Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-22

may be gathered from a note appended ty the
author, in which he says:
"Note.-Attempts have several times been
made to get q history Of Art in Washington
but lose undertaking IT have found the task
so m q ch greater than they anticipated that they
have given it up. The record facts, necessary
TO sucn an history, were scattered through
and the a or of getting a. them was very
great. Re- solutions introduced in Congress
calling on the departments for information,
Were responded TO by reports, too FIRE qupntly
confused and very unreliable in their state
ments. II was evident that many OF these re-
turns were made up by persons innocent OF all
knowledge of the subject they were called 10
r-port on. And 10 this perhaps more than any.
thing else, may be traced the fact that neary
every person writing on "Art at the Capt. ol, -
falls into the greatest of errors. One writer for
the Magazines says Greenough's statue of
Washington cost the government S2r,gH. and Is
a fine ork OF art. Another says Mr. Leutze's
picture Is painted on canvass A gentleman,
who processes TO be sn authority in such
IT. alters, began an article, which recently an.
pesred In Boston paper. on Art in the Capi.
tol, by saying that Powell got S25,0O0 for his
DE Soto picture.
We became satisfied before proceeding far
that 10 get at all the facts concerning in tue
Capitol a careful examination of the Statutes
at Large, and of the columns OF the GiOJc and
the iateHgencer would have to be made. In
addition TO this labor we hau at times TO resort
TO the Registers office, and to Executive docu-
ments, TO Set at all the history and cost of a
work. And yet, Notwithstanding the time and
labor we have given TO this report, il is not so
perfect or complete as we could wish. We set
paper 10 which a member might turn and at
once lind what amount had been expended for
art in any one year, what works had been
ordered, what the cost OF them was, how they
were regarded by the public, ana the names
OF the artists who executed them, and
whether they were Americans or foreigners.
In this way comparison between native
and foreign skill could be made, as well as a
more correct judgment formed rs TO what
policy should be purs ned in future. We SUBJ
NIT the suggestions we bav made to the serious
have shown, has spent nearly a million of dol
lars for works Of art to embellish the Capitol
and yet has got very few Of which it has any
reason to feel proud. +. Q. ADAMS"
VISITORS TO THE SoUrH-INrRRvIRw WITH
THE EPREslDsNT.-Colonei J. w. Forney. Gen
eral Thomas l.. Kane. Hon. Marcus l.. Ward
his Secretary Of the Commonwealth; General
Leduc, Joshua Heald. William Hopes, John
Z. Parke. Clinton Lloyd, Herman Bokum,
New York; william Prescott Smith. and O. 81
b. +. Ringwalt, who LETT here this morning for
the purpose of visiting the South, had an inter.
view with the President at the Executive Man
sion, Yesterday, when Colonel Forney stated
that they had deemed 1t proper to call upon
him previous to their departure for the South
The visit was purely disinterested one
entirely devoid OF pOlitics-to do what they
could 10 promote good feeling between the two
sections, ana assist in the development of the
resources OF the South. The President replied
TO make the trip, and hoped it would be pro.
ductive Of the best results. Nothing would do
more 70 properly reconstruct the South than
thar Northern capital and Northern men would
readily avail themselves OF the superior in.
ducements offered as soon as they could be
assured OF protection and a cordial welcome.
The party then retired. They 90 via Aequia
Greek, for Lynchburg, Petersburg, and Rich.
mond. and expect TO reach Norfolk on Satur-
day, where they will remain until Monday
The projected trip includes Florida, Georgia,
NORM and south Carolina. Alabama, Tennessee,
and Kentucky, and will possibly consume a
s,on,T.a inner smen an,n rom the North have
various points along the route.
CeNIIRMATIoNs RY THE SENArK.-The Sen.
ate last night remained in executive session
from half.past seven to ten o'clock. and con-
hrmed about one hundred and fifty nomna.
tions. ALI the nominations before the Senate
were conf med except those regarded unfavor-
ably and which would have led to q DEBATE if
pressed 20 Vote. Among the principal NOM
nations confirmed In the afternoon and eve.
ming were the following: sam muel Shella berger,
Minister to Portugal; d. A. Num-, of Teunes.
see, Minister TO Ecuad OF; q. A. Rio,te, Of Tex
as, Minister to Nicaragua; Charles +. Long, of
Nevada, Minister to Japan; Henry Baxter, of
Michigan. Minister to Honduras; Albert T. A.
Torbert, Of Delaware. M mister to Salvador; r.
+. Dumas, (colored,) Of louisiana, Minister to
Liberia; James X. Partridge, OF Maryland,
Minister TO Venezuela; Titan J. Coffee, to be
Secretary of Legation 10 Russia: Adam Ba-
deau, Assistant Secretary OF Legation at Lor-
don; James Sinclair BoOl. Secretary of Lega-
tion at Mexico; George w. Lippit Secretary
OF Legation at Vienna. Among the Consuls
confirmed are Charles H. Branscom, Of Mis-.
souri,, at Manchester; F. s. Richards, of Ten.
nessee, at Leeds; and Thomas Fitman, of the
District OF Columbia, at st. Helena. Surveyor
General, + s. DAVIS, of Nevada. Secretary 10
the President to sign Land Patents, J. N Bur.
ritt, Of the District of Columbia.
WITHDRAwN.-The followin ing nominations
were Withdrawn by the Presiden last evening
Charles +. Morrill,, to be Consul at Verviers;
Lewis M. Burson, TO be Chief Justice Of Mon
tana Hollow Richardson, TO be United States
Attorney Tor Montana; James Is. Townsend,
10 be marshal for northern district of Missis
sIppi; Horatio N. Beach, TO be Postmaster at
Brockport, N. Y. H. A. Millen, to be Minister
Resident 70 the Sandwich Islands.
ster. brevet major general 5th cav airy, (lately
confirmed as register OF wIllsl and Second
Lieutenant William Il. Clark, .,h United
States cavalry, have been accepted by the
President.
TIE kINBKRLY.BUTLKH CAsE.-1n the case
OF Kimberly against Butler, in the United
States Circuit Court in Baltimore, yesterday.
the Court. in deciding upon the questions
involved, said: "ln this case the plaintiff
charges that the defendant received certain
to the plaintiff. All that the Court has before
II is that the money was paid to the proves:
marshal, and the Court is asked to infer that
the money was pald to the defendant. The act