen
eral W. T. Sherman, Major General Phillip
Sheridan and Major General g. e. Augur, con.
vened in this city on the 18th Of December last
by special orders No. 523, to examine into the
proposed system of revised army regulations
has been dissolved by special orders No. IL,
just issued from the War Department, and the
officers comprising the board have been or
dered TO return to their proper stations, having
completed their duties here.
THE STATISTICAL EUREAU.-This Bureau
Will shortly receive the attention of Congress,
and number Of changes will probably be
made as TO the management Of the same. The
clerical force will no doubt be reduced about
one-baif, and the removal Of the present head
OF the Bureau-Alexander Delmar-will be
recommended. Hon. David A. Welles is named
the Bureau.
PARDoNs BY THE PREsIDENT.-The Presi-
dent Of the Senate laid before that body to-day
communication from the President OF the
United States, enclosing a report from the At
torney General in compliance with a resolu-
non adopted by the Senate on the I'd day of De-
cember, 1857, requesting "a full list of the
dent since May lst, 1865. who have been con-
vlcted OF counterfeiting United States bonds,
greenbacks, National Bank currency, fraction
al currency, or the currency Of the United
States, with the date of issuing each pardon,
reasons for issuing il, and by whom recon-
mended." The report covers about 100 pages OF
foolscap embracing therein. probably, a. many
names OF persons who have been pardoned.
AfFAIRs IN NALABAMA-Brevet Brig Gen. j.
Haydan- Assistant Commits soner Of the Freed
mems Bureau for the State of Alabama reports
10 Gen. Howard that the operations OF the bu-
Teau In mat state have generally been satistac-
tory, although in some districts in the State the
CIVIL officers iail TO discharge their duties re-
quired by the State laws, and in some INSTANCES
have refused to act at all. Capt. Calls. sub
Assistant Commissioner al Huntsville, and =.
;. Gardner, sub-Assistant Commissioner at
GresnVllle, have been relieved from duty for
tneif participation in politics, and their places
fllsd by officers of the army. The opposition
10 The efforts that are being made 10 reconstruct
State under the acts OF Congress, and the bitter
political contest growing there-rom has tended
greatly TO delay the operations OF the planters,
and has prevented many freedmen from making
contracts.
VENTILATION OF THE SENATE CHAMBER
Mr.. Buckalew presented in the Senate to-day
report from Thomas Antisell, NJ D., of
" az hington, ID. c., relative to regulating the
temperature OF the air in the Senate Chamber
which was referred TO the Committee on Con-
tingent expenses DIR. A. recommends
"First That the glass portion Of the roof
should be raised ut least eight fee. and that an
air tight ceiling should be placed beneath the
present copper roof.
Second. That the illumination of the cham
Der by gas shall be made by lanterns and refiec-
tors, with chimneys TO carry of the heated pro-
ducts Of combustion.
Third. That the air ducts under the floor of
the chamber be remodelled in shape. 50 that
they may deliver the heated air effectively AT
various par IS Of the chamber hoor."
THE SHERMAN LErTER.-The President yes.
terday received the letter from General Sher-
man on the subject of his assignment to the new
command of the Department of the Atlantic
and his nom mrnation to be Breyet General. here
,ofore referred to by us. The letter is dated
the 14th instant, and came through the head
quarters of Gen. Grant.
THE MILITARY ACADEMY appropriation bill
was reported to the Senate to-day by Mr. Nor.
rill, from the Senate Committee on Appropria.
tons, substantially as itpassed the House. This
is the first Of the appropriation bills reported to
the Senate. 1t is the intention Of Senator Nor
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