Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-12

to-day were Justice Harlan. Senator's Sargent
Herbert, Davis H.. and Withers, and Repre-
sentatiyes Singleton, Wilson, Corlett. Pound
ketchum, Phillips, Robinson, Mass, Kidder
and Evans.
NEW CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.-The bill
providing for the appointment of commits
sion TO secure plans and determine upon a 81 e
for new building for the Congressional III
! brary, heretofore published in THE STAR, was
| adopted by the Senate to-day.
| BIRTHINGTON's WAsHDAY.-The Senate to-
| day passed the bill reported yesterday, from
the committee Oh the District. making the 22d
| of February legal holiday in the District
| The bin was amended, on motion of Mr.. HOar
so that IT shall not apply To the 22d of Feb
rHary, 1873.
Who GOT THAT s., 800 PACKAGE?-The COM
mittee investigating the loss of the s., 800 pack
age from the L. S. Treasurer's Office. has
failed to find any clue tn the missing money.
II seems 1t was last seen on the day that Mr.
New turned over the Treasurer'S office to Mr.
Wyman. During the investigation the COM
mittee took testimony regarding two previous
$2,O00 and one of s., go These amounts We're
made good with money belonging to 10 par
ticular fund, which could be diverted from its
proper channel, as no strict account was kept
of it. The committee has not made its re
port yet,
The PEOPLE OF OHIO.-Mr. Thurman pre-
Sented to the Senate to-day the joint reSolu-
tiOn of the legislature of Ohio. asking for the
passage of the Bland bill, and saying that the
PRESIDENT and John Sherman. in their oppOSi-
ton TO the reconciliation of silver did not
express the wishes of the people of Ohio.
Mr.. CHRIsTIANCY, in presenting several pc
titions for wOmen's suffrage in the Senate to-
day. asked that the committee on privileges
and elections make Il report on the subject.
Mr.. ChriStiancy also said that when a majority
OF the women OF the United States desired suf-
frage he should not offer the slightest Objec-
tiOn to giving it them: until majority of the
women did desire suffrage he should oppose
ewing II them.
COL. j. +. 1OURTELOTTE, aide-de- camp on
Gen. Sherman's staff, has been ordered to pro-
ceed to New Orleans and report to Maj jOr Cen
eTal Hancock, commanding military division
OF the Atlantic, now engaged on tour of in-
SpectiOn. When notified by Gen. Hancock he
will return to his post of duty at the army
headquarters.
DIED ABROAD.-The Secretary OF the NAVY
has received information that Captain ii. A.
Adams, of Pa, died on board the Hartford.
at MOntevideO OH the evening of the first of
February, suddenly, after a prolonged maa-
rial disease.
NAVAL LORDERs,-Commande John c. Wat
son ordered to command the Wyoming at
Washington, DC: Lieut.. f. w. GreenIeaf to
the Wyoming, 23d inst: Ensign Geo. T. En-
mons to the Plymouth, lst March: Surgeon \.
Z. RhOadeS To duty at the naval hospital Yoko-
hama, Japan, per steamer lst March from San
Francisco; Passed Assistant Surgeon J. X.
Naggener to the receiving ship Colorado;
command Of the Wyoming and placed Oil wait
ing orders: Surgeon j. W. Coles from tba
naval hospital Yokohama and ordered TO re-
turn home and report arrival.
ALCOHOLIC LEGIsLATIoS.-The Senate com
mlttee en- finance: at its meeting to day agreed
tG report favorabiy a Joint resolution which
passed the House on the Goth of January, de.
claring that reduction Of the tax oh distilled
spirits is ineXpedicnt. The committee also
agreed to report favOrably Mr.. MOrrill'S bill to
provide for a commission on the subject of the
alcoholic liquor trahic. with unimportant
amendments. This bin provides. as agreed
npCm, that commission of five persons be
appointed by the President. with the concur
renee OF the Senate, who shall hold office until
exceed two years. The commission is TO in
vestigate the alcoholic liquor traffic its rcla-
tlOn to revenue and taxation. and its general
economic and scientific aspects in connection
with the public health and general welfare of
the people also to take testimony as to the
| practical results of license and prOhibitOry
legislation for the prevention of intemDerance
in the several states of the Union. The com
missiOners. all of whom shall not be advocates
OF total abstinence or prohibition, are to serve
without pay. and the expenses of the investi-
CATION, not to exceed $l6,OOO, shall be paid by
the Secretary of the Treasury.
RELICS OF GEORGE WAsHINGToN-Repre-
sentative HuntOn presented in the House yes
terday a petition of G. W. Lewis, J. II. C.
! Lewis, f. ?. C.. Lewis. and H. S. o. Lewis,
great nephewS of Gen. George Washington
asking an appropriation by Congress to pur
chase from them for the government large
number of relics belonging TO him. Twelve
thousand dollars Is the sum asked for the
relies. letter of Prof. Henry accompanies
the petition in which he says ii would be deSir-
able Tor the government to possess ali the
relies of Washington. The petition was re-
ferred 10 the committee OH appropriations.
PERsoNAL--Senator Harris. of Tenn is
quite ILL., at bis residence in this city, of Bright's
| disease of the kidneys. '''' Hon. Myer Strouse,
member OF Congress in lS6l'62, died in Potts
! vile. Pa, yesterday. .''' Mr.. Mitchell, private
! returned from New York, where he has been
! for a few days on official business.
| NoMINATIoNs-Tne President sent a mum.
! Der OF nominations to the Senate yesterday.
| among them that of Col Henry j. johnson, 10
! be postmaster at Cumberland, Md. Also Ben.
/ jamin Flagler, collector of customs for the dis
trict OF Niagara, \. Y: Hiram l.. Brown, col
| lectOr of customs for the district of Erie Pa :
Charles Silent OF Cal. to be associate justice of
/ the supreme court OF Arizona Territory: Benz
J SpOOner, OF Ind, to be L. ). marshal for In.
diana.
AMERICA AT THE PARIS EXPosITIoN-Goy
! Mccormick was in his Office at the State de.
! partment yesterday, and received a number
/ of visitors as usual. He reports a total of 769
! applications upon the part of Americans for
! space at the Paris Exposition. He has thus
/ far allotted space to 80 Of these applicants
! As this allotment abSOrbs all the space at the
. Exposition granted TO the United States there
: can be no further accommodation OF American
exhibitors, unless some OF those already ad-
/ mitted should withdraw. The preference has
been given TO the mOStimpOrtant and interest.
, ing articles offered for exhibition. New York
/ Pennsylvania. Massachusetts, Connecticut.
. and New Jersey furnish the bulk OF the eX-
hibits, although nearly every state in the uni u,
( will be represented.
WM. DEv. MILLER, OF the Post Office depart
I ment, has been granted a leave of absence
and will sail from New York March 18TH upon
! the L. :. slOOp-of-war Wyoming for Paris
/ there 10 serve as an attache 10 Commissioner
| General Mccormick at the Paris Exposition.
ANOTHER BILL TO RETIRE NATIONAL BANS
! NoTEs.-Messrs. Ewing. Buckner, and Phil
! lips, a subcommittee Of the committee on
! banking and currency, have agreed on a sub
/ stituie Tor Mr.. Buckner'S bill. 1t proposes to
retire the national bank notes as they may be
received at the Treasury through the legiti
mate business channels, and substitute there
fpT In Ina