Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-09

reached his seEentieth year yesterday. he f.
therefore entitled under the law to retire rom
the bench on full pay. He intends to do so, but
has not yet fixed the time.
NAVAL ORDEEs.-Lieatenant Eel win $. Jacob
ordered TO the navy ysrd, Norfolk. I4.h instant;
Lieutenant j. y. HsmphiIl detached from the
navy yard, Norfolk, on the l4th instant AND
granted three months leave OF absence.
CHARGE AGAINST AN II. Cd. P. Brady. a
member Of the Virginia house of delegates, ar
rived here yesterday with charges that Repre-
sentative StOwel, OF t. at state, sold a cadet
ship IL the navy.
Hon. MONTGOMERY BLAIR yesterdsv fled
petition in the Supreme Court of he Distric. of
Columbia for a msndsn.Gs against j. II. Baker.
Ger missioner Cf Pensions, to compel htm 10 re-
store pebsIOIer to the rolls.
TIE HOUSE POSTAL COMMITTEES has under
consideration the amen imoEt offered by Mr.
Cox 10 TIE pcs ge law, providing that postage
or papers, the sub>cTi. tion Of which shall he
ttken prior 70 January {, maJ D. paid at tueiI
0tstnSt.UL.
SEVERAL COMMITTEES Of the House have
not yet begun holding their sessions TO-DAY
that OF Education and Labor failed 20 get IA
quorum. ! lie Foreign Affairs Com nittee viii
meet 10 morrow, the COMMITTEES on the JUDI
cIaTy on Friday.
TRs PRESIDENTS SALARY.-Tle hill iotro.
dcccd By Mr.. Cox. CT y. Y, locking to a reduc-
ton CT The salary OF the President provides that
20 much OF the set or ;5anuary 2ath. 1872 (the
~, ~ OF the salary grao act as excerpts there
iron, ne PresidVut of the United Stat S be re-
feaieG.
TRF CoSsrr VAR AND DIPLOMATIC APR lPRI-
ALTON BILL wa .-sPCrtsd to the Appropri 4tions
Committee of tle Ii use by Mr.. Swami (Nis
this morning Who has hs Il II in charge. 1t ap
EFEFfIs4FFE = Il
II0pr. alton bin shich$ i'll be c. 'osidersd hy the
fuli committee.
THE House DisTRiCT COMMITTEE VII hold
lts nrst meeting to-m0rr ". Ii is thought df
H@rmer, OF PCnnsy ylvania, whc is firs. on tn.
ilst OF its me mbers since the resignation o. Mr
Hale, Will consent &c act as chairman. At the
last Session Mr- HaTmer waived his right 4 the
harm anship to Mr. Cotton, OF Iowa.
TIE CASUALTIES among the Commissioned
oti eTs Of the army reported TO the Adjataut
Generals office during tie week ending Satur
day, December 5, 1874, were: Lieutenant Colo-
nel kObteTt .. Tyler, Deputy QuaTterTnas-er
General died December I, 1874, At Il ton
Massachusetts, Captain George W. Dcst, I4tI
INT .ntry-csShiered Nov-moer 70, 1874.
BILL FOR a GOVERNMENT TRLEeaAPH-Mr
West, Ia the Senate yesterday, presented bill
sPpropristipg 10000 70 erect United States
government telegraph line from washipgto;,
a. Hartford 20 Boston, Mass, the operating
oftcts of the same to he erected in the p0si
Ctacesl srd 70 be under the control Of the Post
Lasttr Gsn5ral.
HAD An ExgCUTLvE SESSION been held
yesterday, the nomination OF Marshall Jewell
o De POs5ma=teg General would have been cor
hTUed WithCut reference to the Postal C,,uo
EIltee. hisauWhjle those Opposed t. t,,a con
trmAtiOn are Circulating 'ruulOrs ~ At Senator
Cameron Is using Jhe fuii influence of his power
To defeat the confirmation. Ale, that Senator
Flanagan, OF Texas, Eih sssise in a endes yor 10
take ihe scalp.
