Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-05


THE CAHIEEf met at noon to-day. with
all TIE members present, and Adjourned short
~ before y III
KrNTyCKy or ECF> Commissioner Dou-
glass was J.. lore tho COMMITTEES of Ways
ana Means this muTning- lie fav0rs the al
djIioual tax of tIl,-jy cents per gallon on
whisky Nh Bort. oi Kentucky, objects.
TIE 81 PFEy yT-s RsHIP ORDER REVOKED.
Ey direction q: the President the order Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, directing the
transfer Of Supervisors of internal revenue a
provided tor 10y law. has been revoked ami
the supervisors are once more happy.
SENATOR VIZ. \. BUCKINGHAM dieI at
his home In Norwich. Conn. about slidnfgfli
last night Mr.. BGcllingham was Prc~iden-
tial el"ctoT i'm 1>I@; governor Of Connecticut
from l~,N To i>tai. and Senator for tha six
years ending with the present Congress
Ar THE WHITE HoUrF.-Among The Wis
itorS at fhc Executive Mansion to-day who
mad audience with the President previous to
The meeting nf the CABINET. were : Senators
Logan and spencer. Representative Ross.
Nh 1urE'T, /. =. Minister To Liberia. and
Joseph HTOokS. OF Arkansas
\ NAVAL GENERAL CoUEr-NArTIAE is
now III session az Ill" Washington navy
yard, sitting as follows Rear Admiral
Reed WCrtlrn. Commodore tfftl Comtlp-
dure Creighton. Pay director Cunningham.
Commander Bu>hrod TayIor. Conmandar
BdIcock- Paynaster Hoy.
CLEAR. COLD WEATHEE prevailed va.,frr-
day from the Rocky Mountains eastward ID
IN" Atlantic. A general fau of temperature
has occurred over tie entire country east q.
the territories. Brisk and high nOrthwrster-
~ winds continue i'll the lake region. middle
states ana New England. 80 SAYS the We, h
CT chronicle Of the signal office.
IHE GALLEEIES Of The House were again
crowded to-day with spectators. both black
and white. male and female. Particularly
was The gallery usually occupied by the
coicTcd people Idmmcd to SufiDc1t tinll. There
H:t> beCu an unpleasant report afi0at about
IN ;ipitoi mat two persons broken our with
Sila'I-ppN wcr" removed from the galleries
ytNtcrtdy- but Inquiry dos no; confirm the
report.
ON A QUESTION submitted by the SanYc-
tary "f stale as To whether three American
citizens vino have been convicted Of the same
offence by the Tuitel States consular cpfirf
"a smyrna. and another Amcri. an citizen
VINO Ia, been convicted Oi a similar offence
hy the United States consular court at Con
>tdntiEOple. il tran, ferrcd To- this country for
Imprisonment during the terms for which
they were sentenced. could lawfully be- held
Tor tat purpose. the Attorney General d.
cideS that were the cOuVirtS mentioned fO ~
transferred 10 the United States Tor impri en-
ment they could not legally be held.
EUTLEE ". EEowT.-Gen. Batter moved
tine previous question on the civil rights Dill
shortly after on" O'Clock to-day aal took the
floor To close debate. He >IDkr UT John
EfpWn whose -DVi l. marching on. and VINO
Ia t"T the loWly. an" tIcn hai rca.l au Ell II-
>.ol from another John Brown setting forth
hi> TrbeiiiOU> views at the outset Of the war
Tie I trriued him John Brown. the vcun.,r-
Mi Hale, oi New York, ~ several parl.I-
nltHlOTE motions Of order sHIp: rla.i - have
the reading ruled ont OF oUjCr. blit il was
nhiiltN permitted tE the 81. a.-rT. When
The maj tet was under discussion Mr.. Brown
TC>t III MS place AMI said. i none the gentle
man from New York viii allow ti- member
frOln Massachusetts To r.aj that which a..
desires.
PROSPECTS Of THE GIVE ETGIIT~ RILE.
NJ " quarter past two O'Clock "a vote Wa.
called on Nj. Ce>sua'S amendment To the
civil rights hili. which was 10 substitute the
senate civil rights bin for the till Of the
House reported by the judiciary Committee.
