Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-06

THR NOMINATION of Herman Silver to be
| United States marshal for he territory of Da-
kota was yesterday withdrawn by the President.
| THE INDIANS, whom General John e. Smith
| recently wanted TO go for at Lawrence FORK
| Nebraska, turned ont to be Ogallslla Sioux,
| who were going to the South Platte to hun
| buffalo.
| The Committee on Commerce of the House
will not hold a regular session until the revised
estimates of the departments have been submit
ted. 1t il generally conceded that the esti-
| mates for river and harbor improvements will
| be greatly reduced.
| MONDAY PRArKRs.-President Grant has at
| the solicitations of Rev. Peter Parker, chair
man Of the Metropolitan branch of the Evan
| gelcal Alliance, issued an order granting per.
| mission TO the department clerks who desire to
| attend the monday prayer meetings, to be held
| in Lincoln hall this week, to do so.
GEN. BUFFERS FINANCIAL VIRws.-This
morning Gen. Buffers speech on the bill "to
| authorize the issue of a national currency, to
assure its stability and elasticity lessen the in
| terest on the public debt and reduce the rate OF
| interest,"" delivered in the House, January II,
1869, was laid upon the desk of every Senator.
The CHIEF JUsTIcEsHIP.-Rumors we're cur
rent last night and this morning that the Presi-
dent would to-day withdraw the nomination of
Mr.. Williams to be Chief Justice, but ND to the
| hour OF Cabinet meeting no official confirmation
| of the stories in circulation was obtained
| Judge Williams had no knowledge of any such
inteRtion on the part OF the Executive.
The SENATE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AZ
| PAIRS held meeting this morning, and agreed
TO report favorably the bill authorizing the Sec.
| rotary of War to ascertain the amount of ex-
pense incurred in arming volunteers in - the
| war of 1862 by the government of Dakota;
$50, the bill for the relief of settlers on Fort
| Randall reservation who were driven of BY In
| dians during the same year.
TENNEssRE's CLAIM.-The House COMMITTEES
| on the Judiciary this morning we're occupied in
! hearing an argument delivered by Gov. Brown
| OF Tennessee, relative to a bill authorizing the
| quarterm aster general to settle with the state
uf Tennessee for bonds held by the United States
| for property and railway material seized from
| the Edgeteld and Kentucky and the Memphis
| GAINESVILLE and Louisville railroad companies
SOLDIER of the legion that marched to
| Richmond having become contrite of heart
| yesterday transmitted to the conscience fund
| OF the Treasury department twenty cents to pay
| for postage stamps which the veteran In the
feyerish war times was moved and Inst gated by
| the devil to erase the cancellation marks from
and use second time. The contribution was
duly entered to swell 'the demnition total" of
this popular fund
STARVATION IN LOUsIANA.-It is said that
the object of the conference of the Louisiana
delegation Yesterday with President Grant was
TO consult with reference to relieving desttu-
ton in the south, it having been represented to
the President by Bishop Wilmer, of Louisiana,
that many persons were starving in that state
It'll believed bill will be passed by Congress
asking the War department to issue rations to
the sufferers.
REMEDY FOR THE POLITICAL TROUBLES
IN LoUIsIANA.-Amongt the rumOrs OF the hour
Is one that moderate republicans and liberals
are earnestly in favor OF a new election In Lou
lslana as the only solution of the unfortunate
situation OF affairs in that state, and it is said
mat Senators Carpenter, Edmunds, Ferry of
Conn.,, Sumner, Fenton and SChurZ favor such
a course. Senator Carpenter had "A long inter
view with the President this morning in which
affairs In Louisiana were very earnestly dis
cussed.
PROPOSED REDUCTION OF CLERICAL FORCE
OF THE WAR DEPARTMEET.-In the House yes
terday, Mr.. Williams. of Ind, introduced bill
regulating the clerical force of the War DEPART
ment which provides clerical labor as follows
Secretary's office, 40 clerks; archives, ); Adiu-
tant Generals, 269; Inspector Generals, 2;
Quartermaster Generals, no; Paymaster Gem
erals, 60; Commissary Generals, 81; Surgeon
Generals, 1876; Engineers department, %; Ord
nance, %; Military Justice, 10-making a total
OF .5s, and being reduction OF l9I persons and
sis ,jC0.q.
REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INsTIrU-
TONNE. Garfield, of Ohio, introduced in the
House yesterday joint resolution providing
that the vacancies in the board of regents of
the Smithsonian Institution, of the class other
than members Of Congress ;" be filled BY the
Louis AgassiZ, deceased j. ID. Dana, of Conn,
in place Of Theodore ID. Woolsey, and Alex
ander Il. Stewart, OF New York, in place of
VIM. b. A,tor, whose terms terms have expired;
and that John Mclean, OF y. j., and Peter
Parker, of Washington city, whose terms have
EXPIRED be reappOinted.
PROPOSED INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS Bu-
REAU.-A bill was introduced in the House of
Representatives yesterday, providing for a
inf al
which authorizes the creation OF a bureau con-
sisting OF the chief engineer of the army, the
secretary OF the Smithsonian Institution, the
superintendent of the Coast Survey, the super
intendent of the National Observatory, and the
Commissioner of Agriculture, to organize a
comprehensive and general survey of the United
States, with especial reference as to advising
Congress a. to the establishment of q uniform,
connected and continuous system of improve
ments tending to develop the resources of the
country. The bill further provides for the exc
cution of work ordered by Congress under the
direction OF this bureau.
IMPROVEMENT IN THE RKvENUR.-There is a
decided improvement in the revenue. Collec-
tons from both internal revenue and import
duties are constantly increasing. though it
seems likely to be several months before the
normal condition OF business will be restored.
Expenditures on great m any public improve
ginning OF winter, and the drafts on the Treas
ury for two or three months will be accordingly
much lessened. The increase of the revenues
anu VI expenditures Will cooperate 10
make the debt statement for January much
more favorable than for December. The same
influence Will be active through February and
March, and there is very good reason to believe
that for the first three months Of the present
year, taken together, there will be no material
increase Of the public debt. About half of the
$4,000 900 reserve 10 in circulation. Somewhat
more than half Of IL has been drawn, but ST.
100000 appear as currency balance in the
Treasury.
THE PAY OF SENATOR'S SINCE lIs9.-In COM
pliance with . Senate resolution, offered by Mr.
Davis, OF West Virginia, calling for certain in
formation concerning salaries Of Senators, the
Secretary Of the Senate has prepared state
ment from records OF his office, which was laid
before the Senate yesterday. 1t exhibits the
various rates Of compensation for Senators and
Representatives fixed at various tines and
shows that the following acts increasing rates of
comPer sation were retroactive, nameIy:-The
act OF September %, 1889. WAS retroactive for
six months and eighteen days; act Of March TO-
1896 Tor sig days; act Of March 10, 1916, for one
year and nfteen days; act Of January 90, 1873
tor nfty-three days; act Of August 49, 1856 for