Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-24
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvKsUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were $40, 1852.


source to-day were S140,S52
THE House Judiciary Committee this morn
ing agreed to hear arguments in relation to the
claim Of ChorpenniDg against the Pest Office
department on Wednesday of next week.
THE SENATE GALLERIES were filed to day
by persons who came to listen to the speech of
Senator Schurz on finance. The Senator spoke
with more than his usual force and eloluence,
and was listened to with great attention.
The BILL for the relief of Assistant U. s.
Treasurer Hillhouse, to cover a defalcation of
nearly $780, COO by one of his clerks, was con-
sidered by the Senate Finance Committee to-
day, and they agreed to report it fayorably.
The SENATE Committee on Privileges and
Elections met this morning. and listened to
Representative White, counsel for Senator
Spencer, whose seat is contested by Mr.. Sykes.
The committee at noon adjourned until D. m
when Mr.. White resumed his argument.
Mr.. DAWES has C. m home from Washing
ton for a few days on private business. He was
in Springfield for a short time on Saturday at
ternoon, and serene as could be expected
under the criticism of both friends and foes
Springfield ReDubiicdn.
TRxAsURY RECEIPTS FOR THE MONTH
The revenues of the government are steadily
increasing from week to week. The internal
OF what they were the month preceding the
panic There will be during the month sub.
stantial decrease of the public debt.
A RAILROAD BRIDGE CoSTRovERsY-The
Committee on Commerce of the House heard
An argument this morning in the interest of the
Chicago and Dubuque railroad company, which
desires such legislation as will give to them the
same right TO use the bridge over the Mississippi
river at Clinton, Iowa, as Is now enjoyed by the
Chicago and Northwestern railroad company.
BILL TO ABOLISH CAPITOL PUNISH
MENT.-A bill was introduced in the House to-
day by Mr.. Barber, and referred to the Judici-
airy Committee, which provides that the pun
lshment of the crime of murder shall be con-
hnement at hard labor in state prison for life,
aud the provisions of the act shall apply to al
prosecutions now pending or hereafter insti-
tuted.
OPPOSED TO REDUCTIONS IN THE INDIAN
APPROPRIATIoNs.-The House Committee on
Appropriations this morning heard the Com
missioner OF Indian affairs, who protested
against the reductions contemplated in the
lrdian appropriation bill. The Secretary of
the Interior and Hon. Felix r. Brunot chair
man of the board of Indian commissioners, will
give their views to- morrow on Indian matters.
THE ARMY APPRoP STATION BILL was again
before the Senate Committee on Appropriations
to-day, and considerable progress was made in
disposing of the different sections Judge Adds,
OF the Southern Claims Commission, appeared
before the committee and explained the effect
OF the last section OF the bill, in regard to the
appointment of two additional commissioners
OF claims, TO have charge of claims from the
Quartefmaster Generals and the Commissary
Generals offices. The committee meet again
THURSDAY morning, when they hope to dispose
OF the bill.
The FIRST NATIONAL BANK INvRsTIGA.
TIoN.-The House of Representatives this morn
ing adopted the following resolution: ResolUed,
hat he nit IL hi, n,
instructed by resolution of the House to exam
Inc into the condition of the 1st National Bank
Of the city Of Was hington be, and they are,
further authorized to appoint q subcommittee
to make such. examination with power to en-
plOy q clerk and stenographer, and IL dee m I'd
Necessary to take the testimony of experts. The
resolution was introduced by Mr.. Farwell, of
Illinois.
THE SIOUX lNvEsTIGATIoN.-Bishop Hare,
Of the Episcopal Church, and Mr.. Human, of
Connecticut, who speak. the Sioux language,
are the commission who are to visit the Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail Agencies to investigate
the condition OF Indian affairs there, and to
inquire into all the circumstances and causes OF
the recent murders. They are to be accompa-
MED by an Indian Inspector, and also by SIR
Frank H. Smith, one Of the Official stenogra-
piers Of the House of Representatives, who Is
to take an extended western tour for his health
and at the same time act as q special Indian
Commissioner.
BILLS SIGNED BY THE PRRsIDRsr.-The
President has signed the act for the relief OF
Robert n. Mcmillan, late collector Of customs
and superintendent of lights for the district OF
Ieehe, in the state Of Louisiana. Also, the act
TO change the titles OF certain naval Off GERS
and for other purposes; which provides thai
from and after the passage Of this act the grade
Of nrst assistant engineer shall be changed to
second assistant engineer shall be changed to
assistant engineer; also, providing that the
| course Of instruction at the Naval Academy
han ha fam
OF two as now provided by law.
DECISIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GRsRRAL-
The Attorney General has decided that ale for
feited to State and taken before the United
States tax is paid from the manufacturer by
| the process Of a State court seeking to enforce
| States officers for the non-payment of said tsI
while IL remains In the custody Of the State
| officers He has also decided that the phrase
state Banking Association" in section of the
act of March s, 1865, providing for a tax of ten
per cent. upon State circulation, includes all
associations for banking by private agreement
Of parties rs well as an association organized
| by special act OF the state legislature.
TIE CAPTURED AND ABANDONED PROPERTY
FUSD.-In response to a resolution of inquiry
Secretary Richardson has transmitted to the
| House statement in regard to the captured
ana abandoned property fu nd, containing the
following formation The total amount of
money covered into the Treasury as proceeds OF
Il lYsC
sistlng almost entirely of cotton, was $40 9l9 CSC
or this amount there have been paid to claim
| ants under awards of the Court OF Claims
sc 300 .463; on judgments of the United States
| circuit court tor New York, 81 ,029, and as
awards by the Secretary Of the Treasury, under
the act OF May Is. 1872, sg7 ,734. The fund has
also been diminished by $4,000 expenses of
collection, leaving . balance in the Treasury
OF S14, f79. There remain unpaid judy
meL u OF the Court Of Claims amounting 90
81 ,S3i oil.
THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF IVA
KURA.-Information just received from Japan,
officially, by the Secretary Of State, gives an
account Of the attempt to assassinate Iwakura.
IL appears that as he was returning from the
palace TO his own house, in his carriage, he fell
asleep, and was attacked by fifteen or twenty
men. ne received sword-thrust In the back.
In jumping out OF the carriage he fell, strug-
geo 70 his feet and ran to q wall. While trying
70 scale me wall he was cut again and fell ON
| the other side. He rolled q distance of eighty
feet down an smbankment into the water, and
WAS only saved from drowning by holding TO
| bushes on the margin. His driver Was se vsreiv
wounded. Iwakura finally crept up the bank,