Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-30

The Ways a9d Meaus Com nittee this mprr-
Ing l1terSd % 4UItier Ieulrks Ion members
o. the celegI' on o. .sn and sseel cousum ers in
Favor 81 the reduction OF the duty on steel.
Secretary pH"tv"il viii appear before the com
mittee 10 morrow t. make a statement in rsla-
ton - he Sa1bO- j cSHtuIcrs
FoR TsE FIRST TIME in the history of Gen.
gress, a colorcd man ycete day presided in the
House OF Representatives,. When the House
went into couui.Sse of the whole on the In
dian apDt0y. It OF b.l. Speaker b tine ao-
pOiD d Sir Ran ey, Of oOn,I .rOir. ., ID .iIe
chair.
WAsHIEGToNIANs ABEOAD.-The following
", shiI g,oD' ans we Iegiste cd abroad up to
April II: At Pari--M and Mrs. NJ. R. Garcia
A L1nr9n1T; q. Foe. At Geneva, Ap.n
5-Mts X. j. Pc. e: at Rome, ADr.I s-Mr
s1d Mrs. Pc &c Kliqyie ard Mss hIiDyle Mr..
ard Mrs. 4. c. Robbirs.
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THs RIVER AND BAcBO2 APPROPRIATION
BILL wh'ch was reportca from the House Com
mitteeon CDDTe.co 5tsrdsy, aud referred to
the Comm. or Appropriations will be coDsid-
ered by TIE later cOmpit: &c IL morrow. 1t Is
unte ct Oh that the committee are disposed 70
report 1t back - the House without amend
ne1s.
A DELEGATION os QUAKERs was before the
Houso Appropriations Committee! This NOR ain ?,
to ask fOr L apprOpr.aSon o. 500 Coo t. ts
usCd IN ciS.lizi1g he Kiowas, Com2nche ard
o. or Ind az IN the ar southwest A member
y. he r)UU 4 e was instructed &c fer an
anerdmen. , sidthi sum to the In1 An ap-
OPT on bill.
IT Is UNDERSTOOD the judges of the
Court Of Claims held a conference with the
,Gsiices OF the Supreme Court regarding the
&C ION proper on the motion to admit Mrs. B.lva
ID. Lockwood - the bar Of the former court
tras much g. tue bi CHER tribunal has the power
TO rev eT the action of the lower, on man
"a M 10.
AL - / ron.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate, in executive
session yesterdsv, confirmed the following
nomination: Frederick G L. Strove, Of VS.
cors.u, corsul at Leghorn; Peter whaley, agent
90 Fiat Head Indians, Montana territDry;
keycs Daptorth, lister land Office, Arkars ~
valley 'and district, Colorado; Jss. l.. Mitchell,
receiver public moneys, Arkansas valley land
district, ColOrS 10; also number of post M sfers
ana army nominations.
THE PUNISHMENT visited upon the naval
cadets a ArnaI0's concerned in tie recent
case o. taz - Is quite severe, but perh lpg not
dhprOpOrtOrate D the offence, after the w,rn-
ing Of tie Secretary )me twelve month. sinca
As has been stated. tue ringleIder III me affair
was dismissed Irom The Ac Idemy, ard in addi-
ton the e1t're third class. who were more or
le~s connected with it, will, oy order OF Tn
SScretIry. be deprived OF their customary leave
Of ab.eDce this year.
wHAT NR. W. p. wooD SAYS AEo,r rHe
CHARc 80 OF BI ACENsU Nc BY THE New
YOEK Sun.
Nav YORK, AprII S0-EditCr Ersniag Star
Have AT Sered " tO-''sy's New York a. IN Mr.
