Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-15

lowing nominations to the Senate to-day -
Army-First Lieut. VIM. Harper, jr., To be
captain 9Th cavalry; Second Lie,It Charles
&. Morrison to be LIST lieutenant 9th cavalry;
Second Lieut. Henry Z. Kingsbury tn b. Isl
lieuterart eth cavalry; Capt VIM. Silvey,
ist artillery, to he major 5th artillery.
Eavy-hcting Assistant Surgeon Holmes
WikOff TO he assistant surgeon, and Charles
W. LiveTmore tn he assistant engineer.
Treasury-GeOrge G. Stevens. TO be collector
Of customs for the district of Milwaukee,
Wis; II. NJ. Roberts, collector of customs,
Belfast. Me; George Leavitt. collector OF
customs. MachiaS, Me; owen n. Denny, col
lectOr OF Internal revenue, district OF Oregon.
WAR CLAIM BILLs.-The bin reported
from the Committee on War Claims relating
To loyal creditors Of southern states defeated
Saturday, is one OF considerable importance
Ii seems that the Confederate Congress in
1872 passed law requiring all southern
debtors OF northern creditors to pay into the
Confederate treasury the amount of their
debts after the war began. and for that Dur
pose receivers were appointed to receive and
account Tor such money. When New Orleans
was captured there was found on the books
Oi suhdTy banks in that city to the credit OF
the confederate states receivers the sum Of
&zt3S39, which amount. by order of General
Butier, was sent TO the Secretary of the
treasury as fund out or which should b.
repaid those loyal northern creditors whose
debts had been cOnfiScate1. and this was so
stated IN letter accompanying said money.
The bill proposed that the Secretary OF the
Treasury should appoint a commissioner tn
distribute pro rata among said lOyal or eiitOrS
the amount Of cOnfiscated debts, after deduct
ing the amount OF expense of such diStribu-
uOn. which was not To exceed five per cont.
OF the amount of claim. refOrted favOrabiv
from the Committee ON Claims of the last
congress ty Mr.. HOLMAN, and passed by the
House Without opposition. but VIII ch was
not reached upon its merits in the Senate
The John Morgan raid bill was also defeat ted.
III proposed that persons whose property was
taken on that raid by officers of OHIO and
IEdiaTa state troops should be paid therefor
Under existing laws these claims could not
ne settled by accounting officers OF the Treas
Ury. the property not being taken by the
United States officers. TIE bill was defeated
by a large majority vote.
HE Latest Louisiana TnvasticatiDo.
RETURN on THE CONGRESSIONAL CON-
MTTTEE.
The Louisiana Investigating Committee.
OF which Representative George T. IIoar. of
Massachusetts, is chairman returned to the
city ON Saturday. \ meeting will be he'll
tonight 10 review the testimony AM AFRO,
nIOn an outline of the report to be SUBMITTED
To the House. Mr.. Wheeler. of the commit
Zee received telegram last night from New
Orleans rs ting him If the original cDmpro-
mise submitted by him could again bo cD4-
sldered an open question. He replied that
he had rot had time 20 consult his colleagues
and declined taking again any individual re-
- onslbillty. The original terms OF the com
promise sought to be renewed are that tha
legislative assembly of Louisiana. without
approving the same. are not To disturb the
present state government elected in 1872. and
Known as the Kellogg government or seek
10 lmpcach the governor for past official acts
and HenccfOr!h to accord Coz. KnliOg" ali
neccSS ary and legitimate support in mlin-
tanning the laws and in advancing peace and
prosperity with the people of the state. These
terms We're ut first agreed 10 by a caTcuS OF
the conservative members of the legislature.
and subsequently the vote was recOnsidarpl
after violent street meeting had been held
New terms were proposed by a second caucus
which involved seating in tll" legislature ten
or twelve conservatives not declared elected
by ihc returning board. These conditions
were rejected in a teleGra m sent from Mobile
ny Mr.. Wheeler while t:ic committee were
en- en- route % Tor uils city. The testimony taken
by the committee is of n pcrplexing nature.
Many witnesses were examined privately,
fearing the results Oc any publicity given TO
what they affirmed. Over one hundred wit
nesSCs were examined, and the evidence viii
make Voluminous document in print.
TRYING on THE JEwFgs-Gca SFcrn1l.s
I!rHGf, O. bearing IN" htedceS or Mrs.
Minnie Sherman Fitch saw the levels
sent 10 her by the kheJive o. Egvpt
ia The Collectors Office in The custom house
she was accompanied by her husba nd, Lieat
Fitch, and large party of ladies a1l gentle
men. Gen. Arthur sent to Assistant Treas
Gr'r HillhouSe, in the sub treasury, for the
diamonds, and she Wore them in the COllec-
tors parlOr for a few minutes. One of her
friends assisted her N clasp the necklace
around her throat and 10 clasp the drops i'm
hcr ears The paTlOr was dar&ened TO diSpIqy
the full bTilliancy Of The GINS The laticS
were rapturous over TIN Jewels and the fair
VeareT kept them on until .uey hal been in
Specied and examined twice Over. She was
delighted with them. They were sent back TO
he sub-tTeaSury after she took them of
MIS-. ROuSby, the actress. and Mrs Dion
BoEclcauls scalleI on the Collector yesterday,
and were shown the Oriental pycSent.-N v
SIR, iSth.