Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-15

AliIiEr january iJJil- from y 10 IL CLOCK.
OWING to the republican senatorial caucus
this morning. no meeting OF the Senate Dis
trict Committee was hell.
SENATOR LEWIS left for his home in Rock
ingham county. Virginia. this morning. He
expects 10 return on Thursday evening of
next week.
AT THE WHITE HOUsE-PreviOus to the
meeting of the Cabinet to-day Senator Logan
and Representatives Hazleton, LOwndes. Wal
lace, Sheets and Moore had audiences wi tn
the President.
SEVERAL BONES of American sarlines
were Presented for sample by Spencer F.
Baird. United States Inspector of Fish and
Fisheries 10 the House Appropriations Com
mtttee to-day.
AMONG THE ITEMS agreed upOn to be in
ccrporated in the sundry civil appropriation
bill is one of S171 900 for the government asy-
lum for the insane. and another of $4,000 for
the freedInen's hospital.
THIRTY MILLIONS FOR PExsIONs-The
House Appropriation Committee this morn
ing agreed 10 and directed Mr.. O'Neill to re-
port the pension appropriation bill. 1t APP
proPriatcS about SJ1oO9no0.
VICE PRESIDENT WILSON told a friend
yesterday that his health had so much i'm
proved that he thought he would be able to
continue his duties as presiding officer of the
Senate until the close of the present session.
CoNFIRMED.-The Senate, in executive
session yesterday, confirmed the nominations
OF John Clarke, associate justice supreme
court, Idaho; NJ. +. HOIlister, chief Justice
supreme court, Idaho.
THE COMING COLD SNAP-The weather
summary for the past week, just issued from
the signal Office in this city, says. sec
ond area of high barometer and very cold
weather is now advancing eastward from
the northwest"
THE REFUSDING of the cotton tax. referred
at the commencement of the session TO the
Committee of Ways and Means, has been re-
ferred by the full committee to a sub-con-
mjttee, consisting OF Fernando Wood IN
W Sheldon tLa.) and kaSsOn Gowa) They
Will hear argument next week.
HERsEY, the doorkeeper who received
>1l 900 from the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany, was discharged this morning by Mr..
Buxton, at the request of the Wisconsin del
egatiOn. A similar course will be taken with
Boyd the assistant dOOrkeeper, who received
$500 from the same source; the Iowa delepa-
tion requesting his removal.
TEE CONSCIENCE FUND was to-day in
creased by an Albany IN. " sinner to the
amount OF $50 in Union Pacific railroad
coupons. The letter in which this fund was
enclosed had no sign" ture, but the writer is
generally III deTStOOd 10 be a republican mem
Der OF the New York legislature who AT one
tine favored resolutions censuring President
Grant.
THE REDUCED SALARIES OF DISTRICT
GOVERNMENT EAPLOYEES.-TheD District
Commissioners, to whom was referred by the
House District Committee the petition of
certain employees of the District govern
ment praying Congress to restore To them the
twenty per cent. reduction made last summer
on their salaries, have made an adverse re-
port on the subject.
THE KANSAS SUFFERERs.-A letter from
the Rev. c. A. Stine, of Arkansas City Cow
ley county, Kansas, To Rev. c. King, OF this
city, has been received. appealing elOduentIv
TO the people of Washington city for aid. No
aid has yet reached these people on the line
of the Indian territory. Postmaster General
Jewell has set apart a room in the Post Office
department for the reception of supplies for
Immediate shipment 10 these distressed
people.
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION FOR THE
SOUTHERN STATES.-In accordance with the
resolutions adopted at tire recent republican
caucus for the appointment OF a committee
of nine TO suggest such legislation as is deSir-
able To meet the wants of the southern states
Mr.. MAYNARD. the chairman. appointed the
foIIoyfUl, gentlemen: NeSsrs Whitc M. M
CTeCTy, Ward, Cessna. r.. r. HOar. Tremain
HazletOn. and Harrison of Tennessee. They
" III bt CttllcNl together dL an early uStte.
THE WASHINGTON AND OHIO RAILROAD
Lewis Mckenzie, president of the Washing
ingtOn and Ohio railroad, made an argument
in favor of government aid 10 that road i'm its
extension To the Ohio river this morning he
fore the Committee on Railroads and Canals
The company ask the government to guar
antee the interest of their bonds at the rate
of Sjn.oo0 per mile, between Alexandria, Va,
and the Ohio river. No action was taken.
THE FREEDMAN's BANK BILL.-Mr.
Durham, from the Banking and Currency
Committee, this morning presented the bill
heretofore mentioned in THE STAR, pro-
viding for the amendment OF the charter of
the Freedmans Bank. 1t repeals the law
providing for commissioners, and authorizes
the Secretary OF the Treasury TO appoint one
commissioner, VINO shall have the right to
compound and compromise debts due. The
remaining provisions of the bill have hereto
fore been printed i'm THE STAR.
BUREAU OF COMNERCE.-The Senate Com
mittee on Appropriations has added to the
legislative, judicial and executive appropri-
alton bill an amendment proposing to create
bureau of commerce and statistics, heading
IL with a commissioner, SAlaried at $500
per annum. No executive powers are to be
granted To the new bureau, but il is to be
charged with additional duties, consisting
mainly in the collection of information and
statistics concerning railroads and internal
commerce.
The COMMITTEE on SOUTHERN AFFAIRS
decline, at the present time, to make public
the report of the subcommittee who went to
New Orleans, and which, as announced in
The STAR. was submitted yesterday. The
abstract heretofore given in THE STAR is
very fair indication, however OF the contents
of the report. Ii is signed by three members
of the subcommittee, Messrs. Foster, Phelps
and Potter. The question is still undecided
whether this report will be made public or
whether the fun committee will start for
New Orleans The chances are in favor of
the latter course.
THE BOARD OF INDIAN COMMISSIONERS
resumed their session yesterday. Messrs
ID. H. Ross, W. Il. Adair and j. A. Scales OF
the Cherokees, and q. w. Steedham and
John Il. Moore, of the Creeks, addressed the
commission i'm opposition to the establish
ment of a territorial government for the
Indian territory. Col. f.. c. Boudinot, of the
therokee Nation, presented an argument In
1aVor Of territorial government The board
then elected Its officers and standing COM
mittees for the ensuing year, as follows -
ohalrman, Gen. G. b. Fisk; secretary, F. H. {
smith; purchasing committee, Messrs. HOyt, /
Hammond, Long and Sibiey; executive com
MeSSrS. Smith Roberts and SfIeknav