Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-15

The ADMISSION OF TRXAs.-The Reconstruc
ton Committee to-day agreed upon a bill for
the admission OF Texas, the provisions of which
are similar to the Virginia and Mississippi bills
Two ELECTION REPORTS will be made to the
House this week, and five or six more will be
ready next week. The new rule applied to the
Election Committee is found to work well, 50
far as expedition is concerned.
HON. GODLovE s. ORTIZ, having declined to
be candidate for reelection i'm the Lafayette
Indiana) district, it is probable that Gen. Lew
Wallace may be his successor in the next Con-
gress
The SAN DOMINGO TREATY.-The Senate
Committee on Foreign Affairs this morning
considered the San Domingo treaty, and agreed
to report against the ratification thereof by a
vote OF to 2.
CONFIRMATION AND REJECTION.-The Senate
in executive session yesterday afternoon con-
firmed Edward j. Solomon, of Illinois, to be
Governor Of Washington Territory, and rejected
William Leahy to be Assessor for the eighth
district Of Virginia.
AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY to observe the
hdelity with which oil paintings are cOpied
just now at Markriter's, on Seventh street.
where the original Of "A Visit to the Art Gal
iery and it's counterpart are exhibited side by
side. The comparison is well worth instituting
FEMALE INDIAN SuPERINTENpKNT.-Du
the temporary absence Of Superintendent Jan
ney from the northern superintendent, that
district is i'm charge of a daughter OF Mr. jan
ney, who has been appointed clerk to the su-
perintendency. A report has been received at
the Indian office from that lady stating that In
dian matters are quiet.
MATRIMONIAL.-The marriage of Mr. ,Jamas
Sykes, of Willard's Hotel, to Mrs Herring of
Baltimore, takes place in the latter city this
afternoon.
That Of Mr.. Overlook, the Austrian Con-
sul-General at Hong Kong, to Miss Romaine
Goddard, OF this city, takes place to- morrow
quite privately ii is understood.
THE TERRITORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
meeting OF this committee was held last even
ing, at Union League Hall, Mr.. A. X. Shepherd
in the chair, and arrangements were perfected
for holding meetings, in every ward Of the city,
in favor of the bill now before Congress: and a
subcommittee, with Mr.. o. ID. Barrett as chair
man, was appointed to carry the arrangements
into execution.
The SENATE COMMITTEES on COMMERCE held
a meeting this morning, and considered the bill
to establish ports OF entry at various places ON
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, upon which
they agreed TO report adversely. Several unim-
portaHt consular nominations were also consd-
cred. The committee also finished the consular
service bill, and will report the same to the SEN
ate tomorrow.
The TEXAS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.
consisting of Senators elect Flanagan and Ham
ilton, and Representatives elect Degner, Whit
more, Garland, Clarke, and Grafton, were at
the Executive Mansion this morning and were
introduced to the President by Senator Wilson.
They were in consultation With the President
for sometime, and he asked many questions con-
corning affairs in Texas, which we're answered
by the delegation.
1T ia UNDERSTOOD that the clause in the tax
bill, imposing tax OF one and half per cent.
upon the receipts Of insurance companies. will
be struck out by the Committee of WAYS and
Means before reporting the bill to Congress. The
Committee are alsO carefully adjusting the scale
of special licenses and other duties, with view
of relieving trade from burdens, and to abolish
ing all taxes on sales and gross receipts so far as
possible.
The CADETsHIP BUsINEss.-It is expected
that the House Committee on Military Affairs
will Tomorrow report in all cases recently be-
fore them of alleged sales of cadetships, except
that OF Mr.. Churchill. A resolution Of censure
will be reported in the case of Mr.. X. r. Butler,
Of Tenn, and it IL expected minority report for
his expulsion will be submitted. Mcssrs Mum
gen, Brooks, COvode and others will be exon
Grated by the report OF the committee.
Hon. 4. p. X. Stafford, Governor of Arizona
Territory, and formerly Of Nevada, who has
been in Washington since the lst Of January,
leaves here this evening for his home. The
Governor has been deeply engaged since his
sojourn at the capital in behalf Of his Territory,
and departs with gratifying promise that Ari-
zona will be made the recipient of increased
facilities for its welfare. Last evening the Gov
ernor was Handsomely entertained at welcker's
by Hon. r. c. Mccormick, Delegate from. Ari-
zona to Congress. Senators Nye and Stewart.
and Representative Fitch, Of Nevada; Ex-Gov.
Goodwin, of Arizona, and Messrs. Grant Todd.
and ROwell, CT the same Territory, with others
OF Nevada and Arizona, were present.
BOUNTY MONEY CASE DEcIsIoN.-In the
Supreme Court yesterday the case Of Hosmer, a
volunteer. Claiming 500 bounty money under
the Presidents call for volunteers in 1861, appeal
from the Court of Claims, was decided in favor
Of the claim. The objection to payment was
that the soldier had been discharged on sur
geon's certificate before the expiration OF the
term of enlistment. The court held that the
proclamation calling for volunteers and the
war department orders stipulatin2 to paw SlO8
together with the enlistment Of the man formeu
. valid contract, even though the soldier was
honoIably discharged before he had served the
stipulated two years.
NAVAL ArPROPRIATIoNs-The Naval Ap-
propriation bill reported from the Committee
ON Appropriations yesterday by Mr.. washburn
Of Wisconsin, proposes a total appropriation of
SIC ,64l ,S55.62. The appropriations for the sew
eral navy yards proper are as follows Ports
mouth, n. H., S13, 400; New York, S14, 400; Wash
ingt0n, ,S13 900 Pensacola - 97e Boston SIS 33e;
Philadelphia. SIS 900; Norfolk, $l0,90s; Mare
Island, e15,415. Other appropriations are as
follows:-For the Naval Asylum, S6,142; Bu-
reau OF Yards and Docks. $500 900; Bureau of
Equipment and Recruiting, 81, 500 900; Civil es-
tablshments at the several navy yards, S3s $50;
Contingent expenses of the Bureau of Equip
ment and Repairs, sl25. 900; Bureau Of Naviga-
tion, 4149 800; expenses of the Nautical Alma
nae, 30 600; expenses Of the Naval Observatory,
s31 200; contingent expenses OF the Bureau Of
Navigation, $1,000; Bureau Of Ordnance, $685.
O0; Bureau Of Construction and Repairs, g.
$50 900; Civil establishments of the several
yards, e65, 500; Bureau Of Steam Engineering
and Civil establishments at the several yards,