Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-18

mittee occupied all OF the II session this morning
in the examination of Oakes Ames.
SECRETARY DELANo arrived at Atlanta. Ga :,
yesterday, en- route to Cuba. He goes by rail to
New Orleans and thence to Havana.
TIE BUREAU OF EDUCATION issues a circular
Of inform alton relative to the Vienna exposi-
ton.
A INV STATK.-rhe House committee on
territories have agreed to report favorably upon
the bill for the admission OF Colorado as state.
POSTMASTER EASTMAN, of Chicago, yester-
day addressed a letter to the President tender
ing the resignation of his Office, TO take effect
February 14th.
EXTENSION OF THE LETTER CARRIER SYs-
TEM.-The House committee on post offses and
post roads have agreed to recommend the es-
Enlistment OF the letter-carrier system in al!
cities OF p, go population.
TERRITORIAL SALARIBs.-The House COM
mittee on territories will report the bill fixing
the salaries OF the Governors and secretaries of
territories. at the uniform rate of 8 400 for the
former and $3.50 for the latter.
Ex RRPREsRsTArIvE 9. c. BOWEN, of South
Carolina, is here to continue the contest for the
seat OF DeLsrge in Congress. The House COM
mittee on elections will dispose OF the case on
the 9th OF January.
POSTAL CARDs.-If Congress will appropri-
ate the sum asked for by the Postmaster Gene
raj $4,000 to carry out the law relative to
penny postal cards before adjourning this week,
the cards will be ready for distribution soon after
the hrst of January, 1873.
ACTS APPROVED The President approved
to-day number of acts recently passed by Con-
gress, among them the following: An act to
remove the political disabilities of L. Q. C.
Lamar, OF Mississippi; an act to tx the salary OF
the members Of the board OF health OF the Dis
triCt of Columbia.
NAVAL ORDERs-Paymaster Daniel A. Smith
has been ordered to the Onward, and Passed
Assistant Psymaster L B. Harris to the Terror
Paymaster Frank II. Armes has been detach
from the Terror and ordered bOme Chaplain
James j. Kane from the NJ are Island nayy-yard
and placed on waiting orders.
Tue FUNDING LoAN.-The WAYS and means
committee this morning again heard Secretary
Boutwell, and Jay Cooke on the subject of in
creased commissions for negotiating the loan
under thefunding act Of Congress Other prom
lnent bankers Will be heard by the committee
before action is taken.
ATTORNEY GENERAL OGDEN, of Louisiana
says that as the L. s. Supreme Court has dis
missed the Louisiana case on the ground of want
jurisdiction, he will take an appeal from the de-
clslon OF the case pending in the district court
at New Orleans, and try to have it advanced or
the supreme court calendar so as TO receive an
early hearing and decision.
VERMoNT's CONTRIBUTION Of statues for the
decoration of the old Representatives hall at
Washington will form a rather notable repre
sentation of the genius of the state. The sta
tues themselves ere TO be those of Gen. Ethan
Alien ana Judge C0llamer, and they are to bt
wrought by two distinguished merican scu D.
tors, both sons OF Vermont, the former hy Lar
hin u Meade and the latter by Hiram Powers.
THE WHITE HOUSE To-DAY.-Thsre were n
large number of visitors at the Executive Man
sion to- day, among them being Senators West
Ames. Scott and Lewis, Represa ntatives Shell
don, Cobb, Stevenson, lii and Shellabarger
and Col John 5. Mosby, j. Amber Smith and
James Is. Sener, OF Virginia. Gen. III. Ii. Bing-
ham. late postmaster at Philadelphia, and Nr
George FaiTmaD, the newiy-appOinted postmas-
ter OF that city. also called and had an liner.
view with the President.
MORE Room FOR THE Books WANTED
Mr.. Ainsworth Il. Spofiord, librarian of Con-
gress, in his annual report, enters into details
going to showing the necessity for a new fire.
proof building for the accommodation of the Ii
brary which contains over a quarter of a mil
lion volumes, and is rapidly increasing. 1t is
understood that the joint committee on the Ii
brarv will take early action towards recon-
mendatioR for new building.
EDWARD A. POLLARD, an author snd Jour
nalisto of considerable reputation, died al Lynch
burg yesterday at the age of forty-fve. He was
one Of the editors of the Richmond Eramiaer
during the war, paper by no means friendly
to the president OF the confederacy. He after
WARDS wrote the "Lost Cause" which is BY far
the best history of the war from the southern
stand point which has yet appeared. The
widow Of Mr.. Pollard, Mrs. Nathalie Pollard,
resides in this city.
TIE PROPOSED POSTAL TRLReRAPH.-The
House committee on appropriations met last
evening to consider the postal telegraphy.
They had before them the Postmaster General,
MI orion. president of the Western Union
Telegraph company, aHd Mr.. Prescott. its cleo
trician, Mr.. Thurston, president of the Pacific
and Atlantic Telegraph company, Mr. Sweet,
superintendent of the Atlantic and Pacific Tel
egraph company, Mr.. Brown, president of the
chiei OF the signal service bureau, and Hon
VIM. whiting, counsel for the government in
telegraph matters, with others.
IMPORTANT ORDER RELATIVE TO ArToR-
NEYs AND AsRNTs.-The Secretary of the
Treasury to-day issued a circular letter notify
ing attorneys and agents doing business for
others at the department that hereafter the
departing mt VIII recognize the authority of the
prlnclpai 20 revoke or annui any power OF at
torney that may nave been given to such agents
or attorneys; and that the draft tor the process
OF any claim that may he allowed will be remit
have given authority in writing for its delivery
to an agent or attorney, which authority shall
rot have been anDulled or impaired by any adj
verse act of the principal at the time when the
draft may be ready for delivery. This order
does not Interfere with the circular letter of the
second controller under date of April %, 1851,
and printed as form No. 4.
SENATE CoNFIRMATIoNs.-The Senate in
executive session yesterday confirmed a num-
Der Of nominations. Among them the follow.
ing :-Consuls-George X. Usher, at Asuncion;
Augustus Morrill,, at Manzanillo, Mexico. In
dian Agents.. c. O'C0Hnor, for Sioux, at
Grand river; VIM. +. Ensign. for Blackteet; i.
l.. Burcbard, for Round Valley. CALIFORNIA;; f..
*. Dodge, for Hoopa Valley, California; iona
Richards, for Wichitas, Indian territory; Henry
Breiner, for Seminoles; Daniel Sherman, for
Indians in New York; II. ". Bingham, for
Sioux, at Cheyenne river agency; Chas. p. Birk-
EFT, for Ponca agency, Dakota; w T. Hall, Ma
vajo agency, New Mexico. j. III. Brooks, MEM
Der OF Council OF District of Columbia. Adolf
Cluss, member of board of public works OF Dis
tiict of Columbia. VIM. III. Smith, Charles H
Nichols. JAS. G. Berret, VIM. j. Murtagh and
Henry Nj. Sweeney, to be police commission
ers of District of Columbia. c. A. Sstterlee,
chief engineer In revenue mari ne service.
PREVENTION OF OUTRAGRs ON EMIGRANTs.
At a meeting OF the board of emigration, in
New York yesterday, . communication was