Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-21

NtHIuiifF iolltE bOuEldsS also laU interviews
with Il e President.
Col. JACKSON, of tins city, appeared before
the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, this
morning, and made An argument in favor of
joint resolution directing the President TO de-
mand from the Hay ten government reparatiOn
tor the capture of a vessel belonging 10 Antonio
Pelletier, citizen Of the United States.
AN ADVERSE BEPoRr.-The Claims COM
mttee Of the Senate has agreed TO an adverse
report on the claim of Joseph Eocke, of the
District Of Columbia. for $500 900 for an alleged
violation by the Post Office department OF a
contract made with that department relative to
locks for mail pouches. This claim has been
before Congress for many years.
The POSTAL TELKGEAPH-The Senate Com
mittee on Post OFFICES and Post roads held a
special meeting yesterday to listen TO M VIM.
OIton's argument against the postal telegraph
scheme, and another session to-day Tor the pur-
pose OF hearing continuation OF the same gen
tleman's remarks. When the time for adjourn
ment arrived, Mr.. orion had not finished, and
II was concluded to hold another meeting to-
morrow to hear him out on the subject ! il
expected that Mr.. q. G.. Hubbard, o. wOrces-
ter, Mass, an earnest advocate OF the measure,
will also be heard in answer to Mr.. orion.
Two IMPORTANT DECISIONS were announced
by the Supreme Court yesterday, in which pro-
ceedings to cOnfscate the property of Jud ali p.
Benjamin and John Sliden were held TO be in
valid. In Benjamin's case it was decided that
there was not sufficient notice to the mortga-
gees, and the judgment of the court below in
sustaining their title against that of the pur-
chaser under the CoiItisc alton proceedings was
affirmed. In Slidel's case il was decided that
the purchaser took an estate that was deter
mined by the death of the.defendant, (Slidell,
and that the title of his children as heirs was
not affected thereby.
ADDITIONAL PAY OF TREASURY CLERKS
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Salisbury sub
mitted a resolution, which was considered by
unanimous consent, and agreed to, that the
Secretary Of the Treasury be requested to in
form the Senate how much of the appropTa-
ton for additional compensation to clerks in
his office, contained in the legislative, execu-
tive, and judicial act. making Appropriations
May s, 1872, has been paid under these heads
respectively; that is, how much for additional
clerk hire and how much for additional com
pensatioD; and that he likewise inform the Sen
ate WHO received this additional compensation
at what rate per annum they were paid under
its provisions and what was the salary OF these
clerks respectively, a. provided by law.
Ex-senator LANE.-Ex- Senator Lane, of
Indiana, Is whiting here, with his wIfe-a wn-
man of great vigor and clearness of intellect
Lane beat Hendricks IN the canvass for Gov
ernor in 1860. and was elected to the Senate
Immediately after. He is a genial, whole heart
ed man, always popular, better on the stump
than in the courtroom, and a man who has a
might be proud OF. Mr.. Morrill,, OF Maine, fell
IN with him on his way to the republican ma
uonal convention of 1850, and naturally con
versaton turned on the resources OF the western
country. 'GOu seem to have monstrous sight
OF corn out here said Mr. Morrill, who is the
signer of the Maine liquor law. What DO YOU
do with it?' "wen. :" said MIR. Lane, With a
wink at the rest of the company, Eve spoil a
little OF 1t for bread ard put The rest into whis-
Ey.'- " ash Cor. Ia'c.- Dccda
GOV. WHITE ELECTED L. S. SENATOR FROM
MAETLAND.-The Maryland legislature yester-
day elected Governor Whyte to the United
States Senate. All of the democratic senators
voted Tor him except one, who was unsv0idably
absent. OF the republican senators, DIR. Steiner
and Col. Suit voted for Judge Bowie. and DR.
Mudd did not vote. In the house OF delegates
Governor Whyte received 81 votes. Three ''iD-
dependent democrats voted for the Hon \
Teackle Wallis and Col. Leonard voted for Mr.
Hamilton. or the republicans, the AlIsgany
county delegation voted for the Hon. Lloyd
Lowndes (member OF Congress from the sixth
dlstIlct); DR. Lancaster voted for tie Hon. Fl ed
erlck Stone; and Messrs. Valiant, Duer, Fitch
Son, LatchtOrd, and ItOUey voted for Judge
Bowie: Tie Frederick county delegation, one
delegate from Garrett, ami three from the
Eastern Shore counties voted for Collector
Booth.
THE LOUISIANA CONTESTED ELECTION
CASE Senator Morton has evidently received
new light ON the Louisiana contested election
case, judging from his action yesterday in ask
ing that the resolution in relation to the ad mis-
SION OF +. Is. >. Pinchback be referred to the
ommittee on Privileges and Elections with
instructions TO investigate, and with power to
send for persons and papers in connection with
the manner OF his election; and In subsequently
stating that his motion did not relate tn the
question whether he was elected by the lecis-
lsture of Louisiana, or the validity OF the KEEL
logg government, but to the personal conduct
OF the gentleman himself in connection with
that election. IL was reported at the Capitol
yesterday that at the coming investigation
startling Developments will be made.
Mr.. Morton,s motion in the Senate yesterday
was made for the purpose of ascertaining all the
Facts in relation 10 Pinchback's personal CON
duct a. affecting the votes OF the legislature BY
which he was elected.
SOMETHING LIKE LITERARY AND SCIEN-
TlFIc Observation-Disclosures evening a literary
and scientific reunion of members of the U. S.
geological survey and their friends was held at
the Office OF the survey, at No. li0l Pennsylva-
MA avenue. On this occasion the s'feast of rea-
son" was served up In the form OF a lecture by
The colored Office boy. The high price of admis-
sion 10 cents 10 doubt kept away many OF the
apostles of science but as the room was small it
was thus filed with a very select audience All
the me bers OF the survey were present, besides
delegations from Lieutenant Wheeler's party
and the Smithsonian Institution, and also a
large number of ladies. little before O'Clock
the youthful orator was introduced in n neat
and appropriate address by Mr. Gardner, of the
survey, which We would gladly give in full, but
Tor lack CT space we can only give an extract.
90 Ladies and gentlemen: 1t gives me great
pleasure to meet you this evening in these halls
which you know are consecrated to science. /
am happy to see that there are some, at least
who are willing to foregO the lighter and more
frivolous amusements OF dancing and social
gatherings, for the more solid anu substantial
literary and scientific entertainments" [Great
applause
We can only give q small partof the edifying
remarks OF the youthful lecturer of the even
ing. After being introduced, Mr. Harrod said:
" Ladies and gentlemen-I am glad to meet
you here this evening" "We had a lyceum, in
which each OF us had to write an essay. The es.
say that propose 10 read to you has for its SUBJ
ject 'the effect of pictures on the human
mind. y But for pictures what would
people of this day know OF Abraham Lincoln or
But the great creator
has devised plan by which future generations
may know how We looked. 1t is one OF the God
given arts which bring up before our minds the
images of things departed. All nations have
tried to get pictures of POpes, educated
kings, mobiles, princes, etc. And / am proud as
IN American citizen [applause] to say that our
COED government has gone 80 far to encourage
good pictures. ! can point to that capitol, that
scene of sple ndour and greatness; il has en-
couraged people to collect pictures from the
east, west, north, and south. Show me young
man or young lady who does not like pictures
Ind i will show you one that / would not
choose for q companion or an intimate. Here