Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-11

Office tomorrow morning.
SOME COMPLAINT is being made that officers
attached to vessels when they are ordered to
the Paris exposition are detached, and others
having more influence are ordered on that
pleasant duty.
1T HAS BEEN DECIDED that ex-State Audi
tor Reynolds, of Alabama, is to succeed Mr.
Mahan as first auditor of the Treasury depart
ment. The change will take place s0On
GENERAL EwING's FINANCIAL SIXTEENTH
AMENDMENT TO THE CONsT1TUTION.-In the.
House to-day Gen. Ewing, of Ohio introduced
joint resolution proposing a sixteenth
amendment to the constitution providing that
Congress shall legislate for issuing mil
lion OF dollars OF y. S. non-bearing interest
debts public and private; the aggregate of
such notes shall be increased each year at a
iate equal TO the average annual per cent. of
increase of population of the United States, as
shown by the next preceding census: to which
shall be added a reasonable amount for loss of
Outstanding outs nf cIcnlation S.d of the first
necessary shall be used in retiring
all the United States notes bearing interest now
outstanding, and the remainder In reducing
crease shall be applied to the extinguishment
of such debt or to necessary public works
No notes OF the United States not bearing in
vided. and no law of the United Sta'es or of
any state shall authorize the issue of notes
payable to bearer on demand by or for the
ton Congress shall provide for withdrawing
from circulation all bank notes now Outstand-
ing.
IHE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE today
agreed TO report favOrably bill to make per-
sons charged with crimes and offences COM
petent witnesses in United States and terri
tOflal courts. The Dill has passed the House.
STANLEY MATTHEWS reported to the Senate
to-day the Pacific Railroads s sinking fund BILL
agreed upon by the committee on railroads
last Saturday.
TREASURY PRINTING BUREAU.-Mr. Morrill,
reported from the committee Oh public build
ings and grounds to the Senate today, the
bill heretofore printed in the STAR, for the
construction of Il fire proof building. for the
use OF the bureau of engraving and printing.
The white lot i'll the rear of the Presidents
mansion, is selected as the site for the pro-
posed new building
INDIAN SCOI.Ts WANTED.-The following ex-
tract from recent letter written by Lieut.
Col. WI Carlin, 18th infantry U. S. Army. at
Standing Rock, Dakota, speaks for itself "m
enlist twelve 12) Indian scouts in addition to
the eight now authorized at this post. For de
Iacned service on small scale, and especial
~ iOr hunting Indians in the rough country
near the Black Hills, Indian scouts are the
cheapest and altogether the best soldiers that
can be employed. The scarcity Of horses and
olnef means OF transportation render il diff
cult and expensive to fit ont an expedition of
Whlte troops even for a small detachment In
alan scouts require only trayOiS, Indian ponies
and their al ms. y"
THE RETURNING BOARD PROsECUTIONs.-A
republican member of the House has received
letter from an eX-member who lives in Lou
islana. which states that the writer knows by
authoritative information that the returning
board prosecutions are to he stopped. and
Gen. Anderson Pardoned. The recalling of
the legislature has increased the hope that this
and other similar assurances may be realized.
THE GOvFRNMENT SUIT AGAINST GEN. o.
.. HOWARD.-In the Criminal Court, this
morning, before Judge Wylie, the case of the
United States against Gen. o. o. Howard late
commissioner OF Freedmen. Refugees and
Abandoned Lands, signed from the Circuit
Court. was taken up. This is an action to re.
cover $l30, 1880, found to be due on a settle
ment OF his accounts, and it is alleged that
these moneys came into his hands by virtue of
his being such commissioner and trustee the
amounts being due cOlOred soldiers, &C. and
under an act OF Congress a large portion of
Wells appears for the government, and
MesSrS. ). ID. Bradley, George w. Dyer, and
VIM. A. Cook for Gen. Howard. The defense
was that the subject matter of this case had
been the subject OF inquiry by the army, and
he was eXculpated: that the funds i'm question
were in the hands of G. w. BallOch. detailed
officer, and defendant was not responsible.
Under instructions of the court verdict was
found for defendant