Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-24
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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iNTEEfAL REyRSUs--The receipts from this
source o-dsy were s?io, 1oloe.
SECRET AIRY BRLKNAP will attend he ANNUAL
reunion OF the army u the Tennessee in Cincin.
nati on the 5th and 9Th of April.
TUE L. s. STEAMER TzNsBssR8 got aground
in fo't Sand In Key West harbor on Wednesday.
but got on easily yesterday morDing without
damage, and was 10 le ave in the afternoon With
the commission for New York via Charleston.
GOVERNOR ALCoRN has infoI med the Legslt
ture OF Mississippi that he accepts the Senator
ship, and will be present to dischar.e his dI:ies
in the Senate or the United States nv the com
mencement 0. the next session of Congress.
We Reject TO HEAR o. the continued Illness
Of our e. zee med Fellow Cit. zen, VIM. 8. Hunt
ington, Esq, who has been confined at home
for some days by a severe attack % indamms-
tory rheumatism.
NAVAL ORDERS To-DAY.-Lieut. Comm ander
John Schouter hes been ordered TO ordnance
duty at the Bos bon navy yard. Lieut.. Com
mander s. Dana Greene has been detaohesi
IRON the Pacific feet and ordered to the Nav al
Academy. =
The NORTH CAROLINA SKNAToRsHIP.-The
Wilmington IN. c. Journal now says that it's
Information, thought Trustworthy, that Ey-
Gov. Vance has resigned the Office of United
states Senator, was incorrect, md that he h Is
hopes OF his ultimate admission to the seat.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate in executiv We
session yesterday confirmed the following nomi-
n-t.ons: John W. Forney collector for the
port OF Philadelphia; and Richard Crowley
United States Attorney for the northern d *
trict Of New York.
THE BOARD OF MANAGERS Of the National
Asylum for Disabled Volunteers, OF which Gen.
Butler is president, met here to- day and en-
barked on the steamer LADY OF the Lake bon nh
for Fortress Monroe, by invitation of Gen. BUT
Ter, TO visit the hospital and school for disabled
colored ooldeirs, at Hampton Roads. The party
Will return here Monday morning.
III. W. CLUsKY, chief editor Of the Leiosy n
democratic paper Of Louisville, KY, published
card day before yesterday, announcing that
for reasons satisfactory to himself, he sewers
his connection with that paper. Mr.. Cluskey is
welI-known IN this city. year or two before
the war he was Postmaster of the House OF
Representatives.
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS = =
Cox having the designation this year OF cadet
to both the military and naval academies of
the United States, has addressed communal
tlon 10 that erect, to one of the trustees Of
pubic schools in New York, and ii Is now pro-
posed 70 open the matter to competition be
tween The scholars in the several schools of THE
District, tie appointments to be awarded to m.
two boys best entitled thereto, accordingly As
they may stand the required examination.
NOMINATIONS To-DAY.-The President sen,
the folio wing nominations to the Senate To-day.
Horatio o. Newcomb, Of Ind, Assistant Score
tary Of the Interior, vice VIM. L. Otto: james
Rowe receiver OF public moneys, Chiliicothe
Cbilleothe, Ohio. o"'0'
Collectors OF Internal Revenue-,John Wager
18th district of Illinois; VIM. II. Robb sth as
York. vi NC"
Assessors % Internal Revenue-Charles Ste
IN All, 18th district OF l'lrOis; George W Ora
III, 4th district OF Virginia; Horace Candee
I'D district OF New York.
The DISTRICT IN CoNeRRss.-In the Senate
this morning Mr.. Patterson offered an amend
ment to the appropriation bill now before IN At
body, providing that PENNSYLVANIA avenue he
paved with the most approved pavement from
18th street to Rock Creek, the cost thereof 10
uCse portions abuttIng on public reservations
winch are - be paid for out of the Treasury
The amendment was pasted.
Mr.. Sumner offered an amendment appropri-
ating Sl2 coo for the relief of destitute coiors
people in the District OF Columbia, the same TO
be expended by the FTeedmen's National Relief
., % t Also, authorizing the Secretary
worth OF beds ana bedding not in use By the
army, ard TO allow the society the use Of the
MSG r on Armory SQUARE for hospital.
mat both white and coored could receive the
benefits or the act
MI: Patterson offered an amendment appro-
prlatng sufhclent amount to pay the salaries
OF the Governor and Secretary of the Territory
Council and Board of Public Works of the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
Mr.. Thurman thought it was very strange
that these appropriations for the poor of the
District we're always brought up just before the
occurrence 1SnGh, OF An election in the District He
mace 70 make this appropriation now that the
Geld weather was over.
The amendment was under discussion when
our report closed.
Mr.. SUMNER GETS IN HIS RESOLUTIONS
In the Senate this morning Mr.. Sumner made
another attempt to get his anti-San DO
mingo resolutions OF yesterday before tae
Senate. Mr.. Conkling made the point OF
order that they could not be received
under the rule recently adopted prescri.
bing certain legislation specifically named.
lengthy discussion followed, and the Vice
President quoted precedents to show thai resolu-
tons not requiring the concurrence of the other
Monse were admissible under the recent rule
hour expired, leaving Mr.. Sumner s resolutions
out IN the cold still, as they had not been re-
celved by the Senate. Dir. sumner then gave
notce that he would offer them az an amend
ment to the pending resolution OF Mr.. Sherman
10 report bill to put down Southern outrages
and ON that question he would address the
Senate on Monday next. After the whole
matter was settled, Mr.. ConkliDg, in explain
ing his points OF order &C., said II Mr.. Summer
bad asked the unanimous consent OF the Senate
yesterday to introduce his resolutions he would
have raised no objection as his objection was
strictly in the Interest of the rule re-
Gently adopted prescribing business, and
II was not his purpose to object TO any
gentleman offering anything which be de,
sired to when he had night to 10 so.
MI Sumner Immediately arose and asked
unanimous consent TO introduce his resolutions
or course no one objected after what Mr.. Conk-
ling had said, and the resOlutiops were received
by the Senate. Mr.. Sumner took hie seat with
an air OF triumph, and there was some grstif-
cation manifested in the galleries at his success;
but the Vice President promptly restored order. 4
MT. Conklipg saw that he had been outgene-
rallied ey Dir. Sumner, and gracefully gave up
the contest