Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-24

the delegation from a New Orleans mass meet
ing which came To his headquarters on the 18th
parties seem to be preparing for the congress
sional Investigation"
THE SENATE coNNIr~vE oS FINANCE to-day
gave hearing to delegation consisting Of
Messrs. F. NJ. johnson, Chauncey Coon, Stephen
Dow. and Il. NJ Pomeroy. of Boston. and Geo.
w. Allen, Of Milwaukee, who asked the removal
of the duty on hides, n corresponding reduction
duty on bark extract. PracNcal arguments
were presented by these gentlemen. and the
members OF the committee promised to give the
subject the consideration which its importance
merits.
THE ADJOURNMENT OF Coye.Ess.-There
vase quite An interesting discussion in the Senate
to-day on the question OF adjournment, Mr.
Morton calling mp his resolution fixing the 18th
OF May as the time. Mr.. Sumner offered an
amendment that the adjournment should not
take place at that time unless a supplementary
equal rights bill should have been passed. Mr.
ScburZ offered another amendment providing
that the session should not be terminated until
taxation and the tariff shall have been refor med.
adjournment at this time. before any OF the
important or necessary legislasOn of the session
had been effected. Mr.. Cole favored an early
adjournment: Mr.; Thurman was opposed to
hasty legislation. Mr.. Morrill,, of VT, thought
If time for adjournment be fixed, Congress
would work up to it and get through. The
impression sseems to prevail that an early adj
journment will be agreed npon.
"ALAsT RESORT TO G AIN CERTAIN ESps.n-
Under this head the Washington correspondent
Of the Philadelphia Press says:
1.-The reactionists Of the District OF Columbia,
VINO have from the first opposed all improve
ments under the new government, of which
'GOverEor Henry ID. Cooke is the head, having
failed in everything else, at last come to Con-
gress with a vague petition, charging all m amer
of fraud and corruption on the part of those I'm
authority. The memorial, which is signed by
about thousand persons out Of the one hundred
AMI twenty thousand which constitute the popu-
latiOn OF the District, calls for an investigation
The friends OF the District government male no
opposition 10 it, but on the contrary expressed a
desire to have the charge examined. II was ac-
irict OF Columbia, with POWER to send for per
sons and papers. The reactionists will receive
AS little comfort from this new movement "a
they did from their efforts to stop the march of
Improvement by appealing to the courts"
THE WOMAN SuFFEAoIsTs AND GEN. Bur-
LER--A delegation of female suffragists to-day
presented to General Butler petition signed by
81, 600 women in all parts Of the country, pray
ing the right OF suffrage, with the request that
he present the same to the House. The delega-
ton consisted Of Mrs. DIR. Lockwood and her
husband, DIR; Mary Walker, Mrs: !. b. Booker,
Mrs. Gage, Mrs. +. NJ. Kelly. Mrs. Kelsey, Mrs
Selma X. KenyOns, Dr. j. C.Wright, Mrs M. c.
Page, Miss Osborn, and others. Gen. Butler
deary Dr. II on tue ID
his wife, and she presented the petition to Gen
Butler, saying they had come to him on behalf
Of the women Of the country, asking his prOtec-
ton in their inalienable rights OF citizenship.
He had been the champion Of the oppressed,
and was one OF the great rocks upon which the
rebellion split. To him they looked to marshal
Paul, they come pleading their cause, and en-
trusted their petition to him. The names to it
were from every state. and came in spOntane-
ously; Others were being received now at the
Gen. Butler, in reply, said he accepted the
duty imposed upon him, duty which every
representative owes t. every citizen of the Re
deavor to carry forward irs objects. Like all
great reforms, IL began humble, but it would
grow until 1t overshadOwed the Republic. The
right OF voting and it would surely come
Though 1t might not be Immediately. The fact
that 3o,e names were attached 10 this petition,
showed thst earnest efforts in the cause wcrf
being made. Let this petition he followed by
thousands Of others. He returned his thanks to
the ladies, and announced that Ito would pre-
sent the petition in the House ateiy after
the expiration OF the morning hour.
TIE SENATE APPoRTIoSNENr BiLL.-The
apportionment bill under the census of 1870 Of
representatives i'm Congress from states now in
the Union, passed by the House December Il.
Committee on Monday, considerably modified
The bill, as it passed the House, provides that
from and after March Sd, 1ss3 the House OF
Representatives shall be composed Of es3 mem
bers, to be appOrtioDed among the states, in
stead Of 243. as at present. The Senate Judi
ciary COMMITTEES propose that the total number
states shall be admitted. By this plan the fol-
lowing states will lose representatives:-Maine
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts.
Rhode Island, Connecticut and Kentucky.
Qa Oh NnrE =. pnnva celr ":
2-totai loss, IA. The states gaining representa-
tives are as fol,ows:-Ncw Jersey, Georgia
Michigan, Texas, Wisconsin, California, Min
and Iowa, 2 each--totai gain. IA. The repre-
sentation IN all the other states, Maryland in
cluded, Is to remain as at present. BY the
proposed House apportiOnment, that body, 1t
will be seen, would gain 40 members. By the
Senate scheme IL remains unchanged. The basis
OF representation Under the Senate bill il one in
every I56.S45 OF representative population;
The other changes In the Senate bill are as
follows: The first election to be held under the
new apportionment on the Tuesday after the
nrss Monday in NoyembeI, 1872, inste.d Of 1876,
Forty.third instead OF the Forty fifth Congress
hat In any state in which by law the polls are
held open more than ono day for the election Of
state officers, the polls for the election of mem.
bers OF Congress insuch state in A. ID. 1872 shall
be held open for the same length OF time, begin
ming the day above specified in this section.
f.Should any state, after the passage OF this act
deny or abridge the right of any Of the male in
habitants of such state being n years OF age, and
citizens of the United States, TO vote at any
election named in the Constitution, article four
teen. section one, except for participation In the
rebellion or other crime, the number OF Repre-
sentatiyes apportioned in this act to such state
shall be reduced In the proportion which the
number Of such male citizens shall bear to the
whole number of male citizens p years Of age
in such state"
The statistical ANIMALS are rather late in
making their appearance this year, but we have
received the arst Of the season, the excellent
Tribune AlNanac for 1872, from the publishers,
and from j. Shillington and j. C.. Parker; from
X B. Mohun & Co. We have Harper's Magazine
for February. F--st = =.
WARNorH "WIcToRloUs"-CARTER Col
LARsEs.-Senator West, of Louisiana, has re-
eeiyed Q dispatch from Gov. Warmoth, stating
that yesterday the full senate recognized the
Brewster house by vote 10 to IL. Brewster
offered his resignation, which the house refused
to accept By vote OF 81 to g. Then . resolution
passed, rafifying and confirming the action Of
the extra session in oxpelling Carter from the
house and the election Of Brewster speaker, by
vote Of IS TO 8. Six Of Cartef's mon yesterday
cane ever to the regular house. Z
5000 FOR Tuz Loss or HEB HUsBAND.--The
jury In New York, In tho case Of Msrgaret SAM