Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-05
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


INTERNAL RKvENUE.-The receipts from this
;oarce to-day were S26ssil.5i.
THE CABINET met at noon to-day, all the
members present, and adjourned about p. m.
MR. ID. CoNNELL, of the Bireau OF S.a-
tisties, has been promoted to chief OF a division
DUEING the session OF Congress the President
will receive Senators aud members OF Congress
from 10 to IL O'Clock in the loren bon, and other
callers during the afternoon.
THE SUPREME COURT, preceded by Marshal
Parons and Clerk Middleton, and accompanied
General BristOw, called in a body to pay their
respects to the President at IL O'Clock yesterday,
according to imme mortal usage.
OF THE Five COLoRED MEMBERS of the House
of Representatives three are upon committees
appointed yesterday-De Large, of s. c., on the
Committee on Manufactures; Elliott, of the
same state, on the Committee on Education and
Committee on Freednen's Affairs. Turner, of
Ala, and Walls, OF Fla, are not me mbers Of any
committee.
An IMPORTANT Extraordinarily to a lette r
of the Secretary OF War, asking to what extent
a railroad which has been aided in its cOnstruc-
ton by donations OF the public lands can be
considered public hi ghway for the free use OF
the government in the transportation of its
troops and property, the Attorney General
replies that such a road Is, in his opinion, a
public highway for its whole length for the use
or the government Of the United States, and
that the latter are not subject TO charge for the
transportation OF its property on such road.
PERsONAL-Whitelaw Reid, managing editor
Of the New York Tribune, is at the Arlington.
80. James y. Ashley, editor OF the TeIegrapher,
is in town. .... George Wilkes, who is under
stood To he here aiding in the efforts to organize
an antl-Grant party, was upon the floor Of the
Senate to-day. -; Coy. Noyes, Of Ohio, was
also in the Senate Chamber, where he received
the congratulations OF many friends. -. Sen
atOrs Nye, Kellogg, Patterson. and Clayton,
Speaker Blaine and Representatives Banks and
Kellogg called at the White House to-day.
Mss Lolita h. TURNER, whose suit for
S200,000 in San Francisco against the wealthy
Mexican, Don Caledonia Ortez, on account of
seduction and breach of marriage promise
resulted in verdict of only 81 200, was a clerk
in the Treasury Department couple OF years
ago. The discrepancy between the amount
claimed and that awarded by the jury may
probably be accounted for by the fact that she
/ lived in the house with the defendant nearly
two years after her seduction was accomplished,
and suffered an additional two years TO 90 BY
before commencing suit
OUR DELEGATE IN CoNGREss.-Our citizens
feel interested in everything which concerns the
District Of Columbia, and rs much depends upon
the committee in the House as well as the Sen
ate, we give below the proceedings in the House
so far as relates to the right of Delegate to
place on the committee. Both Houses have de-
clared, through an organic act, that the Dele
gate shall be placed on the House Committee
for the District, and we doubt not the rule will
be amended so as to relieve the Speaker of his
embarrassment There is no question but that
Mr.. Chapman will be of great service to the COM
mittee, and can do much toward preparing their
ms fhA
manifest propriety and utility OF the thing will.
we think, settle the question favorably to the
District.
The Spesker-The Chair desires to submit
TO the House question which somewhat en-
barrasses him. The law recognizing the Tow
eminent Of the District OF Columbia pro-
y1ded that the Delegate from the District OF
Columbia should be a member of the Commit
tee for the District OF Columbia. The Chair
10 governed by the rules Of the House, which
are made under an express provision o. the
Constitution of the United States giving to
each House the right to make its own rules;
and the rules of the House provide that the
Committee for the District of Columbia shall
consist of nine members of the House. Look
ing at the duties laid on the Chair BY the rule
he has referred TO under the Constitution he
did not reel at liberty to constitute the Com
mittee for the District of Columbia of ten
members; and il becomes necessary, as between
the law, which seemed to change the rule OF I'll g
House, and between the rue of the House as it
stands. for the House To determine what course
shah be taken. If the Delegate from the Dis
trct Of Columbia is to be present with the COM
mittee merely in an advisory capacity, the COIN
mittee, under the law of courtesy, would no
doubt like to have him there. But If he is to
be voting member his function would be a
much larger one, and larger than ever was ac-
corded before to a Delegate ON this floor. Under
the circumstances the Chair has not announced
the Delegate from the District of Columbia as a
member of the committee, and he will wait the
instructions OF the House as to what should be
done in the premises.
Mr.. Dawes move that the rules of the