Evening star., 1870-01-08
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts to-day
from this source were S455,O22
GOVERNOR SAFFoR, Of Arizona, is at the
Ebbitt.
PERsoNAL.-Bishop Simpson is in town, and
is the guest of Senator Harlan
TREASURER SPINNER yesterday transmitted
to New York a check for 81 ,6a3. .eO0 81 in coin.
to be sold for the credit of the sinking fund
FIRST ASSISTANT ENGINEER p. \. REARICK
OF this city, has been ordered to the New York
navy yard.
The WHITE HpUsE.-1he President granted
interviews to large number of persons this
morning, among whom were many Senators
and Representatives.
NJ. L. LOWRY, PENNSYLVANIA State Senator
with Messrs. Lewis w. Smith and William
McMichael, of that State, had an interview
with the President this morning, and urged him
to appoint Benjamin III. Brewster, of Pa, At
torney General, in place of Judge Hoar.
MORE DELAY.-On account of some delav on
the part Of the Bank Note Printing Companies
in New York, the balance OF the new legal
tender notes will not be ready for circulation
for several weeks. The fifties, it is thought.
will be ready for issue about the 18th inst.
The STATEMENT contained in morning con-
temporary, in relation to the arrest of w. Fl.
Parker for violation Of the Revenue laws. is an
error as Col. Parker was simply summoned as
witness for the Government i'm the late frauds
committed in the 9Th Virginia district.
CAPT. ROBERT SwEATMAN, 9th cavalry, re-
Gently tried before general court martial in
wyoming Territory tor violation of the 45th
article of war, &C., has been found guilty and
sentenced to be cashiered, which sentence has
been approved by the President, and the name
OF Capt. Sweatman stricken from the roll.
The POSTMASTER GENERAL has invited a
number Of prominent Postlnasters throuobout
the country and Special Agents of the Depart
ment to meet him on the 18th inst. to confer on
matters pertaining to the Postal Service. and
not on the 18th as has been stated
The PRESIDENTS FIRST STATE DINNER. as
already stated. will take place on next Wednes-
day evening at the Executive Mansion. and be
attended by members of the Cabinet Senators
and Representatives, about 81 in number. State
dinners will take place every Wednesday even
ing during the season.
THE Baltimore papers have a sharp card from
Mr.. f. A. Pollard, in answer to .sa certain
party who, having no longer any right to NV
name, and using an unhappy nOtOriety to profit
her present trade n hotel-keeper, is very busy
in advertising herself" sc. Pistols and coffee
or tea-for two!
ENFORCING THE REVENUE LAws-Secretarv
Belknap has authorized officers of the army on
duty in Texas, Florida, and Georgia. to loan
pistols and rifles to revenue officers. and to sell
them powder and shot at cost whenever they
may require the same while hunting up the
Illicit distlleres and the yiOlators of the Internal
Revenue laws. Troops also are at the command
OF the revenue collectors whenever desired
The ANNEXATION OF SAN DoMINGo-It Is
understood that $3.50 900 have already been paid
for the lease of Samana, over which the United
States now have jurisdiction 1t is thought that
the President will send to the Senate a message.
with treaty for the annexation of San DOMINGO.
The sum OF 81 800 900 is proposed to be given for
public buildings, &c, this being the entire ex-
pense Of the transaction. The country is to be
The ALLEGED CUBAN PRIvATEEH Anna
Collector Clarke, Of the port of Charleston. s.
e., reports that the alleged Cuban steamer Anna
has been thoroughly searched, at the instance of
the Spanish consul, and nothing of a warlike
character was found on board. The vessel was
held upon a techncality, but the collector saws
she was libelled for causes unknown to him
The Secretary of the Treasury has directed
the vessel to be released and the matter turned
over to the State Department, from which
source. through the complaint of the Sans,
minister, the examination was made.
TOBACCO SEIZURES IN THE INDIAN COUNTRY.
The Commissioner Of internal revenue has sent
instructions to the supervisor OF the division
embracing the Indian territory, to seize all un-
stamped tobacco manufactured there as large
quantities Of leaf tobacco are taken thither from
Arkansas and other adjacent States and manu-
factured with view to evade federal taxation,
On the ground that neutral land is exempt by
treaty from taxation. The tobacco which NAV
be seized will be brought into the State of Ar
kansas, where the court will settle the question
OfjursdictiOn. 1t is not designed to seize the
factories, but only the manufactured tobacco.
on which the tax has not been paid.
RIGHTS OF TERRITORY IN THE NATIONAL
CEMETERIEs-OPINION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
HOAR.-Attorney General Hoar will transmit to
the Senate on Monday next, in obedience to the
resolution calling for it, hi, opinion of July %
1869, rs to whether the act OF February y, 1866.
to establish and protect national cemeteries, is
competent to vest in the United States exclusive
jurisdiction over lands acquired for that pur-
pose. After reciting the provisions of the law
which declares that the title to these national
cemeteries shall be vested in the United States
and its jurisdiction over them shall be exclusive.
MIR. Hoar cites the eighth section of the first
article of the constitution and goes on to remark
as follows:
81 am of opinion that under this provision of
the constitution there is no power in Congress to
acquire or assert exclusive Jurisdiction over any
part Of the territory of any State without the
consent Of the Legislature of the State, and that
III order to acquire exclusive jurisdiction over a
national cemetery the consent Of the Legislature
OF the State in which the same is situated must
first be obtained. have no doubt that as Incl
dent to the power of making war, the national
government has the power to bury the dead who
have fallen in battle and to appropriate for this
purpose such lands as are necessary to hold such
burial places, and to protect them from desecra-
ton, ii the consent of the Legislature of the
State in which the burial place is situated can
be obtained. think it might well be held to be
included under the terms OF the constitutional
provisions above cited, and exclusive iuristlic-
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