Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-11

ration day. i he cold mas stiXed Us throat. anu
he speaks With much officially. He did no;
appear in his Office this morning until Il M.
SENATOR PATrERsoS's CASE NOT TO m
TAKEN UP.-The caucus of Republican Sens-
tors yesterday afternoon reconsidered Satur-
days vote regarding the case Of Paterson, ami
decided not TO take il up for consideration in
the Senate. no action being possible Tor the
1eison that Patterson is TO longer member OF
the body.
PERsoSAL-Ex-Scnator Trambull LEFT for
his home in Illinois last evening. "A. h
johnson, chief clerk of the light-hous board.
Treasury Departments, has rendered his resigna-
Er,ains Post denies that George William Curtis
is seriously or dangerously i'll. though still coz
fined to hfs room from the effects OF over-work
Mr.. A. 8. McElhone, brother of }. J
McEihone, OF the Globe, sailed for Cuba last
week, where he will remain some time. Mr.
A. X. Shepherd has been confined to his houss
for some days with illness from a severe cold
but is now on the mend, and will, it is hoped,
soon be out.
THE COMMITTEES HIrcH IN TIE SENATE
At an adjourned caucus Of the republican Sen
ators yesterday afternoon, the question as to
what representation the democrats should have
on the committees was rccommitted 10 the spe-
cial committee-aIessrs. Stewart. Conklng, Ed
munds, Scott and West-that they might
range the whole matter TO the satisfaction of all
parties, if possible. That committee held a
meeting this morning, but came TO no conclu
sion as to what representation the minority
should have. Messrs. Stewart and Scott are in
favor OF giving them two on each committee.
but Messrs. Edmunds, Conkling and West OF
pose this action. The committee will probably
complete its work to-day, and report to the eau
Gus this afternoon or tomorrow morning. The
impression prevailed to-day that the democrats
would he allowed two members on each OF the
important committees ANYHOW.
The democratic members OF the Senate also
had a caucus last evening, at Senator Cssserly'
house. and considered as To what members
should be assigned to the committees should the
majority accede to their request. AMI what dis
position shall be made Of the liberals II wa,
agreed that Mr.. Schurz should remain on the
foreign affairs committee.
PRESIDENTIAL NoMINATIoNs.-The Presi-
dent has sent the following nominations to the
Senate: VIM. l.. Scruggs, OF Ga, minister resi-
dent L. s. of Colombia; T.. Bawne, of Mass
consul at PasO del NOrte; %. McGregor. of Me-
consul at Tumbez; Hiram Patta, ir., collector
customs Pensacola, Fla. also, a number of col
lectors OF customs, L. 5. marshals, L. :. artor-
neys and postmasters; among the latter A. w
DenniSon at II Baltimore, Md, and Elizabeth A
Van ew at Richmond, Va.
The President cent the following nomination
to the Senate to-day:
Collectors n Internal R>reRpe-Wm w Nixon,
9Th district Iowa; Mark Flanagan, LIST Michigan;
III. Ii. RowlsOn, I'd Mich; q. i. Dake. 9TH Mich:
James Fishback 10th Ill; Jno. ConnelI. ith
iowa; u A. Rice, I'd La; \. B. Clarke, 2d Ga;
H. +. TarboN, 9th y. Y; A. r. Wilcox, Sd y.
Y; Jno; b. Strong; 18th \. Y; c. P. Kincaid,
2lst Ny. Edward Scull, 10th Pa; j. L. Val
entine, sth Pa; Jno. II. Bowen, 18th Pa: Jno.
T.. Blaine, 9th Ky; Seiden Connor, Sd Maine.
John Sedgwiek, LIST Cal; X. b. Hathorn, 9TH y
j.; John l.; Murphy, I'd y. J.; A. F. Drink
water, 9Th Maine.
Misceilaneoas.--JoSeph Jockey, Mimi, deputy
commissioner OF pensions; Charles e. Bennis
supervising inspector of steamboats, LIST district;
+. Il. Stevenson, assistant surgeon in the navv.
Register Land Obices-IIenry G.. Rollins San
Francisco, Cal; Samuel Dial, Harrison, ARK. :;
p. >. Anderson. Montgomery, Ala; c. Is.
TYLER, New Tim, Mum.
Receivers OF Public MOney-Otis Perrin. at
Stockton, Cal: p. A. Chalsant, Independence
No: 5. ii. Wright, Carson City. Nevada; T. &.
Fullerton, Roseburg, Oregon; +. Finley, Mont
gOmery, Ala.
Pension Agents.. F. Rushing, Trenton. Y.
-; L. Foot, jr., Grand Rapids, Mich; ). Post.
Detroit, Mich; ID. T. Boynton, Knoxville
Tenn; ). II. Moore, Springfield, Ill; J. A. Nor
RS, Columbus, Ohio; James Lindsay, ST. Louis
Mo- f.. ID. Porter, Wilmington, Del; w. Y.
Elliott, Nashville, Tenn.
AlsO, large number of postma sters. inc aiding
John +. Wilson, Lynchburg, Va: II. b. Mich
OILS, Norfolk, Va; James III. Clements, Ports
mouth, Va