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


named for the 10th district OF Ohio.
TIE WHITE HousE-Senstors Cameron,
Caldwell, Morton and Kellogg, Representatives.
Smith, McCrary and Sconeld, and ex-Attoruey
General Akernan hal interviews with the
President to- day.
CAPTAIN STEPHEN e. LIPoRD, Ordnance
Department, has been ordered to report to the
Superintendent OF the United States Military
Academy for duty As Instructor Of ordnance and
the science o. guunery.
The House COMMITTEES ON COMMERCE. this
morning had under consideration the bills for
the revival OF our commerce reported by the
special committee last year. The matter was
discussed at some length, but no action taken.
DE SOFA was not the first Rabbi to offer
prayer in the House OF Representatives at WASH
iDgton. That morning when Banks was declared
Speaker of the House, prayer was offered by a
Hebrew.
NOMINATION WITBDRAwN.-The Senate YES
terday In executive session, received message
from the President Withdrawing the nomination
of Willard Warner as collector of customs for
the port OF Mobile, Ala.
SEVERAL PERSONS declare that their names
were appended to the Severson memorial
against the District government) without their
found to be the case with considerable portion
OF the Int.
SOUTHERN CLAINANs.-The House Commit.
tee on the Revision OF the Laws this morning
unanimously authorized Mr.. Sloss, of Alabama,
to bring in bill allow ing persons in the South
having claims sg INST the government, which
accrued prior TO the war, to sue for the same,
without being required TO establish their loyalty.
WILL REPORT AGAINST THE NOMINATION.
The Senate foreign relations committee decided
yesterday to report against the nomination of
Chas. Hale, Of Boston, for Assistant Secretary
of State. on the ground that the department had
removed him on charges affecting his personal
conduct as consul general to Egypt.
SENATE CONFERENCE.-The Senate, In
executive session, yesterday confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations John A. Place, assessor
internal revenue 22d New York district, vice w.
W. Wheeler removed; p. q. Davis, collector in
t t revenue 10Th Pennsylvania district, vice
W. y. Brown resigned; EPhraim McMurtrie
pension agent at st. Paul, MINI.
THE COUNTERPART FIrrY DOLLAR legal
tender note, described by THE STAB OF yester.
day, is pronounced genuine by one Of the prin-
cipal Treasury detectives. Secretary Boutwell,
considers the counterfeit a badly -executed one,
but Treasurer Spinner n inclined to think 9TH
orwise, rs several bank on GERS have accepted
them as genuine.
The TOBACCO TAX QuEsfIoN.-Mr Evans,
the president Of the New York Tobacco Board
Of Trade, to-day made An argument before the
Ways and Means Committee, urging the contin-
Spence, OF Cincinnati, Mr.. McAlpfne, Of New
York, Mr.. Salmon, Of Syracuse, and Mr.. Peep
ers, Of St Louis, advocated . uniform tar OF lG
cents per pound on tobacco.
THE TREASURY INVESTIGATION is in progress
daily. Twenty-one female employees, represent
ng the Secretary's Office, are engaged, under
the superintendent OF the committee, in count
ing notes. When counted the latter are turned
over to twenty-four other female employees,
representing General Spinner's office, who re-
count them for the purpose or verifcation. The
first corps OF counters average go 900 notes
daily.
The new ORLEANS SPECIAL COMMITTEE
The special House committee, OF which Mr.
Scofeld is chairman, to proceed to New Orleans
and investigate the legislative imbroglio, we're
at the White House this morning to paw their
respects to the President. They leave tor New
Orleans this morning, accompanied by j. L.
Young. clerk; +. HI. Smith, stenographer, and
Mr.. braAton to act as sergeant-at-arms.
THE JAPASFsE EMBASSY in California are
expected TO arrive I'm this city on the 4th of Feb
ruary. They yesterday visited the Western
Union Telegraph Once in San Francisco and
communicated With the Secretary of State with
Professor Morse, Pesident Orion, and Others,
and with the sons OF the Chief Ambassador
Prince lwakara, now attending school at New
Brunswick, n. j. Secretary Fish sent dis
patch welcoming the Embassy to this country.
ALL RIeHr.-A committee Of which Mr. A.
c. Shields was chairman, was appointed on the
Cd inst by Secretary Boutwell,, at the request of
Controller Hubbard, to examine the contents Of
the vaults In the ONCE of the Controller OF the
Currency. The examination was completed on
the 10Th inst, when the committee reported that
exactly With the amount called tor by the Con-
tToller's books.
NoNINATIoSs.-The President to-day sent the
following nominations to the Senate:
Edward r. Johnsen,gyU. 8. ATTORNEY for
Wyoming territory. Addison c. Gibbs. Attor-
ney for Oregon. John L. Ritchey. Collector of
Internal Revenue, 18th district, Pennsylvania. ;,
Joseph ShePsId, CeIlecto. Of Customs, st.
Chillicothe, Ohio. Ma Mary p. Higiey, Post,
master, Minersyilie, Penn. Henry Al. Ella
Captain In i5tA infantry. !
-rroRE THE CoxnIrfsE on ArrRorRrA-
TIoNs-Secretary Delano and the Heads OF
Bureaus Of the Interior Dspartnent vere before
the House Committee on appropriations this
morning in refsIsses 70 N inets:se An the APP
The commit = win probably report in favor OF
an inereaed .'proprtation. Senator Nye and
several gentlemen from Neyada we're before
at Carson City be re-estatlished, and the COM
mittee agreed u report in fsvsr Of its re-estab-
lisLment.
In AID OF THE PUBLIc ScHooLs.-Mr. Pat
terson, from the District Of Columbia Commit
tee, to-day reported to the Senate, without
amendment. the bill authorizing the sale of lot
II, In square 2sS, and with the proceeds Of such
sale to purchase another lot, to be used for
school purposes. Also the bill authorizing the
Commissioner of Public Buildings to convey to
the city OF Washington lot No. H. in square 14f.
with the improvements, and the public reserya-
ton between sth and 9th streets east and X
street and Virginia avenue, upon which the An
acostia engine house Is located, such property
10 DC used exclusively for school purposes.