Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-03

last night, and Is staying at the residence of the
c com 'eS on streetmMhere grand ban
reunion OF the British members. There were
present. Sir Edward Thornton and lady, Sir
; John Mcdonald and lady, Earl de Gray,
Viscount Goderich, Col. Bernard, private sec,
Rotary of Sir John A. Mcdonald, and Can't Ain
Ward, friend of the commissioners. Sir North
cote, did not arrive until about ten O'Clock.
TIE CHAIN BRIDGE APPRoPRrArroN.-Tbe
clause appropriating 100000 to rebuild IL 3
Chain bridge, which was stricken out of u g
omnibus bill in the Senate last evening, will
probably be reinstated by the conference com
mittee. The Aqueduct bridge company, it is
alleged, brought all the influence to bear thev
could to have the clause stricken out, as II
travel over their toll bridge. Those working in
the interest OF the bridge company are said TO
have represented to Senstors that there was no
site Of the Chain bridge 1t is hoped their dis lis
interested EFFORTS to obstruct public travel win
fail. "'''
CONPTRMATIoHs.-TheS Senate, in executive
session, yesterday confirmed the following noni-
nations: N. p. Chapman, to be Secretary Ct
the District Of Columbia. N. y. Lincoln, L.
VERDI, ID. A. Willard, John Nj. LangstOp, al
the District Of Columbia, under the Provisions s
OF the Territorial bill. Norman Stratton, civil
engineer At the navy yard, New York, vice
Siler, Of Arkansas, consul at Santa Cruz. Thos.
J. Mckenney superintendent Indian affairs for
Washington Territory. John Smith, Indian
SsIcisss Conroyer. indian h sssSf e matfs
Washington Territory. Joel Palmer, Indian
agent, Siletz, Washington Territory.
The ARCTIC ExpE oITIoN.-The U. S. steamer
Perriwinkle, in which Captain Hall will this
summer make an expedition to as near the north
pole as he can get, is on the ways at the navy
yard receiving complete Overhauling, and
when the workmen are done with her, the stout
nttie vessel VIII be almost az good as new. HEAVY
timbers are being used to strengthen her. and
inside her sheathing there will be a coating OF
CORK She will have in her, two boilers, one of
which will use blubber, the only fuel accessible
in some portions OF the Arctic region, To
protect her propeller when she reaches the ice
heiC she WIZ carry propeller well. Construc-
tor DeiaDo, under whose direction several of
the former Arctic expeditions have been ttted
out, has the superintendence Of the work and
is giving his personal supervision to the fitting
our our OF ths vessel, which Is OF 3s7 tons burden,
two guns. The expedition will leave here in
May or June.
iHB CHARGE D. AFFAIRS OF Japan, MI
Movi, presented his credentials to the Secre.
tary OF State yesterday, and in his address said
the object Of His Imperial Majesty, the Tenno
OF Japan, was to bring his people into more in
innate connection with those of the United
States OF America, and thereby cement And in.
crease warmer friendship and more active
intercourse. Secretary Fish, in reply assured
the new Minister that his friendly wishes viii
meet with cordial response from the Presi.
States A'Seu
The Embassy were presented to the President
last evening, in the blue par0r OF the White
House, BY Secretary Fish. There were present
me PRESIDENT, Mrs. Grant, Miss Nellie Grant
Secretary Fish, Mrs. Fish, aud young Hamilton
Fnh, Bancroft Davis, Esq.,, Mrs. Davis, and
others. When the introduction to the President
had taken place, Prince Mts Fusimi made a
6rief address, which was replied to by President
the friendship between the two countries might
Dc cemented and the intercourse between them
increased.
SENATOR SPRAeUB ExoNRRArHD PROM THE
CHARGES AGAINST HIM.-In the Senate this
morning, Mr.. Thurman, from the select COM
mittee to investigate the alleged traffic with
rebels in Texas during the war. under the reso-
signed by Messrs. Thurman, Hamlin. Hove
Wiley, and rrumbull. The committee after re-
Viewing all the papers furnished by the War
Department, report that they find no evidence
OF any compile , on the part OF Senator Spragus
IN any unlawful transaction. That there was
guilty tramc by Hoyt, and possibly some others
IN the papers to implicate Senator Sprague
herewith. The committee next quote the state
ments OF Hon. ThOs. A. Jenckes. of Rhode
nished by him, some OF whom are in Texas.
others In Colorado, others in New York and An
Important one in England, consequently there
cludes a. follows: can thu your COMMITTEES can
DO under the circumstances, and after having
found that there is nothing IN the papers i'm.
now do, that they be discharged from the
further consideration OF the subject The
committee was discharged.
NOMINATIONS ron OFFICERS or THE Nryr
HOUSE OF REPRBsKNTATIvss.-The rspubn-
can members Of the House OF Representatives
OF the Ferty-second Congress, which will as
semsie 10 morrow at noon, held . caucus last
Of Mich, In the chair and Representatives Nav
nard and Amber secretaries. Speaker Blaine,
Clerk Of the House Mcpherson, and Door
clamation for reelection. Sergeant ri. rms
Ordway was nominated on the drst ballot, the
vote being Ordway IS. Gen. Heron % aud. Col.
Stokes stokes, member Of the present Censress, ~
King, the present incumbent, was nominated
On the second, the vote being King 81, n. Sher-
wood OF Michigan, q, Cyril HAWKINS II, And A.
IL.
Tho democrstic members held caucus in
the old han Of Representatives; Hon. Fernando
Getz, and Shooer secretaries. seventy elk me n.
bers we're present, leaving twenty absentees.
Representatives Morgan, OF Ohio, and COX, OF
nominatien for speaker, Mr.. Randall, on behalf
Of the Pennsylvania delegation. nominated Mr.
'Getz, who, however, declined the nomination.
The caucus having ball0tted, Mr.. Morgan re-
cetved the highest number, when the nomina-
ton was declared unanimous. The following
named gentlemen were then nominated BY &C.
clamaiion For Clerk, James q. Berret; for
8. rgeant-at-Arms, Nicholas Isepberg for Door
keeper, Oven Thorn; for Postmsster, eeaton
Gales; for Chaplain, Ignatius l.. Cooper. On
motion Of MIR. Randall, It was unanimously re-
solved that the forty-second Congress ought to
adjourn its first session At the earliest practca-
Bile time, and that those now present would con-
tisuously vote to that end. Tia caucus then
adjourned.
FATAL RAILWAY ACcIDsxT.-Joseph A.
Proctor, master machiniet, and James Burnett.
bridge builder, at Phenix Station, Northern
central railway, were killed ct Hanover June
north.