Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-23

amusing himself by paragraph about Gen.
Fremont, in which represents that gentleman
as grown Old and infiTm. The General bellies
this description. His hair, il is true, is nearly
white, but his eye has lost none of its bright
ness, his step is as elastic as when he scaled
the heights of the Rocky mountains in the
character of the Pathfinder" and his bear
ing is as erect and youthful as a man OF
thirty. He is doubtless somewhat older than
he was in 1856, when he was pitted with
Buchanan in race for the White House.
THE House COMMITTEE on Posi- OFFICES
AND Posi- ROADS have under investigation
the expenditures of the Post Office depart
ment for the printing of the official stamps
used by the several executive departments
The Continental Bank Note COMPANY of
New York, now have the contract, and they
are before the committee in the nature of de-
PENDANTS, as there has been discovered what
seems TO be an Overpay of between $4,000
and O,OCO, the exact amount not yet having
been aScertained. The matter of what would
be a fair price for such printing has been re-
fcrred to experts, who win report at a subSe-
quent meeting OF the committee.
PERsoNAL.-The following persons arrived
at the Ebbitt House to-day: Hon. c. w
Gilhllan, Pa; Capt. ]. w. Carliu, U. s. N;
Major j. NJ. BuTneS, L. :. A; Governor Il. +.
Potts, Montana; Hon. VIM. A. Darling, New
York; Governor c. =. Crandle, Oregon; Mrs
Gen. George Crook, Arizona; Hon. J. r.
Tucker, Va, Gen. n. w. Brown, l.. S. A.
Edwin Gerard, London. .''' Mrs. Lieuten-
husband, yesterday, with a fine son. M Mr.
George Alfred TowSend, who has been writing
the graphic descriptive matter of the Beecher
trial for the New York Herald, is in town
TO spend Sunday with his family.
'''. Mr., Hepworth Dixon, the distinguished
author, who is in this city, called upon the
Secretary OF the Interior and the Commis-
sioner OF Education to-day.
THE CASE OF DELEGATE GEORGE O. CAN
NoN.-Mr. Harrison, of Tennessee, from the
Committee on Elections, has submitted a
minority report on the case of George q. Can
non, of Utah, and recommends that the com
mittee be discharged from the further consid-
GRAFTON OF the subject. The paper goes at
length into statement of the relations of a
Delegate to the House, and argues that he
has all the rights and privileges OF Member
Neither a Member nor a Delegate should be
expelled except for good cause, and then by a
two-thirds vote Of the House. Ii is contend
ed that they should not be expelled for polit-
tcal reasons, or on account OF the existence
OF certain practices In the territory he repre-
sents The report also sets forth the fact that
Mr.. Cannon is now under Indictment In the
courts of Utah for polygamy, and contends
that IL wonld be an act of great injustice TO
PREJUDICE the case. Besides IL is a serious
question whether the subject of expulsion on
moral or immoral grounds, should be enter
tained. and Mr.. Harrison puts the very per-
tinent question If the House is to inquire
the inquiry stop? This report is signed only
by Mr.. Harrison. Four other members OF
the committee-Messrs.S Speer, Lamar, Cross
land and Thomas-concur in the recommen-
dation that the committee be discharged
nom further consideration of the subject
without fully endorsing all of Mr.. Harrison's
views.