Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-30

CONFIRMATION OF THE NEW POLICE JUDGE.
The Senate in Executive session to-day con-
frmed the nomination of VIM. b. Smell, of
Maine, to be Judge of the Police Court for the
District OF Columbia.
TIE SNArR REJECTS THE SAN DOMINGO
TEEATY.-The Senate went into executive ses-
sion to-day at one O'Clock, and proceeded to II e
consideration of the San Domingo treaty. Mr..
Morrill,, OF Vermont, spoke against the ratiica-
tion of the treaty; after which votes were taken
on several amendments to the treaty, which
were proposed by the President; and about a
quarter past two o'clock the vote was taken
upon the ratification of the treaty, and resulted
Yeas 2S, nays 2s; so the treaty was rejected
two-thirds vote being necessary for its ratifi-
cation.
ADMIRAL q. II. Poor, commanding North
Atlantic Fleet, has been directed to send the
L. s. steamer Tuscarora to New Orleans, to
convey three iron-clads, which have been re-
pairing there, to Key West, after which they
will doubtless be brought to a Northern station.
FAMILY REUNIoN.-The Boston Transcript
says the Clapp family will have a meeting on
the 2ith Of August at Northampton, Mass. A.
NJ. Clapp, of Washington, Congressional Prin-
ter i preside, and the Rev. DIR. Clapp, Of
New York, will deliver An historical address.
COUNTING THE CURRENCY-Messrs johnson,
Prentiss and Guthrie, the committee engaged
in examining the affairs of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing at the Treasury Depart
merit, Tor several days past, concluded the labor
Of counting the money yesterday afternoon,
and found it correct. To-day they were en-
NAVAL PROMOTIoNs.-TheS Senate has con-
rrm6d the following promotions in the Navy
Commodore o. l.. Glisson, to be Rear Admiral;
Captain VIM. Reynolds, to be Commodore;
Commander ;. Nicholson, to be Captain; Lieut.
Commander e Il. Lull, to be Commander;
LieLt. G. q. Schulze, to be Lieutenant Com
mander.
To BE PRoMoTED.-Captain William f.. lie
Roy, Commander Thomas Pattison, Lieutenant
Commanders Robert +. Bradford and Charles s.
Norton, and Lieutenant Thomas F. Wade have
been ordered to Washington, ID. c., for exami-
nation for promotion. Captain William IA.
Macomb has been detached from the command
of the Plymouth and ordered to this city for
examination for promotion.
THE SINKING FUNp-on Junel 30, 1869. the
sinking fund announced to 81, ,691 ,0Oe. To this
has been added, by purchase, during the pres
ent fiscal pear, s2s, ISL 800 in bonds, which will
make the sinking fund on the 1st or july s36-
s42.900, which, added to the purchases of the
special fund (Ss6, $50 ,200) ALL purchased within
the present fiscal year, gives grand total in the
EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE SKNATR-The
Senate yesterday afternoon confirmed the nomi-
nation Of Benjamin +. Pierotte, OF California.
as Consul to Bucharest An hour was then
spent on the St Domingo treaty, Mr.. Morrill,, of
Vermont, reading a speech In Opposition to it.
but which he had not concluded at five O'clock
wh' the Senate took recess until the evening
Sc me of the most earnest friends of the treaty
sseir II cannot receive the requisite two-thirds
vote will make an effort to annex San Domingo
by joint resolution, as in the case OF Texas.
which would require merely a majority of each
house.
TAX ON PAssENGERs.-Them manner in which
it is proposed by Congress to reach such cases
as the requirement by the State of Maryland of
tie one-fifth of gross receipts from passengers
on the Washington branch of the Baltimore and
ohio railroad, Is shown by the bill to punish the
collection Of illegal taxes on passengers, which
and referred to the judiciary Committae'
aking IL unlawful for any officer or agent OF
any railroad, steamship company, persons or
hrm, or for any corporation created by authority
State, or to any agent or officer thereon. anv
sum OF money as tax upon passengers or for
or on account of the transportation Of passsn-
gers into said State or out Of or across it's ter
iitory, or to charge or to collect such tar as a
part Of the fare Of such passenger or otherwise.
and imposing fine not excee ling five thousand
dollars nor less than one thousand dollars on
any such officer or agent lwho violates the law.
Any person pretending to act by or under the
authority Of any State, who shall collect or re-
ceive from any person or persons, or from any
railroad or other corporation, any sum ormoney
on behalf OF such State as a tax, for or on ac.
count of passengers coming into going ont of
or through such State, or for the transportation
OF passengers into, out Of or through such STATE.
shall forfeit and pay to the United States the
sum Of two thousand 1ollars, to be Collected bv
action Of debt.