II was los Iy yeas IL, nays 1f<. Mr.. Butler
voted for the substitute. The House pre-
Nipu>lN u3i adopted Mr.. kc.iOg.'> amend
me3j 10 ihc House bIIi >tTikingOut the school
clause aud rejected the substitute for the
D % proposed by Mr. White. of Alabama
The ln'ilca1iop> are that the bin which viii
pass VIII he the House bill reported BY the
Judiciary tDmmIttco. with tLP school clause
Stricken out. tine full provisions. oi which
Wtr" printed lu last saturdays STAR. VI
p - D. N Mr. SHank- offered as "a pre-. rutyl-
titc democratic platform. Tn rD'l-c9tti a.
i"T a. proceeded with. indicates 10 WIFI r..-
"tlEt unanimous EO'e.
WAR BFPAErHr>r Nr~Frs5-Ta. See
r' i"ry "i War. ia a CIRCULAR states that Ge
would hn pleased 20 receive from the o.li.rr~
and solIitr~ of the army article appronri.sts.
iITd museum 90 be a. jabl >.I,si IN connect l3t
with tn" NII department. AT W&~Hugt,l
contributions Oi articles ami specimens
h+EiE@ q historical or scientific value 10 iIi-
iIllijdrE >rrE .r-. amt i4iu@~ OF general
interest and curiosity Ia connection f.e..-
VIII air solicited. ~ order - avoid "a F..-
% % IH.-s.rr - -.F r..T.
: un. D." article viii h. forwarded until "a
rail- description AaS been submitted AMI
authority given FOR transmitting the same
Articles i"u~ sGbmi5ts3 viii D.. forwarded
r- 'I. fyuaItcr1na~fcr-~ Department t1r,r.,
"r ol> iD De- i~~uri .Or tine purpose iu each
oaS.. All contributions viii De- exhibited
WIZ '''' "-5i''uL1L : name attached.
iiFr"HraE.. GALLERY. House OF Rrr-.
" NA~HtNsr"E. Fen. 18th I--5
"'''f J. 'ff'Hv >"I--N. q. Orlvay. = n
-eaul-ar-AIm> Of tine House OF Representa-
lives. U>e> tie columns OF your Dap.rto DENY
"a PARAGRAPH printed i'm TuF STAR and
written nN line uud"r~ig igucl. wherein Nr. -.
~iHL"> '.FpW.rCiU' that Wm = KIM az
Minnesota. has not been la The CapIfn, or IN
Washington since The Committee dr 8. o.,f
The evidence iuculpatiu- him"
10 iue Committee on Ways AMI M.Iu-
<h"uid ever care 10 demonstrate tie fact a.
io whether or NOT VIM. =. King of Mime
'o;d was IN Washington and ut the Cdpii1l
az pr about the time indicated in fbp rilr,-
graph which appeared in THF SrtE iSici
evidence (thing> seem can he indicat.d fo IN
a. Will undoubtedly demonstrate that ne
Wa IL - susceptible of most direct proof
I'M STAR was right. a. il always Is NJ
cfuWaN i 'pCsttrrtg" wrong.
WILLIAM {. NAcBRIDE.
THE LoNG BRIDGE DRAW Question
Pinto. Frc1ttgg Star In your paper of Wad-
neSday evening last there appeared a nara
gTF pii-a> n On the aufhOrit Y yOftheSanaraTbiS-
trCt committee and Col scott of the Penusr.I-
Nania Central railToai-which. il authentic
would amount 10 a violation Of the cOmDro-
mise naade ia gOOI faith between Cot scot.
and the e. rIVeT-men" ON the 18th OF January
The icSUt OF which cOmprDmi>e 70 was truly
published in your paper of that date. anl
copied The next day into the other papers OF
Ire city.
l. - now 3Sccrtained by inquiry i'm tn.
proper quarters that the senate District Com
hIiitee hs'> l''a 'Con>iderei' e the matter Of
differences between the Baltimore and Po-
tElndC railroad company and the river-mau''
since the peIiOi when those parties agrncl
upon Tie compromise above referred To. and
tItvehy n moved tine matter from further
. gi.!atiyC interpO>itiOn.
lour informant was clearly nos posted ia /
TIE matter Of differences about which he .
undertook to instruct you. The subject il
- Of much importance TO District interests.