Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-30

Supreme Court OF the District In General Tern,
the case Of the estate of Horatio Ames, deceased,
was taken up; Mr.. Clifford Arick for the appel
lsnts and Mr.. Il. L. Stanton for the appellee.
Ames died in Connecticut in January last, and
the widow and Oliver Ames believing that he
died intesta,e qualified administrators, and
there being due the estate about SO, ono the
widow petitioned for letters of administration
here, which was granted her and Cunningham
HaZlett on the 9Th of August last; they giving
bond in the sum of $4,000. Subsequently
Oliver Ames pettioned for q revocation of the
letters here, and in october last Judge Wyi',
holding the special term, made an order re-
voking the letters, and from this order the widow
and Hazlett appealed.
GENERAL BUTLER was not very compliment
ary to the District Of Columbia in his remarks
in the House to-day on the bill in regard to ap-
peals 10 the Supreme Court OF the United States.
His bill IL TO prevent appeals to that court where
the amount involved is less than SIS 600. Mr..
Merrick, of Md, said the District of Columbia
had always been allowed appeals where the
amounnt involved was over 50 ,0O0 He appealed
TO the House not to take this right away from
the people of the District, who were entirely
dependent upon Congress. He spoke warmly
for the people of the District stating that he
knew their wants, having resided here, and for
wears being a judge Of one OF the courts. Gen.
Butler said more time had been consumed in
the supreme Court of the United States in con-
sidering cases from the District of Columbia
than had been devoted to the cases from any
state He was tired of hearing the wants of the
D,
fortunate ward of the nation.
The APPoRTIoNMENr BILL.-The Senate
yesterday rejected the apportionment scheme Of
its judiciary committee, reported January sd,
except the sixth section, which was added to the
House bill, passed Dece mber IA, and the bill as
ams nded goes back to the House for concur
renee. So far rs the increased number Of mem
fact. The bill as it now stands provides that
from and after March 3. 1873, the House of
Representatives shall be composed of 283 MEM
hers, TO be apportiOned among the states,
instead Of 243, as At present. New Hampshire
and Vermont are the only states that lose each
Representative. The gains OF states are as fol-
lows: Massachusetts, one, New York one, New
jersey two, Pennsylvania two, Maryland one,
Virginia one, North Carolina one, South Caro-
lima one, Georgia two, Alabama one, Mississippi
one. Ohio one, Kentucky one, Tennessee one,
Indiana one Illinois i've, Missouri four, Arkan-
sas one, Michigan three, Texas two, Iowa three,
Wisconsin tive, Calift rnia one, Minnesota one,
and Kansas two. 1t will be seen, that Illinois
makes the largest gain in representation. The
provisions adopted that no state shall hereafter
be admitted that has not sufficient population
forone Representative will exclude Utah. Colo
RADIO and New Mexico, which it has been pro-
posed lately to erect into states.
INTFREsTING RESULTS OF THE CENSUS
There has been for some time in course OF pre-
paration at the Census Office series of maps,
exhibiting some of the results of the census.
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and Territories showing the distribution of the
German population. In localities where there
II less than certain per cent.-say, i've per
cent OF the poPulation-the map Is left uncolor-
ed. In those places where the percentage Of the
German il little higher, the fact Is indicated
by slight reddish tint coloring, and the
coloring increases in strength with the increased
proportion Of the Germans. There is on the
margin key to the meaning OF the different
tins and the percentage each Indicates, SO that
one sees at q glance where In the country
IN hov mai lvu ofh aRa nd vl.ara
are very few. The distinctions are 30 infinitely
and thoroughly made that even small German
settlements in the western states and territories
are exhibitet. Maps showing the distribution
of the cOlored population Of the country i'm a
similar manner have been prepared, and others
are in contemplation. Such, for example, as
will show graphically the distribution of the
wheat and other crops. These maps will be
brought TO the attention Of Congress and plan
presented to secure their publication. One of
these maps shows at glance the results vi days
OF study OF long census tables. and enables m any
persons to comprehend facts which they never
would or could learn from examination of the
printed tables OF the report.
The COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS
to-day had a conference as to whether they
should fix on given amount of reduction or
not, both on the tariff and internal revenue
They agreed to call before them the Commits
sioner Of internal Revenue on Thursday or FRI
day next, 70 hear from him on the subject, par
ticularly as to tobacco.
The committee this morning heard q delega-
ton Of lumber men. Explanations were made
by several as to the effect Of the present duties.
The reasons Why some of the representatives Of
the lumber interests In New York and New Eng
land want the duty repealed are because prices
In Canada having continued to advance, IL Is
plain that additional cost Of lumber in the states
by such duties has been, and b now largely paid
by consumers; because there are serious Obsta-
cles operating against the shipping trade from
New York and Boston, and because they do not
deem 1t good policy to encourage the present
waste and diminutiOn Of Homegrown lumber
ofsuch duties. The capital represented BY these
Representatives may be estin ated at from sew
enty-nve to one hundred millions Of dollars.
Representatives from Burlington and White
upon our foreign shipping trade in lumber
Before the imposition Of the duties the United
States were factors to Canada, taking their lum-
Der, having advantage of inland freights and
commissions CON; and selling and shipping to for
eign countries. The perplexities attend.nt
upon bonding lumber have driven our foreign
shipping trade almost entirely to Montreal AMI
the st. Lawrence. They do not ask that dressed
or manufactured lumber be admitted tree.
They ask II lumber cannot be admitted free that
the duty be made specific instead OF ad valorem,
and that q reduction be made in the same. IL
was stated that ut the expiration of the recip-
rocity treaty In 1866 duty Of twenty per cent.
ad valorem was imposed on lumber, when, con-
tTary to general expectation, there was an ad-
vsnce in the chief descriptions of lumber i'm
ported from Ottawa
The committee will give an audience To the
salt men on Thursday.
Stokes COUNSEL TAKING BOLD G ROUND
In the Stokes case In New York yesterday, after
Attorney Garyin very briefly replied to Mr..
Graham. arguing that the law OF. 1870 was con-
stitutional, and that nothing had been illegally
zone con to warrant the quashing Of the Indictment.
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