Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-15

hon. CHARLES SUMNER VIII entertain 8
personal friends at dinner at wormley's this
evening.
FRED. DOUGLASS presided at the New Or
leans convention Saturday, and said he would
vote for Gen. Grant. He was very compliment
airy to Mr.. Sumner in his remarks.
THE WAYS AND MEANS CoMMIrTI 4 this NOR
ing agreed to abolish the stamp tax on matches,
which reduces the revenue about two and a
quarter millions of dollars per annum. The
committee also agreed to reduce the duly on
copper one cent per pound.
THE COMMITTEE ON AUTHORIZATIONS visited
the Treasury Department on Saturday and
spent some time in examining the plans in the
Supervising chitect's Office Tor the public build
ings now in course OF erection. They expressed
the highest commentator OF the design for the
new State Department.
IMPORTANT DECIsIoN-The Mormon Trials
Uncons!itutiond'.-The Chief Justice to day de-
livered an opinion, all the members of the Su-
preme Court concurrinc, reversing the decision
OF Judge Mexican, of Utah, in regard to the
Mormon trials, and declaring said trials uncon-
sttutiOnal.
THERE is NoAPPOINTMENT YET of Controller
of the Currency. Opinion is very general that
Mr.. Knox will be appointed. Among the re-
publican delegations which have endorsed this
gentleman are those from New York (hs native
state), Minnesota (his adopted state), and Hi
nOiS.
AN ACT TO FUND CERTAIN LIABILITIES OF
THE CITY OF WAsHINGToN.-Mr. Patterson
introduced bill in the Senate to-day, which
was referred to the District committee, (of
which he is chairman,) entitled An act to
fund certain liabilities of the city of Washing
ton, existing June 1. 1874, and TO limit the debt
and taxation in the District of Columbia"
NOMINATIONS Prs 70,
lowing nominations to the Senate TODAY.
Robert Mcclure, to be appra' err OF merchandise
at Toledo, Ohio; l.. VI. Bayless. assessor of in
ternsl revenue for Dakota; l.. H. Burdick. reg
lister OF land office, Nachitoches, Louisiana
Reconsideration +. Townsend, st. Antbony,s
Falls, Mimi; Chas. H. Lord, Tucson, Arizona:
Chas. G. Thompson, Union city, Pa.
EXAMINING BoARD-The Secretary of the
Treasury has appointed as the examining board
for the Treasury Department under the new
civil servlces rulcs, the following gentlemen:
Mr.. j. Fl. Saville, Chief Clerk of the Treasury
the Treasurer's Office, and Mr.. s. l. Kimblll.
Chief of the Revenue Marine Division of tbs
Treasury. Mr.. 1. &. Eichh0ltz has been an
pointed secretary TO the board.
NEWS PROM GEN. HowARD-1he following
has been received here:
ARIZONA CITY, April Q, via SAN DIEGO
April IL. y Hon. Columbus Dcldao, .Secrefarg
InteTier: Have arranged for Yumas and neigh
boring friendly tribes. Have seen officers and
citizens from different paris OF Arizona. viii
meet Gen. Crook at Mcdowell in eight days
Am hopeful OF good results of the commission
y. .. HOWARD,
Special Commits sioner.
THE BowEN-DE LARGE ELECTION CASE
The House committee on elections having over
ruled the motion of De Large's counsel to dis
miss Bowen's contest of the seat from the
second district OF South Carolina, OH the ground
= nf snot I'M tho
ture of that state disqualified him fcom II e
contest, the committee vii! resume the consi iera.
nor, non OF The case early this week, when it is
thought another motion will be made by De
Large's counsel to effect the same object.
The NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND Our
FIRE DEPAETMENT-Gen. Chapman introduced
in the House to-day a bill to aid in maintaining
the fire department in the District of Columbia.
IL provides that one third of the expense in
Cured in maintaining fire department in the
shall, hereafter, be paid by the United States
and the Secretary OF the Treasury is directed TO
pay into the Treasury of the District OF Column
bia one-third OF the entire cost Of maintaining
the said fire department., provided that the
amount, paid by the United States in any one
year, shall not exceed S25,Go. Referred TO Dis
trict committee.
WALT WHITMAN In DRNMARK.-H is a fine
thought with which a late literary review in
Copenhagen, Denmark, concludes a lengthy
article on the Leaves OF Grass" Of our friend
Walt whitman, as follows.
1t is beginning to be the opinion of the most
thoughtful men or the Old and New Worlds,
that the long prophesied and fondly expected
new epoch Of Liberalization for humanity il
more likely to prove, whenever il comes, n OF 60
much new epoch in politics and government.
but new epoch in literature; and the Copenha-
gen magazine says it has devoted its mage,
to An elaborate statement OF Walt Whitman
because this epoch it considers the advent O.,
him and his writings the most significant sign.
AN Act TO EELARGE THE PowRas OF THE
BOARD OF HEALTH.-In the Senate to-day
Mr.. Patterson, by unanimous consent, intro
duced a bill, which was referred to the District
Committee, to further define the duties of tn.
Board OF Health of the District of Columbia
The bill provides that the board shall have the
authority to make and enforce regulations TO-
the thorough disinfection and removal of nigh;
soil, the removal of garbage, house offal ana
manure, the intcrment Of dead bodies, the sale
| OF p0isOns, the compromising and putting un
other measures as the public health may re-
Guire, in the performance OF which duties a.
well as those heretofore pro vided for they shall
employ such agents as they may deem noes
sary.
PKRsoNAL.-Miss Nellie Grant, dau ehter of
President Grant, arrived at Liverpool Saturday
and was received by American consul Dudley
She was to proceed to London o-day. ....Rt
hon: Russell Quincy aud Mrs. Quincy visited
me treasury on Saturday, and were escorted
through the bureau of engraving and printing
by Superintenden McCartee, when Mrs Gurney
remarked that she was glad to see so MANI
females employed in the department, and re-
gretted that the civil service of her own country
excluded female employees. Ex-senator Schnrz
iectured on Saturday night at the Opera Housf
IN Newark, on "The German Nation in Amer
yea, TOR the benefit OF the German hospital in
that city. ''"Goveinor Claflin, OF Massachm
setts; Governor Randolph. of New jersey:
Governor Sidney Perham, Of Maine; are at the
Arlington. - - '11'
The RoBEsoN INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
which was in session at the Capitol Saturday
night, examined Hon. Gideon welles, ex-Secre-
tary of the Navy, who was on the stand for
nearly two hours. The questions were directed
chiefly with regard to the administration of the
Navy Department, the payment of claims
adjustments Of casCs &c, and particular refer
ence was Of course made to the SecOr claims
Concerning these, ex-Secretlry Welles testified
that he thought they had already been fully
paid, as Congress passed an act making an ap-
Eropriation for their payment to the full amount
He had, during his administration of the affair
OF the Navy Department, declined to reopen the
case. During his testimony, Mr.. Wells testified
mat he was not familiar with the items in the
Secor claim Of $50, %, and did not therefore
know whether or not that amount had been
previously paid. He regarded the Secors a.