Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-03
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvKNUE-The receipts from this
so Ircs to-day were s2z7 ,s25.
TEE SErATE Finance Committee to-day
heard an argument by Wendell Phillips in favor
of exc mpting the Mercantile Savings Institu-
ton, o. Boston, from taxstion.
The House Committee on Territories this
morning discussed various bills of general ap-
plication 10 all the territories, including a gem
eral railroad bill, but took no final action.
THE FoRTIFIoATIoN BILL.-The Senate
Committee on Appropriations this morning
agreed TO report the fortiication bill, which has
passed the House without amendment, and SUBJ
sequently reported it,
The CORPORATION of the City of London
have sent to the library of Congress a beautiful
bronze medal, In commemoration of the
national thanksgiving for the recovery from
illness of H. r. III. the Prince of Wales.
In HIS PRAYER in the Senate to-day Chap
lain Sunderland called the attention of the
Most High to the frequent libels on our public
men, and prayed God "to palsy the tongue and
blast the hand OF the slanderer."
Col. Cox, Pension Agent, will commence
the quarterly payment of pensions o-morrow
morning. Widows, dependent mothers and
guardians require two witnesses at this pay
ment
CONFERENCE.-The Senate, in executive
session yesterday, confirmed the following NOM
nations Samuel Bard, to be postmaster at
Atlanta, Ca; Rodney W. Daniels collector of
customs at Buffalo Creek, Ny
AND NOW a member of the Smith family
christian name, John-residence, Chicago, gets
NJ on the stool of repentance and sends six hun
dred dollars to the Treasury, to be placed to the
credit Of the conscience fund.-"
THE HOWARD COURT OF INQUIRY TO-DAY
met and adjourned until Tuesday next to await
the arrival OF Colonel Nelson III. Miles 9Th in
antry. who has been detailed a member of the
court in place of General Mcdowell, whose wife
Is II IL New YORK.
Hon. WIN. E. CHANDLER was heard by the
Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections
to-day for Senator Spencer in the contested
election case of Spencer vs.. Sykes. He spoke
for an hour, when the committee adjourned to
meet at 2 p. m, when he was to resume his
argument,
A GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE TERRIFIC
RIEs.-A resolution will be offered in the House
OF Representatives to- morrow, directing the
COMMITTEES on Expenditures of the Interior de-
pa tment to call for statement of expenditures
during the past six years OF the appropriations
Tor geological survey of the Territories
nation as postmaster at Atlanta, Ga, Governor
Sam Bard yesterday won the battle by a vote
of nearly two-thirds of the Senate. The contest
was lively one throughout, Bard being active
~ opposed by three members of Congress from
Georgia, one being from his own district.
The BANKRUPT BILL.-The House Judiciary
Committee at their meeting to-day considered
the Senate amendments to the bankrupt bill,
and after some discussion they decided to
m nm lh 1nr-a raarrrr ID
mittee of Conference. Ii is believed in this
way the bill may be perfected satisfactorily to
both Houses.
The PRICE OF CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING
1t has been alleged that the Government Print
ing Office is in the habit of charging much more
tor work done for the Post OH and other de-
par ments than is charged by private parties
menced an investigation of the charges, and to
day examined several officers of the Post Office
department the subject. Tomorrow the
Congressional printer is to be heard.
NOMINATIONs.-The President sent the fol
owing nominations to the Senate to-day: Chas
p Ramsdell, to be marshal of the eastern dis
tTict of Virginia; j. Baldwin Hay, consul at
Swallow; George s. Fisher, consul at BEIRUT;
John Graham, consul at Guatemala.
,. St9osterS;-Robert K. Mcdonald, Char
IOtte, n. Q; James +. Hoag, Coxsackie, y. Y;
Phineas ID. Crosby, Daukury, CT.
Of the Treasury to-day forwarded to the Senate
Gin answer to a requsst) information relative to
the number of distilleries suppressed within six
months past. The report shows the number
suppressed to be 259, Of which rs were in North
Saronna, ~ In Tennessee. and 81 in Georgia.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue rou ehlv
estimates the daily productive capacity Of each
at 80 gallons.
PARDON FOR THE WoMAN's RIGHTS ELEC-
TIoN INsPEcroRs.-At the written request of
Senator Sargent the President yesterday di-
rected the Attorney General to prepare the
necessary papers to remit the fine and impris-
0Dment Of Messrs. Hall, Marsh, and Others the
Rochester election inspectors, who were tried
and convicted in June, 1873, of registering Miss
susan b. Anthony and other women and re-
ceiving their votes. The inspectors are now in
prison.
COMPETITION THE SOUL OF TRApR-Yes-
terday the card of a restaurant keeper, who
keeps place called Congress Hall, on Capitol
Hill, in close proximity to the Capitol, was
placed on the desk OF every member of the
House. There seems to be q rivalry between
Sanderson and this Congress Hall as to the ad-
vantage in distance each presents to the thirsty
Congressman. The whisky is said to be good
come is time in making the trip.
TIE HOUSE Committee on Commerce this
morn ng agreed to report for the favorable &C
ton OF the House the bill providing for the paw
land canal company, with the amendment that
the Secretary of War instead of the Secretary
OF the Treasury may purchase and pay for any
OF said bonds at their market price. The COM
mittee also agreed to report a bill authorizing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to designate the
month in which fur seals may be taken for their
skins in Alaska. All bills relating to ports of
entry, the granting Of American registers and
the change of the names of vessels, were re-
ferred to Messrs. Conger, Wiley and Parsons,
as q sub committee.
SENATOR PEAsR, OF MIssIssIPPI.-A Con-
necticut correspondent writes that Henry r.
Pease, recently elected to fill the vacancy in
the United States Senate caused by the resig-
nation of Gov. Ames, OF Mississippi, enlisted
from Ellington as O private in the 18th Con-
pectieut regiment in the war. In February
1e63, he was discharged In Baton Rouge to take
Command In colored regiment, one of the
nrst formed in the Gulf department He was
soon after assigned TO q position on Gov. An
oreWs stan, filling the positions of CORDS in
stIuctor and assistant iud1a adxncafa- He uns