Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-09

and, after announcing several opinions ad-
journed in respect to the memory OF ex-Presi-
dent Fillmore.
JACKSON S. SCHULTZ, of New York, appear
ed before the Ways and Means Committee to-
day and finished his statement relative to the
moiety question. The committee also ex amined
him at some length on the same subject.
THE HOUSE AUTHORIZATIONS COMMITTEE
to-day finished the consideration of the naval
appropriation bill, having concurred In many
and nom concurred in some Of the anne ndments
They agreed to report the bill to the House and
LEX tor a com mittee Of conference on the amend
ments non-eoncurred in.
NONE OF THE MRMoRIALERs were present At
the Capitol to-day, 1t being generally under
stood that they are cudgeling their brains to
lind specific charges against the District gov
ernment IL Is understood that one of their
heaviest charges will be that ring exists In
the District and that said ring has had more
than Its proportion Of contracts, sc.
!. NAVAL ORDERs-Assistant Surgeon G. p.
Bradley has been detached from the naval hos
pital in this city and ordered to the Boston
navy yard. Lieutenant James A. Oberiey has
been detached from the Juniata and ordered
TO the Kansas. Lieutenant X. r. Ingersoll de-
fached from the Kansas and ordered to the
Juniata.
GIN. ScHENcK is in New York. He says his
visit to this country is solely on private affairs;
that he has not come home to fll any Cabinet
or other office here; and that he will return to
England in May, when his leave Of absence ex-
pires. He comes to Washington to- morrow, will
remain here three days, and then visit Ohio
The last three weeks of his STAY in the United
States viii be passed In New York.
The HOWARD COURT OF INQUIRY. Gene
raj Nelson A. Miles, colonel 5th infantry, and
General George Getty, colonel Sd artillery
nv nf be-
signed to duty as members of the Howard Court
OF Inquiry, thus increasing the members of the
court from i've as originally ordered to seven
ofhcers. The inquiry will be resumed to- NOR
row.
Bills SIGNEp.-The President has signed the
act making an appropriation to pay the opera
tors Of the government telegraph connecting
the departments with the two houses of Com
gTess; also, the act extending the time for the
completion of the Green bay and Stur Ceon bay
ana Lake Michigan ship canal, in the state Of
Wisconsin.
The PRAYER in the House of Representatives
this morning was made by Canon Kingsley, of
England. The Canon looks to be about IS years
OF age; is of erect frame, and has mutton chop
gray whiskers. He wore an English clerical
looking coat with rolled cuffs, the flaps of which
we're decldedly new in design hereabouts
A1ter the session OF the House began he was
visited by many members in the rear of the
Speakers desk.
HoNoRs TO THE MEMORY OF THE Rx-PREs1
DKSr.-The Senate adjourned to-day in respect
to the memory of e1-President Fillmore The
house OF Representatives adjourned at half
past one O'Clock in respect TO the memory of
tne eI-President: The death was announced by
Mr.. Dawes, Of Mass, and eulogies we're pro
nounced by Messrs. Dawes, Cox, Wood and
Maynard. The Speaker announced the follow
ing COMMITTED on the part of the House 10 at
tend the funeral: Messrs. Cox, Dawes, Nav
nard, Tyner, Wheeler, Wells and Dunnell.
EQUAL PAY FOR woMRN-The following is
Mr.. Speere bill in full introduced in the House
this morning with reference to the pay of
female employees in the government depart
ments, and which was referred to the Commit
tee on Reform in the Civil Service: "Be 1t
en-. .neetSd. de-, That the government of the Uni
ted States shall hereafter pay to the women
employed by IL the same compensation that it
pays to its male employees for the same SER
or ana an isws ana parts Of laws requiring
account Of sex are hereby repealed"
PRRsoNAL-Hon. Henry l.. Dawes, of Mas
saehusetts, has returned to Washington, and
was in his seat in the House this morning.
.'' Caleb Gushing sailed for Spain on Satur.
day. " Judge Milligan Is slowly recovering
rom serious Illness, pronounced congestion Of
Gays since: 1t win probably be some time be-
fore ne viii be able to resume his seat in the
Oooft OF Claims. " Sam Bard, the new post
this evening to assume the duties OF his ONCE
Hon. Jerry 3. Black, of Pennsylvania and
honi X; Mcdowell, Of New Orleans, La, are at
THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION was continued
to-day on that branch of the inquiry relating To
the non-payment of the school teachers and the
alleged misuse Of the school fund by the new
Distr1ct government. The testimony show.
Sast me me failure 70 pay taxes promptly and the
% railIoads, &c, refused to pay at all caused q
large deficit In the fund set aside to maintain
an expensive public school system, but il is fair
TO state that 1t did not appear that anv If tha
school fund had been used fer any other than
us intended purpose. The evidence also sboVs
tiat the old municipality was behind six months
IN the payment OF the school teachers.-Disnatcb
TO ". y. World.
PROPOSED ART CoUHcIL.-In the House this
morning Mr.. Cox, OF n. Y, introduced q Joint
resolution, which provides for q council on
matters OF art, consisting OF John Duran, Geo.
A. Baker, Sanford X. Clifford, Eastman John
son and Henry X. Brown, to whom shall he
submitted, in connection with the Joint Com
for paintings or statues ordered by Congress- =
majority of whom, In connection with said com
mittee, shall decide as well upon the artist To
be selected as upon the subject matter of sncb
design or proposals except when other wise er-
pressed IN the law authorizing the same And
tnat DO compensation be attached to said SER
returning from Washington. The resolution
was referred to the Joint Committee on the Ii
brary. VII 'A' LII
THRDIsrRTcT INVESTIGATION sub;ect
OF the Investigation Of the affairs of this District
u beginning to possess some interest. The
stories OF corruption that have been told ahout
the Board Of Public Works here naturaIIv
preludices one against the management Of
IN, District: but however true or false
me reported charges Of Corruption NAV
oe, , Is tolerably certain that no Gaze
III III oe made out by the memorialists.
ouuge Merrick, who was upon the Poland
81 eu. mooiier committee last wear In ons ~
sne at.ornoys Tor the memorialists ana he MIN.
seM oo1tsssea yesterday In q conyersation vith
iIlsno tnat mere was az vet no evidsncs 1ornd
70 suostanfiafe the charges Of the rsrnoe,y
90 rom tnis ~ does not appear that the ma.
u1ct invesugation promises very veil Th.ss
may De something unearthed, but the na ese
rlansts are at present rather desnondsnt
Hdsh- Special Pths6urg Leader.
STATUS OF AMERICANS ABROAD
Secretary Of State has recently Transmitted IN
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Hou.e
bill defining the rights Of citizenship of ner.
sons who leave the United States to resids 4,
foreign countries. IL regulates the ouestion OF
expaumton, the condition Of American women