Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-25

before the Ways and Means Committee this
morning praying reduction OF the duty on rice
on the ground that the duty on uncle snsed rice
rs now % high that il Is all cleansed in England
before reaching here. Col. Owens, Of Georgia
and Senator Sawyer, Of South Carolina, were
also before the committee and oppose the re-
ductiOn.
COLD COMFORT FOR THE Woodruff Won An
SrSTEAeIsrs.-In the Senate TO- day, Mr.. ,r-
renter, from the Judiciary Committee, made
report upon the petition of Susan b. Antlony
under the 18th and 18th amendments to the Com
s:ftution. The committee unanimously report
that said amendments do not confer the right of
exclude women from voting being untouched by
those mepdments, and indeed recognized by
the 18th amendment.
THK CASE OF SENATOR CLkYroN-An Ar
kansas De.e9ation ViM the Pressdeat-A dele
CATION from Arkansas, consisting Of Hon. Jos.
Brooks, Hon. J. L. Hodges, Col. w. q. whipple,
Gen. X. r.. Catterson, Col. NJ l.. Harrison,
John Whytock Capt. j. T. Story and Capt. w.
j. Hynes, called Oh the President this after
noon, and had n conference, lasting about three
quarters OF an hour, on the political situation
in the II state, and the difficulties under which
the republican party labOrs. The special object
OF their visit, however, was to lay the facts rela
the President They ella med that his election
vas accomplished only by the most outrageous
frauds; that the legislature was packed; that
he registered n and registered out democratic
and republican members, according as they ia
yored or opposed his election; that he admitted
democratic members 10 the legislature when the
election returns showed that republicans were
elected; that he sent two democrats to Congress
nom republican districts; that in one of these
Hon. Logan II. Roots vonld have been re-
elected had his name not been left off q 30
tickets, and that in the other the returns
themselves showed that Boles was reelected.
Inc President listened to the representations of
the delegation with apparent interest and when
they had concluded, said he had been repre-
stnted AZ having interfered in the CLAYTON case.
He certainly had not intended to do so, as he
had no feeling whatever in the matter. 1t was
true that he had made some changes i'm federal
Ofhcers in the state, but it was his earnest de-
sire that the whole snbject should be searching
iy investigated by the proper congressional COM
m,ttee. and the case decided solely on Its merits.
The delegation expect to give their testimony
before the Senate committee charged with the
investigation of Senator Clayton's case.
PRoCKKDISGs OF THE MAINLAND LRGIsLA-
TpRE.-ln the Maryland Senate yesterday the
Honse bill TO give the state four peremptory
challenges Of jurors in criminal cases was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee. commit
tee OF conference was appointed on the disagree
ing votes Of the two houses on the resolution to
employ additional counsel to represent the state
in the Chesapeake and Ohio canal suits. In the
house or delegates, the bill to authorize the loan
OF 81 ,ONo.Ot0 tn the Western Maryland Company
by the city of Baltimore was ordered to a third
place the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com
pany on the same footing the Baltimore and
ONO Railroad Company. Mr.. Ardinger offered
a petition to allow the voters OF any ward or
county district in the state to decide whether
liquor shall be sold within its limitl, which W,
understand to embody the views OF the Good
Templars In regard to prohibitory legislation.
TIE LIBERAL REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
1he liberal republican convention Of Missouri,
at Jeherson City, yesterday adopted resolutions
Iiedging support to the rightful sovereignty OF
the Union; fsvoring emancipation, equality Of
civil rights, and acknowledgements; demanding.
with equal suffrage for all, complete amnesty
for all; declaring that the shameless abuse Of
the government patronage for the control of
conventions and elections, whether in the inter
est OF an individual or OF party, with its con-
se9uent corruption and demon aliz alton of polit-
icsl life, demands the thorough aud genuine re-
form of the public service; that a loyal self
government with impartial suffrage will guard
the rights of all citizens more securely than any
centralized authority; that it Is time to stop the
growing encroachments OF the executive power,
&c, &c.