Cad"e's ehFrge OF Ol :kT ailing. The poi l.
cal dodge OF cODp cti~g Mr.. Dana e name wiz
my Pc ii bpsin~-s. = as ridiculous asI4
source o. emaustioD. 4 will arswer all pIop =
questions in your paper, il the s0bject is rot
exhaust q, rs publicly as you M,n Pus the l1-
teTrogatorles. WIN. p. WooD.
tive Msrsion to-day. Several ,Li'o.s wro & =
sired 20 pay the'r respects 10 the Pres dent We G
admitted, and tie usual cCurtcsics exchang T.
but deleEatiOnS CT all Soris kept AWAY. The
ArkarsJs warriors seem - be awaiting tle
action OF the EyecuIiye on their ~ cilve p,
tilons before further imDOrtuDing, and until
their attorneys have heard the results OF their
arguments, hey vii, give the President "a
rtSt." There are no kilograms to-day, aud no
news may be construed info tie z, ID ne VS. tb 1t
peace re'sr for g ace.
Mr.. JAMES E. R ROBERTS, who was appointed
some months since by the House District Com
mttee, to examine the accounts Of the District
government, and report to the committee, d.ed
OF consumption Yesterday, at his home in Eliza
beh, n. j. The deceased was a thorou yh
accountant, and most exemplary young mar.
| On the day prior - his departure from WASH
lngfon he submitted his report to the sub-com
mlttee having tue m alter in charge, and to-
day, at the meeting of the general committee,
| be had performed bis labors to their entire
| satisfaction. The deceased was about thirty
i've years OF age at the time of his death.
TIE UTAH CONTESTED ELECTION CASE
The subcommittee of the House Committee on
Elections, to which was referred the CO infested
election case of Maxwell against Cannon. the
| sitting Delegate from Utah, this morning m All
a report, which was unanimously adopted by
| the general committee, to the effect that urd or
the order OF the House by which the matter wa.
s.ie.re1 10 the Elections Com mittee, the latter
| sre without sufficient Jurisdiction 10 fully o.
| vesllgate the case, ana that under this order
| they can only express An opinion as 70 the con
su.utionai 9naiincations Of the sitting member
their opinion Mr.. Cannon was duly elected, and
tnat ne assesses the usual constitutional duali-
hcatlons 30 far as age and residence are con-
| ceTned. Mr.. HaZleton, chairman of the sub
| committee which made this report, will "a A
| me N Der OF the House, ask tn at the House an
polht special committee 70 investigate the
charge that Cannon is a practical polygamist
| and 10 decide whether, IL this charge is sus
| tanned, he is eligible TO y seat in the Hon 90
Tue house Will doubtless adopt a resolution to
| this effect.
The Washington koo6ng Contracts
GARD FROM ASSISTANT SECRETARY SAWYER
WAsHIsGroN, ID. O., April "a.
40 The Editor Of the NeS0s and Courier:
My practice is 20 abstain irom reply to new 3
| paper articles, however calumnious. Should /
endeavor to reply to lch rev newspaper Sian.
der, my time would be fully occupied. But the
puoncanon OF paragraph in The Nelvs ana
CoaI,er OF the 2lst instant, based on an article
In the New York 4. ibune, reminds me that mS
old frieDds In Charleston may mssund en- sta nj
| my silence, and depart from my rule in the q
matttrs. The Al ticle in question yiiIites Gov
shepherd, the supervising architect, and n "
| sell. To answer ITS fa'cehoods in detail world
occupy two or more columns OF your paper.
! simply SIX space 70 say that every statement in
the article which attributes Improper or dis
| honest aci on on the part of Gov. Shepherd
| M. Muiiet, mySef or any other OH Ger OF the
Iressory department., is uneqvivocaily false
! Inc OIL inator Of the Islander is q person whose
isroiAnce Of the whole matter is only eQoalled
| " Tie malice which prompted his charges. HE
| tfeiAkee may be excuIcd on account of his
want Oh oppoi unity TO be better informed. Hts
| mAnce u easily understood when it Is krow q
| snat ne was al. charged IRON cierkship under
Mf. n nliett, the super vising architect, on &C.
| count OF an attempt ut blackmail
| -Charfeso "a Is. CO. Nscs.
TIE TRIAL OF Coaitlsnd A. Spraeus. sx-citv
! ssUrer OF Brooklyn, Ior helyy emil ezzls
men's OF city .apfs began Tassday, in tina
| city, be.ore Judge III. ore. w,llism e. war
rem, an exIett, cbfr-ed with examining ths