Evening star., 1869-04-09

Emit 10 C8ulornla, oregon, Ac, or rtce versa
upon application to the Quartsrm ,ster's De-
partment.
MUs!-Great Expectations to-day on the ar.
rival OF Ger eral Porter At the Senate, Last
day Of the Session! Big batch OF hefty nomi.
nations expected. Arrival OF General p! Up
tear the reporters, followed bv the ON &c. seek.
'rs, followed by the Office h )ldersi Pencils
sharpened-note. books out-reporters on the
Goi rire- -ofY1ce seekers expectant-ofi ce- hold.
ers per pirpg, "Read 'em!" Read 'em ~
Oblging Crounse mounts the tripod! All
ears attuned fer the accents of the silver
toned Crounse, Reads-"W. H. Barnes to be
Collector of Internal Revenue for the first
district of Pennsylvania" Grand Tableaux.
THE INDIAN AUTHORIZATION BILL, as agreed
20 by the Conference Com mittees. and adopted
by both houses of Congress last n light, and sent
TO the President to-day for his signature omits
all of those amendments moved in the Senate
by Mr.. Harlan, based on treaties made by the
lndisn Peace Commissioners, and contains i'm
their stead the amendment originally proposed
in the House by Mr.. Dawes, giving the Presi-
dent s2.00O,00O TO be used for the purpose of
keeping peace on the plains this summer. The
&C ion of Congress in agreeing to the report
practically ignores all of the aforesaid treaties
and settles one OF the questions connected with
Indian Affairs about which there has been
much discussion.
Mr.. PATTERSON this morning presented in
the Senate petition, about five yards in
length, signed by many Of our promine mer-
chants, members of the bar, bankers, and Others
asking Congress tnat no change be made In the
law ehecting the present Judge Of the Or.
phans' Court. Hon William +. Purcell, or that
any change be made in the jurisdiction of that
.Iu600 n
ouues OF that office with ability and lmparti-
atty Tor the last twenty years and further,
that his salary he increased to 5000 per an.
num- deferred to the District Committee.
VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAx has, at the request
Of friends OF Father McMahan, formerly of In
diana, asked the friendly interposition of the
Government in McMahan's favor to Obtain if
possible, his relense from the Imprisonment he
Is now sunering at Torento. He was convicted
OF participation in the Feniau i'm vasIon OF Cana.
da but, he alleges and his friends insist that he
was present only In his ministerial capacity to
administer the rites Of the Catholic Church, if
needed. Mr.. COlfax request was transmit.
ted by the Secretary Of State to the British
Minister, who has forwarded it to his Govern.
ment.
QrARTKRMAsTsR' DEPOTs.-rhe following
order has just been issued:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE Army,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, April :, I>G9
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 81
The following named depots of the q Quarter-
masters Department are announced AS Gen.
"Ial Depots, and the officers in charge thereof
will report direct TO the Quartermaster Cen
eral:-New York, Philadelphia and Schuylkjll
Arsenal, Washington, JeffersonvilIe, Ind.
All other depots are under the orders of the
commanding generals of the Military Depart
ments in which they are situated.
BY command of General SHERMAN:
f. ID. TOWNSEND. Asst AdIt GenI.
THE SENATE CONFIRMED YESTERDAY, among
a large number of Executive nominations,
those OF Edward l.. Plumb, as Consul at
havana, and Hon. Edward Peirrepont, as
unlted States Attorney tor the Southern Dis
triet OF New York. Also, II. ID. Washburn, to
Glson, Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court of
Washington Territory. Elwood Evans Asso.
ciate Justice Of Washington Territory. James
Wadsworth, United States Marshal for the
southern District OF New York. John W.
Douglas, Deputy Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, vice Harland resigned. w. II.
brockway, TO be Indian Agent tor Michigan;
charles / Brown, to be Agent Of the Chippe.
wa and other Indians. Also, a number of
United States Attorneys, Collectors and Sur.
veyors OF Customs; collectors and Assessors of
Internal Revenue. Postmasters, &c.
THR PACIFIC RAILROAD IMEOGLIo.-There
was full meeting OF the House Union Pacific
Railroad Committee this morning, and after
an animated discussion the Committee agreed
TO report the following
Resoired, As the judgment of this Committee,
lbat pending the investigation ordered by this
House on the 29tn day OF March last, as to the
alleged illegal issue Of United STATES bonds to
the Central Pacific Railroad Company of Cali.
fornia, on the ID day Of March last, no more
bonds OF the United States should be issued to
SAID Com paDy for work dene east Of Mouu.
ment Ptint, or until the final completion and
acceptance OF said road by the Government.
And that during the tendency Of this in vesti-
gation no further bonds Of the United States
shouid be issued to the Union Pacific Railroad
CompaTy for work done west OF Ogden, or un.
M the hual completion and acceptance of said
Union Paclhc Railroad by the Government:
Preceded, That nothing in this resolution con-
tanned snail be construed as bearing upon the
question involved in this investigation, under
the resolution OF the House as to the location of
said lines Of road, or any fraud alleged therein.
Resotred, That the Committee on the Pacific
RAILROADS, or such subcommittee as they NAV
ceslgnate, are hereby authorized to sit during
the vacation, at such times and places as they
may deem advisable, for the purpose OF max.
ing the investigation ordered in House resolu-
ton Of March 30.
CUBAHs DRILLING IN NEW YORK.-A cor.
respondent Of the New York Tribune has vi l.
led a drill room used by Cubans in that city
IN anaA,