Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-26

THE House COMMITTEE ON APrRorRIA-
TioNs this morning agreed to report favorably
on the bill to increase the salary OF the chief
clerk of the State Department to 80 500 per
annum. The Indian Appropriation bill appro-
iriating over $4,000 900, was finished andnGiil he
Tep6 TIE 10 the House Immediately. Governor
Hamilton and Representative Clark, of Texas.
W. re be ore the committee in relation to a aim
OF that state for repelling Indian hOstilities.
TIE CONTRACT FOR CARRYING THE EUgo-
PEAN MAILs--There was joint meeting of the
Committees OH Commerce and Post Offices and
Pest Roads OF both the House and Senate this
MOI ming, at the request OF the Postmaster GEN
tTat, Tor the purpose of a conference with hi m
M relation to awarding the contract for carving
the European mail. and alter a fun discussion
IT was decided TO give the contract to the WILL
lIams y GuihOn line.
THE CLAIM AGAINST y. p. TRIsr-Thc
court Of this District in general term yest.rdty
affirmed, on appeal. the decision of Justice
Wylie, in equity, in the case of Childs VS. " p
TfiSt Childs claimed - per centum Of $1,000
appropl lated TO Trist for services in negotiating
the treaty of Gaudaloupe Hlda 20, which terms
mated the Mexican war. The ground OF his
claim was services in pressing the claim through
Congress, which Judge Wylie held formed 10
adequate consideration, being contrary 10 pub
lie policy.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE this
morning heard a delegation representing the
manufacturers OF leather from sheep and 90 at
skins in Massachusetts,. New York, Pennsylva-
MIA, New Jersey and Maryland, and they urged
that the tariff in relation to those articles should
not be changed. They claimed that there was
capital OF twenty millions OF dollars invested
III the business in the States named and any
change i'll the tariff relating to such SKINS would
be injurious to the business. Senator Norwood
Of Ga, was before the committee, and urged
that protection upon rice be continued.
DISTRICT MATTERS IN CoNGREss.-The
Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
this morning agreed to report without amend
| ments the bill which passed the House last Fri
day, and was published in TIE STAR Of that
DAY, 10 fund the debt of the old corporation OF
Washington.
The committee also agreed to ask to be DIS
charged from the further consideration of the
bill granting 1900 coo acres of the public lands
| to the District OF Columbia for educational pur-
| poses and ask that the same he referred to the
committee on Education, as that committee had
similar bills pending before il.
The bill transferring the Jail to the control of
| the MARSHAL was referred to Messrs Hitchcock
and Sawyer, ana the bill to incorporate the
! Washington Canal and Water Power Company
was referred 10 Messrs. Vickers and Spencer.
| The ANNUAL MEETING OF the Board of Re-
| gents OF the Smithsonian Institution was held
last evening Present. Hon. Messrs. Hamlin,
| Trumbull Davis, Poland, Cox, Governor Cooke
| DIR. Parker, and Prof.. h enry.
| The chairman of the executive committee.
| Hon. Peter Parker, presented a report of the
| receipts and expenditures Tor the wear, and
! stated that each member of the committee had
| critically examined every one of the % yOucll-
| ers, had gone over all the calculations and had
! found everything correct. The receipts were
| sol ,6I031, and expenditures SIs,3JJ.29 Tearing
! a cash balance OIL jlst December of SlG3l5.02.
! Besides this, Congress had appropriated So 900
| tor completing the new halls for the national
! museum and the care OF the valuable specimen,
| entrusted to the institution, and this account
had also been carefully examined
| The secretary, Prof Henry, gave an account
OF the work done in the building, and OF some OF
| the scientific operations during the year.
| A proposition from the leading astronomers
| OF Europe and America was read, asking the
| institution TO act as the medium for communi-
| eating discoveries OF planets, comets, etc, by
| Atlantic telegraph. By the present means OF
| communication before new planet can be
| heard of in another continent il NAV have
changed its place and be lost to view but ii the
| discovery was Immediately telegrsphed to the
4 different Obseryatories the cause OF science
| would be greatly promoted.
| The proposition was favorablv received, and
| Prof. Henry will make arrange ments to accom-
| pish the object desired
A communication from Henry D'Eiellv with
| various documents relative to the invention and
| early history of the telegraph, was received and
| placed in the archives
| A me mortal from L. II. Ptale, ESD, claiming
| the portrait of Washington now in the fnstitu-
ton, which was painted by his father, Charles
| Wilson Peale, in fIy, was read and referred to
| the executive committee foT report.
| various matters OF business were disposed Of
| anu after an inspection of the building the board
| adjourned
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