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

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THE House COMMITTEE en- Mirtxy Affairs
met and organic TO day, but transacted only
preliminary business.
HOY. W. =. BRowNrcw has removed from
las; Capitol street to corner Delaware avesue
and street northeast. Whitneys Hotel.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs or
ganized this morning, and proceeded in body
20 pay their respects to Secretary Fish st the
State department.
THE House Appropriation Committee held no
session TO day, having adjourned until Monday
in order to allow members to transact private
business in the several executive departments.
TIE SALARY BILL was recommitted by the
House 70 the special committee, WITH instruc-
tions to report at O'Clock this afternoon a bill
repeating all increase of pay. except where the
constitution prohibits the repeal.
TIE NAMES of the new delegates to Washing
ton from the Cherokee nation are William P.
Adair, John b. Jones, Dennis Bushyhead and
Rnfus Ross. The chief, Col. W. P. Ross, will
accompany them.
The CONGRESSIONAL VISITORS at the White
House to-day were Senators Logan. Lewis, Sar-
gent, Ames, Buckingham, and Ingalls,, and
Representatives Hammer, Hancock, with del
egation 70 pay respects, } Hazieton AMI Harri-
son.
dictates that the salary of members of Congress
will be fixed at sc 600, and that the Thanking
privilege will be restored. at least far as re-
lates to the free Transmission OF public docu-
ments through the mails.
OF TIE BILLS rntrHluced in the House of
Representatives during the present session,
numbering about 500, ffty-nine are for the
allowance of claims proper, and forty-ons for
war claims, making a total of one fifth of all
the bills introduced.
MR. II. II. SMITH was yesterday elected clerk
of the House COMMITTEES on War Claims on ac-
count of his thorough familiarity with the forms
of business likely to come before il, he having
been clerk 10 that committee in previous Con-
crosses.
NAVAL ORDKRs-Ordered-First Assistant
Engineer James A. Scott to recruiting duty
Baltimore, Md. -Midshipman n. T.
James. from the Yanct on, Asiatic station and
ordered to return home and report; First As
sistant Engineer Robert 5. Harris, from re-
eruitlng duty at Baltimore, and placed on sick
leave.
TIE PAY OF MACHINIsTs in the navy has
been increased from ST. 80 per month to go So
which latter amount is still further increased BY
the committed ration to sSi, or ; OOs per an
num- Candidates NAV enter the service by
applying at any recruiting rendezvous, or to
the eommandant of navy yard, for examine
ton.
PROPOSED LEGISLATION ON THE LroUeR
QUEsTION.-wm. f. Dodge, of New York,
Judge Pitman. OF Massachusetts,, A VI. Powell,
of the National Temperance AdoOcdts, and others
expect TO have hearing before the House
judiciary Committee at an early day in behalf
OF bill providing for the appointment of
commission to investigate the liquor traffic.
They VIII adv0cats the passage of the bill intro
dueed in the Senate yesterday by Mr.. Howe, of
Wisconsin.
ARMY ORDERs-Lieutenant Frederick Rob
inson, 9Th artillery, detailed as professor of
military science and tactics at the University OF
Vermont. First Lieutenant f. A. Human,
corps OF engineers, relieved from duty, and will
proceed to Mobile. Ala, and report for duty to
Captain A. W Dsmrell, corps Of engineers.
Resignation of Surgeon James L. Ghiselin is ac-
cepted, TO take effect June 6, 1874. Lieutenant
Colonel W: l.. Elliott, first cavalry, now
leave Of absence, will report TO the command
ing general military division OF the Atlantic for
assignment to duty.
CoSrIRMArIoxs By THE SESArR.-The SEN
ate, in executive session, yesterday confirmed
the following nominations:-John A. Bingham,
OF Ohio, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter PlenipOtentiary to Japan, vice Charles L.
belong, resigned; VIM l.. Scruggs, OF Georgia,
Minister Resident 10 the United States of Co
lombia, vice 5. A. Hurlbut, resigned; James H.
Howe, to be United States district judge for the
eastern district OF Wisconsin, vice Andrew j.
Miller, resigned. Co leetors of Internal Reve-
nue-Edgar II. Snow, fer Wyoming Territory;
Thomas p Fuller, for Montana; Constantine
Il
FoTsbert, to be Consul General at Paris. A
number Of postmasters were also confirmed.
TIE WEATHER CHRONICLE of the Signal
office for the week ending Thursday says
"During Thursday of the past week storm
center moved Dortheastward over the upper
lakes into Canada, attended by very severe
gales throughout the lake region. From Frida y
until Monday an area of high barometer passed
from the northwest eastward over the lake
region TO the middle and eastern states and OFF
Atlantic HOa-f a e.
moved rapidly eastward from Manitoba through
Canada on Monday, and over the lower St
on Tuesday, causing rain throughout the north
west and the lake region. \ third stOrm-center
Is now apparently located in Canada, north OF
Lake Huron"
THE VIRGINIA DELEGATES to the convention
visited the President Yesterday and were intro
duced by Mr. Cromwell, who introduced Mr..
W. NJ. Evans, who said that the delegation b adj
come TO pay their respects, and hoped that he
might long be happy and continue 10 stand by
civil rights for the colOred race until they were
conceded TO them. The President responded.
saying he was glad 20 meet them; that he had
always eDdeaYOTed 70 secure Tor the colOred
men their civil rights which should ACCOMPANY
eDfIanchisement. Certain ri ghts are still with
neld' out he hoped ere long they would fnd
themselves in possession of all the privileges
which belong TO freemen. He said he did not
Know what Congress would do in this matter,
bot be thought 1t likely that body would at its
SECRETARY BELKSAP has sent a communica-
ton TO the House of Representatives directly
accusing General o. %. Howard of fraud and
malfeasance in Office as the head of the Freed
mans Bureau. The letter presents a strong
indictment. But 1t il not yet at all certain thai
General Howard has been a deliberate criminal
He had under him. as the agents Of the bureau
In the southern states, some OF the greatest ras-
Gals outside of the walls of penitentiary who
plundered and defrauded without stint Cnfor-
tunately Tor General Howard, he was RESPONSE
bic for their appointments and peculstions. 1t
was equally uIlucky for him that his associa-
tons have been with certain gentlemen whose
use Of the CLOAK of religion a shield for sundry
violations Of the Decalogue, has recently been
exposed. For the sake OF his reputation, il Is to
be hoped that General Howard may stand In no
worse position than that Of a victim OF others
Baltimore 4BseTicdn.
A BILL FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE
fRASKiSs PRIyrLEGR.-The House Committee
on Post Offices and Post Roads held q meeting
this morning, at which the sub-cs mmittee to
Shom tne subject was referred, presented Q bill,
xnlch vas adopted, with reference to the de-