Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-16

INTERNAL KEvEsUK.-The receipts from this
source to-day were 1874 S+3.
SENATORS Logan and Anthony called on the
President to-day.
TIE CABINET met at the usual hour to day,
all the members being present.
BERTHoLDI, the new French Minister to the
United States, leaves home for Washington on
next Monday.
THE COMMISSION of Caleb Gushing to be
Minister TO Spain has not yet been signed by
President Grant. Rumor now has it that he
will withhold it and make new appointment.
MORE CoNscIENCR.-A legal firm in Detroit,
Michigan, has forwarded, on behalf Of a re-
pentant client, $500, which has been placed TO
the credit OF the conscience fund.-
POSTMASTER GENERAL CREswKLL has writ
ten letter declining to allow his name to be
used by the republicans of the Maryland legis-
lature in connection with the forthcoming cleo
ton OF United States Senator by that body.
THE POSTAL TELEGRArH.-The Senate
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads to-
day heard the continuation of the arguments
of Messrs. William Orion and G.. G. Hubbard,
respectively opposing and advocating the
postal telegraph bill.
The COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS this
morning again considered Judge Kelley's con-
vertble bond, but without reaching any con-
clusion. Should the House meet to morrow
for debate, Mr.. Kelley proposes TO make
speech on the general financial condition of the
country.
SENATE CONFERENCE.-The Senate in ex-
ecutiye session yesterday confirmed the follow
ing nominations: John A. P. Allen, collector of
customs at New Bedford, Mass; Cornelius B.
Marchant, collector OF customs at EdgartoWn
Mass, III. b. Mcclure collector OF internal
enue in the I'd district of Mississippi.
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGs.-The Senate Com
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds have
decided that it will be ineIpedient to consider
any propositions for erecting new government
buildings this year, and that work should be
confined to those now in progress, which are
strictly indispensable.
The vRGINIUs Court OF INQUIRY has con-
cluded taking testimony, and will submit it,
report tomorrow. The court is unanimously
of the opinion that all possible efforts were IN 4de
TO bring the vessel to New York and believe
that the officers and crew did remarkably well
in keeping her atioat as long as they did.
The HOUSE COMMITTEES on ELECTIONS
were engaged this morning in hearing an argu-
ment by Gen. Paine in favor OF dismissing the
claims Of the contestant from the I'd district OF
Arkansas, OF the ground of illegality of notice
served by the cOntestee. Mr.. Shellabarger will
he heard in opposition to the motion on Mon
day next.
THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS yet that can be
considered positively certain as to who will be
the Chief Justice, though the prevailing i'm
presslOn is that New York will have the nomi-
nation this time. Whether il will be Senator
COnkling, Judge Davis, Mr.. Eyarts, or any
other of the great judicial minds OF that state
is still a subject for unbounded speculation.
Mr.. WILCOX, the man with the three initials
who sometimes pretiXes professor" to his
name, is in luck He got a chance TO address
the Committee of the House on Territories for
nan hour yesterday on woman suffrage in
Utah. We should rather like to have seen that
committee after their escape. Three weeks
captivity among the Utes wouldn't be a cir
cumstanee.-N. J. Graphic.
NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent the fol
lowing nominations TO the Senate to-day: Isa-
dOre Blumenthal TO be clIector of customs for
the district of st. Marks, FLORIDA; A. b. Under
town, Mass; and thes following pOstmasters =
VIM. ID. Mason, Marietta, Ohio; Edmund An
thony, New Bedford. Mass; +. A Douglass
Houghton, Mich; G. E. Wentworth, Pensacola
Fla.
MIR. Coz, of New York, this morning con-
Guided his argument in favor OF free banking
and imitation of the currency before the House
Committee on Banking and Currency. i. F.
Williams, president of the National Metropol-
tan Bank of New York, began an argument he
lore the committee which he had not concluded
up 10 the hour OF adjournment. Conversation
with members OF the committee looks to the
conclusion that the weight of evidence thus far
taken Is in opposition TO imitation.
A DELEGATION FROM THE BRIcKLAYRRs'
UNION were at the Capitol to-day They
brought with them the resolutions passed at the
session of the national union of bricklayers re-
Gently held in Baltimore, denouncing A b.
Mullett, supervising architect of the Treasury
Tor his construction of and recommendations
were placed in the charge of Mr.. O'Brien, of
Maryland, and will be introduced by him in
the House Oh Monday next.
THE CAsBEoF GEN. HowARD.-This morn
ing the House Committee on Military Affairs
took up for consideration the letters of the Sec
rotary Of War with reference to the alleged de-
falcatiOns in the Freedmen's bureau and what
action they should recommend to the House 70
be pursued concerning the same. Two propo-
sitions were debated, one to continue the in
yestigation by the committee, and the other to
direct the President TO institute a court of in
curry. No fnal action on either proposition was
reached.
The LIQUOR TKAKFIC.-Wm. +. Dodge, of
New York; j. X. Stearns, and A. NJ. Powell, of
the National Temperance Advocate, had a hearing
before the House Judiciary Committee this
morning in advocacy of a bill to provide for the
appointment of a commission on the subject of
the alcoholic traffic. The bill authorizes the
appointment by the President, by and with the
consent of the Senate, of a commission of five
persons, who shall hold Office for one year, who
shall investigate the alcoholic traffic in its
economic, commercial, moral, and scientific
aspects in connection with pauperism, crime,
social vice, the public health, and general well
fare of the people, and who shall also inquire
ana take testimony as to the practical results of
license, restrictive and prohibitoIy legislation
Tor the prevention of in temperance. The COM
missioners thus appointed are to serve without
salary. No action was taken by the committee.
CENTENNIAL AFFAIRs.-The executive COM
mittee of the United States centennial commits
sion met in this city on Wednesday morning at
at Wizards hotel, and is still in session, The
meetings of this committee are usually held in
Philadelphia, but at this time it was thought
desiIab to meet in Washington, for conference
with the centennial comm ttee Of Congress and
with the members of Congress generally. The
OFF GERS of the United States centennial board of
finance are also in the city, well as the archi-
tects and engineers of the proposed centennial
exhibition buildings. Yesterday morning these
gentlemen formally met the Congressional
committee, OF which Judge Kelley is chairman.
Last evening they were all, including the Con-
gress ss committee, Speaker Blaine, and the
members OF Congress from Philadelphia,
sottertained by ex-governor Mccormick, of
ARIZONA, one Of the t6mmlssioners This EVEN
ing tnete Will be q meeting of the differanf can.