Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-14

THE HOUSE MILITARY COMMITTEE will prob
ably report in favor of giving bronze cannon for
a monument to Gen. Geo. ii. Thomas.
soHN maxwell, has served David NJ. Dewitt
with formal notice that he will contest his right
TO represent the fourteenth district of New York
in the next Congress.
REVENUE APPoINTMENT-The President
yesterday appointed Austin Savage, present
assessor of Idado territory, to he collector o
internal revenue for Idado, vice j. &. Geer sus-
pended.
SENATOR BLAIR's SCCCEssoR-The demo-
cratic caucus at jefferson City, Mo-, yesterday
afternoon nominated Col. l.. V. BOgy, of st.
Louis, for u. s. Senator, to succeed Frank
Blair The vote stood BOgy Ga, Blair At.
NAVAL CHANGEs.-Surgeon NJ. Bradley Or
dered to the navy-yard, New York; Commodore
George b. Balch and Commander A. w. John
ston detached from special duty at Washington,
ID. C., and placed on waiting orders.
return OF SECRETARY DELANo.-A dis
patch received at the Department of the Int
riOr from Havana announces the departure of
Secretary DelanO from that city for New Or
leans yesterday. 1t is expected that he will
reach home the latter part of this week.
AT THE CABINET MEETING to-day all the
members were present except Secretaries Bout
by Assistant Secretary Richardson, and the lat
ter by Assistant Secretary COwen. Only routine
business was transacted.
THE SENATE in executive session yesterday
afternoon confirmed a number of nominations,
among them that of Kenneth r. Cobb to be SUI
pervisOr of internal revenue. The Senate has
rejected the nomination of $. e. Plummer to be
captain in the army.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-There were few
visitors at the White House to-day. Among those
who saw the President were Senators Bucking
ham and Spencer, Representatives Negley,
Foster, and Lamport, and Commissioner Doug
lass.
THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION is abOl-
shed on March 3, 1873, by the law creating it.
The proposition will be before Congress soon to
extend its powers for four years longer. The
commission has passed upon 500 claims, and has
800 claims still on file.
THE BRITISH AND AMERICAN MIXED CLAIMS
COMMISSION have disposed OF nearly all the
minor claims before them, and will now con-
slider the heavy ones. They expect to conclude
the consideration Of all OF them by the LIST OF
July next.
THE CHEROKEE DfLEG ALTON had an inter
view with the President. yesterday, and pro-
tested against all territorial bills in Congress.
The President intimated that no bill against
ton, and that treaties should be sacredly re-
spected.
The SUBCOMMITTEE OF CLAIMS, which has
been investigating the claim of Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue Douglass ION account Of the
defalcatiOn of his deputy several wears since)
for some time, and which has taken considera-
BILE testimony. met last evening at the room of
the committee of claims and heard Commissioner
Douglass statement.
credit Mobilier met this morning, but ad iourned
until half-past seven O'Clock this evening on
account Of the absence of witnesses Mr.. Du-
rant, eN-presdent of the Union Pacific railroad
has arrived from New York, and will probably
lie examined this evening, as will be Mr., Ham,
auditor Union Pacific railroad.
JUDGE HUNPHHIEs.-If the Senate confirms
the Presidents nominations for the courts OF
this District and Alabama, sent in Yesterday,
Judge HUMPHREYS will go. i'm a few days, TO hold
the cOurtSin Alabama; Int his family viii re-
main at their residence, 81 street. till June or
July. and he will return hero in, March to close
up bis private business.
Col. CARRINGTOS, president OF the James
River and Kanawha Canal company, appeared
before the House committee commerce to-
day. and made an argument in favor of an an
preparation by Congress in behalf of the canal
The committee Will meet again tomorrow tn
listen to an address on the same subject by Col.
w iuShcs Vi lTglnla.
THE CREDIT MoBILIER SUITs.-The Attorney
General this morning addressed kilograms to
''two gentlemen well learned in the law" ten
dering them the service provided for in Mr.
Randalls resolution offered in the House of
Representatives several DAYS since relative to
prosecuting a suit against the credit mOlilier ct
a., with view to recovering over five millions
OF doiiars oi interest due the government.
INAUGURATION OF Two GOVERNORS or
n
forwarded telegram to the Attorney General
Yesterday stating that Kellogg and McEnerv
had both been inaugurated governor of LOUISE
ana-the former by the Pinchbackers and the
latter by the Warmoth faction. Associated
a. was feared would be the case.
VALUE OF THE GovERNNNrREAL Estate
HEEE.-The acting Secretary of the Interior
transmitted to the Senate yesterday the report
Of the commissioners appointed to make valu-
alton OF all the real estate in the District of CO.
iumbt belonging to the United States, except
the public buildings. and also the grounds which
have been dedicated to the public use as parks
and squares They report the total valuation at
SIS, la, 33i99.
The HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE held spe-
eial meeting this morning to consider the report
OF the board of survey of the harbor and river at
Washington, but as none of the parties sum-
moned to appear were on hand adjourned until
Thursday morning at ten O'Clock.
The committee agreed to reconsider the bill
to further define the powers of the board Of
health. Ii wall be remembered that they re-
Gently agreed TO report favorably on the bill.
THE CURRENCY LIMIT QUEsTroy.-A sub
committee OF the Senate finance committee, at
a meeting held on Saturday last, decided that
the Secretary of the Treasury has no authority
for issuing any part Of sii 900, 900 legal tenders
which he claims as reserve fund. 1t is AS
serted by Treasury officials that if Congress
Endorses the action of the committee it will cause
contraction, as the treasury will be compelled
to keep a much larger currency balance on hand
than at present
THE COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS of the House at
their session this morning, agreed to the Senate
bills (aggregating something like O,0O0) for
the relief OF the Loudoun county (va) claim
ants, whose property, principally live
stock, was taken by order Of Gen. Sheridan,
sold, aud the proceeds covered into the treasury;
also, to bill for the relief Of the East Tennessee
University, paying S1s 500 for its property used
and occs pied by the United States army. This
committee expects to be called on Friday of thi 8
week.
MEs. Ex-PRHsIpEsr TYLER has become a
resident OF Georgetown for the winter. Mrs.
Tyler is a convert to Romansm, and she has