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


Mr.. AND Mrs. SARToRIs AT HoME.-The
ste amer Baltic having on board Mr.. and Mrs.
Sartoris, arrived at Queenstown at 10 o'clock
last night, all well on hoard
The HOUSE Committee on Appropriations
this morning agreed to report an appropriation
of $780, 600 for the relief of the sufferers by the
recent floods in the states of Mississippi! and
louisiana.
SOLICIfoR BANFIELp, of the Treasury de-
partment, upon his return to Washington last
Saturday morning, he hsving been away fer
the ten days previous, rendered his resignation
10 President Grant.
The CENTENNIAL BILL-The House to- day
agreed to the Senate amendments on the Gen.
tennial bill, which provides that the United
States shall not be either directly or indirectly
responsible for the debts which may accrue.
OUT OF NINETY SEVEN AsPIRANTs for mill
tary honcrs at West Point. 80 were sent back 70
school last week because they could not write,
spell or cipher, or were not familiar with maps
or grammar. The colored candidates all failed.
AMONG TIE MIDsHiPMEN CADETS who re-
ceived their diplomas at the Naval Ac sdemy at
Annapolis on Saturday were Winslow Aldice
and George f. Hunter, OF Virginia, and among
the engineer cadets were Frank j. Hoffman, OF
Maryland.
THE TRANSIT OF VKNUs.-The parties who
are to make the observation of the transit of
venus at the stations in the southern hemis
phere have been ordered to report at New York
next Wednesday in readiness to sail on the
Swatsra for their stations.
PERsoNAL.-Senator Jones, of Nevada, has
purchased the st. James Hotel property, cor
ner 26th street and Broadway, i'm New York
city. '.'' Senior Mantilla has been appointed
Minister Of Spain at Washington. 49, Minister
Gushing was received yesterday by the Presi-
dent OF Spain with the customary ceremonies
THE TARIFF BILL PASSED BY THE HOUSE,
The House this morning suspended the rules
by vote of III TO 40, and passed the tariff bill,
striking therefrom matches and vinegar. They
also agreed TO the Starkweather bill as an
amendment, taxing sales of gold, bank stocks
and all stocks of any nature and bonds. Prom
issory notes were stricken out of the bill.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Professor VIM. Hardness
has been detached from the naval observatory
and ordered to the Swatara in connection with
the transit of Venus. Captain Geo. I'll. Preble
has been ordered to command the Philadelphia
navy yard and the naval station at League
Island, relieving Commodore j. r. NJ. MuIla-
ney, who is ordered 10 command the north
Atlantic station.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL has decided that
the time at which Importation Of goods is &C
complished is not when they are entered for
consumption, but when they are brought into
a port OF the United States with the intent to
be there discharged, and that an act Of Con-
gress increasing in general terms the duties
Upon lmportatlons does not apply to goods then
in warehouse.
PASSAGE OF THE NAVY YARD BRIDGE BILL
BY THE SENATE.-The Senate passed to- day All
amended bill to authorize and provide for the
construction of a substantial iron and masonry
Oridge across the Eastern Branch, near the
nav I'D rsrf.N
pe nded under the direction of the Secretary o,
War; the bridge to cost no more than thu
amount appropriated, and be So constructed a.
not to interfere with the usual navigation above
laid bridge.
PROPOSED ELECTION OF SENATORS BY THE
PEoPLE.-A joint resolution was introduced in
he House to-day, which provides an amend
nent to the Constitution, as follows: That the
Senate OF the United States shall be composed
u two Senators from each state, chosen every
-iHth year, by the people of the several states
tOr the term or six years and the elect DTS In each
tate shall have the qualifications requisite for
the most numerous branch OF the state legisla
lure.
THE House Committee on Elections this
morning informally discussed the charges of
polygamy against Mr.. Cannon, of Utah aud
the testimony taken by them on the subject No
vote was reached, and no action taken to indi-
cate what the committee will recommend to the
a
iull meeting of all the members. Mr.. Hynes of
Arkansas, will appear before the committee to-
morrow in connection with the charge of bri-
berry made against him by John Bradley. The
after was Hynes' opposing candidate, and he
sets forth in an affidavit that Hynes induced
him to withdraw by promising to paw him
=, oUo, OF winch he has actually paid $500, leav-
ing due the balance.
THE DISTRICT INvEsTIGATIoN.-The Joint
special committee investigating affairs in the
District of Columbia had a protracted session
this morning, all the members being in attend
ance except Mr.. Jewett. The subject of the
division or the report was discussed, but no
action definitely arrived at, 1t being deemed
advisable to await the return of Mr.. Jewett,
who has gone to hiladelphia to attend the
funeral of j. Edgar Thompson, late president
N the Pennsylvanis railroad company. The
committee have as yet made ne order with ref
eIence 10 the printing OF the testimony taken
m connection with the safe burglary in the Dis
triet attorneys Office.
ILLINOIS EDITORS IN WASHINGTON. On
wednesday last the Illinois Press Association
adjourned its session at Chicago, and left that
city on Thursday morning for an eastern ex-
cursion. On Friday they were introduced and
cordially received at the Cincinnati Chamber of
commerce, and started for Washington at night
D a special train over the Baltimore ana Ohio
railroad, reaching Baltimore at $50 on Satur-
DAY night and this city this morning about IL
O'CLOCK. They have rooms at Wizards Hotel
Inc ohcers OF the association are: T.. b. Buck
president; Cadet Tay Ior, secretary; g. \. Whit
ney, corresponding secretary; j. W. Clinton,
treasurer; T.. l.. Merritt and j. NJ. Adair exec,
utive committee. There are 167 in the com
pany, or whom Al are ladies. The party win
lie ave for Mount Vernon at O'Clock this after
noon, and after visiting the tomb of Washing
ION VIII take trip further down the Potomac
on the steamer, returning by moonlight. To-
morrow they will spend in visiting the yarjous
public buildings and other objects of interest
about washington, and at night will attend a
banquet at Wizards Hall given by the Illinois
State Association Of 1his city. On "Wednesday
morning at 10 O'Clock they viii be received hy
the President, and will leave for their homes or,
THURSDAY night. 1t is hoped their soiourn with
US will be made agreeable, that they Will carry
away favorable Impressions OF the capital.
The NOTE PRINTING QURsTroN.-The Com
nittee on Banking and Currency to-day re-
samed the consideration Of the note printing
question. The counsel for the New York bank
note companies said they did not charge fraud
against the government printing bureaus. but
that work had been performed at extravapant
rates The cost Of printing for year 1873 was
stated In MI. McCartee's answer at 81 3e5. 600.
while the books Of the Treasurer showed s3ls.,
600, besides not specifically accounted for bv
vouchers to whom the moRey had been paid
70.
Assistant Secretary SAWYER said theTreasurv
department had furnished an account whie.,
eoonsei on the other side pronounced untrue