Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-02

PRRsoNAL.-Whitelaw Reid managing editor
OF the New York Tribune, is in town, and is the
guest Of Postmaster General Creswell.
GEN. NJ. ID. LssGErT, the newly appointed
Commissioner OF Patents, entered on his dutie,
this morning.
No RRPEAL or THE INCOME TAX THIS SIS
| sIoN.-In the House this morning MIR. Hoope,
| moved to suspend the rules and pass q bill
repeating the income tax, but the House by a
vote OF 1lt to g. refused to suspend the rules &c
| consider that matter.
THE CASES OF the defaulting naya, paymas-
ters recently tried by naval court IN artial have
| lot been decided yet BY Secretary Robesen, but
| will be after the adjournment Of Congress, and
| new appointments made to I'LL any vacancies
| which may result from dsmiseals.
THB JAPANESE MINISTER and suite have
remained in their quarters, No. SIC 18th street.
all day. Governor Ito and his suite, VINO have
hitherto been occupying the came house, LET,
there at noon o-day and have taken quarters at
the Ebbitt House.
GENERAL HENRY a. BARNUM Of Syracuse,
\. V, who was one OF Gen. Sherman's leuten-
ants in his famous march to the sea, was married
| at the Church of the Incarnation in New York
last tuesday evening to Miss Reynolds, of 3i5
Filth Avenue, in that city.
TBR PRESIDENT is compelled now that the
session Of Congress is drawing to a close, to
devote himself to various matters before the
two HOUSES requiring his attention. during the
remainder OF this week. and consequently will
receive 40 visitors. large number OF appoint.
ments are yet to he made and acted on previous
to the adjournment of the Senate.
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE, who has been spend
ing the Writer in New York, expected to leave
that city last evening for short visit to friends
| in Philadelphia, alter which he will come to
Washington, and may possibly take his seat for
1 Anew days on the bench OF the Supreme Court.
| His health, tho ugh by no means firmly estab-
ltshed, las gr. atty improved during his s. Nv in
| New York, and is likely to he farther promoted
by his expected European trip next June.
ARMY ORDERs.-The Secretary of War has
| designated Col. James A. Hardie, Inspector
| General l. ). A, Major Judson d. Bingham
guarteimaster, and Mai. L. III. Stanton. Paw
master, as Losrd OF Commissioners to REIN
bu1se The state OF Kansas Tor moreys expended
for the United States in enrolling, equipping
and provisioning militia .Orces to adm suppress
ing tue rebellion. They will meet &C Fort
Leavenw0rth on the 18th instant. Second Lieut.
Charles Is. Hinton, 18th infantry, has been de
tailed icr duty AS recorder OF the Board.
FORTY NAVAL CADETS TO BE APPOINTED
The members OF the next House representing
districts entitled to appointments ct the Naval
Academy to I'll vacancies caused by the pradu-
ating class next June, will, on Monday next, be
notlned TO nominate candidates for the A cad
envy, IN ORDER that they may be examined as To
their qualifications to enter the naval school
over forty appointments will be made BY vari
Gus members, but the appointees will not be
examined until June or July, and If found
qualified viii enter the Academy in October
next.
THE OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD
The Secretary of the Interior has received the
report of Messrs. I'D. p. Geary, Thos. A. Gayier
and James II. Fisk, commissioners sprointed 20
examine and report on the I'd, I'd ard ith sec
tons OF twenty miles each of the road and tele-
graph line OF the Oregon ard California Rail
read Company, which shows that the wo-k
both on the railroad and Telegraph lire Is first
Glass, and the Secretary the acceptance of the
same ard the issue to said company OF
patents Tor the lands due Gu account Of the
construction OF said sections. The President
has ordered patents to be issued accordingly.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate in executive
session Yesterday confirmed number Of nomi-
nations of consuls, collectors OF custom. and
internal revenue, pOstmas;ers, revenue marine
orcers, public land officers &c; among them
the following: Milton Turner, to be minister
resident and consul general to Liberia Consuls-
henry Fox, Plymouth, England, Henry J. Lin.
maT ID An, COrdOva, Argentine Republic; Henry
David, Martinique; Horace III. HOughton, Per-
nambuco. Collectors of Customs-E. w. Mas
say, Yorktown, Va; Hanee Lawson, east dis
uict OF Maryland; William X. Taylor, Bristo,
and Warren, X. L.; Thomas Russell, Boston ana
charleston. Mas. George T.. Mcdonnell and
owen >. Wiley, OF the District Of Columbia
10 he third Heutenants ia the revenue marine
service.
IN THE HOUSE DAY, Mr.. Dawes, from the
committee OF conference on the legislative, ju-
olclAi andeSecutiye appropriation bill, reported
that the committee could not agree upon sew
efAl OF the Senate amendments, the principai
ones being those providing for a new State De
he AMT al
creasng tie salaries Of judges, laying out ney
park between the Capitol and President
House, and raising the salaries OF bureau Of
tcers OF the Treasury, Assistant Postmaster
General, and heads OF bureaus Of the Interior
Department.
During the debate the insecurity of valuable
archives in the building now occupied by the
State Department was referred to, and Genera,
Banks spoke OF the necessity Of providing cor
the preservation OF those papers in . ire
proof building. General Logan made a Cant
tal-mOyng speech, and said he would live 10
zee the Capital glide away from here and be
10 Gated among people who would welcome ith
open arms persons JrOm all parts Of the conn
Try. A new conference was ordered, and the
CHAIR appointed Messrs. Dawes, Holman aud
Collum conferees on the part Of the House.
THE HIeu COMMISSION John A. MELON
aid, of Canada, the fourth member on the part
Of Great Britain, or the Joint High Commission
on British ard American Claims, arrived here
Yesterday, accompanied by his wife and bv
Lieut.. Col. Bernard, first secretary MI Witehsr
and MIR: Drinkwaler. The commissioners were
entertained By Secretary Fish last evening.
The guests were General Schenck, Sens or
williams. Judge Nelson, ex-AttOrney General
hoar, American Commissioners; Minister
Thornton, Earl de Gray, Sir John A. Nj Donald
And Prot Bernard, British Commissioners; Lord
ienderden, English Secretary, and j. G. DAVIS.
american Secretary; Senators Morton and
Cameron, Rev. Mr.. BENJAMIN, Vice President
Coliax, Speaker Blaine, Hamilton Fish, it,, I'D
Mrs. Fish. Sir Stafford NorthcOte, the ftth
member of the commission on the part of q reat
Britain, arrived at Ney York yesterday IN the
steamer Russia, and is expected here this veu
ing. The British Commissioners will enter Ain
number OF guests this evening ct their
residence, on street, and on next Thur s,iay
evening the Commissioners will be entertained
by the President.
The English members Of the Comm iasion we're
at the Capitol to-day, with Minister Thor nton
and General Schenck, our Minister to Eng and
they hIst visited the Senate, where they were
received upon the floor, and were intredu ced to
q number OF Senators. They next visited the
House OF Representative, where they oee upied