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

MIR. PARNELL, Deputy Commissioner OF In.
ternal Revenue, has returned to this CITY from
| new YORK, and was at his desk this morning.
GEN. d. ID. BINGHAM, Ouartermaster m G
army, who succeeds Gen. Dana ON duty i'm tho
peartermaster Generals office, arrived here
yesterday.
/ LeTTA, the charming, appears at the Ma
uonai Iheater this evening in "The Little De-
.'out, piece Written specially for her, and
i IN whicn she mpcrsOhatcs six characters.
4
dEN. PLEAsANToS, Collector OF Internal
| Revenue for the thirty-second District of New
| YORK, was at the Internal Revenue Bureau this
morning.
SENATOR AND Mrs. SpR AeuR pave an e,eo,n IN.
| dinner party Saturday night. The Marine Band
| was IN attendance, and the evening closed with
| dancing. 81 ,f. FFra ~. 800 : =
| SECRETARY BOUTWELL, has gone on A brieY
Trip to his home in It's, aud the
PRESIDENT has commissioned Assistant Secretary
Hartley to act as Secretary during his absence.
HE CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN, members
from Georgia claim that the Bingham amsnd-
ment will be adopted by the vote OF Vice Presi.
dent Colfax ON = tie vote in the Senate.
NoEMAN W. DODGE, ESQ.,, and wife. Of Nav
York, are making short visit to this CITY. and
are the guests Of Lewis j. Davis, ESQ. Mr..
Dodge was married in Paris some months a0o
to the daughter Of the Rev.A. D. Gillette, of this
city.
IHk LITERARY REUNIONS" instituted nv
hon. Horatio King, and which have been one of
the most enjoyable features of Washington
society this season may be said to have culmi-
mated In interest with the entertainment op
Saturday night, when "Grace Greenwood, gave
some readings before an audience including
the first dignitaries Of the nation.
Among those present were President Grant.
vice President COlfax, General Sherman,
senator sherman and lady, Senator Howe.
SENATOR Fowler, Senator Upton and
lacy, Senator Ross, Mrs. Mayor Bowen and
sister, General j. A. Garfield, Hon. t;inerv
'Twichell and lady, Hon. w. 4. Niblack, Judge
Advocate General Holt and lady, Judge Wood
ward, Pennsylvania; Mr.. Lippincott, Genera,
Coburn, Indiana; Hon. Hamilton Ward and
lady, Hon. Mr.. Strickland and daughter Judye
Poland, Vermont; Hon. Mr.. Blaekfan, daugb-
tiers, and Miss Keene; Miss Cox, daughter og
Secretary Cox; A. r. SpofOrd, Librarian of
Congress, and lady; Commissioner Wilson.
Land Office; Mrs. e. w. Denison. Hon. John
Brodhead. Hon. +. B. French and lady, General
Balloch, Freedmsh's Bureau; j. Sayles Brown.
Judge BARLEY, Hon. w. j. Smith, &c, Sc.
The first reading, given by Mrs. Lippincott
(Grace Greenwood,) was a delightful original
and this was followed by her capital rendition
of Yankee character in passage from Lowelps
Biglow Papers," Mrs. Lippncott has never
appeared as public reader, but she has fine
capabilities in that direction, good voice, good
fona nd nh
lustIous eyes, and a mobile countenance we'll
calculated to give expression and effect to the
characters represented.
AT the close of the readings an hour or 80 was
spent in social intercourse, interspersed with
duet playing by Mr.. H. r. King and Wife some
wonderful whistling solos by Mr.. King, and
songs from Miss Cox, daughter Of the Secre-
tary, Mr.. Slade, Messrs. Mcleod and Small
(roliicking Scotch air,) and Miss Oler.
AT WHAT TINE the Presidents proclamation
of June 1ith, 1865, in regard to commercial in
tercourse, removing restrictions in certain nor
tons of the South, took effect, is now pepdipq
in the Court of Claims. The intention Is To an.
peal the question to the United States Supreme
Court, in order definitely to determine whether
the proclamation took effect on the 9th of June
lS65, or on the 9th Of that month.
THK SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT IN CONGRESS-
SHALL TIE WOMEN yoTE?-In the House this
morning Mr. Julian proposed the following as
a sixteenth amendment to the Constitution:
Sec. I. The right of citizens of the United
of sex.
Sec. 2. The Congress shall HI ave power to en-
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
NoMISArIoNs-The President sent the fol.
lowing nominations to the Senate this after.
noon: .E
Moees Hallett, to be Chief Justice Supreme
Joseph Hobson, to be Assessor of Internal
Revenue Sd District Of Iowa. Morris Friedsam
to be Assessor Of Internal Revenue 9th District
of New York, vice A. whitman, declined.
Albert J. Lowry to be Postmaster at Placer
Thomas d. Davis to b Postmaster at B. Bsverly,
william H. Frazier to be Justice of the Peace
for District Of Columbia.
THE DISTRICT IN CoN9Rsss.-In the Senate
this morning Mr.. Lewis, from the Committeeon
the District Of Columbia, reported back the bill
to incorporate the Washington, Norfolk and
mendation that 1t be passed. The bill names as
corp0rat0rs W. /. Wall, E. A. Ryther. u. W.
Boteler, Horatio Browning and others, and has
heretofore been noticed in THE STAR.
MIR. Hamlin, from the same committee. re-
ported back the bill to amend and consolidate
the several acts In relation to the Metropolitan
Police, elsewhere given in The STAR. Also, the
bill to incorporate the Air Motor Company. l
With recommendation that 1t be passed.
TIE NEW INTERNAL REVENUE BIIL-The
House Committee on Ways and Means Is rapidly
completing the new Internal Revenue bill. II
reduces into one act all the internal revenue
laws heretofore passed, and nmplihes many
conflicting portions Of the same, but makinc i
on the whole, Q pamphlet COPY OF four hundred
pages, being the longest bill ever Considered by
Congress. The committee, in order to avoid
being bothered BY delegations, are keeuine 4
their votes on various interests secret, but H IL
learned that they are adhering to the orieinal
resolution to reduce internal TAXATION bv this Il
bill thirty millions Of dollars. The income tax 4
is reduced, but whether by reducing the rate or
increasing the exemptions b not positively
HoNoRs TO rHI LATE GIN. GBo. II. THonAa.
Vice President Cclfax and Speaker Blaine, who
were authorized by the joint resolution to ar
range for suitable action on the part Of Con-
gress In respect TO the memory of Major Gen.
Geo. II. Thomas, have agreed that = public
meeting shall be held In the han OF the House
tomorrow evening ct clock, TO be presified
over BY Secretary Coz, which ahall be ATTENDED,
by members Of both Houses. Also, for th0- m
pointment Of committee Of SIX Senators and
seven Representatives. to attend the funeral