Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-04


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State eDinner-Tuesday, February 9th.
INTERNAL REvENUE-The receipts from
this source to-day were s3sO, O,33O.O6.
TIE GALLERIES OF the House were to-day
ianlmed with spectators awaiting the result
of the vote on the civil rights bill, partica-
larry the gentlemen's gallery, which was
wholly occupied by colored people.
NV SECOND AssIsTANrP p. NJ Cit is
intimatcd that Representative Tyner, of In
diana, is tO be appointed Second Assistant
Postmaster General in place of Mr.. RhOutt
to he nominated governor OF Colorado i'm
place OF Governor McCOOk resigned.
THE REPORT OF the Alabama investigating
committee will not get into the House for
some days yet, the democrats insisting upon
introducing testimony in rebuttal. For this
purpose several witnesses have been sum
moned from Alabama.
THE NEW TEERITORY.-The Senate Com
mirtee on Territories to-day agreed 10 report
bill providing for the creation of the terri
tory Of Pembina out of the northern half of
I}acOta. The proposed new territory en-
braces 11.2O0 square miles, and contains
about 10000 inhabitants.
A CATHOLIC PRIEST sends from Richmond,
Va, to the War department ten dollars.
which he says belongs To that department,
ard which was probably received in the con
fessiOnal. Chief Clerk Crosby Immediately
SenJ the amount to Treasurer Spinner. to be
placed TO the credit of the conscience fund"
THE CANADIAN EECIPROCITY TREATY
RFJECTFD.-The Senate. in executive Sos
sion yesterday afternoon. had before them
the reciprocity treaty between the United
states and Canada. There were some ex-
pTesSIOnS of views but the treaty having bu;
few, IT any friends, IL was rejected without a
division.
Posi- OFFICE RGANIzATION.-Oneo of
the most noted experts connected with the
special agency service of the Post Oflice de-
paTtment left here last night to inspect all
POST offices in the south iii letter carrier
cities Richmond, Charleston, Savannah.
Mobile, New Orleans, &c. The same agent
has lately made Investigations in northern
cities, upon which Postmaster General Jew
ell las reOrganized so many post offices.
CoNFlRNATIoSs.-The Senate yesterday
confirmed Colonel a. +. Shiras TO be com
missary general, with the rank of colonel;
Lieutenant Colonel Simpson. 10 be assistant
mmlssary general: Commander X. NJ.
Stemble, To be rear admiral, retired list:
CHlef constructor j. HanScOm; chief of bu-
reau of repairs and construction in the Navy
department. Also, number of conSulS,
registers and receivers, army promotions,
and pOStmaSters.
Scr .HERN AFFAIRs IN CONG GRFsS.-Tnere
was joint meeting last night of the House
and Senate caucus committees on southern
affairs and of the republican members OF the
special HOuS" committee appointed u in
vestigate affairs i'll Arkansas, Louis lana
and Alabama to determine the course to be
pursued in legislating on southern affairs.
After hearing the views of the gentlemen
who had been south, subcommittee were
appointed 10 prepare bills in accordance with
their views and recommendations.
THE COMMITTEE ON EXPENDITURES of
the Department of Justice have summoned
Mr.. Robert NJ. Douglass, marshal OF the
western district Of North Carolina. to appear
before them tomorrow and explain alleged
financial irregularities in that district The
hrSt controller to-day notified the committee
that Mr.. Bowen, the marshal of the southern
district of Illinois, is $1,000 behindhand in
hls account. The Committee has notified
Mr.. Bowen that he must settle before the
18th instant, or that ne will be proceeded
against at law.
THE COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS
met the Secretary and First Assistant Sec
retary OF the Treasury at the house OF the
former last night, TO confer together on the
revenue. The Secretary fOrbOre making any
recommendations, but threw out a few Sug-
SeStiOns. He intimated that he had changed
his mind as TO the expediency of an increased
tax on whisky, as the increased machinery
necessary TO collect il might amount to more
than the increased revenue. The Secretary
thought that literal compliance with the
ti.TG
mat one per cent. should be set aside annu-
ally. and 10 90 this the thirty odd million
which lie asked for is necessary.
TELEGRAPH LINES AS POsT ROADS.-Gen.
Buffers bill establishing certain telegraphic
lines as post roads, agreed on by the House
Judiciary Committee yesterday, provides
that the tarin rates Of charges for the trans
mission of special kilograms to newspaper
ana commercial news associations shall be
the same TO each association. without dis
elimination; ard a rate of charges therefor
shall, from time To time, be fixed by every
such Geographic company, and exposed i'm
some public place in its principal offices, aad
no charge except according 90 the tariff of
charges so fixed shall be demanded or re-
celved by such company; and the rates of
such special kilograms shall in no case eX-
ceei those charged to the Associated Press
or American Press Association for like ser
vices on the lst day of January, 1Sij."
THE NEW SENATOR FROM WISCONSIN,
Angus Cameron, elected by the Wisconsin
legislature yesterday, To succeed Senator
Carpenter. is a republican, and was elected
ny a combination of democrats and republi-
can DOlterS- The democratic caucus noIni-
nated MN conditiOnally-upOn his accep-
tance of the platform that includes hard
money, tarifi for revenue only and the su-
premacy of civil authority in time of Daa -
He was born in Caledonia, Livingston coun-
ty, y. Y, in 1926; went to Wisconsin I'm IST1
and has served six years in the state legisla-
ture and was speaker OF the assembly in 1861
ne l. man OF simple haOltS, genial in his
disposition, and personally very popular. He
Is now state senator; has been repeatedly
elected 10 the legislature, and was always
elected when his name came before the peo-
pie for their suffrage. Mr.. Cameron stands
at the head OF the La Crosse bar.
THEY DON'T LIKE IT.-The order of the
Secretary of the Treasury changing the
stations of supervisors of internal revenue,
mentioned elsewhere in THE starr has
caused a wonderful stir among the super
viSOrs and their friends in Congress. II is
very evident that the order of the Secretary,
II enforced, will break not few political
wires. But, as supervisors are not employed
TO run the political machine, nor act as the
henchmen of any political aspirant, ii is very
likely that the order OF the Secretary W al
be enforced. The proposed change has for
its object the securing of a greater efficiency
in that branch of the public service; and IL
is 10 convince the people throughout the
country that the revenue laws are the same
in all sections. The only objection to the
change is made on political grounds. Early
this morning Senator Logan and Represen-
tative Ward, of Illinois, with Supervisor
Mum, were in consultation with the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue on the subject.
The result of the interview has not yet trans
pired- Immediately after the departure of
his visitors. the Commissioner visited Secre-