Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-19

| Resignation
Jeferds, the Indian agent in charge of Co.
chise's band of Apsches.
1T WOULD be both mean and foolish to forbid
Mr.. Gushing going on his Spanish mission. We
hoPe il will not be done, as Observation-Disclosures
field Republican.
The RUNoR that Gen. Belknap is about TO
give up the portfolio of the War department.
owing to differences of opinion between the
President and himself, Is believed to be with
out any foundation.
| The Committee on Banking and Cprraror
| this morning heard the financial views of Mr.
| Forbes, of Boston, and b. F. Nourse president
| OF the Board of Trade. They want a resump-
| ton Of specie payments.
| COL. n. III. DAVIS, inspector general. has
been detailed to inspect a quantity of clothing
! now in the hands of the depot quartermaster
| IN this city for distribution to the Door of the
| city. f0'A Vi 'ue
| oS SATURDAY EVENING several committees
from the cheap transportation convention. re-
Gently IN session in this city, called upon Senator
WINDOW, chairman of the Senate Committoa
on transportation, at the capitol, and presented
ton.
ACTUAL TRAVELLING EXPENSES FOR NJ. C,s.-
bill was introduced in the House to-day nv
Mr.. MacDOugall providing that in lieu of each
senator and member drawing mileage, thew be
ehuueu 70 receive actual travelling expenses
only 10 and from Washington, once each way
ior each session of Congress.
PENSIONS FOR THE SOLDIERS OF 1sr1-vr
Starkweather, of Connecticut, introduced in
the House to-day bill authorizing the Secre-
tary OF the Interior to place on the pension rolls
the names OF officers and enlisted men who
served IN the war of 1872, and the names of the
surviving widows OF such officers and enlisted
men.
AN1NTEREsTING EXTENsIoN CASE hefora
the commissioner OF patents SATURDAY., being
that OF Morris & Brown, who claim an extern
SION Tor their patent breech loading fire arms
me extension 10 opposed by Smith * Wesson
Mho were represented to-day by Renwick &
Stou ehton, patent attorneys OF New York The
argument in behalf of Morris & Brown was
maue py WeHs w. Leggett, son OF the commits
THE CHARGES AGAINST GENT HowARp
me mouse Committee on Military Affairs viii
hOld session to- morrow morning, at VIII ich the
sense of the committee will be tested nv a vote
nhetner IN the matter of the charges against
zen howard the committee shall proceed with
| an Investigation, or whether they will recon-
mend that the subject be turned over 10 a mill
| tary court of inquiry for trial. The COMMITTEES
are about equally divided on these propositions
BoUNTIEs FOR SHORT TERN SOLDIERS TN
| THE LATE WAR.-In the House to-day, Mr..
ward, OF New Jersey, introduced bill pro.
| vidiDg that the heirs of any soldier who was
Hiled or died while in the military service in the
OF line duty during the late war whose perios
OF enlistment was for less tn an one YEAR or who
shall nave since died by reason of wounds re-
ceSed or disease contracted, shall be entitled to
enlisted for three years.
THE VICE PRESIDENT is still in town. I'm.
does not preside over the Senate daily owing to
| his poor health. He is much better he thinks
tIan ne was month ago, but is still troubled
with uncomfortable symptoms about the head
He will leave Washington about the middle of
| this week for Boston, where he will remain
qusrtered at Young's hotel until about the
W Wia1ie OF February, when he will return to
ms duties as President of the Senate.
| COMING TO TERms-The U. s. Attorney and
collectors of internal revenue in Georgia, and
collectors and special agents in North Carolina.
| report many cases of persons who have been
engaged in Illicit distillng IN both states com
ing INTO the collectors Offices and registering
thelr stills for use under the law. This is in
\ consequence of the vigorous measures adonteJ
curing the past year in ferreting out and max
ing seizures in that section of the country,
wnen, from the mountainous nature of the dis
triets and the sparse population, surveillance
has been always difficult.
| CIVIL SRRvICR.-In view OF the fact tn At tho
| civil service commission have to supervise the
application OF the rules for the regulation of the
civil service, and as it may require careful ex-
amlnation into facts TO the end that no possible
aouse may escape correction, and as the results
| OF such supervision should appear in the renort
OF the commission soon to be Issued, thew have
resolved 70 appoint committee of three mem
peIs OF tne commission, of which Mr.. D. b.
Eaton is to be chairman whose dutv II viii ha
10 remain In Washington during the recess of
the commission to take cognizance of all appro-
them. N 'S'0io
IHE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAR CLAIMS. at
It's meeting this morning, listened to an arpu-
ment by Gen. B. s. Roberts In regard to ratifv-
ing the awards made by army boards of survey.
Gen. Roberts argued that in the southern states.
during the war; martial law was the ONLY law
aho an award OF board regularly convened,
whose proceedings had been duly approved by
competent authority. had the same binding ef-
rect as decision OF U. s. court The com
chs9s s are cO16sdeTing only bills of general
b,ll proposing amendments to the act creating
the commission Of claims.
A NEW DKPARrMENr OF MrNrrn AMI
MANUFACTURING REcoMMRNDxp-Mr. Bierv,s
Dill 10 establish at the seat of government de-
psrtment Of manufactures and mining proposes
As , y. general design Of such adepartm .nt shall
ths ! nited States useful Information unon snS-
i1SG connected with manufacturing and mining
the term' IN me me most comprehensive sense OF
proposed, shall be q commissioper 1o ~ II IS
sonas y me President and confirmed by the
nav snnoint q s chaSy, or 900 per annum, VII
Thy sPRn. cniei clerk, at salary of q 300 |
up ne tSs are similar 70
Commissioner of Education in the w..s a IN
collection Of information and prepsra tion os .,
annual report. vi IN
ABoLIsHING ONE OF THE INTERNAL Rrvr
sus CoMNrssIoNERsHIPs.-Th Committee ON |
Csh service Reform Of the House held their |
rm. meeting this morning, at which Q bill was |
ths Ho which viii probably be introduced in
the ns.ne 70 Gay, abolishinl the Office Of one Of
Cen nRncy being created by the recent death Of |
civil s.r.,S eet, ano for the flling Of which q /
Inc ~, Sili TO Do presented to the House
me recommendation Oh the Cemmssny, upon
Mailing ds sysSSs; 70 dssisnats one Of the re-
nSrneofore arst deputy q the AN w. OF the
mssoScrs a. q sSSl,; me ONE Of he
Thursday. '0'usion next