Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-08
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUR--The receipts from this
source to-day were s347 ,T79.6i.
Col. JOHN s. MosBY interviewed the Post
master General to-day.
Mr.. j. BRADLEY ADAMS, of this city, has re-
ceived the contract for furnishing the larger
portion OF the stationery for the Interior Dc
partment for the wear ending June, 1874.
THE PRESIDENT will perhaps go to New York
to attend the funeral of the late Chief Justice
Chase, instead of coming directly to Washing
ton, as he intended.
WON'T TAKE THE BACK PAY.-Both Gene
raj Hawley, of Connecticut, and John b. Haw-
ley, of Illinois, have refused to accept the in
creased compensation voted by Congress at the
last session. Hon. j M. Rusk, or Wisconsin,
has also refused to accept his.
JUDGE THOMAS A. SPENCER, of Cambridge.
Md, the new assistant Attorney General for
the Post Office Department, is in town, and
will assume the duties of his Office in few days.
He will occupy quarters in the general post Of
fee building, and his province will be to decide
legal questions relating to postal affairs and to
prosecute offences against the postal laws,
No POSTAL CARDS THIS WKKK.-The latest
from Springfield, Mass, where the postal cards
are being manufactured, is to the effect that
the acquisitions of postmasters will be filled
on Monday next. The manufacturers are now
making good progress with the improved ma
chinery, and continue to turn out 500 900 cards
per day. The cards will be supplied to post
masters in packages of 500. Each package Is
enclosed in a strong paper box and is composed
of twenty smaller packages each containing
twenty-five cards.
RESPECT TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE
CHIEF JUSTICE CHAss.-In the CourtOf Claims
yesterday, the death of Chief Justice Chase was
announced to the court by Alexander Johnston,
ESQ.,, with q motion that the court adjourn,
which was cOncurred in, after which the men,
beers Of the bar held a meeting, Of which the
Hon. George Taylor was chairman and Mr..
Alexander Johnston secretary, and II was re-
solved that a meeting of the bar of the Court of
Claims be held at the courtroom at 10 O'Clock
| on Saturday morning.
HoNoRs To THE MEMORY OF THE l. tie
CEIEF JUSTICE CHAsE.-Secretary Richardson
| will to- morrow issue an order paying tribute
| to the me mory of Chief Justice Chase, who pre-
| sided over the Treasury Department SO long,
| and will also direct that the department be
closed on Saturday, the day of the funeral in
| New York, and that the Treasury building be
1 draped in mourning.
| Secretary Richardson will leave here to-mor-
| row evening for New York to attend the funeral
AttOl Rey General Williams and other members
| OF the cabinet will also attend.
| COMPLICATION OF UNITED STATES LAWS
| The duties of the commissioners who have bee n
at work for several years codifying the laws Of
theIUnited States having ceased on the 1st inst,
they turned the work performed by them over
| to the committees of the Senate and House on
| the revision of the laws, and the committees in
| joint session have selected Thomas j. Durant.
| OF Louisiana, to 20 over the work with the vie "
| OF condensing and arranging the laws as far as
possible. Another meeting will be held by the
| two committees just prior to the opening OF the
| next session of Congress in order that the views
| OF Mr.. Durant may be heard and the whole sub
ject presented to Congress for ratification earl
| next winter.
WASHINGTON, May 8, 1873.
| A CARD.-Edifor Stdr-Sir: 1t seems proper
to correct the statement that my work as biog-
l rapher of Chief Justice Chase was, as intimat ed
| in your paper yesterday, under his percon al
| supervision" Neither he nor could have con-
sented to have it SO: He neither devised nor
| deed, and aided il as desired, putting his let
tiers, diaries, etc, without reserve In my pos
session, to be held until my work should be com
| pleted, and freely communicating to ME Orall Y
much Of the most interesting Information
have thus far gathered; but he never saw "A lin g
of it, except an open birthday letter which is to
| compose part of the introduction, and in which
| its plan was explained and its scope and spirit
foreshadowed. Yours truly, X. b. WARDES.
PRESIDENT GRANT, accompanied by Sena-
tor Logan, Mayor Medill, and a number OF
other gentlemen, visited the board Of trade
rooms in Chicago yesterday at noon, and was
/ introduced 10 tile meTCnanUS DIV the president oil
the board. He was greeted with a hearty
round OF cheers, and in response spoke as FOL
lows:
"GenHemen Of the Board of Trade 1t affor,l:
now after an absence of little more than a year
and to lind it improved even beyond what il
was before the great fire which swept over il
just one week after my last visit; and, gentle
| men, am very glad to meet you, the represen-
tatives of this prosperity"
| The President will not make his proposed
Il visit 70 GOyeruOr Jewell at Hartford huf
attend the reunion OF the Army Of the Potomac
| III New Haven next week.
| GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION ON THE l.
P. X. R-The Attorney General has decided
the question submitted to him some time since
by the Secretary of War as to the right OF the
government to retain one-half of the pay to the
| Union Pacific railroad company for government nj
| tra importation by the company across its bridg
| over the Missouri river at Omaha, and hold:
that the determnation OF tins Question does not
| Union Pacific railroad and therefore there is
| no decision upon that subject; second, that the
amendatory act Of 1864 are to be taken together
| as one act, and as they provide that one
| half of all compensation for services rendered
by the company to the government shall be re-
| est without naming any specific services; and
| as said acts grant railroad, telegraph and
bridge franchises, the Attorney General holds
| as well to services under the one under the
| other Of these franchises; third, that under the
act Of 1873, all compensation for services to the
| government by said company upon its railroads
| of any kind is to be retained SO long as any in
! terest is due the United States by the company
| upon its bonds which remains unpaid, and that
the railroads of the company across the bridge
is one Of the railroads to which said act applies
The VACANCY IN THE SUPREME COURT
The name OF Senator Conkling having been
| mentioned in connection with the position on
the Supreme Court bench, made vacant by the
death Of Mr.. Chase, opinion has been expressed
that he is not eligible for the position on &C
| count of the following provision in the consti-
| tuition of the United States:
"No Senator or Representative shall, during
| the time for which he was elected, be appointed
! to any civil Office under the authority of the
| United States, which shall have been created
| or the emolnments whereof shall have been in
| creased during such time; and no person hold
| ing any office under the United States shall be
member Of either House during his continue
| once in Office
Mr.. Conkling's time q, Senator expired on
the Sd Of March last, but he (having been
L tadl In, for ha farrn Oy,