Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-07

this morning, and Judge Casey concluded his
argument in favor of Clarke, whose seat is con-
tested by Giddings.
VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAN having gone to New
York to lecture before the Odd Fellows for the
benefit Of the Chicago relief fund, Mr.. Anthony
presided to-day over the Senate.
VIM. NJ. EvARTs, one of tho counsel on the
part of the United States before the Geneva
commission, sails from New York in the Cuba
on the 9th inst.
Mr.. SUMNER, in the Senate this morning
gave notice that he would shortly introduce
bill to reduce internal taxation and abolish the
Office of Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
CHAs. A. KEssINsER, cadet at the United
States Military Academy from Ohio, has re-
signed, and his resignation has been accepted
by the War Department.
The MARRIAGE of the Hon. Eugene Hale the
rising young Congressman from Maine, to Miss
Chandler, daughter of Senator Chandler, will
take place in this city on the Goth inst.
DELEGATION or MoRNoNs left Salt Lake
City for Washington on Sunday, with view, it
is said, Of doing all they can to secure legislation
to protest the polygamOus tenet OF their religion
THE BRITISH AMERICAN CLAIMS COMMISSION
ments will be filed on Saturday, TO which day
the commission adjourned.
WILLIAM MCGAERAHAN, the irrepressible, is
endeavoring to have the action of Secretary
De!ano in relation to the Panoche Grande
quicksilver claim investigated by a Congress
sional committee.
REV. RICHARD q. CLANCY, Of Maryland
has been appointed a temporary clerk in the
Post Office Department, at asalsry OF 81 ,2oo per
annum. There are atpresent eight reverend or
eX-reverend gentlemen who hold positions in the
same department.
RESIGNATION OF AN L. S. JUDGE.-HoD.
Willard Hall, L. s. Judge for the District of
Delaware, has forwarded to the President his
resignation Of that position. The name of Judge
Fisher, at present U. S. Attorney for this Dis
trict Is mentioned prominently in connection
with the vacancy thus created.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN wYoMING-A tele-
gram received last night from Wyoming, states
that Governor Oampben's veto OF the bill to
abolish woman suffrage in that Territory will
have the effect of continuing the law giving
woman suffrage. The legislature has not con-
stitutional number of votes to overcome the veto.
SAW THE PREsIDENT.-SenatOrs Sherman
Spencer, Swami, Buckingham, Foreman,
Hitchcock, Kellogg, Logan, Osborn, Pomeroy,
and Robertson, and Representatives Dawes,
Kelly; Maynard, Plat, Kerr, Hosmer, and Hill,
and District Attorney Fisher, called at the
White House and had interviews with the
President this morning.
REDEMPTION OF FIvE-TwRNr1Es- SECOND
SERIEs.-Secretary Boutwell, to- day gave notice
that on and after the 9TH Of March, 1872, the
principal and accrued interest on the i've
twenty coupon and registered bonds, known AS
the second series" act OF February %, 1852,
will be paid at the Treasury Department. The
amount of these bonds not converted and thus
called in is So, O0O, 900.
The APPoRTIoNMESr BILL reported by Mr..
Farnsworth which was under consideration i'm
the House OF Representatives yesterday after
our report closed, is the same as that introduced
by Mr.. Cook last session. It fixes the number
to every 1856, 119 OF population, and proposes to
give an additional number to States having
fraction over one half that number, by which
latter Illinois and Missouri would gain another
member at large. General Buffers amendment
provides that the election in all the States for
members of Congress shall be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November in
each alternate year, by which the election of
members OF Congress would. every four years,
be held on the same day with tina; for President
and Vice President
PROPOSED INCREASE OF SALARIEs.-In
the Senate this morning, Mr.. Brownlow intro
duced a bill fixing the salaries Of the various
officers in the executive departments of the gov
eminent. 1t provides that from and after the
LIST day Of January next the salaries Of the AS
s.stant Secretaries, Solicitor, Second Comptrol-
Ter, Register and Supervising Architect of the
Treasury, Assistant Secretary of the Interior,
Commissioner Of Patents, Commissioner of In
dian Affairs and Commissioner Of Agriculture
shall be $4,000 per annum; Commissioner of Gus
toms, Auditors Of the Treasury, Commissioners
of the Land and Pension Offices, and Assistant
Postmaster Generals, "a 800 per annum each:
chief clerks OF the several departments, e, 500
each; Assistant Register OF the Treasury and
nl he tff hn h,.~z
| ury Department. 81, 900.
NoMINATIONs.--The President to-day sent
the following nominations to the Senate:
John W. Douglass, to be commissioner Of in
ternal revenue: VIM. T. Haines, commissioner
Of customs; VIM McMichael, assistant attornes
general Of the United States; Charles Chesley
solicitor of internal revenue; Chas. Z. Beaman,
State; Daniel Ii. johnson jr., a rociate
Justice OF the supreme court, New iexico
Isaac c. Mills, Y. 8. marshal eastern "a, -rict.
| Arkansas; >. X. Harrington, u. 5. attorney,
eastern district, Arkansas; James Neville, T..
). attorney for Nebraska; VIM. Speace. mar
shall, middle district, Tennessee; JOS. W. Fisher
chief justice supreme court. Wyoming; Edw. r.
Roe, marshal southern district, Illinois, Geo.
z. Bates, L 5. attorney tor Utah. James n.
kerns, marshal, eastern district, Pennsylvania;
Geo. Andrews, U. 8. attorney. eastern district,
Tennessee; HoraceA. Harrison, z. s. attorney
middle district, Tennessee.
Postmasters-James n. Dawes, Easton, Pa:
IL.
Kent, Ohio; j. NJ. Lewis, GAINESVILLE Ohio; o.
SlemInOns, Cadiz, Ohio; Hiram Rose, Norwalk.
Ohio; VIM. Wallace, Battle Creek, Mich; r. T..
Letter, Charlotte, Mich; Clinton Spencer,
Ypsilanti, Mich.
THE CASE OF MIR. s. p. BRowS.-we have
taken pains to ascertain the facts in rela-
ton to the item Of commissions charged in the
/ final account Of s. p. Brown, late navy agent,
20 which ailusicn has been made derogatory To
his character, By daily conte mporary. and
md them TO be as follows, entirely exonora-
ting him from the charge. During his Official
term Ne navy agent, at Washington, Mr.. Brown
disbursed about thirty millions OF dollars; not
one dollar was Undergraduates and not charge
made in his account which was not fully
authorized, and no charge to that effect has
ever been made against him by the Department
a portion Of those disbursements were made for
other yards and stations, including extra paw
and prize money under special direction and
authority OF the Navy Department, and we're I'M
no way connected with the regular o1icia duties
but were unusual and extraordinary, inyOiyinr
very great additional labor and responsibility
The commission charged in the settlement Of
accounts, and authorized by the Department,
Was one-iourth of one per cent. upon such tlis,
bursements, which Is the smallest compenss tio,,