Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-19
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
KU-KLUx BILL DsFBATKp-4 p. N-The
House has just defeated the Ku-Elux confer
ence bill by large vote, and q new committee
OF conference has been ordered.
INTERNAL REvEsuK.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s419,e55.s1.
TIE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the new loan to-day
amounted to sos, eco.
THE PRESIDENT will give a State dinner on
the 10Th instant to members of the foreign lega-
tons.
TIE SENATE to- day passed the House bill su-
thorizing the Secretary of War to transfer Wise
well Barracks TO Beulah Baptist Church.
TIE appointment of Mr.. William E. Spaldiny
as assistant assessor of internal revenue, has
been revoked, as there was nothing for him to
do.
TIE PRESIDENT and Gen. Porter will leave
here Immediately upon the adjournment of
Congress for st. Louis, Mo. The President pro-
poses to spend week on his farm near that
city.
The republican congressional executive com
mittee held meeting yesterday at the capitol,
Senator Wilson presiding, and resident COM
mittee to attend to business during the recess
Mas appointed, consisting Of Senator Harlan.
Douglass and j. M. Edmunds.
Miss GYMS READING of Macbeth" at
tracted a select and appreciative audience at
Lincoln Hall last evening, who were very favor
able impressed with the great dramatic power
Of that lady, as exhibited in her spirited inter
probation OF that grand tragedy. Her manner is
good and her voice well modulated, giving a
new meaning to many Of the finest passages.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate, in executive
session, last night confirmed the following NOM
nations John A. Hiestand, to be naval officer
at Philadelphia W. W. Henderson, collector
of internal revenue for the thirty first district OF
New York. Zacharish T.. Thomas, United
States marshal for the northern district of Ala
hama. Richard Nj. Smith, Indian agent in
Michigan.
GEORGE c. RICE, for some time superinten-
dent of the Treasury building, but legislsted
out Of office, and who has been borne ON the
rolls of the Treasury Department since as
fourth-class clerk, was yesterday appointed
special agent of the Treasury Department at So
per day, TO I'LL the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation Of ID. X. Houston, Of PhilsdeIphia
DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS TO THE COUNTRY
The democratic Senators and Representatives
in Congress held another caucus last night
when an address to the country was reported
by the committee appointed 70 prepare il, and
was unanimously adopted. To-day il was cir
culated among the democratic members Tor
Their signatures, and will soon be given to tie
public.
As HERETOFORE INDICATED, the northern
and southern internal revenue districts of Ohio
have been consolidated, and the whole State
has been placed under charge of Supervisor J.
w. Dwyer, who has heretofore had under his
official care the internal revenue interests az
the northern district, in connection with ths
State of Indiana. The latter territory has been
made district by itself, and eN- Representatire
FaIquahar, OF Indianapolis, has been appointed
Its Supervisor.
MRS. GRANTS RECEPTION Yesterday after
noon, was attended by a great many dis
tingushed visitors. Mrs. Grant was assisted in
receiving by Mrs. Senator Edmunds and Miss
Scbenck. Among those present were Mrs Sec
rotary Fish, Sir Edward and Lady Thornton
Lady Macdonald, Senator and Mrs Snra0Ue
Mrs. Secretary Bout we'll, Secretaries RobeSor
and Belknap, General and Mrs. Ramsey LORD
Tenterden, Professor Montague Bernard
Treasury; Chief Justice Chase, Senator AID
Mrs. Ames, Admiral and Mrs. Porter Mr. asd
MIS-. j. Bancroft Davis, Rev. DIR. Newman and
Mr.. Hamilton Fish, ,Ir.
The NEW CONFERENCE COMMITTEE on the
deficiency appropriation bin this morning
agreed upon a report, which strikes out the
amendment for the appointment OF an attorney
to represent the government before the South
ern claims commission; reduces the appropIia-
ton to rebuild the hospital of the Sisters of
Mercy at Charleston. s. O., from twenty to
twelve thousand dollars, and strikes out the
clause increasing the compensation of assistant
narshals employed in taking the census in he
Territories. The clause providing for a new
park, which was stricken cut yesterday, was
not brought up Again to-day.
AT THE CAPITOL To-DAY.-The House was
TO day engaged upon the report of the confer
ence committee Oh the Kuklux bill. At three
O'Clock this afternoon il was the impression III at
the House would refuse to agree to the report OF
the conference committee on the bill and a
new conference would be ordered, coase
quently the final adjournment cannot be er-
fected before to-morrow afternoon at least.
Judge Bingham, Mr.. Poland, (Vt.,) Genera
farDsworth, and other leading republican mem
bers spoke in opposition 10 agreeing to the re-
ciple point OF objection was the Sherman
amendment making counties liable for damage
in which outrages shall be committed.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIKP SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, ID. O., April $1,000 g. N. {
Synopsis for The past q hours:-The low barom-
eter reported Tuesday morning In Western
Iowa has developed into a storm of cor siderable
magnitude, whose centre is now west of Lake
Michigan. High and brisk winds have been
very generally experienced north and west OF
the Ohio valley, with heavy rains from Mime
sofa TO Indiana, and threatening weather south
OF the Ohio. The barometer remains sensibIy
stationary along the Atlantic with increasing
condiness This mornings reports from west
OF Omaha have not been received.
Prota6i'ities 1t is probable that the high
southwest and southeast winds Will to-day be ex-
perienced ON tie Lakes, followed by high west
erly WINDS and clearing up weather on the
upper Lakes. cloudy and threatening weather
with essterly WINDS is probable for the Atlantic
coast.
h
roorback about Chapman and mixed scboo,s
"comes late in the canvass" We should think
so-altogether too late.
About 1900 majority il the estimate of cool
politicians as the republican majority in this