Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-20

THE NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATION out
| standing amounts to S3I6,SiI,f77, of which
s2y35o,oo0 are notes issued to gold banks.
THE TREASURY received over 81 900. 900 in
| bonds and coupons from Europe to-day for
| redemption and exchange.
| INTERNAL. REVENUE APPoINTMENTs-
| VIM. II. TiitOn has been appointed internal
/ revenue stOrekeepcr for the sth district of
| Kentucky; David Wilson, gaugcr for the Sd
| district OF Missouri.
CALLFD ON THE PREsIDFNT.-Senators
| Hamilton Texas and Logan. Representa-
| tives NOrPy. Moore and Clark had audience
| with the President This morning.
| THF REPUBLICAN SENATORS held another
caucus Ou the Orter of business this morning.
| II ere was but slim Attendance. Among
| other subjects under consideration to-day
was The civil rights bill. but no decision was
arrived at on anything.
| INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from
| this source to-day were SS51 ,G7S.G7; for the
month. sS,N77 ,2Gs.sI; for the fiscal year, S,O,-
H2351.51. The total receipts for this month,
| II IS estimated, will far exceed those of Feb
iu3Ty, ISL.
| ON ACCOUNT or THE SICKNESS of one of
the members OF the House District Commit
| tee. TO session Of the House ON the new tax
bin for the District was held last night. The
night FOR the consideration Of the bill.
TIE ZACHARY TAYLOR STATUE-Thc
joint Committee ON the Library heard Gen.
Denver and others of the Association OF
Mexican Veterans THE morning in support
Of Mr.. McCOTmick'S bill for the erection Of
an equestrian statue in this city in honor of
General and President zachary Taylor.
THERE Is No REPORT on the Seal-lOck
business vet. \ committee OF five grey
| headed and grey-ocaTded gentlemen, of large
families and means. have been sitting on
this important question since October last
without result The point 10 he obtained is:
Has the government contract with the
American Seal-lOck company; and. il 50,
Why The question will probably be carried
10 the Supreme Court.
EULoGY DAY-The eulogieS of the de-
| ceased members OF tho House. MeSSrs. Rice
Of Illinois, CrOcker and Hooper of MaSsa-
,huSettS, n q Hersey of Ma inc, took place in
both houses at O'Clock this afternoon. In
the House MeSSrS. Dawes: HOar. Hale of
Maine, an Pierce made BRIEF eulogies, and
i'm the Senate Mr. WaShburne delivered a
feeling eulogy on Representative Hooper.
Senator Buckingham's death Will not be an
Hounced until next week.
AN OvERCoAT EPISODE IN THE ST.
PREME COURT.-In the L. :. Supreme Court
yesterday member Of the bar, who was
present to plead a cause, arose and addressed
the court without removing his overcOat
Instantly the justices commenced whisper
ing together over this infractiOn of the re-
spect due the court, and the Chief Justice
| stopped the learned gentleman in his argu-
| ment and directed him 10 remove his outer
| covering. This being done, he was allowed
| 10 proceed.
| THE NEW SENATOR FROM MINNEsoTA.
| In the Legislative Convention of Minnesota
yesterday, Judge S. j. r. Mcmillan was
| elected to the United States Senate, to sue
ceed Hon. Alexander Ramsey, whose term
| expires on the ith of March prOXimO. Judge
| Mcmillan is now Chief Justice of tine Su-
| preme Court OF Minnesota, is spoken OF as a
man OF unImpeachable integrity, and iS
1 republican. but has for many years paTticipa-
ted out little in politics.
Poor PINCHBACK haunts the Senate
| chamber no more. His goose was cooked on
| Thursday while ne was fast asleep at his
| hotel after The fatigue Of the aIl-night Ses-
| sion or We'lncs sday and Thursday. He LETT
| tie Senate chamber at about Half-paSt l y.
| m. ON Thursday for tie purpose OF taking q
| few hours rest. and before going made
| ran"emeEt~ by which Ire was TO be telc-
| glarhod IN case the Senate took any decisive
/ tion. His discontinue can be imagined
W IeH bC received a telegram later in the 8f-
| telHOGn stating tnai the resolution 10 seat
| him hai beer tabled by the decisive vote OF
| % 10 =.
PFNNs YI.yANTA LEGISLATORS 1T THE
| WHITE HOC-F-Geueral Albright. VI. G..
| visited the Executive Mansion This morn
| ing accompanied ny the fOilowing-name
| delegation of members Ol the PENNSYLVANIA
| legislature. whOm-he Introduced 10 the Pres
\ ltent: :. r. Patterson. speaker OF the house
o. Representatives of the PENNSYLVANIA legiS-
| latuTe. and Mrs. Patterson; j. b. Agnew, OF
Forest county. and Mrs \ guew, :. J. Logan.
\ of Crawford county. and Mrs. Logan: =. II.
Chapln- OF Erie county; Jas. \. Harvey, OF
| Carbon county, + w. Jackson. Of Mercer
county. and Colonel Robert klotZ. OF Mauch
1 Chunk. After brIef interview the delegd-
| non retired. expressing themselves highly
| pleased.
| RFAE ADMIRAL CHAs. II. BELL. United
States navy. died OF pneumonia yesterday
morning. az his residence in New Bruins
| wick J.. aged - years. The deceased wa>
born jn the state of New York from which
State ne wa> appointed an officer in the navy
on lie 18TH day Oi June. 1872. and served the
country faithfully for nearly SiNty-thT1e
years. twenty-five years OF which ne was IN
IN 3rllNe sea service duty. During The late
war ne did efficient service. At the passage
| oi FDIt- Jackson and st. Philip and capture
of the city of New Orleans he bore a con-
SpicUOuS part, having command OF the rear
division OF the fleet. Admiral Farragut, on
board the Hartford. in person commanded
the middle division. while Rear Admiral
| TheOdOrUS Bailey led the van in the gunbOat
CayUga. The death Of Admiral (theu cap
tain) Bell leaves Admiral Bailey the sole
survivor OF the division commanders in that
, .amous nGht.
\ NEw REPORT on LOCIsIANA-A full
meeting o. the Louisiana committee was
held last night, at which the whole subject
Oi the troubles there was discussed. Four
members Of the committee. viz: HOar, Frye,
Wheeler and Foster. have agreed upon re-
port very radical in its character, but Foster
Will dissent III some particulars. The report
viii contain much of the white league intim-
ldailOn, &c, and goes back several years To
recount the OutrageS and TO aid the majority
IN reaching conclusion. The returning
boarl'S action is not approved by any mem
bor. The final result of the session was the
adoption of two resolutions, one recognizing
Kellogg as the governor de ftcf0 and the other
recommending the seating OF the five conSer-
Vaiive members. These resolutions, with
the several reports. Will be submitted TO the
House on Tuesday.
ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN CANAL
SURvEY.-The party OF United states en-
| gineers under command OF Col. b. W. Frobel,
who have for several months past been en-
| gagged upon the final surveys of the Atlantic
| and Great Western canal route through
Georgia TO connect the west with the sea-
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