Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-13

| SUPERINTENDENT WV. Tyler has been
ordered to assume charge Of the National
Cemetery at the Soldiers Home in tbls Distric'
THE CAPITAL" Piatt s. Townsend's new
Sunday paper is beauty, and is as bright and
readable az handsome.
FREE SALT,-The House this afternoon. nv A
vote OF l45 yeas to i6 nays, suspended the rules
| and passed the resolution OF Mr.. Hale putting
| salt on the free Int.
Gov. COOKE and Secretary Chapman hope 10
have their Office, corner Pennsylvania avenue
and 18th street, ready for occupancy by We'd
nesGay.
| CAPT. WALTER CLIFFORD, 7th infantry, has
been relieved from duty as Indian agent at the
Fort Bertno.d agency, Dakota Territory, and
| ordered to join his regiment.
Nor single republican who voted against
the impeachment o. A ndrew johnson remains
in the Senate Philadelphia PreEs.
How about Senator TrumbulI?
MRS. f. ID. BAKER, widow of Senator Baker
(whO was killed al Balls Bluff during the
war;, died at San FL ancisco, Cal, on SATURDAY.
morning.
NOMINATIONS To-DAY.-The President sent
| the following nominations to the Senate to day:
John II. Mills assessor internal revenue tor
Nevada. Dwight Ii. Bruce postmaster at
Syracuse, n. Y.
NAVAL ORDERS To-DAY.-Master NJ Bolles
has been detached from the Boston navy ward
and ordered TO the Relief. First Assistant
Engineer Joseph Trilley has been detached
from the Norfolk navy yard and ordered to the
Shawmut.
Col. JAMS BELsRR, having been restored
| to his former position in the United States
army from which he was removed during the
war;, he has resigned his position al special
agent OF the Treasury Department and Col
George Brown has been appointed to I'LL the
l vacancy.
THE House VOTES TO ADJOURN ON WspNEs.
| DAY.-Mr. Dawes introduced in the House to-
day joint resolution to adjourn sine die 1.-THE
| Senate concurring) on Wednesday, the 18th in
| slant, at IL O'Clock. General Butler opposed
the resolution, and desired to debate it, but the
Speaker ruled debate out Of order and the res.
| elution was passed by vote OF 12j yeas to G,
l nays.
The TENNESSEE, with the San Domingo Com
| missioners on board, was at Kingston, Jamsi u
On the 18th inst and it intended to return to
the United States by the way of Key West i'm
| mediateiy. We may. therefore, expect the eX-
petition home within ten days OF two weeks.
l Ii lie stated that the commissioners are unani-
l mOusly In favor Of annexation They were
/ badly received IN Hayti.
The PROPOSED BILL FOR PROTECTION OF
LOYAL PEoPLRIN THE SOUTB.-The committee
~ pointed by the republican Senate caucus OF,
| Saturday, consisting of Senators Morton, Poole.
| Scott, EGmunds, and FrelinghBysen, and the
committee appointed by the House republican
| caucus on Friday evening, consisting of Messgs.
Butler, Sheilabarger, Mercur, Thomas and
| loburn, met tAis morning to deter mine upon a
bill ior the better protection OF loyal citizens in
| the South against ku klux outrages, but the
committee were unable to perfect bill before
| nOon--when the House and Senate met-and
they therefore adjourned until this evening.
THE QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT is still I'M
| settled. large majority of the House lie in
| favor of adjournment on Wednesday next a,
| shown by the vote to-day, but the Senate viii
| rot agree to ths resolution, il is thought, as
1 many friends of the President in both House
| desire to have the San Domingo question acte
ON before the adjournment of this session, now
| that the Commissioners are expected home so
| soon Some republicans are opposed to legisli
ton upon the alleged southern outrages al this
time, and should that subject be laid upon the
| table when reported in the House Tomorrow, a
| resolution to adjourn sine die will follow, ami
this will lead to settlement OF the question ons
way or the other.
THE Caucus Of democratic Senators and Ran
resentatives on Saturday adopted resolutions to
appoint democratic and conservative congress
| sional committee TO take charge of elections
| and other political matters, and empowered to
l appoint resident executive committee, com
posed in whole or in part Of members Of Com
gress, for campaign work. The following named
l gentlemen were appointed 10 compose the con.
| Eressi9nal eommittes; New York, q. ". Slocum
! Samuel J. Randall; Delaware, Ben. +. Biess:
l Maryland; Stevenson Archer; Virginia, John
GG,ichtsr; North Care Lima, +; +; shober; south
! Young; Alabama. P. NJ. Dox; Ohio, p. Van
! Trump; Kentucky, BOYD Winchester; Tennes-
| zee, w. .. Whittholne; Indiana, n. q. Kerr;
Well; Arkansas, James M. Hanks; Michigan, j.
z. Sutherland, Florida, Silas l.. Niblack; Cali
| iorni6, Eugene Casserly; Oregon. James H.
Merritt; Dakato. Moses II. Armstrong No ap-
fontments have yet been made for Mississippi.
Louisiana, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
Kansas and Nebraska.
NEW CURRENCY BILL.-Mr. Butler intro
duced in the House day bill to make the
volume of the currency self adj asting, accord
ing to the wants of the people. IL provides for
the preparation Of bonds OF the United State.
OIL the denominations OF one hundred dollars
and upward, bearing interest at the rate of
three and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES per cent
per arnum; said bonds to clearly express the
right OF the United States to change said rate
OF interest after notice by the Secretary Of the
treasury shall have been given, and conspicu-
ously posted IN the offices OF the Assist
one year prior to such change. Said
bonds, when prepared as aforesaid, shall be
IoOged Win the Assistant TreaSurerSin amounts
IrOportioned to the business Of their respective
offices, at the discretion OF the Secretary of the
Treasury. and shall be charged to said Assistant
Treasurers on the books Of the Treasurer of the
United States. 1t shall be the duty of any As
sistant Treasurer to countersigp, date, and de.
liver said bonds. in sums Of one hundred dol
lars or any multiple thereof, to any person who
may pay therefor their par value in legal tender
notes OF the United States. When any person
shall demand Of any Assistant Treasurer re-
9emption Of any Of said bonds, it shall be the
duty Of such Assistant Treasurer to paw in legal
tender notes, which the Secretary Of the Treas
ury shall furnish to him for thst purpose the
principal Of said bonds with accrued inherent
thereon. and 70 cancel and forward the bonfs
thus redeemed to Washington forthwith, in such
manner as the Secretary of the Treasury shal
prescribe.
NAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIP SIGNAL OpYrCRR,
WAsH1NGroN, d. c., March 13-7. IS q m.
synopsis for the past 24AoGrs.-The Low barom-
efer reported on Saturday in the Ohio valley
developed into decided minimum in Eastern
Virginia on Sunday morning. Heavy rains
With fresh and brisk winds, accompanied this
depression for . few hours as IL moved from
Maryland to Connections; this disturbances was
OF short duration, and has now passed beyond
the Eastern States. A slight increase of pressure
hoo fvav Z soto o.