Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-27

the senate his resignation as one OF the regents
of the Smithsonion Institute, to take effect
/.
ISAIAH HANscoN. the new chief of the Bu-
Eau OF Construction and Repair at the Navy
Department, will enter upon the discharge OF
his duties on Monday, relieving Mr.. Lenthal,
who is the retired list.
GIN. MAX. WEBER, assessor of internal reve
nue. for the 9Th district of New York until its
consolidation with the 4th district, has been ap-
pointed supervisor, and will soon enter upon
the discharge Of his duties.
TIE CONFERENCE COMMITTEES of the Senate
and House on the bill to provide Territorial
form OF government for the District of Columbia
will meet at one O'Clock on Saturday. Written
suggestions from persons interested in the bill
will be considered at that meeting, il is under
stood.
ACoUITTAL OF HON. X. X. BUTLER.-In the
Criminal Court to-day, as VIII be seen by our
court report, the jury found verdict OF not
guilty in the case of Hon. X. X. Butler, charged
with forgery. 1t was apparent to all in the
courtroom, after the prosecuting witness had
been cross examined, that there was no case
against the accused.
The GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL FOR THE IN
sANE.-Dr. Nichols, Superintendent of the
Government Hospital for the Insane, was before
the House Committee on appropriations this
morning, and fully explained the deficiency for
that institution (s25 ,500.) The committee
being satisfied of the necessity for that sppro-
priafion agreed to report In favor Of that
amount.
The WEST POINT INvKsTIGATIoN.-Thes sub
committee of the House Military Committee to
investigate the recent troubles at West Point,
left here last evening for the military academy.
The sub. COMMITTEES having been fe0rganizsa
II d.
diana, in place Of General A. Cobb, and General
SlOcum, OF New York, in place Of General Nor
gan, now consists Of Messrs. Asper, Packard,
and Slocum.
TIE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA, at their meeting yesterday,
authorized Senator Sumner to report bill
approprating s12 900 for the relief OF the desti
tute poor Of the city.
The committee agreed to report unfavorably
on the bill amending the act exemptng school
and church property from taxation, so as to
exempt such property from taxes for which 1t
was liable prior to the passage of the act.
NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate yesterday:
Geo. W. Blackburn, to be collector of inter-
nal revenue, 9Th district Tennessee. Munson II.
Treadwell, collector Of internal revenue, ID
New York, 9th and 9Th consoldated.) Marshall
b. Blake, collector OF internal revenue, 32d
New York. First Lieut.. John r. McGinniss, to
Also, the following nominations to-day:
Bowen Mallack, Appraiser of Merchandise,
Cincinnati; Joshua ID. Geddings, Assistant
Treasurer, Charleston. s. G.; Alanson Human,
Richard w. King, Collector Of Customs, Pam
lico, n. T..
AWARD OF CONTRACTS BY THE Posr OFFICE
DEPARTMENT.-A few days since we referred
TO the proposals received under advertisement
for supplying stationery paper, Irvine, letter
balances and stationery to the Post Office De-
partment. The Postmaster General, after
mature delberation, has made the following
awards:-GeOrge Hill, jr., of Georgetown, ID,
c., contract for the large paper at S5.I7; small
SIZE paper to Messrs. Jessup & Moore, OF Phil
adelphia, at $3.50; the cotton Irvine to Nessrs
Gould, Pearce & Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio, at
$3.50; hemp twine to +. ii. Smith, Of New
York, at sls.I3; letter balances to Fairbanks &
Co., viz, or. 81, OF. S143. metric sl43.
The JUDICIARY COMMITTEE of the House
to-day agreed to report bill amendatory OF the
act creating the Department of Justice, 50 40 to
allow an additional Assistant Attorney General
to act as Solicitor of the Internal Revenue De-
sh e s a9 to
which authorizes that registers in bankruptcy
shall be appointed by United States Circuit
Courts In their respective districts instead Of
by the Chief Justice, as at present. Another
Butler, exempting the widows dover from the
operations OF the bankruptcy law.
The STORM SIGNAL S.RvICR.-Gen. Myer,
chief Of the army signal corps, was again before
the House Committee on Appropriations this
morning in reference to the appropriations for
the storm signal service. He demonstrated to
the committee that the course and rate Of an
approaching storm and its advent at q given
point could be predicted with mathematical ac-
Prof. Able, director Of the Cincinnati obserya-
tory, spoke OF the Importance Of the storm sig
nal service to commerce and the desirability Of
charging the basis of experimental operations.
The committee appeared to be favorable to the
enlargement OF the service.
The NEW WATRR-NAIS.-Mr. Edmunds in
trOduced in the Senate, this morning, the fol-
lowing resolution; which was adopted:
Resolred, That the Chief Of Engineers Of the
any Information in his possession touching the
failure TO execute the act OF Congress, approved
July IA, 1870, providing for the laying or q new
water main from the Reservoir to Capitol III ill,
and providing for regulating and restricting the
use of Potomac water.
The act OF July l4th gives the engineer in
charge power to shut OFF the water from any
premises where q continual waste is made, and
to erect meters at all manufacturing establish
ments, hotels, livery stables; and other places
requiring large quantities. 1t also provides that
a 36-inch main shall be laid from the distribu-
ting reservoir, above Georgetown, to Capitol
Washington and Georgetown, and authorizing
those corporations to borrow Si00, 900 to liqui-
date the cost thereof.