Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-28

INTERNAL REvBEuE-The rec sipts from u o
sourcs to-day were s2es-Po.
TIE STEAMER ALASKA has arrived at Ha-
yana-
ArxIRAL PORTER was very low last nj IL,
and great anxiety was expressed by his friends
for hts recovery; but this afternoon his condi-
ton Is much easier.
NOMINATION wIrHDRAwx.-The President
sent a message TO the Senate yesterday, VITA
drawing the nomination of A. L. Hail to be
postmaster at Galveston, Texas
A sUB-cONNIrTEE of the COMMITTEES on Re
foTrl in the Civil Ser vice, consisting of Ness.
Kellogg, Ssyler and woDdfs=d made a thorough
examination of tie United States Treasurer
Office to-day.
THE sESATE having yesterday agreed unani-
nOusly 10 the removal Of che semi-eireular rail-
ing inelOsing The seats OF Senators, II was en-
tirely removed last evening, and to-day the
chamber presented ia old time appearance.
TEE REPLT OF Gen. Baker, Commissioner of
Pensions, &c the charges preferred against him
by Mrs. Barnard has been printed and will be
considered at the next meeting OF the HOUSE
Committee on Invalid Pensions, when it will be
Determined whether or not 70 investigate Gen.
Bakers Official conduct
IN TEE THRKE appropriation bills which
have been acted on by the two Houses, viz the
army, the navy and the fertilization, there has
been reduction in round numbers of eleven
million dollars as compared with the estimates.
In all the appropriation bills the amounts cut
down viii no doubt reach an aggregate reduc-
ton Of twenty-five to thirty millions in the es-
Inmates for the next fiscal year.
NOsISATIoNs.-The President sent the fell
lowing nominations to the Senate yesterday
Alexander p. Ketchum, to be an appraiser OF
merchandise, under the act approved March 3,
1851, instead Of Vim. 3. Hillyer, whose name is
Withdrawn. PoetmasteTs-Chas. II. Briggs, at
FoxborO', Mass; j. Hall Musser, Huntingdon
Pa; John +. Mccarthy. VslDsrsiso, Ind Nil
ekael j. Griffith, Fredericksburg, Va; John III
Freeman, Lexington. Va
COEFIRMATIoNs.-TheS Senate, in executive
session, yesterday confirmed the following nom.
Observation-Disclosures P. Ketchum, to be an ap-
praiser OF merchandise, under act of Congress
boom, removed. William Ii. Huse, collector of
customs for the district of Ne~buryporr, M ass
w =: HaVens, collector OF custo ms. Sag Hsr-
bor, y. Y. Robert II. Lindsay, United States
attorney for Nevada, vice Jonas Seely, resi- gnea
Also, a number of pOstmasters.
No APPLICATION was made to the Hoass
Committee on Appropriations at their meeting
en- Thursday for S2OOoO or any ether sum 20
supply deficiency in the Bureau of Statistics
there being none. The chief of the bureau did.
however, make an argument against any re-
ductiOn of his clerical force, and urged that an
increase Of one or two clerks in the new fiscal
year was absolutely necessary to enable him to
perform with prOmptness the work of the
bureau, the amount Of which has been gradual
Iy increased.
In TIE HOWARD COURT OF INQUIRY yestsr-
cay, the testimony Of Gen. Bslloch was re-
sumed. He described the cash book of the state
bounty fund; kept separate emorandur
BOOK OF what did not exactly concern the paw
ment OF bounties. Several cases were reported
where checks were returned after they were
supposed paid. In such cases the money was
turned over 10 the War department. One case
was cited where draft on the Freeimen's
the cashier OF that bank, who was agent for the
bureau. Not finding the claimant, the check
was returned to the War department., and Gen
Howard called upon for the money. Taking
draft TO the bank here he obtained the money
and paid it over to Gen. Townsend. He be-
Heved Al, claimants had been paid.
COMMISSIONER LKGGgrr was before the
House Committee on Patents yesterday in be
half Of his bill making the Patent Ohice a sep
aTate department, and modifying the presen
patent laws. The committee having already
decided that il is inexpejient tn create q new
department out Of the Patent Office, tho Com
missioner's remarks we're confined TO an expla
nation OF the necessity Tor the Modification OF
the patent laws, which the bill proposes
Among the amendments advocated by the com
missioner Is one making the examination of
applicants for patents and extensions more
stringent, and allowing an appeal In cases
where the board OF examiners have acted favor
ably, IS well a. in cases where the board de-
cnnes 70 grant the application for . patent.
Certain changes are also proposed i'm trade
marks and the duration of American patents,
az anecfed BY their expiration in foreign coun-