Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-25

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MRS. SENATOR MORTON is very sick, and the
Senator leaves tomorrow for his home at In
dianapolis whether the Senate adjOurns or not
THE COMPUTATION PAPERS in the case oil
O'Bren had not been received at the Jail at
O'Clock this afternoon.
The GRAND UNION BALL of the state associ-
ations at the Inauguration Ball building has
necessarily been postponed, on account of the
Indictment weather, until Tuesday next, the LIST
OF April.
THE SEAT lately occupied by Mr.. Caldwell in
the Senate, next to that of Senator Chandler
has been taken by Senator Jones, of Nevada
who put his name down for it before the resig-
nation Of Mr.. Caldwell was handed i'm.
THE CABINET MEETING to-day was attended
by all the members. 1t is und erstood that the
action of the railroad companies in threatening
to withdraw the postal cars on the 1st of Apri,
come up for discussion during the session.
THE DISTRICT INDEBTEpNEss.-The GOV
ernor and board Of public works have had under
consideration and perfected plan, which
will be developed in few days, by which all
claims against the District government will be
adjusted to the satisfaction of all concerned.
GEN. j. B. GORDON, the new Senator from
Georgia, was called to the chair this morning
by Vice President Wilson, and presided over
the Senate a short time while the Vice Presi-
dent went out. This is the first time that an
ex-cOnfederate has filed the Vice President
chair.
THE WHITE HousE.-Senators Allison, Scott,
Hitchcock, McCreery, Howe, Carpenter
Mitchell, Chandler, Lewis, and Stewart, and
Ex-senator Yates had interviews with the Presi-
dent to-day. The members of the railroad con-
vention now in session here called in a BODY 10
T. soft and Il
President iii the East room.
A DOUBLE CONFIRMATION-In executive
session OF tie Senate yesterday, Senator West
OF Louisiana, moved a reconsideration of the
vote by which James F. Casey was confirmed
as collector OF the port OF New Orleans and the
motion was carried. a long debate ensued, and
when the vote was reached the Senate again
confirmed the nomination.
SENATE CoNFIIMATIoNs.-The Senate, in
executive session, yesterday confirmed a mum
Der OF nominations, among them the following:
a. III. Barnes, associate justice of the supreme
court, Dakota territory; Robert Kelien. OF tue
District of Columbia, consul at st. Martins
west Indies; Joseph Gorgison, collector OF Gus
toms at Petersburg, Va; VIM. g. McGowan,
postmaster at Ellcott CITY, Md.
THE REPORTERS GALLERY in the Senate
chamber is to be enlarged by taking in the short
seats adjoining it in the ladies' gallery on the
seats will be added; but the committee on
rules, now having charge of the gallery, are
determined that none but legitimate newspaper
men employed by papers. and hiving authority
70 represent them, shall be admitted TO tae
gallery.
WON'T TAKE THE BACK PAY.-The Akron
(Ohio) Beacon announces that Congressman Jas.
Monroe, of that state, will refuse to receive his
SIS coo of back pay. and that both he and Com
wi a.
Treasury in such a way as to bar all future
claims to it. The Hartford Courcrt saws that
Gen. Hawley left his back pay allowance to re-
turn to the Treasury at the close of the fiscal
year, Julyi.
WHAT SENATOR CAMERON KNOWS ABot-r A
WITNESS IN THE CLAYTON CAsE.-The doors
of the Senate were reopened at half-past 1
O'Clock Yesterday afternoon, and Mr.. Cameron
took the floor and remarked, in reference to a
young man named Mcconnell, one of the prin-
ciral witnesses against Senator CLAYTON that
he was Pennsyivanian and he knew him well,
and that anything he should say was utterly
unworthy of credit, and that if his evidence
was to be relied on it was useless to spend a
minute upon it. The Senate then adjourned.
The EXTRA SESSION OF THE SENATE DRAW
ING TO CLosE.-When our report closed in
the Senate this afternoon, the Clayton case was
being discussed; and it seemed to be the i'm
preston that a vote would be taken after one or
TWO Senators had spoken, and that an executive
session wOuld then be held to act upon the NOM
nations laying over. all of which might be dis
posed OF tonight and an adjournment sine die
be made. IL is not probable that the session
will continue over to- morrow, at any rate.
In CONSEQUENCE of the similarity of names.
and the fact that the two gentlemen lived nearly
side by side on the same street. no little confu-
sion of identity has been occasion i'm regard to
Mr.. u. T.. Kennedy, who died this morning, and
MIR. j.. {. G. Ikennedy. This has caused to-
day large number Of calls at the residence of
the latter under the suppositiOn that he had
died. The deceased, Mr.. j. G. Kennedy was
late of Albany, New York. Mr.. j. c. G. Ken
nedy is old resident of Washington, and was
formerly Superintendent of the Cencus.
CoNGREssIsNAL Unconstitutional the last
session of Congress was a short one, there was
an immense amount of work done. In the
Senate there were 291 written reports
from committees on various bills, making a
total of 523 during the Congress; a larger mum
Der than in any session for many years before
Some of these reports-those of the investipat-
ing committees especially-were very long. At
the 39th Congress, in the Senate, there were
but 1i6 reports; at the 10th, 2,3 and at the 4ist
$50.
THE POSTAL CAR TRoUBLE.-A special agent
OF the Post Office Department left this morning
for New York, for the purpose of adjusting the
difficulties between the Postmaster General and
the railroad companies in relation to the with
"A
inent lawyers have expressed the opinion that
IL the companies do carry ont their threat the
Postmaster General, under the law will be Jus
tilted in proceeding by force 10 compel them TO
run such cars.
A SILLY CANARD.-There is NO truth what
ever in the statement i'm the morning papers
that the Postmaster General desires all late
contractors and pOstmasters who have balances,
aggregating between 50 600 600 and @ 900 900,
standing to their credit at the Post Office De-
partment to come forward and get their money!
The late contractors and pOstmasters'' evil
IDENTIFY means ante beiium officials, for whose
payment there has been no provision made by
Congress. The impression at the Department
is that some claim agent has been g putting up
job" on the morning papers.
A WHOLESALE BUsINKss.-The second Of
nine examinations to I'LL forty frst-class clerk
ships in the Treasury Department was held to-
day ut the examination roome, No. 1928 street.
About sixty-hve candidates have been sum-
moned for each day, making over I'VE hundred
and fifty in all. But two or three vacancies
viii be filed from each Of the first eight exam
nations, the remainder being reserved for the
last day. The names and standing Of those who
pass the minimum standard Of sixty per cent.
on the first eight days, but fail to be appointed
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