Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-02

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good argument in favor OF a winter residence
at the national capital-IhId. Press.
In THE HOUSE to-day, Mr.. Walls, of Florida,
presented the petition of j. c. Lewis, OF the
District of Columbia, tor compensation for
property taken and used by the quartermas,er's
department in the years lSG2-G3. The petition
Is tor payment of stone and sand and amounts
to Si6,3i5.
ebay SEED."-The last weekly bulletin is
sued by Secretary Kelley, of the National
Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, shows
"i subordinate oranges organized during the
month OF November last. The total number OF
subordinate oranges is now 8 ,S}5, and the re-
ported membership OF the order 662 625.
A DELEGATION OF Cuban patriots is in town
aud has laid on the desk of each member of
Congress copy of apamphlet prepared by the
,lunta of New Yark, containing record of all
the Ontrages perpetrated i'll the past few years
10y Spain, especially upon American citizens
IL Is call 1.-The book of blood" Gown, one OF
the delegation, Is the man rescued from drown
mg by Gen. Ryan while the Virginius was at
kingston.
The VIRGISIUs will be delivered to our
naval force at some one of our ports. The
Spanish authorities have taken the precautlon
to place the Nirginius under the guns OF the
spanish gunbOats, and other vessels have been
30 disposed as to prevent any attempt on the
part o. the volunteers to destroy her, a proceed
ing feared by many. The Spanish authorities
claim that the fleet is lOYal, and will carry ont
the wishes OF the government at Madrid.
A DISTRICT CASE IN THE {. s. SUPREME
CoJRT.-ln the United States Supreme Court
Yesterday case No. l0l, John Carroll Brent
plaintiff in error, W.. The State OF MARYLAND
Use OF A. NJ. Wartied, came up. In error to
tue Supreme Court of tue District of Columbia.
Mr.. Justice Hunt delivered the opinion OF the
court affirming the Judgment Of the said SUI
pECme Court this Cause, with and
interest.
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THE READING of the Presidents mesa re in
the House, particularly with reference to the
Nirginus outrage and the action Of our govern
ment in the premises, engaged the closest at .
trntiOn OF all the members. That portion which
suggests that the President may approve por-
ton OF "A bill and dissapprove the other, and the
r. accommodation th at no legislation shall be eff
iectCd during the closing twenty four hours OF
a session OF Congress, seemed to receive a III an
itest approval from both sides of the chamber.
The PAYMENTS made from the Treasury by
warrants during the month of November, 1873
were
Civil and miscellaneous ..... S6.9.I 2l2 80
Nd'....'.-'--''. ''..''.''.'....... 4,lsi,i1i d
Navy. 2,912, 800 q
Interior INDIANS and Pensions. 4,5So.2J0 Oh
Total .......................Sis ,7os, G2D IS
The above does not include payments made
on account of the principal or interest OF the
HuUllc ueDt.
THE SENATE CAUCUS THIS MoRNING-The
republican members of the Senate held eau
Gus this morning in the ladies' reception room
and nominated James X. Young to the position
OF executive clerk, made vacant by the death
OF John nj. Morris MIR. Young was nominated
on the second ballot, receiving % votes. The
nomination OF chaplain was deferred until
future caucus. A committee of seven members
with Senator Morton as chairman, was ap-
pointed to report to an adjourned caucus to-
morrow on the subject OF standing committees
There are a few vacancies to be filled, but no
important changes are anticipated.
The BACK-PAY Caucus OF THE REPUBLI.
CAN RHPRKsENTATIvEs.-An announced in
yesterdays STAR a caucus of the republican
me mbers OF the House Of Representatives was
held last night to take action with reference to
the repeal OF the increased salary bill. Speeches
advocating the repeal were made by MesSrs
Mason, Hale, Kelley of Pennsylvania, Cessna,
Hawley, TremaiDe, and others. A resolution,
offered by Mr.. Cessna. was adopted. which pro-
vidts tor the repeal of the bill SO tar as 8pplica-
bile to members OF Congress andthe employees
OF the House, and providing for the appoint
ment Of a committee to perfect bill for that
purpose. In conformity with the resolution,
Messrs: kasson, Tremaine, Butler of Massachu-
sets, Thomas of North Carolina, and Hale of
Maine, were appointed as the committee.
FREE BANKING AND AN ELASTIC CuRRES.
cY.-Mr. Buckingham's bill to provide for Tree
poHhihk dbu " tcCuEc al clHstlC currency, lu-
troduced in the Senate to day, provides that
the set of June 3, 1854, is declared to be open
and free for banking, and any and all persons
are at liberty to organize banking associations
st such places and with such capital as they
shall think proper that hereafter each and
very national banking association m Az deter
mine for itself the amount OF money OF the
United states 1t will keep on hand, but shall
redeem on demand its circulating notes as are
now or may hereafter be designated by law;
that United States legal.tender notes in sums
of 81 0o0 shall on demand be redeemed by the
Treasurer OF the United States, either with coin
OF United States bonds at par as he sh all elect
that the principal of any United States bonds
bearing interest in coin at rate not less than )
per cent per annum whether due or not, shall
on demand by the holder be paid by the United
States Treasurer in legal tender notes and the
accrued interest In coin.
PHRsoNAL-Senator Ames will resign his DO
sion as Senator in a short time to assume the
governorshipOf Mississippi, to which he was
recently elected. ....Hon. Horace MAYNARD,
OF Tennessee, will be serenaded by his friends
at the Ebbitt House to- morrow evening. ....
Among the arrivals at Willard's Hotel are
Mrs: Z: f. Stanard and family, st. Louis; Hon.
p. w. Hitchcock, Nebraska; Col. ID. q. Houston
and wife. U: 5: A.; Hon John g. Stokes, Ala;
E,kins. Santa Fe Hon. VIM. K. Roberts, N. Y.
Among the arrivals at the Ebbtt House are:
Pay Director ]: s. Gulick, U. 9. n; r.
Atwood, U: 8: A.; Commodore j. L. Davis, U.
$. n; Col. r. NJ. Douglass, n. c.; Hon. T. j.
Patterson and family. $; C.; Hon; Lowell Lin
leans; Hon. T. ". Osborne. Florida; Hon. Thos.
Sherlock, Cincinnati, and Hon. J. H. Flagg,
vermont. AT the Arlington the following
are registered: Edward Carey. N. Y. Tunes;
Hiiario Cisperos, X. De Pass, Manuel Gown,
and +. Ximenee, of New York, (the Cuban dele
satoni) Hon. Philip y. Crooke, ex-Gov. Wood
ford, Hon. Freeman Clarke and family, N. Y;
ex Gov. Stephenson, Ky; X. N. Cadwallader,
Phiia. ''''Gen. Spinner h slowly recovering.
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES THIS YRAR AND
LAsr.-The grand total Of appropriations asked
for by the legislative, judicial and executive
departments for the next iscal year amounts to
t319 100 1856 80, distributed asfoliows:-C gres,
$s,2sl ,51oo3; Executive proper, $4,000; De-
partme Mt Of State, % 81 524; Treasury depart
ment. s173: 1884 ,9o515; War department, $780,
leo, $3.50; Navy department, go ,26S, 43514; In
terror department, 81, 15s 023.6l; Post Once
department, q y345 1886; Department Of In <tice,
e3a5l 500; Department OF Agriculture. Ell, 800.
The estimates for the current fiscal year
were:-Congress, e5,62S, 9839t; Executive pro-
per, 52,300 Dep srtment OF State, 81. 498, 674;
Treasury o0porsmeDt. n170 73l II AZ war d..