Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-18
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RKvENUE-The receipts to-day
from this source were si42, ,52s.
THE ONLY NOMINATION sent to the Senate to-
day was that of Chester A. Krum, to be U. s.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Ex-SHCRETARY SEWARD and his party have
arrived at Havana from Vera Cruz. They will
probably spend week or so in Cuba.
SAN DoNINGo.-The Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations had under consideration, this
morning, the San Domingo treaty, but took no
action thereon.
THE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE having
considered the matter of a general removal of
disabilities, il is understood that bill win be
prepared and be considered at the next meeting.
TIE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE had a
long session this morning, during which Secre-
tary Boutwell, was before them in reference to
his financial policy.
The GOVERNOR OF NEBRASKA is here, and
says that he shall call a special meeting Of the
Nebraska Legislature in twenty days, to ratify
the fifteenth amendment.
CoNFIRNKD.-The Senate in executive session
yesterday confirmed III. HI. Emmons to be Cir
cult Judge for the sixth judicial district, in
place of Withey, declined.
THE Posi- OFFICE INvEsTIGATIoN.-The
House Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads held a meeting this morning, and had be-
fore them Benjamin Oertley, late a draughts-
man at the Treasury Department.
Hon. JAS. F. WILSON was not a candidate for
United States Senator from Iowa, and the tele-
grams published here, purpOrting to give the
vote received by him, were erroneous, as shown
by correct reports Of the vote in detail since re-
ceived, in which his name does not appear.
The SuB-COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
have Gu tdown the appropriations for the Indian
Bureau from five to two millions, and have also
cut out entirely the estimates for the Land Of
flee, amounting to $4,000, on the ground that
there was surplus on hand, and the expenses
must be curtailed to use up the surplus.
The WALL STREET INvEsTIGATION.-The
House Committee on Banking and Currency
of the Tenth National Bank in New York, and
Mr.. Ellis, of the firm of Heath a. Co., who were
brokers for Jay Gould & Co., whose testimony
they heard relative to the recent gold panic in
Wall street.
YIRGINIA.-The Senate was engaged on the
Virginia bill again to-day, and at the time our
report closed there was every indication of a
night session. 1t is very doubtful if a vote will
h.a Ill I.1T,-
were crowded, and a number of members of the
House were upon the floor of the Senate prom
inent among whom were General Butler and
Mr.. Bingham.
The CosT OF THE WASHINGTON AorEDUCr.
Speaker Blaine laid before the House this morn-
ing communication from Secretary Boutwell,
transmitting letter from the Register of the
Treasury, giving statement of the amounts ap-
propriated and expended for the construction
and completion of the Washington Aqueduct, in
answer to the House resolution of the 7th inst
The appropriations for the same from 1862 to
1869 were s3 ,3O1 ,Os4, and the expenditures
So, 3,3oi,1s'; leaving an unexpended balance of
s2,2S.
GUESTS At THE WHITE HOUsE.-George W
Childs, ESD, proprietor Of the Philadelphia
Public Ledger, and lady, have accepted the in
vitation of the President and Mrs. Grant and
will be their guests at the White House for sew
eral days during the present week.
Mr.. Childs was an early and judicious friend
Of General Grants, and as he wants nothing
now from the Administration, his friend
ship is Of that disinterested kind that the Pres
ident evidently appreciates for its rarity.
IMPORTANT DECISION OF COMMISSIONER
DELANo-A PORTION OF THE INCOME TAX TO
BE CoNTINUED-Commissi Delano yester-
day made the important decision that the in
come tax assessed upon Government employees,
and Army and Navy officers, and upon the divi-
dends Of banks, railroads and other corpora
tions, the distributed profits made by them, az
well as interest amounts used for the construc
ton Of buildings, cars, ETC., does not expire with
the year 1870, the law excepting these from the
incomes on which the tax will cease to be cOllec-
ted after the 3oth Of April next.
TIE RECEPTION TO PRINCE ARTBuR.-The
formal reception by the English Minister to
Prince Arthur Wellington Patrick, third son OF
Queen Victoria, who will arrive here on Sun
day next, is 10 be given at the new Masonic
Temple, on Thursday, the 26th instant. Mr..
Thornton has engaged the entire second floor of
the building, including the banqueting hall and
be put up under the direction of Mr.. Thornton,
and will be of the most elegant character.
There will be a banquet, to be followed by dan
cling.
TIE FIRST REPRESENTATION OF SCHOOL"
by Laura Keene's excellent Philadelphia COM
pany, at Wallis Opera House last evening, was
very successful. The comedy is a very pleasing
and effective one, and it was given in style
that We might expect from q company Of which
we have heard so much, and which has worked
together 50 long and with such eciat tits hardly
necessary to state that the costumes and other
accessories Of the play were in good taste and in
strict keeping with its character. "School"
viii be repeated this evening, and We advise
lovers Of good acting to see 1t.
The PROPOSED NEW STATE DEPARTMENT
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Fish, Boutwell,, Bel
knap, and Cox, Gen. Michler, and Architects
Mullett and Clarke, the Commission to select Q