Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-02


ates.
The CANDIDATES for admission to West Point
sent fI ON the South did not make a yery fstter
ing exhibit before the Board of Examiners. II
is reported that all save three were rejected.
aud even one of the lucky ones was imms sdiately
entered at the hospital to be treated for sore
eyes. Inc rejected ones, coming under the
ciassincatlon of "sore heads" were Of course
piulessly turned adriit, as Uncle Sam hos a.
ready full stock on hand su fiering from, q :.
we're attack Of Army Reduction IN. =. Car
mercial.
As USUAL, all the important legislation of the
session will lie settled finally by Committees of
Conferences. The Senate sent over to the
House to-day for no less than five conferences
on appropriation and other important hills
There are fears that the Indian appropriation
bill will fail entirely, es there seems to be an
almost unreconcilable difference between the
Senate and House on the subject of Indian
treaties. The Senate demands a recognition of
the treaties while the House reCoses to recog-
nize them, and will not make appropriations to
larry them into effect. Two Conference Com
mittees have already acted and were unable to
agree upon report The third committee was
appointed this morning.
THrrAx on salaries,-as the legislation stands
to-day,-win be continued during tie year 1870
and the 'pcore tax Is to be continued, but re-
dcced to two-and-a-half ler cent.
INTERVAL REVENUE STAMPS PRIHrING.-
Joseph X. Carpenter, OF Philadelphia, who
prints the adhesive Internal Revenue stamps
for Commissioner DelaDo, has arrived in the
city, In response to . summons to confer reia-
tive TO some changes to be made in the adhesive
n ~ Tn uforf
PRESIDENTIAL NoNInArIoNs.-The folio VIM
nominations were sent to the Senate this after
noon:
To TO Be Post%sstersooCalyin skinner, at Ma
James N: Dickerson, BOscobel, Wis; Peter A.
Gan)in, Cle3rneld, Pa; Geo. w. Day, Phi,ins-
burg, Pa; John A. Warren, Henry, IN; OF.
Woodcock, ElmWcod, Ill.
TIE NEW JuDsE-Ths Washington CORES
pondent Of the New York Poss SAYS: ..The
Senate Judiciary Committee will not act on the
Domtrat.on Of Mr.. Oliver for Associate ,Jusfice
OF the supreme Court Of this district for some
days YET, ss I they desire to hear what objections
through the committee they have appointed for
that purpose"
BUTLER ANks - The marriage Of M,ss
Blanche Butler daughter Of Gen. Butler) to
General Ames, will take place July 2lst, at St.
Annes church, (Episcopal3 Lowell. The fes-
tivities will occupy four days, eliminating with
the ceremony, and will consist OF Q grand ball.
illu%ins,ioD: BY The neiehbor., &c. The brides
Blanche; miss Nesmith. daughter Of the late
Lieut. Gov. John Nesmith; Miss Fanny Talbot.
daughter OF U. p. Talbot, ESQ, and Miss Chand,
Ter, daughter Of Senator Chandler, Of Michigan.
THE amount Of fractional currency rece,ved
BY the Treasurer Of the United States, from the
printing division, during the week ending to-day,
was &29s 200; and the shipments OF legal ten
deis and fractional currency, during the same
period, was e4ss, ,124. ~ go
uyer Of the United States in trust for national
banks, reported to-day. were as follows:-For
circulating notes, ssi2 27s $50; for deposits of
The amount Of mutilafed bank-notes burned
during the week was e4I3, ,20o-making the total
smcunt bsrned to date "a, sos ,77s. The natioral
sfSsd s fs1 Si was
ior 4,6o5, and leaving the balance due Tor
mntjlafed notes ez9s ,07s.
III. Ihs si,s Dscns I. ALI s.Ss =, Circulation outstanding At
The amount Of fractional currency redeemed
and destroyed during the week wss S62e, 900.
THE HOUSE FUNDING BnL.-The House yes-
terdsy passed the bill to refund and consolidate
the national debt. An amendments were voted
down, and the bin goes to the Senate about -
it came from the Ways and Means Committee
The bill provides for the issue Of thousand
millions thirty year four per cent. coin bonds,
exempt from all taxation, which the treasury Is
authorized 70 sell ct par for coin, and to apply
the proceeds to the redemption Of any $40 bonds
Of the United States at their par yalue; or the
Secretary may exchange the new bonds for such
$40 bonds, par for par. The Secretary Is
further authorized. and, In this respect, Is I'm
strucfed to ure, in bis discretion, any coin that
can be conveniently applied to that purpose, to
pay at par and cancel sny six per cent. United
States bonds winch have or may become redeem
able by the terms Of their Issue. The remaining
feature Of the bill authorizes the Secretary to
receive United States gold coin on deposit for
not les than thirty days, who shall issue certid-
Gates OF deposit at rate not exceeding three
per cent. per aDnum, which coin may be With
drawn on ten days notice. Not less than twenty
i've per cent. Of this deposited coin In the
treasury shall Be retainedin the treasury for the
payment OF said certificates; and the excess
above Twenty-Five per cent. may be applied. at
the discretion Of the Secretary, to the Fedemp-
ten Of such outstanding bonds as have matured.
II Is doubtful il the bill passes the Senate aud
should il do so Its enforcement Is left discretion
airy with the Secretary OF the Treasury, aud IL
Is understood that IL does not meet his approval