Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-13

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AN ADVERSE REPoRT.-The Senate commit
tee on claims has decided adversely on the
claim Of Samael Gardner fer 50 $50 extra COM
pensation for lighting the dome Of the Capitol
with his electrical apparatus.
TIE ATTORNEY GENERAL has informed the
House OF Representatives, in answer to a resolu-
ton, that no appointments made in the Depart
ment of Justice during the last year were under
the civil service rules, in consequence Of the
appointments being only temporary.
Capitol prison for contumacy, having failed to
secure the publication Of his amended testi-
mony by the House, is now having it printed In
pamphlet form, TO be laid before members OF
Congress and others.
PERENPToRy ORDERS have been sent to the
collector of internal revenue at Albany, n. Y,
to collect the amount due from the New York
Central railroad on script dividend tax. This
case has been pending in the department here
for several years.
0KLAHosA.-The Senate committee on Indian
affairs have agreed to the bill establishing a
civilized government in the Indian territory. 1t
provides for che appointment Of governor, sec
election Of territorial legislature by the people.
THE LOUISIANA INVESTIGATION CLOSED
tons heard an explanatory statement by Gov
ernor Warmoth, in the Louisiana election case,
this morning, and then went into executive ses-
sion on their report, which will he presented in
a few days.
TIE PONERoY INvEsTIGATIoN.-TheS enat
select committee to investigate the charges
against Senator Pomeroy to-day received a
dispatch from Kansas, stating that about
twenty witnesses are en- route for Washington.
Ten of these, it is understood, will testify
against Mr.. PomerOy, while the other ten are
witnesses in his behalf.
NAVAL CHANGEs-Medical Inspector Saml
F. Cones ordered to the navy yard, Portsmouth.
y. H.; Surgeon F. T.. Potter detached from the
navy yard. Portsmouth, n. H.. and ordered TO
n receiving ship Sabine; Surgeon Somerset
Robinson detached from the receiving ship
Sabine and ordered to the naval station, League
Island, Pennsylvania.
THE CASE OF SENATOR SPENcER.-In the
Alabama house Of representatives, yesterday a
democratic member offered a resolution that
the legislature GO into the election OF United
states Senator TO succeed the Hon. George f..
Spencer. After considerable wrangling the
resolution was voted down by strict party vote
of 40 to 10.
DECLINES TO RECOMMEND PARDON. The
Attorney General has declined to recommend
| the pardon Of Saml. &. Brown, an alleged South
Carolina kuklux, sentenced to five years service
/ at Albany. Brown is said to have been a leader
| of the kuklux in South Carolina He OCCUPIES
| high social position at home, and his friends
have made earnest efforts to secure his pordon
The CLERKS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE
BUREAU are informed that an examination
| under the civil service rules, for promotions to
the higher and appointments to the lower grades
OF clerkships in that bureau, will take place on
the 2d of March. All persons desiring to com
pete in this examination are privileged to do
subject to the rules and regulations prescribed
by the Treasury board Of examiners
AT THE WHITE HoUsE-Among the large
number of visitors at the White House TODAY
| who saw the President were Senators Carpen-
| ter, Cameron, and Pool, Representatives. But
| Ter, Lamport. and Shoemaker, Secretary Belk-
/ nap and General Sheridan, Col. John McCOmb
| OF the Alta California, NJ. ID. Leggett, Commits
sioner Douglass, Tom Murphy, Dan Dougherty
Rev. G. W. Cooper, and several friends.
ANOTHER VETO.-vice President Colfax laid
| before the Senate, yesterday, a message from
the President, vetoing the bill for the relief Of
the sufferers from the destruction of the salt
| works near Manchester, KY, by order Of Major
| Gen. Don Carlos Buell.. The Presidents rea-
sons for Withholding his approval of this bill are
| substantially the same as in the case of DIR. j.
Milton Best. The message and bill were re-
/ ferred TO the committee on claims.
The ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE ENFORCE
NENr ACT IN LExINsToN, KY-The city
II
/ city election in Lexington. arrested on the
charge OF preventing negroes from voting. have
| arrived at Louisville, and win have prelimi-
nary examination to-day. The attention of At
| case, and he has appointed Hon. Jas Harlan, OF
Nv, to assist Col Wharton, the L. 8. district
attorney, in the prosecution.
The House COMMITTEE on military affairs
| have agreed upon a report against a consolida-
| ton OF the staff corps and departments, and in
certain number of officers for staff duty for four
years, and against filling vacancies permanently
| also, allowing promotions in the higher grades
Of the stan, but cutting of the rank of brigadier
from the head of each corps; also, providing for
a chief OF artillery, one of cavalry, and one of
infantry, to be on duty by detail, in the War
department..
| THE DISTRICT IN CoNGREss.-The House
district committee at their regular meeting to-
| day had under consideration House bill PISA to
authorize the construction of q suitable iron or
M, masonry bridge across the Eastern Branch of
| bridge. large delegation from Uniontown,
including netInding Dr; C. II. Nichols, representing the
In,eres s. Oh the government, were before the
| CONCLUSION was reached. N''
| The memorial signed by 1000 persons against
the heavy tolls charged by the Aqueduct Bridge
Company was considered but no action taken.
SERvILE LABOR TO BE PRoHIBITRp.-Yes-
terday Hon. John NJ. Coghlan, Of California,
accompanied by committee from the National
Labor eoencil of this District consisting of
Messrs A. Z. Redstone, j. A. Davis, j. +. Lpp-
hard, Frank Mace, and A. NJ. Pratt, appeared
before the committee of education and labor of
the House Of Representatives, and urged the
immediate consideration of II. X. bin No. 775,
entitled ..bal to prohibit contracts for servile
labor" The necessity for such an act was ex-
planned by Mr. Coghlan and Mr.. Redstone,
after which the visitors retired, with assurances
from the committee that they would report the
bill without amendment and request its imme-
date passage.
An ADDITION TO TEE CONSCIENCE FUND
The Secretary OF the Treasury received by reg
istered mail this morning letter dated 81 New
YORK, February 9th, 1873" signed oa for
eigpeE - containing . 81 900 1851 coupon bond
with interest from January LIST, 1875, and $40 in
greenbacks. The letter SAID I" Enclosed please
find L. s. (coupon) 30 bond of 1867, No. B, sos
tor one thousand dollars tvalue 81 .i67 3d. and
$50 in greenbaeks in payment of Income tax
and interest on same from time il became due.
This amount was not withheld from any motive
of defraudHag the government, bat BY reason OF
unavoidable absence from the country At the