Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-27
District AG.irs i'm Congress.


MEETING OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE TO-DAY.
TIE Senate District Committee held a meet
ing tO-dsyi present, Messrs. Lewis, Spencer,
Joins and Hitchcock.
Mr.. Johnston was directed to report back the
biz relating 10 sales under deeds of trust in the
District OF Columbia, and ask that the CON-
niiitee he discharged from its further consider
On the Judiciary.
The q street railroad bill was deferred unit
the next meeting OF the committee.
The committee considered Senate bill 463
supplementary to an act entitled "An act 10
authorize the Washington and Point Lookout
rsllosd company TO extend a road into an
actor.
President Ganaudet, of the Columbia Insti-
tLtlon Tor the DE At and Dumb, appeared IN op
position 10 the bill la amend an act of Congress
approved Fehru1 ~ %, 1865, entitled Gan act to
amend au act entitled 'an act 10 incorporate the
Columbia Institution for the instruction of the
deaf ami dumb and the bind" approved
February l6, 1851. Mr.. II. NJ. Hail appeared ia
favor of the bill, which was finally laid over for
future consideration.
Mr.. Hitchcock, who was instructed by the
committee at their last meeting to report favor
ably in case he saw no objection House bill
2,l02 to Incorporate the Capitol, North o street,
and South Washington railway company, stated
thai he had received a number OF rsmonstrances
against the bill. Gen MISSY, 5. X. Bond, Mr
Cowing, and Mr.. l. H. Chandler appeared in
behalf OF the bill. Ii was rscommitted to Mr..
Hitchcock.
Mr.. Hitchcock was authorized TO report the
AnacosiIa AID Potomac street railroad bill.
Messrs. G. W. King, John Hammond, A. Il.
Kelly, and Il. NJ. Z. King appeared in behalf
Of House bill ,423 explanatory Of the act for tle
formation OF corporations in the District OF CO.
lumbia. The bill was referred to Mr.. Hitch
cock.
Messrs j. o. Wilson, Henry johnson. A.
A. Hart and 5. Wolf desired to be heard in al
vOcacy Of the bill which recently passed the
House, advancing money for the Payment of
~ hgn ra brrf Ala
pOned the considerable of the bill until their
next meeting.
THE SANBoRN CONTRACT INVESTIGATION
was continued by the Ways and Means commit
tee at their meeting yesterday. VIM. A. Sim
mors, collector eff Boston, and formerly super
vfsor OF internal revenue, was before the COM
nittee and explained his agency in aiding San
born, stating that he aided him on account Of
Instructions which he received from the Tres
sury department. Frank VI. Green, OF this cty
was on the stand in the afternoon.
MURDER OF \ SURVEYOR by REsERvArIoS
INDIANs.-The following was received at army
headquarters to-day:
HEADQUARTERS Posi- OF FORT SILL, T.
Assistant AdjUtdHt General, Department Of Tsrns
SIR: | respectfully report the murder, on the
1-th of last month, OF one of the surveyors of
mir. Hackeosh's party TO the northwest OF the
Nachita agency, by party of reservation In
dians. The general belief Is they are Kiowas.
their parties in the field and disseminating the
work. j. W. DAVIDSON
Lieutenant Colonel 10th cavalry.
PRESIDENT GRANT AND THE SOUTH CARO-
LINIANs.-A reception was accorded by Presi-
dent Grant this morning TO the delegations
from South Carolina who represent the Tax
payers Convention of the state and the Cham
Der OF Commerce of the city OF Charleston.
The respective committees embrace some OF the
most distinguished gentlemen of the state.
among whom are three or four ex Go vernors
several members OF Congress, and altogether
an imposing array of representative talent.
Inc OBJECT OF the visit, as indicated by the re-
marks of Gov. Porter, was t, present the griev-
ances or the tax payers, who, while governed
by non taNpaying legislators, are compelled t.
loot the bills without the privilege of voice in
the state government. Col. Richard LatheIs
also addressed the Executive as the chairman
The delegation was introduced by Secreta:y
Fish.
In his response the President expressed SYM
pafhy Tor the people or South Carolina, and
SAID That the condition Of affairs was as much
10 De deplored there a. In Louisiana, but since
1t was sovereign state, he could see no mode
whereby the pending evil could be cured either
by The Executive or by Congress. The matte
was ore which rested entirely with the people.
The President also took occasion to say that one
OF the speeches published "a having been de-
ilvered in the taxpayers convention hsd given
him much personal offence, because it stated
what was false.
Subsequently, however, it was explained that
the speech in que ton had been garbled for
local political purposes, and that its general
ton, and the President parted with tie delegs-
ton, expressing the hope that between Con
gress and himself something might be legiti-
mately done to afford the relief sought.