Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-08

| The PRESIDENTS RECEPTION will take
| place on the evening of the 22d of February,
| f,om to 10 O'Clock.
THEODORE TILToN was at the Capitol to-
| day. During portion OF the morning hour
| In the Horse be sat in the seat of Gen.
Banks, and was the observed o. all observers.
| a PINCH.-Democratic Senators generally
| concede the admission of Pinchback by
small majority, provided all his friends are
| present when the vote is taken.
| THE ORDER for Mr.. Hale TO take charge of
| the office of Special Treasury Agent at New
| YORK has been suspended, and Frank f.
| Howe will resume his duties there to-
morrow.
| CoSFIRMATIoNs.-Th Senate yesterday
1 confirmed the following nominations Chas.
f. Brown, pension agent, Cincinnati, Ohio,
| Levi pagner, coiner OF mint, Carson City,
/ Nevada.
1T IS RUMoRED in well informed political
| circles that there is a movement on foot
/ among the democrats to buck and gag the
| ex- Hon bile Jefferson Davis until after the
| Presidential election.-[N Y. Commercial.
| THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE MEMBER of
/ the HOuse-physicaily-isM Mr.. Schleicker, OF
\ Texas. His breadth of beam is so great that
| an ordinary chair wont hold him, and to
| make him happy the door keeper had him
| occupying seat mate expressly for him.
Mr.. FRANK H. HOWE, clerk of the Joint
| Committee on the Library of Congress,
| desires IL 10 be stated that he does not resign
\ his present position to accept the chief clerk
4 ship of the Pens on bureau, but 10 enter upon
| The practice of law in this city. Mr.. 1. NJ.
| Elliott has been appointed clerk OF the com
| Intttee in his stead
THE BANKRUPT ACr-The House this af-
| terEOO passed bill FOR the total repeal OF
e bankrupt law and ell amendments
| thereto by vote OF rs to g. IL is TO take
eff CT April ist, II provides, however, that
all suits and proceedings now pen ling in the
courts tt the United States wherein an al
| juticl'iCn in bankruptcy has been made
shall in 10 wise be affected by the act.
Hon. ALEXANDER IL. STEPHENS is con-
fined 10 his room and bed at his Georgia
| II me, ard ii is the opinion OF his friends
| That pUInOrary disease Is slowly carrying
lin Oft. Mr.. Stephens himself has 10 ex-
| peCtaJiCu Of Tegaiulug his health. and has
| written TO member OF the Georgia delega-
| ton To attend 20 his unfinished business il
| Washington.
| WITNESSES ~ THE BABCOCR CAsE-Mr.
| Rogers, deputy commissioner Of internal
| revenue; AT. Gillian, cashier OF the Trea-
>ury; Mr.. March, private secretary to Mr..
Durham, assistant secretary OF the Trsa-
SUIy. and Other gentlemen cCn3.eItei with
tie Treasury department have gone 70 st.
Louis as witnesses for The government IN the
| BaocCck case.
TIE TEXAN BORDER TROUBLES.-Gene-
/ RAJ Ord left fOI san Antonio On the ilh inst,
| for Washington, to testify before the COM
4 mittCe or the Texas bOrier troubles. Adiu-
tant General steele, who was sent by Gov
erECT Coke 10 the Rio GTauGe to report upon
the COT LiEued raids from the Mexican side.
| has al o been summoned. The testimony OF
| these witnesses Will close the evidence Of
| tie committee in support 81 IN reconmen-
4 dat OEs which they Will TuaSe 20 the House
| fcr the protection of the Texas border.
| COMMISSIONER PRATT. of TIE Internal
1 Revenue bureau, was before the House APP
| pTopIiation Committee this morning with
| reference 10 the necessities of his bureau for
the ensuing fiscal year. He frankly told the
committee that he could administer its af-
| fairs, without detTiment to the public ser
\ vice, with decreased clerical force. He
| thought also that the machinery for the col
| lection of the internal taxes could DE sim
| Tlifed, and thus have great amount of
| money saved 10 the government.
JOHN POPE HoDNErT, with n crowd OF
| Gnkempt followers, surrounded Senator
| Hitchcock this morning in one of the cor
/ Iidors of the Capitol, and in that ELUSIVE
/ How OF language peculiar to John he pro-
1 ceeded 10 tarangue the Senator upon the
/ right of all citizens To exercise the elective
| franchise. II was fifteen minutes before the
/ olator reached good stopping place. If the
i tramp act' was applied 10 HOdnett ii would
| he relief TO many public men who are al
noyed by his cheek.
THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION - The
House Committee on the District OF Colurn-
bia Will meet o-moTrow and commence Is
| invests CATION into the affairs OF the District
The public will not be admitted, but repre-
| sentatives OF the press will be given the
| privileges OF the cOmmi ttee room. III the
| mention OF witnesses IN yesterdays STAR as
| Delng subp6ruaed to attend the District
L lQpflOn the name of Moses Kelly
was omitted.
Mr.. Brooke MackalI, jr., has been ar
| pointed SPECIAL assistant sergeant at arm ;
of the House for the District Investigators
ana to-day he summoned as witnesses Mr.
h. Oortley. of the engineers Office, and Mr..
Maurice Murphy.
| TdE POLITICAL OUTLooK.-As the ses-
sion engthens the democrats feel more and
more the evil that HIS speech has done
| them, ard do not think there is any growth
OF confidence in their prospects. An intelli-
| gent democratic member from New England
| told me the other day that he thought the
1 republican prospects were Is per cent. better
4 IMAM SIX months ago, and this seems to be
| The general feeling among careful Inel In
| both parties. There seems to be a steady
| drift of opinion in favor ofrepuoIican success
| this year, always provided the best man rs
\ put at the head OF the ticket. While a few
| men are aspiring and wire-puliing, the ma
\ JoTity Of the republicans are sa ying TO them
| selves that, If they can only get honesty and
| common sense and intelligence TO leaI them
| this year, they Will be sure . success in No
| vembeT.-l Boston Herald IN Special.
| UNCLE SANS TIMBER LANDS IN THE
| MARKET.-The Senate Committee on Public
Lands agreed to report favorably Mr.. KEEL
| ley's bin providing for the sale OF timber
| lands in the states OF California and Oregon
| and in the territories of the United States.
| The bill provides that surveyed public lands
/ within the states of California and Oregon
and in Washington territory, not Included
/ within military, Indian, or other reserva-
/ tiOns OF the United States, valuable chiefly
1 for timber but unfit for cultivation, and
i which have not been offered at public sale
| according 10 law, may be sold TO citizens of
l the United states, or persons who have de-
1 clar9d their intention 10 became such, in
/ quantities not exceeding one hundred and
sixty acres, 10 any one person, corporation,
or association OF persons. and in all other
| territories OF the United States, not exceed
ing forty acres 10 any other person, corpora
| ton, or association Of persons, at the mini
\ mum price OF two dollars and fifty cents per
/ acre.
| DEATH OF REAR-A DMIRAL SrRINGHAM.
| Rear-Admiral Silas II. S,ringham, u. S. NJ,