Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-14


sen'atives ordered the main question on Mr.
Ea1dall's amnesty bill, reported from the
Judiciary Committee, with Mr.. Banks
amendment, and the indications were that
the bill thus amended would pass.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
AFFAIRS held a meeting this morning, and
began the consideration of the reductions
proposed by the House Committee on Ap-
populations in the consular and di plomatie
api reputation bill. II was agreed before TAX
ins any definite action to invite Secretary
tl>h 10 come before the committee and give
his views as to the eXpediency of the reiuc-
tons. Dir. Fish will be present at the next
meeting on Tuesday for the purpose indi-
Gated.
THE Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT issued
during the six months ending December 3ist
last ordinary postage stamps amounting in
value TO s9,OSG OS9, being an increase over
the issues for the CORES bonding period of
the previous year of 1922 ,99l, Or 30 per cent /;
newspaper and periodical postage stamps
amounting TO S4i6.J23 IS, an increase of 10
Fer cent. Sthese stamps were first issued
December i, 1oI4,); ordinary stamped en-
vel0pes and newspaper wrappers amounting
10 SZ,Zi4 ,36II3, an increase of 1912 per cent !:
Postai cards, (numoer) 1855 ,G0D an increase
OF II 6 per cent; official postage stamps
amounting in value To S236, 40, an increase
OF 10 per cent; official stamped envelopes
amounting 10 SlS3,65}.S2, an Increase of 10
per cent. The total issues during the six
months amounted in value to so, 953 7Si So
an Increase of S9J6, 559.S1. or S per cent over
the same period OF the prece ling year. The
popularity OF the postal cards is indicated
by the extraordinary increase OF nearly 80
per cent. The number of cards issued from
the LIST instant up TO yesterday was IL SOB 800,
and the total issues during that perioi
amounted in value to s2,O93, 1905.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE DIS
TKICT OF COLUMBIA met this morning, aud
on motion of Mr.. Hendee the COMMITTEES was
int n
Ways and Means-Messrs. Buckner, Cate,
Stevenson and Willard; Judiciary-Nessrs
Phelps, Hendee and Hartridge; Railroads
and Bridges-Messrs. Hendee, HenkIe and
Neal; Claims-Messrs. Henkle, Cate and
Phillips; Education and Labor-Messrs Nc
Creary, stevenson and Cate; Streets, Sew
ers. &c Messrs. Neal, Stevenson aud Will
lard; Sanitary Conditions and Regulations
Ne ssrs Willard, Henkle and McCreary; Re-
fOTmatOry observation-disclosures. Stevenson
Philips and Phelps; Corporatiors-Me ssrs
Hartridge, Phelps and Cate.
BIS and petitions were referred as follows:
resolution limiting the powers of the sink
ing fund commits. ioner5 Under the act of
June 10Th, 1874; to Ways and Means Pen.
EDUCATION and Labor. Bill to incorporate the
National Sanitary AbattOiT Company; to
the sub committee on corporations. Bill to
incorporate the Mutual Protection Fire In
surance Company of the District; to the sub
committee on corporations. To incorporate
the Mon Railway Company of Washing
tOuJ 1SOTSclOWn northern virginia; TO
Railroads and Bridges. Resolution IL regard
to the appropriation OF the interest on the
TO BONDS; to Ways and Means. Petition OF
Peter Mcintyre to have vacated certain p9r-
tons OF Rock street, IA GEORGETOWN; TO
streets, sewers and Improvements. Petition
OF DIR. L. :. Verdi to reimburse him for a
pleasure trip to Europe; to the Committee
on Claims. Petition of c. II. Bliss for relief;
To Claims. Bill TO allow owners of undivided
real estate to pay taxes on their respectiye
estates TO Ways and Means. Bill TO abolish
me board OF audit and board Of sin king fund
commissioners; to Ways and Means. Bill to
incorporate the Suburban Railway COmpa-
ny; 10 Railroads and Bridges. Petition for
the relief OF Maria Fitzhugh ami AnG Car
roll; 10 Claims.
THE WAY 1T WILL WoRK.-Tne great
debate in the House on the amnesty bill
swallows up everything else Just now here
aud u is the universal topic. 1 think that
Mr.. Blaine's best friends will admit that he
didn't succeed quite as well as they ex-
pected. Not that he did not exert himself 10
nls utmost, or that he failed irretIievably,
nut ne is in false position. The exception
OF jeff Davis TO a general amnesty was a
mistake. II he had simply chung to his oath
OF loyalty he could have defended himself in
the House and over the country as against
the clean Randall bill. But. lame as was his
position, and falling as he did In some re-
spects IN his encounter with Cox aud X eiIey
90 not teel at all sure that IL is no. sarewt
device Tor the cause his party. This is not
exactly 1.-the bloody shirt" over again: it IS
rather controversy between republicans
aud rebels over the facts of history and the
moment that Sam Cox or any other DEMO
cTat attempts TO deny the atrocities of And
ersonvllie-the moment that ''cOnfederdteso
on The floor OF Congress attempt 10 assert
mat the rebel prisoners in our hands were
not treated better than ours were by
The rebel authorities-they have got a
losing light on their hands. The north
cunning of this movement. 1t is like the
red ilaS TO tue bell gerent bull. Blaine and
Morton are bent on "drawing out" the
rebel and the OLD "cOppernead, ;" and Cox
came out in some parts OF his speech in the
old, mean, dirty style. He fiattered the
"confeterates;" he sneered at the "colored
brother" tine colored troops fought nobly!"
he said in his most facetious style, and 100
copper heads and 30 rebels laughed and
cheered at The top OF their voices. Cox was
on the night side of the quarrel in some re-
spects, and yet the tone of his speech was
simply villainOus. When he was through
the feeling came over me stronger than ever
that the success OF the democratic party next
fall IS impossible, for the simple reason that
no gentleman, no christian, no phi anthropist
can vote with IL. The leaders all sheer at ''the
darby" These southern men for the most
part despise him, and are not willing to give
him his rights. / know that do TO Injustice
10 the 40 eX-rebelS III the House when | say
tnat, one and all. they despise the black man
as citizen. They accept his citizenship
simply because they can't help ii. Now no
man at the north who ever was republican,
or who has spark OF manhood, can ever join
man under its rule? And Blaine and Morton
and the other republican leaders here see
their advantage, and wish TO so FAR refresh
the minds ofnOrthern people ON the old issues
as TO forcibly impress them with the idea
that IL is not safe 10 entrust the government
70 tie men who. so short time ago, tried to
destroy lt.-l'' Idfl," ia Springfield Republican.
The LOUISIANA FooLIsHNEss.- "A IegIsla-
I'VE ornmlttee, consisting of Messrs White.
robertson, Kidd and Young, unotTiciaIIy
waited upon Governor Kellogg, at New Or
leans, yesterday, in relation TO the matter of
furnishing credentials 10 Eustis as United
states Senator. They We're given TO under
stand by the governor that he was willing To
certify 10 what had occurred in the house,
DRIVEN TO THEFT BY STARVATION
william Bradley, aged %, stole four penny
rolls from bakers wagon in Essex street,
Jersey City, yesterday, and ten minutes af-
terward stood embling before Justice Reese
bradley said that he had been out of work
and money for two weeks, and stole the bread
10 Keep from starving. He was locked up
". Y. Sun. I3th.
A MANS WIFE LosT.-John Wohnoutka,