Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-22


source to-day were slSS, $50.
FIRST LIEUT.. THOMAS +. QUEEN, 4th inCan-
try, is relieved from duty at general recruiting
service and ordered to join his proper station.
Mr.. Cushing has decided to take the Spanish
Mission, and is making active preparations for
Lis departure to Madrid.
TIE L. S. STEAMER OssIrFEE is now IN the
dock at Norfolk, and it will take about a week
to repair her, when she will sail for Key West.
THE NRw ORDER for the detail for the artil-
lery school is now in preparation at the head
quarters of the army and will be ready about
the first prOximO.
A NEW DKAL.-It is said that Senator Car
penter and Gen. Butler have agreed on a new
election bill for the state of Louisiana, which
will be introduced in both OF Houses on Monday
next.
NOT TRUH.-The rumOrs that Secretary Rich
ardsOn will resign which were renewed last
| night and industriously circulated are pro-
nounced by Judge Richardson to be absolutely
| without foundation.
Mr. BEECHER AT TaK WHITE HOUSE
Among the many visitors to pay their respects
to the President to-day was the Rev. Henry
| Ward Beecher. Mr.. Beecher subsequently Wis
| tied the Capitol.
GAIL HAMILTON is a good girl, and writes
| for the Independent. Is there any excuse, then,
for Western paper falling into the blunder of
! styling her latest Twelve Miles from a Ser
| mon?"-GTdphic.
NAVAL ORDERs.-COmmodore Geo G. Rem
| sey ordered to special duty in the bureau of
| yards and docks. Acting Assistant Surgeon W.
W, Myers to the Congress. Lieutenant f. d.
r. Head detached from the photographic Office
| and ordered to the naval observatory.
4 IL maj nf iftt+in oII,-
healthy habits, great energy and capacity for
work, and with fine social qualities. He and
his wife are members of the Episcopal church.
and both have always been distinguished for
hberality and generosity in works of beneyo-
f>Qce and charity.-CtncinRati Ga=stte.
THE VACANT DEPUTY CONFERENCE.-THE
The civil service examining board have issued
circular postponing the examination which
was to have taken place on Friday next far the
vacant deputy mmiSsioneTship of internal
revenue, pending action by Congress upon the
proposition now before that body to abolish the
Office.
GENERAL POPE was before the House Com
mittee on Military Affairs this morning. ami
gave his views as to the prscticability of the
reduction of the army. Several United States
Inspectors were before the committee with ref
erence to the condition OF the more hostile
indians, and the number of troops required to
prevent them from committing frontier depre-
Cations.
The TAX ON SAVINGS BANKs.-The Com
mittee of Ways and Means have directed Mr..
Mason, OF Iowa. TO report bill giving con-
struction to the intent of the law with refer
ence TO the tax on the capital stock of savings
banks. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
under his construction OF the law has imposed
tax thereon. The bill of the committee re-
peals the tax, and encourages the giving OF
security by savings banks to secure depostors.
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH CoNTRovKRsY-
Ih1 No.. n Daa...
of the Senate held another meeting to-day to
hear a continuation of Mr.. VIM. Orton's argu-
ment against the postal telegraph scheme. He
spoke until the adjournment of the committee
ther from MIR. orion. Mr.. G.. G.. Hubbard, o.
Massachusetts,, who is a friend of the proposed
measure, was present taking notes, and will
probably replyto Mr.. Orton.
CONFIRMATION OF CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE
At the executive session OF the Senate yesterday
Mr.. Edmunds, chairman of the Judiciary Com
| mittee, made a speech in favor of confirming
The nomination OF Hon. Morrison X. Waite to be
Chief Justice. Mr.. Sherman, Mr.. Thurman
ard others spoke in favor of confirmation
when the yeas and nays were called every
senator voting (63 in ALL voted AYE" Those
absent or not voting we're Senators Alcorn,
Ames, Dennis, Dorsey, Hamilton of Maryland,
Johnston; Sprague, simmer, and Window.
Senator Sumner thought it not quite the best
nomination that could have been made. He
was the only Senator present not voting for
confirmation.
SUBSTITUTE FOR THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC. BILL.
| In the United States Senate yesterday, Mr.
| Wright, from the Committee on Finance re-
ported bill in relation to a commission of in
quiry into the alcoholic liquor traffic, with
substitute Tor the same. The substitute pro-
vides that the President shall appoint, with the
consent of the Senate, five commissioners
whose duty it shall be to investigate the alco-
| holic liquor traffic in its economic, criminal,
moral and scientific aspect, in connection with
the pauperism, crime, soc al vice, and the pub
lie health and general welfare of the people,
and shall also inquire and take testimony as to
the practical results of license and restrictive
legislation for prevention OF intemperance to
| the several states.
The NEW WEST and its outlet TO the ocean is
the title of a memorial in pamphlet form dis
tributed in the House of Representatives to-
day, it containing the views OF the Kansas CITY
ard of trade submitted to the Transportation
committee of the Senate during its sitting at
st. Louis. and details the resources, agricultu-
raj interests, commerce and transportation, and
| the needs of Western Missouri, Iowa, Kansas
Nebraska, and Colorado. The relief asked Is
81. The Improvement OF the harbor at Calves
ton. so as to allow of ocean going vessels to land
at the wharves of that city. 2. The removal or
aN 0id4nee OF the obstruction at the mouths of
the MISSISSIPPI. 3. To aid in securing connec-
ton with permanent deep water and permanent
freedom from ice with the Mississippi, BY rail-
way from the mouth of the Kansas river to
Memphis"
CONTROL or THE Mouth OF THE MtssIs-
sIPPI.-The Senate Committee on Commerce
held a meeting to-day, and agreed TO report
favorably bill giving the Secretary OF War
full control over the channels at the mouth OF
the Mississippi river, now being dredged by the
government. The Secretary is authorized to
prescribe regulations, violation OF which
shall be punished by United States courts by
tine. sc. Senator West, the author OF the bill,
Senator Window, and Representative Steiner,
OF Mi. souri,, were before the committee, and ex-
planned the necessity of the passage OF the bill.
They represented that the Tow Boat Ass0cia-
ton does everything in its power to prevent the
Improvement of the channel, as its business con-
sists in towing vessels over the bars, and that
this association has actually DISTRACTED the
channel by sinking vessels on them.
THE CENTENNIAL CoNNIssIoS.-An err
roneous impression was recently made in the
Washington correspondence Of New York pa
per, concerning the views enter tsined by the
O. ntennial Commission upon the action Of the
President and the Secretary Of State, with
ref IN n of pfaI in