Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-27

three O'clock this afternoo the Pennsylya
nj ms sojourniug and residing here called on
Secretary Borie, and Mr.. Joseph NJ. Wilson, in
a neat address, introduced them to the Secre-
tary, who responded In appropriate terms.
THE THIRD AUDITORS OFFICE Hon Read
er w. Clarke, who was confirmed as Third
Auoitor Of the Treasury department, has taken
the oath Of once, and will enter upon the dis
charge Of his iuties on Monday, Itisrumored
that there will be pretty clean sweep in that
office. There are at present three hundred and
sixty clerks engaged in the bureau, but the law
allows but two hundred and seventy three
Ninety four have been detailed from the Re-
gisters, Treasurer's, and other bureaus of the
Treasury to the Third Auditors, but are paid
out Of the appropriations for the bureau from
which they are detailed. These will be sem
back to their respective bureaus, and II there is
not room for them there OF course they must be
removed. The places of all Democrats and
johnson men will be filed by Republicans.
A DELEGATION Of the Board of Trade had an
interview with the Senate Committee yesterday
in regard to District matters and more particu.
larly to urge the repeal or modification Of the
present usury law which so cramps business
here. As there seemed TO be some difference of
opinion amongst the members Of the Commit.
tee as to the proper limit for interest in special
contracts 1t was suggested by some of the dele
eauon that as temporary measure Of relief,
Congress might repeal the provision Of the
usury law making the penalty a forfeiture OF
bo b the principal and the interest, allowing the
interest forfeiture to stand. This suggestion
was adopted by the Committee, and Mr.
Vickers was instructed to report bill to that
effect.
Conservatives, among them Judge SImrall,
Captain Fisk, Hon. Mr.. Watson, M ajor Nofford,
Ex-Governor Brown, aRd Judge Jeffards,
called yesterday evening, In company with
Judge g. W. Dent, upon the President, and
spent half an hour in conversation with him
In relation to Mississippi affairs. Judge Sim
rail- stated to the President that they ID calIe.
to respectfully ask that the President and Con.
gress interpose TO prevent harsher lterms
upon the people That in their opinion the
plan indicated by the President for the resto-
ration OF the States Is eminsntly wise and Just,
sae,n, meet I9y the e1igency Of affairs IN Ms:
doubt but mat Congress would act wisely and
Justly In the matter, and would pass such a
law as would bring peace and restoration to
the State. Thst he was free to admit that in
Dis opinion the speedest, cheapest and most
satisfactory solution Of the Misslssipp problem
was for Congress to submit the constitution
framed by the late convention to the people.
with the privilege OF voting separately upon
three or four clauses o; the constitution. He
further stated that he thought one elec ion was
fill the various offices in the State That be
had appointed military commander, General
Ames, for0 the State, whom he thought compe-
tent to execute the la ws and the reconstruction
acts OF Congress. The delegation retired, ex-
pressing their entire satisfaction with the views
OF the President.
SURVEYS IN WASHINGTON TERRIroRy
Commissioner Wilson, Of the General Land
Once, has Just received advices from the u s
Surveyor General at Olympia, Washington
Territory, showing the completion Of the sur
, rey OF one additional township in that Terri.
covering an aggregate area of seventeen thou.
sand two hundred and seventy acres The
second-rate soil, generally we'll adapted for
grazing purposes. The greater part of the tract
Is tim beTed, consisting chiefly Of fir, oak and
cedar, with an underground of sal sal, haZel
ana sweet bay. The town of Steilcoom Is hand
somely located on Puget Sound, and contains
about one hundred and fifty inhabitants There
COON creek, In this town.hip, which extends
for over three miles. Two large Touring
mills have been erected and are no W in opera
non In the township, and an extensive saw
mill and a large woOlen factory are in process
OF erection. There are large tracts of valuable
lands, surveyed and unsurveyed, in this region
sun unoccupied by settlers. offering superior
homes on the public domain.
CONFIRMATIONs BY THE SRNArR-The San.
ate yesterday confirmed the following nomi.
nations:-Reader w. CLARK, Of Ohio, Third
Auditor of the Treasury; GILES A. Smith,
Second Assistant Postmaster General: Moses
h. Grnnell, Collector Of Customs, New YORK
Alonz p. Cornell, Surveyor of Customs, New
York; +. A. Merritt, Naval Onicer Of New
York; Pendleton u. Watmayle, Collector of
Customs, Cuyahoga. Ohio; E. A. Plfrey Col
lector OF Customs, Salem and Beverly, Massa.
chusetts; J. A. Wilson. Collector of Customs
Pugets Sound I. J. Babson, Collector of C,us
toms, Gloucester, Massachusetts,; VIM Kapus
Collector OF Customs for Alaska; X. NJ Smith
to be Collector OF Internal Revenue for the I'd
district Of Marvland; Wm Thompson to be
Justice of the Peace for Washington County.
Com mander Calhoun to be Captain in The
Navy; Lieutenant Commanders Carpenter and
Kirkland, Commanders; w. K. McSherry and
Alan G. kslton, Second Lieutenants, Marine
Corps.
There were large number Of other nomina.
tione, principally Of Collectors and Assessors
OF Internal Revenue and Postmasters.
IMPORTANT MILITARY ORDKR.-The follow.
Ing order has Iust been issued:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
ADTUTANT GENERAL OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, March 81, 1862
GENERAL ORDERS No. 20.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington city, March
%, lS69.-By direction of the President, the or
der OF the Secretary of War, dated War De-
partment, March 8, 1869, and published In Cen
eIal Orders No H. Heado uarfers nj he