A PRACTICAL Cong Iowa pa
Ierpublishes the fOllowing:-'Lsst week Hon.
James Wilson was to start from Chicago with
cattle train and watch 1t clear through to
Mes York. The object OF this novel trip was TO
gam some Information regarding the manner
which cattle are transported from the West
20 he seaboard, so that he might Communicate
is observations to the Committee on AgriclI-
ture, OF which he was member"
NOT FEW OF the prominent business men
Of Wali and Broad streets ere Of u Washington
TO look after bills in which they srs directly or
indirectly concerned. Steamship subsidies re-
vision OF the custom laws and a large yariary
OF other ents Tprises 20 be pushed as early In
the session as possible, as il under the impress
-lDn that there wlll be no chance FOR them fur
theT on. How !ar that impression l. justified by
private Information is not easy to say. Th4t il
exists there IS no questiOn.-N. COTFesg0n1srt
Philadelphia Ledger.
TBE FIRST BILL Of the session % which GOV
eTHment aid is solicited was introduced in the
Rouse yesterday By DIR. Houghton, of Cal. Ii
il IL the interest OF the Texas Pacific railroad.
Il DTOyides that the United States shall On ar
sutee the payment Of interest Oh the bonds OF
the company at the rate OF hve per cent per
snuum, payable in april and October, the
bonds on which interest u so guaranteed, TO the
extt NJ of $40 Geo per mile, to be eeposited with
| the Secretary Cf the Treasury. The usual safe
| guards in tbs way OF commissioners to inspect
| suC report upon the construction OF every ten
miles Of read are incorporated in the b.l.
IE HIS sPKEcs fsvoring an exr ansion of The
| currency, in the House yesterday, Gen. Butler
said it was better that the people should invest
| their money in 3 G5 bonds than deposit II ir
| Freedman banks, from which they did not re-
ceive one three siXty.nith of the rinc pal. Thi-
| remark caused somewhat OF a stiI n the gallery
near the clock, occupied largely 0y patrons OF
| such banks. The Essex Statesman slso re-
minded his colleagues hat the present session
would be the last III not avsiling themselves OF
| IT'S adVsDtages) that the republican party would
have OF Iegain!ng the impaired coar ience o.
| tae people.
| TEE CoDIFICATIoN OF THE TARIPP LAWS
The nj meTols reports concerning the mmIt.
| tee over which Judge Poland, of VT, was chair
man, charging some one with tinkeriug with
| and altering certain regulations with reference
to the tariff While engaged IN the daty Of re.
States, will probably be set at rest or anthem
| tieated at an earlv day. In order to ascertain
| the facts, Mr. Ward, Of n. Y, this morn
| ing introduced in the House q resolution calling
foT Information from the Secretar OF the Treas
CRY as TO the rate of duty on certsin articles
/ charged 81 the port of New YoAr since the cod
ibestiOn Of these laws, and uron which it Is al
/ Il Sed the chsrges were increased or dlmiushsd
! by Jndge POland's COMMITTEES.
TIE PRESIDENT CoNGRATuLATyp ON Hrs
/ MESsAGE.-Among the persons who visited the
4 Executive Mansion yesterday and has inter-
/ vie With the President were Rev. DR.. Fuller
{ o. t'eor ala. and Rev. DIR. Lakin, OF Alabama
.ho remained & over from Monday until yester-
/ Cay N order 10 see the President and congr.t
late N on his message. They pronounce IL
SHe OF The ablsst messages ever sent TO Con
| gIsss. ard express the opinion that it will be
Neii received in the south. The President has
rsctiveo congratulations from all sections of
me eonntry on account of particular good fes-
tores o. ms mrssage. That portl on OF the doc
pme ut which referred to Cuba while n disAp-
Loinfeds great msny, proves satisfactory to
Iae great majority or the people, who feel con-
Edent that when the prQper m for .cf;cr =.