Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-16

Ties after brief visit to the West.
LEAVE TAKING.-There was a large number
of Senators and Representatives at the Execu-
tive Mansion this morning to bid the President
good bye, and he was kept busy in receiving all
the forenoon.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsTDRNT-The
President has appointed VIM. w. Bell Collec-
tor OF Internal Revenue for the third district of
Mississippi, and Henry W. Bowden Assessor for
the second district of Virginia.
THE WAR IN EURoPE.-What Should be Done
to Increase the Efficiency of Our Macy f-vice Ad-
miral Porter expresses the opinion that in view
Of the situation between France and Prussia
fourteen thousand seamen should be enlisted
Immediately, and all of our ea-going vessels,
eighty-two in number, fitted out for sea. he
also thinks that sixty fifteen-inch guns should
be placed upon these vessels. 1t is stated that
the President agrees with Admiral Porter in
these views.
The DULL SEASON has already commenced
here, and throughout the Executive Depart
ments great inactivity prevails, nothing what
ever transpiring to relieve the dull monotony
of routine business number Of clerks in the
various Offices are enjoying their annual leave
of absence for thirty days. In the course of the
next ten days, all Of the Cabinet officers will be
absent from the city, but will visit Washington
at intervals of ten days or two weeks, to keep
up the routine business of their Departments.
The administrators and Representatives
are rapidly leaving the city for their homes, and
already nearly one-half Of the members of each
House have departed. By the middle of next
week there will hardly be q dozen Representa-
tves in the city, as every train out decreases the
number here. Senators Anthony, Buckingham,
COnkliDg, Edmunds, Fenton, Ferry, Flanagan.
Hamilton. OF Nd, Hamlin, Howell, John
ston, McCreery, Morton, Patterson, Robertson.
Scott. Vickers. and Wiley left last night and
this morning for their homes, and Senators
Foreman, Cameron, Cattell, Davis, Saulsbnrv.
Tipton' and others will leave to-Sight or to-mor-
row. .,
THK DEBT OF WAsHINGToN-THR CRRTIPI-
GATES OF INDEBTEDNESS AUTHORISED BY CoN-
GREss.-The clause in the sundry civil annro-
priatiOn bill authorizing the corporation of
Washington to issue certificates of indie ebtedness
provides that the corporation may issue sucb
certificates not to exceed 500 OOe in addition TO
the sum heretofore authorized; to bear interest
at the rate off 3-10 cents per annum, and be re-
deemable within five years from the date of
o.
nomination than $50, and to be receivable for
taxes due the corporation; not to exceed 90 DER
centum OF the amount due by any TAXPAYER
and the certificates shall be used for mn othe,
purpose than the payment of the ascertained
Indebtedness Of the corporation of washineton
to the 9Th day Of June, 1870.
The RESOLUTION directing the Mayor of this
city to have the grades Of the streets in the vi
cinity Of the Capitol so modified and estab-
lished, with the approval of the chief engineer
Of the army or officer In charge OF public build
as may be necessary to effect an easy and proper
approach to the Capitol, and to furnish a pian
Of the same to Congress at its next meeting, was
passed by both houses last evening.
THE AVENUE PAvEMENT-The Senate
amendment to the civil appropriation bin which
provided that the United States should paw one
half Of the amount assessed upon property
fronting on the avenue for paving that thorough
fare, under the recent bill, and should also pay
for all that portion in front Of the public reser-
vations, was stricken out by the conference
committee on the bill; hence the pavement
poration of Washington and Railroad Companv
as provided in the original bill.
The DISTRICT APPRoPRIATIoNs.-Con
trict Of Columbia during the present session.
and the various appropriations for District mat
ters in some instances are larger than have been
made for some years. The appropriation for
the Washington aqueduct is about $12O OO0 and
authority Is given to Washington and George
town to lay an additional main, regulate the
supply Of water, &c. Gen. Michler, engineer i'm
charge Of public buildings and grounds, will
have q moderate amount for the various works
under bis supervision; and the number of bills
,nw<n ntpsSyn HrS SrnA, ly>l-.
have been passed is larger than at any one ses-
sion for many years past.
The CONGRESSIONAL PRINTER ExoNERArEr.
In the Senate yesterday, Mr.. Anthony, from
the Committee on Printing, which recently in
Hs;tisatsGa a.1S the charges against SongressiOna
one Of the members, Mr.. Cssserly, not agreeing
with the views Of the majority on two or three
unimportant matters. The report reviews the
charges, and the most important Of them were
entirely abandoned. The committee conclude
their report by saying that "there Is no Just
ground for the allegations OF incompetency, ex-
part Of the Congressional Printer, and they see
no reason for doubling his declaration, that he
bad endeavored to discharge his duties, as de-
nned M oy law; ~ ; sc0n0micaily and Justly: The al
evidence, and the services Of the Congressional
Printer appear TO have been faithful and in re-
suits valuable to the Government" This, 1t
stance Of the report, in . paragraph in TIE
STAR, which statement was then c0ntradicted
by some Of our contemporaries.
THE EUROPEAN COMPLIcATIoN-f1eS Spanish
kinister aad Secretary HsA.-The Spanish Minis
ter called yesterday on the Secretary Of State
and made the following communication, which
shows that Spain viii remain neutral in the
coming contest:
MADRID, July Is.
From the Mnister of State to the Representative of
Spaia at WasAtneton:
The President OF the Council of Ministers has
received nom the Prince Of Hohenxollern the
following telegram:
On Account OF the complications which seem
to rise out Of the fact that my son Leopold Is q
candidate for the throne OF Spain, and on &C
count OF the troubled situation which late events
have made for the Spanish people, in placing
them in position where they are controlled BY
their National feeling, and, as am satisfied
that under such circumstances her suffrage
would not be as free as my son has been led to
believe in consentiDg to be candidate, I with
draw him in his own name.
(Signedl PRINCE OF HoHKNZOLLRRN.
The h0vorunauf Urafafu1 N Prince of