Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-25

Gated the chair and Mr.. Blackburn, of KY,
presided.
Edi'or Erenino Star:
Ny tickle. I've f'ied with Belkrap and Blaine
or Use IL the near Presidential cam Paign.
fTic. q at my elbow suggests IT, ere wrong thing
To omit from the card the name Of Il. CoRkhng.
&. Il. b.
THE WHEELER & WILSON PATENT.-The
House Committee on Patents this morning
decided 10 hear arguments in full committee
next Wednesday in the matter of the appli-
cation for an extension OF sewing machine
patent of A. II. Wilson, of the firm of Wheel
er Il Wilson.
THE DEMOCRATS AND THE FISANCIAL
QUEsTION.-The joint committee OF the dem
ocTatic caucus on the currency question had
another long session this morning, but failed
to agree to any proposition submitted. The
committee will hold another meeting to-
night and either agree to disagree or patch
up scheme for presentation TO the House.
ARMY ORDERS -Seco I'd Lieutenarts 3. c.
Byrne, 9th infantry, and j. X. Clagge.t, 23i
infantry, are detached as members OF the
ger eTal court martial appointed to meet at
Fort Columbus, New York harbOr. The re-
SignatiOn of 81 Lieut.. Louis p. Brant. 2lSt
infantry, has been accepted by the Pres
dent, 10 take effect March 31st, 1876.
TIRE STATEMENT to the effect that evil
derce has been forwarded to New Orleans
sufficient to indiet West and Casey for COM
plicity in the whisky ring is denied by Colo
mel Casey. He says he has had nothing to
do with whisky or cotton rings, and that his
name has rot been before the grand Jury.
District Attorney Beckwith says he knows
nothing Of Casey's connection in any way
with whisky matters.
GONG TO INvEsTlGATE DISTRICT Az
PAIRS IF IT TAXES ALL SUMMER-Durirg
the debate on the % conference bill in the
House, Judge Holman, of Indiana, wanted
TO know why action on the subject could not
be postponed three or four weeks, until the
District investigation could be closed aud
TeI art made. Jud &c BuclIer said 1t was not
possible that the District Investigation would
close in three or four weeks, and IL was quite
probable il would continue until the close OF
I session.
The DIST RIOT BOND BILL IN THE HOUSE.
In tIe House of Representatives, at twenty
minutes after O'Clock to-day, Mr.. Bucbner
called the previous question on agreeing to
the conference report of the two houses OF
the disagreeing votes on the C5 District OF
Columbia bond bill. y vote BIZ tellers was
demanded on ordering the main question,
ard il was not OrdeTc the yeas being 50 aud
the hays 81. On motion of Judge Holman,
the IeI ort OF the committee was ordered To
be printed, ana the further consider lion OF
the sufj ctwas post oned until next Friday.
The EMMA MINE CORRESPONDENCE
Gen. Cadwal'ader. Assistant Secretary OF
State, appeared before the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs this morning, aud stated
that Mr.. Fish was unwell and could not
appear before the committee in espOnSe TO
It's Invitation, to-day. Mr.. Cadwdllader
stated that the correspondence furnished by
the state department with reference to the
Emma mine scandal and the MacAado claim
was copy OF all the correspondence Oh the
subject In possession of the State depart
ment. The committee agreed to report this
To the House, and ask that II be printed and
Tecommitted.
NAVAL ORDERs-Assistant Surgeon 7.
Buell., ordered 10 the naval hospital at
Brooklyn, n. Y. Chief Engineer j. w. s.
Smith, TO the OsSipee, at Pensacola Fla, 2I
OF March next. Ensign Asher G. Baker, de-
tacbed from the Shawmut and placed on
waiting orders. Assistant Paymaster Frank
Plunkett, from the navy pay Office at RoS-
ton, and ordered TO duty on board the New
Hampshire. Chaplain George W. Smith,
from the navy ward at Portsmouth, N III
and placed on waiting orders. Chief Engi-
neer Peter A. Rearick. from the OSsipee %
tie reporting OF his relief and placed ca
wattii : orders.
WAsHISGTOS is a pleasant place. The
weather is delicious, and the mild spring air
docs not debilItate as warm days do in New
York. II is a climate 20 cOvet ard adopt and
people are finding ont that it is a good place
L. which TO spend The decline OF life. The
grass is as green a. Nay ia many OF the
squares, and there are beautiful houses, vice
sweets and magnificent roads. Mr.. FREEZER
lex Law O,m-tead Is experimenting the i'm
IrOvements IN the Capitol grounds, aud
splendid is the achievement in its promise.
Al immense bronze flower basin mas just
bean erected upon marble has, wholly new
Ia design and supremacy elegant a1t orig j.
nal. The marble lamp posts are exquisite
pieces oTwOrk, and the Capitol viii soon be
a spi1Gdid show.-IReg Dr.. BeIocs.
THE CAPITOL PAISTISGs.-Int the article
p inted in Wednesdays STAR, entitled New
Pictures at the Capitol" il should have been
stated that the artistic decorations now being
N ale are under the direction OF Mr.. Edward
Clark, architect Of the Capitol, who selects
the subjects for the artist, Mr.. Brumidi. Mr..
Clark has ordered the removal OF the monde.
script female figures over the room of the
Senate Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads, and the door opposite, and has direct
ed "a picture OF Benjamin Franklin, the first
colonial Postmaster General, surrOI 1ded by
Instruments representing several of his won
derful discoveries and inventions, 10 be
placed over the former, and a portrait OF
Fitch, who first invented mOdelOf q steam
boat, over the latter. AS the picture OF Rob
ert Fulton and view OF the first successful
steamboat making her trial trip up the Hud-
Committee on Patents near by, the grouping
taste.
INTERESTING POINTS BEFORE THE COURT
OF ALABAMA CLAiNs.-In the Court OF
Commissioners Of Alabama claims TO day,
JOOse Jeweu delivered The opinion of the
court IN the cases of the bonded whalers
which were forced by the officers OF the Shen-
aDcosh 10 take on board the prisoners cap
tered from the other whalers, and transport
them to Honolulu or San Francisco. The
opinion generally sustained the claimants in
their claim for compensation and damage
Gone The vessels. 1t brings up some new
POINTS, ana Will establish an important pre-
cedeLt. The claim or Helen NJ. Partridge,
widow OF an officer on board the Hatteras
which, IL Will be remembered, was sunk by
a FaH.r "a al
gulf of Mexico, came up. The counsel for
the government had entered a demurrer de.
nying the admissibility of the claim, which
was argued voluntarily oy Mr.. Beaman for
Mrs. Partridge. and by Frank w. Hackett
for the government. AT the close OF the
argument the court declined 10 decide upon