Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-18

TIE INTERNATIONAL MEETING Of the south
American Republics, through their representa-
tives, will take place in May. .s5=1..
SENATOR WILSON spoke last evening in Rev.
DIR. Cuyler's church, Brooklyn N. Y, on temper
ance. .r.r. ll.. sr .....E ... --tT =
PKRsoNAL.-Gen. Shields was on the Senate
fsor to-day, and had quite protracted hand
shaking with old friends. -- -r.-... q
SECRETARY FISH has leased of Senator Nor
gan his residence in this city for one year longer,
which fact has upset the slate as to Cabinet
changes got up by the gossips here. n
II. j. NORTON was to-day appointed a tem
porary clerk in the Finance office or the Post
Once Department. vice j. p. Richardson pro-
Cart. RICHARD w. MEADE, U. s. Navy, died
in New York on Saturday, of apoplexy. He was
wen known In this city, where he resided for a
number Of years. -...i ....r rr.. 81.
3 A FIvE-DoLLAR Commemorative dollars
was to-day received at the Treasurer's Office
for the conscience fund, sent through the Col
iector OF the Second District of Maryland.
CASH IN THE TREAsunr,--rhe coin balance
in the Treasury at the close OF business on Sat-
day was sl12, ,223 ,o7o4, of which amount s37,-
o36,O00 was for coin certificates. The currency
balance was sio, ,9eo ,ol4s4 ~''
+. A. STARRINNG, ESQ.,, for a year past the
agent ofthe United States to examine Consular
affairs and Consular accounts, rendered his res
ignation to the President ON Saturday, and il
was accepted. ..~...5r -..''.'---
THE TURKISH Minister, Blacque Bey, re-
joices over his third child, born on the same day
that the Vice Presidents heir came into life.
As soon as Mrs. Blacgue is sufficiently recovered
the family will depart for Europe.
T. l.. CoRDozo, Secretary of State OF South
Carolina, and A. j. Ransier, Esq, Chairman of
the Republican Executive Committee OF that
State, we're at the Executive Mansion TO-DAY.
and had an interview with the President
THR MANLY ART IN THE SKNATE-Ip the
Senate, to-day, bill to prevent prize-fightinp.
which was introduced by Mr, Wilson, on Feb
euary 25th last, was reported adversely upon nv
MI. Irumbull, and its consideration postponed
indetri,ly.
DON'T WANT TO PAY INCOME TAX FOR 1870
Mr.. Sherman presented i'm the Senate this
morning petition signed by l4s clerks in the
Treasury Department, asking to be released
from pay ment OF the income tar on their sala-
ries.
NEWS FROM TIE SABINR.-A letter received
at the Navy Department this morning from
Commander j. G. Walker of the frigate Sabine
announces that he arrived at Gibraltar on tl,e
evening Of March I'D, ten days from Naples
and would sail soon for Madeira. All well ON
board. .....
AMONG the subscribers to the Calverlv bust
Of Elicit, the artist, which wa. recently pre-
sented to the National Academy OF Design
were Messrs. W. W. Corcoran, G. W. Riggs,
Franklin Philip, j. e. Mcclure, and Frederick
Mcclure, Of this city. In addition to having
been friends of the deceased, these gentlemen
are all recognized as among the most liberal
and judicious patrons Of art in tue country.
UDivoRcKs IN THE DISTRICT OF Colt MBIA.-
Mr.. Mungen introduced in the House this morn
ing bill concerning divorces in the District OF
Columbia, which provides that in all cases in
which by law the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia is authorized to decree divorce
from bed and board, 1t shall have authority in
its discretion to decree divorce from the bon6s
Of matrimony. Referredto to District Committee.
The LEGAL TENDER CASES IN THE SUPREME
CoURT.-The cases OF ID. b. and o. 3. Latham.
Deming against the United States, appeals from
the Court Of Claims Involving the legality OF the
legal tender acts, which were fixed for rearpu-
ment in the Supreme Court to-day, Messrs. j.
NJ. Carlisle, Jno. d. Mcpherson and Clarkson
Potter appearing for the appellants, and the
Attorney General for the appellee, did not come
up on account Of the argument in the case OF
the Merchants National Bank OF Boston against
the State National Bank of Massachusetts being
In progress, andthe argument or which was
resumed, after several opinions had been de-
hvered. The legal tender cases will be taken
up as soon as the present case is disposed of.
The New wAPPoRTIoNxExr OF THE HOUSE, OF
RKPEEsEKTATIyRs.-Th bill which passed the
House to-day for the election OF Representatives
to Congress among the several States provides
that from and after the third day of March,
1871, the House Of Representatives shall be com
posed Of two hundred and seyenty-fve members,
! 10 be apportioned among the several States in
accordance with the provision Of this act Pro
have been made, any new stsss sasi ne a%tl sni
ted into the Union, the representative or repre-
sentatives of such new State shall be additibnal
herein limited; and Il the numser Of repTesen-
tatives OF any State shall be reduced by such
apporti0nment, such reduction shalf not
| such State shall have the same number of,rep-
resensstives i'm the fortysecond Congress TO
| which it is by law entitled I'm Tho forty-first
Congress, md any representative or representa-
lives which such State may have in the Sorty-
second CQnGfess In excess Of the number fxsd
by such appert,onment shall be addftional to the
number Of two hundred end seventy five herein
l limited; and If the representation Or any State
1 shall be increased by such apporti0nment, any
additional representative or representivee Of
snch State IN the forty-sec0nd CenHress shall he
Chosen by the State at large, and Al the repre-
sentatiyes for the f0rtysec0nd Congress shaft be
chosen in the respective Congressional Districts
row provided by law IL, the several Ststes.
l That after the next enumeration of the in
habitanfs Of the United States shall have been
Completed according 70 law. and before the 18th
day OF August, iS7o, the Supermtendent or tina
I Census shall prepare and submit 70 the Secre-
| tary Of the iRterior preliminary report OF the
| results OF such enumeration, embracing such
| statistics ts shall be necessary to enable the
Secretary OF the Interior TO perform the duties
in his act prescribed. - -.-.--- =
That after the preliminary report providedfor
| shall have been submitted to the Secretary of
| the interior, be shall ascertain from such pre-
| iininary report the basis Of representation Of
/ each State, and the aggregate basis of repre-
| sentation OF the United States; and he shall a.
/ certain the basis OF representation Of the sey-
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