Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-15

TEE House Committee on Foreign Affairs will
hold their fret regular session tomorrow.
THs MONITOR MosTAUK left the Washing
ton navy yard to- day for New York in tow OF
two tugs.
THERE HAS BEEN an increase OF about five
millions of dollars in the public debt thus ia
during the present month.
PERsoshL.-Sir Hugh Allen and Miss Allen
OF Canada; Hon. Chas. o'Conner, n. Y; Hon.
BE n. Egsleston, Ohio, aud Col j. g. q. Lee,
S. A, are At the Arlington.
MAJOR ROBERT A. KNIFE, paymaster in
the United States army, and attached to the
staff of General Sheridan, died suddenly of
heart disease in Chicago Saturday afternoon.
BoUNrIBs.-The bill introduced in the House
to-day by Mr.. Starkweather to equalize boun-
ties, provides for the payment of az 331 per
month tor actual military service rendered, de-
Quoting previous bounties received.
THE House and Senate Joint Committee on
the Library met this morning to consider the
prOpriety of finishing the publication OF three
volumes of the Wilkes exploring expedition.
NO decision was reached.
VICE PRESIDENT WILSON on Friday evening
last left for his home at Natick, Mass, as has
been stated His physicians positively forbid
anything like continuous labor, and the Wee
IEteiuent Will pfODhDly remain at nome until
the opening of the holidays. Should his health
continue poor he may take trip to Florida.
THE WEST VIRGINIA CoNrEsr.-The House
Committee on Elections heard an argume mt this
morning in favor of Hagan, the contestant from
the LIST West Virginia district, delivered BY
Judge Berkshire, of Morgan county, W. Va.
ana faVoring the legality of the August cleo
ton
WAR CLAIMs.-The House Committee OH
War Claims this morning adopted resolution,
which they will present to the House, asking to
be empowered TO send for papers and persons I'm
any claim arising before il, where. in the iudg-
ment of the committee, it was deemed expe-
dent to do 30. number of bills were referred
TO subcommittee.
TIE CONGRESSIONAL SALARY BILL.-The
special committee on the repeal OF Congress
sional salaries held meeting this morning and
agreed TO report at the first opportunity a bill
fixing the salaries of members of Congress at
- 300 and actual expenses incurred in coming
TO and going from Session OF Congress. The
SALARIES of the President and justices OF the Su-
preme Court remain unchanged.
THE NATIONAL LIBRARY BUILDIHG-The
commission named by the act of Congress last
session, consisting of Senators Howe (chair-
n am and Morrill, of Vt, and Mr. A r. Spof-
ford, librarian OF Congress, TO select a plan for
new library of Congress, met this morning
but took no action whatever. II is UNDERSTOOD
that none of the plans thus far presented NEE
with the approval of the committee.
THE COMING CHEAP TRANSPORTATION Con-
vENTIoN.-Josiah Quincy, president of the
American Cheap Transportation association, in
accordance with a resolution by that body, has
Issued an address and call for meeting to be
held IN this city, commencing January H. 1874
10 discuss the subject of cheap transportation
and the best means OF securing il. Delegates
will be present from every section of the coun-
try.
ECONOMY IN THE PUBLIC SERvICR-Thc
House Committee on Appropriations this morn
ing considered the financial situation set forth
IN Secretary Richardson's letter, and agreed tn
a resolution, 10 be re ported this afternoon. re-
auestine the President to instruct the heads OF
the executive departments TO revise their esti-
mates, which were made several months ago
ana reduce them, wherever possible, in order tn
cut down the expenses of the government aud
Tduce the debt wherever possible.
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL agreed upon by the
House Judiciary Committee contains but a
single paragraph. II provides, in the fewesr
words, that No person shall be excluded from
any place. building, or enclosure which /.
licensed by the authorities, or is supported by
the public, on account of race, color pre-
yious condition Of servitude. The penalty for
the violation OF the law is a fine of not less than
500, nor more than as 900. An action NAV
also be Instituted for damages. This includes
schools churches, theaters, cemeteries, and
railway cars, &c.
REDEMPTION OF THE LOAN OF '5S-The
Senate Finance Committee held a meeting this
morning, and agreed to report, with verbal
amendments House bill AS, which provides
for the redemption of the loan Of 1858. The bill
as amended enacts that for the purpose OF
r deemiDg said bonds, IL IL declared to be
the pleasure of the United States to pay all the
coupon bonds of said loan on the lst day of
January, 1874. at which date the interest thereon
shall cease, and coin in the Treasury sufficient
to redeem said coupon bonds is hereby appro-
priated for that purpose. The second section
provides for an exchange of the 1858 bonds for
i've per centum bonds, II desired by the holder
OF the former.
DOES ANYBODY IMAGINE that the renoyator
and reviver of any city in America, not imme-
diately subject to Congress, would receive for
such work as Governor Shepherds aught but
Gmmendation and reciprocation? Philadel-
rhia, with nearly sixty mi lions of debt, New
York, with more than one hundred millions
and other cities with costly sums and nothing TO
show, command no attention, but this common
prize and exponent Of the country IL male
perilous for any great creative genius TO befrend
II and lift 1t up Police detectives, in the guise
OF newspaper correspondents, pGrrenHs, snd
denly created editors, and atheists who avenge
ther disappointment at being repulsed from
FEDERAL office, are the asssiants of the period of
Tenascence in this capital. But every young
bridal couple which visits us, every patriotic
soldier and citizen, every hberty-seeking stran-
ger, hal the arisen capital, and ask whose
tas't. Ingenuity, ana VlgOr accomplished all
thls.-SRHddy Herald.
TIE LATE JUDGE NELsoN.-A telegram to
Saturdays STAR gave an account Of the sudden
death, at Cooperstown, V, of Hon. Samuel
Nelson, late Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States and member of the
High Commission which framed the Treaty of
Washington. He died suddenly, at half past
one O'Clock Saturday afternoon, while seated in
bis chair az bis residence, at CoOperstown.
Judge Nelson retired from the bench of the
supreme Court of the United States in Novem-
Der, 1872. having occupied judicial positions for
nearly nifty consecutive wears, resIgning finally
on account of infirmities of age. He was born
in Hebron, Washington county, n. " in 1892
and succeeded to the bench Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States after having ser we'd
terms as Justice and chief justice of the supreme
court Of New York state. On his return from
the bench Of the United States Supreme Court
great honors were paid him by the bench and
bar here and at his home.
ABUSE OF THE DIsrRICT.-The unanimous
confirmation liven the Hen. A. r. Shepherd as
Governor, by The Senate, was . just and COM
plimentary recognition of public service worthy
special record. This gentleman, animated by
an honorable ambition, has done q work under
circumstances that would have DISCOURAGED q
man pOeseeaed hiOh emma and tn