Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-19
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RRvENUE-Ther receipts from this
source TO day were s2s7 ,4S9.
CHIIF JUSTICE WAITE will not take the oath
OF Office until the resssembling OF the L. s. Su-
preme Court on the Sd of March.
THE HOUSE Committee on Appropriations
are now considering the Indian bill, and eX-
pect to finish it this week and report it 70 the
House early next week.
The SENATE Committee on Patents have n
tilted the parties interested in the Tanner car
brake case to file all their testimony prior -
March LIST next.
The HOUSE Committee on Indian Affairs
this morning had under consideration a bill TO
provide for a more equitable remuneration TO
be made by Indians for depredations committed
by them.
PERsoHAL-Associate Justice Clifford, Of
the United States Supreme Court, has gone to
his home in Maine for few weeks visit.
Ex-President Baez, of San Domingo, Is at VIII
laTd's.
A NEW PLANET DIsCovERRD.-Dr. Peters
o. Hamilton College, n. telegraphsd to-day
to Prof. Henry that he has discovered a planet
in eleven hours nineteen minutes right ascen-
Z
clination, motion parallel.
Mr. LUTTRELL, OF CAL, made an argument
| before the Committee of Ways and Means this
| morning, favOring the reduction of the tax on
Iruit brandes from 20 to so cents per gallon
Several Virginia members were also heard, ad-
yocatDg the reduction OF the duty on Leaf TO-
| bacco.
Hon. ETHAN ALLEN, Chancellor of the Sand
wich Islands, was yesterday presented to the
laWaWI - Co ID -.
been at home when King LunaliIo died he
would, by virtue of his Office, have been at the
head OF the government until the election of
successor to the deceased.
DECISION IN RAILROAD LAND CAsE.-The
Attorney General has decided that the lands
granted TO the state of Alabama to aid i'm the
construction of certain railroads in that state,
and which have been in controversy between
the North and South Alabama company and
the Alabama and Chattanooga company, be-
long to the latter company.
Col. THOMAS VAN BUREY, who was chief
commissioner to the Vienna Exposition, and
suspended on account of the charges made
against him by Minister Jay, has satisfactorily
closed all his accounts with the Treasury de
Dartment. The nomination of Col. Van buren,
for consul to ksnagawa, japan, Is still pending
IN the Senate.
WAsHINGToNTAEs ABROAD.-The following
WashingtOnians were registe red in Paris on the
3lst of January: Mrs. NJ. NJ. Carter Miss c.
Garter, Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. F. Davidge, Mrs.
Aug. Edwards, Miss Edwards, w. F. McI,en-
nan, Mrs. f. Reel, W. Pitt Washburn: London.
daJ. s NJ. Bryan, W. Webster; Geneva, jam
AIRY p, Samuel Cooper.
SENATORS Sumner and Boutwell, received
between thirty and forty dispatches from Mas
saehusetts yesterday, relative to the nomination
of VIM. A. Simmons, a. collector of customs At
Boston and to-day as many more on the same
m a ~ M ha .NYGW, af.l,a
addressed to Senator Boutwell,. The two Mas
sachuSetts Senators were in earnest consultation
Tor long time this forenoon.
THE SPENCER-SYKEs CONTRsT.-The Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections this
morning resumed consideration of the Spencer
Sykes contest for a seat as Senator from Ala
bama- Genl Morgan, counsel for Mr. Sykes
entered upon his argument and after listening
10 hlm fer an hour, the committee lin consee
lrence of the Senate assembling) adjourned
Iurt1er hearing until to morrow.
CIVIL SERVICE REFoRN.-The House Com
mittee on reform in the civil service this morn
ing discussed the bill introduced by Mr.. Dawes
,LTinted in yesterdays STAR with reference to
liking tie 'alaries of the Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, Auditors. Controllers and AS
si,'aut Pos; masters General. The committee
decided to defer action until the various sinh
committees visiting the several executive de-
paItments shall have reported.
NoMINATIoNs.-TheP President sent the fol-
lowing nominations TO the Senate to-day:
Timothy +. Ellsworth, collector OF customs for
the district OF Niagara, n. Y; y. III. McEckr1n,
register for Republican land district, Kansas.
ITostmasteIs-J0hn W Cummings, at Ware,
Mass; James Williamson, Sing Sing, y. Y;
theodore e. Phillips, Bay city, Mich; H. r.
Burgls, Alexandria, Louisiana; Patrick ii.
| Bowling, Toledo, Ohio.
AFTER A RECOMMENDATION
| Platt, of Va, and a state senator from that
staterappeared before the Senate Committee
| on Post Offices and Post Roads to-day to opp1se
| the confirmation of Mrs. L. e. Blinbrid ge re-
| Gently nominated postmaster at Old Point Com
| Tort. They base their opposition mainly on the
tact mat she has already held the office for four
| wears, and that there are political reasons WIN
| a change should be made. The committee came
| 20 no conclusion.
TEE GENEVA AwARD.-The House Commit
| tee on the judiciary are reported to have come
to substantial agreement in regard to the bill
| providing for the distribution OF the Geneva
| award under the Alabama claims The com
mittee is said TO stand nine TO two against recOg
| Dizng the claims of the insurance companies.
| ana II Is now probable that the committee will
| report bill providing for the distribution m
| which will be attached q schedule classifying
the claims upon the award. From this schedule
| IL Is probable that, by a vote OF nine to two the
| insurance companies will be omitted. There il
one member OF the committee who believes that
| the entire award should be covered into the
4 treasury 10 the benefit of the general govern
| ment, and two members favor asst gninS ipsur-
ance companies placein the sche fule.
HE CATLIN INDIAN COLLRCTIoN.-T The
Joint Committee on the Library had under
| consideration to-day the proposition of the
/ dAughteIs OF George Catlin, who painted
| large collection of pictures illustrative of the
| life and customs OF the North American In
| dians, to sell this collection to the government
| IL Is Understood that they willing to dispose
! OF the collection for something less than
| 100000. Mt. Spofiord, the Librarian of Con-
gress. Is in favor of the purchase, as are proba-
| by majority of the committee, but for sufi-
| cient reasons the further consideration of the
proposition was postponed until next session of
Congress. The collection consists of 1900
paintings, large and small, embracing 2O,OcO
figures, togt ther with a museum of Indian i'm
| PIGMENTS of warfare, &c. The committee also
postponed until next session the proposition of
/ Mr.. Kaufman, the artist, to paint a picture
entitled :" The Birth of American History"
and one from Mr.. Theirs to furnish a picture
| entitled american Progress"
| IHE WAR DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION
| Inc Following table shows the present force in
1 the war Ceparfmanf md tha