Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-21

GOV EREiENT RECEIPTS SI0-DAY.--internai rev.
enue, 500, 2,Gl0.5S; customs s2s5, ,i6o.4i.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO tie four per cent loan TO-
day amounted 20 s3,6sl.S5o
JUSTICE HUNTS condition to-day is un-
changed.
INTERNAL REvENUE LAWS. - The senate
finance committee to-day made further progress
in their consideration OF the details OF the
House bill amendatOry Of the internal revenue
laws, but again failed to reach The clause, which
provide for reductions iii the rate of taxation
ON tobacco and cigars. The only portions
OF this yOluminouS bill that have yet been acted
upon by the committee are those which relate
wholly 10 the machinery of collection, etc.
GOODS FROM THE PARIS ExPosITIoN.-The
Navy department has received communications
concerning tie sailing OF the L. s. $. supply.
Lieut.. r. ID. Hitchcock commanding, on the I'd
instant from Hayre, France, for New York. She
was nlied TO her utmost capacity with goods
from the Paris exposition, having on board %
car loadS-eGs packages. There were many
veXatfous delays in getting the goods, due
Chiefly TO the oIercrOWded freighting business
between Paris and Havre.
The HOUSE COMMITTEE on COMMERCE heard
arguments to-day from eX-RepreSentatiye
Lynch of Maine. Representative Ward of Penn
SyiVania, and Mr.. CalkinS OF New \ Ork, against
the bin giving registers to foreign, built ships
purchased by American citizens. The commit
postponed Indefinitely.
GEN. A. :. RICE, of Ohio. had sent to him
the House to-day an elegant boquet from a
number of Union soldiers in the late war for his
active efforts in having the arrearageS OF pen
sion bill passed.
ARMY ORDERS.-Captain Edwin Pollock, 9th
infantry, is detailed as member OF the board
Of officers TO be convened in this city for the ex-
animation of candidates for appOintmnnt rs
SuNefintcndentS Of national cemeteries. vice
First Lieutenant L. Il. Hubbard, who Is relieved
MAJOR VIM. Myers, qtlarterGaSJer, is relieved
from duty III the district OF the Pacific and will
report Tor assignment TO duty in the division OF
tie missouri. Leave for fG1lr months is granted
Assistant surgeon T. T.. wilcox.
AT THE WHITE HoUSE.- Senator's Dorsey.
Mat;fT'S and Sargent, Representatives Hale,
Willis, Bgtchaid, Dwight. I.oring, Hewitt
ala }, Garth. Carlisle and McCOO; and Gov.
Mccormick c2iitd on the PTeSidelt to-day.
1T. +. Y. GREENE, L. 5. A.. who accompanied
the Cars forces in the Turko- Russian war in
the capacity Of military atteche of the Ameri-
can legation, arrived In the city yesterday. He
has from time to time made a number Of inter
eStlng reports 10 the War department upon the
conduct OF the Russian campaign against Tur-
key. To-day he paid official visits to the PreSi-
cent anu Secretary MoCTary.
TIE SEWARD INVESTIGATION - The House
partment to-day resumed the investigation into
the charges preferred against George F. Sew
ard, While rainisttr To China Counsel for de-
fendant said that the tabulated statement pre-
pared by MesSTS. Lewis ard Coffee was inlor-
rect. ana Gid not show the facts as contained in
the Zee bO0E and bl0fteT, and after considerable
argument II was agreed that a Supplenlentary
statement should be prepared and submitted
dt SGtsettuent meeting OF the committee. Mir
tOnte declined locking at the statement at re-
quest OF counsel for Seward, saying .sYOu claim
that the statement is false. have seen enough
OF ii. MI. Merrick. however. explained to VIII
ness. Cofiee, that he did not intend any reiec-
tiCn up0n him. and after some further word
tie committee adjourned until Tomorrow
when Prof. :. Wells Williams, VIII be further
examined.
THE ANTI-POLYGAMY Law.-Nrs. sara j.
Spencer, of this city, Mrs. Wells wife OF Daniel
Ii. Wells, OF salt Lake City. and Zina Young
Williams. daughter of the late Brigham Young
had an informal interview with the Senate
Judiciary committee yesterday. urging the re.
peal OF the anti-pOiygamy law OF 1S.;, The
members promised TO give the subject careful
cGn>i >ideTaliCn.
THE TREATY or WAsHINGToS.-In the execu-
tive session OF the Senate yesterday Mr. Ed
mUhdS delivered an elaborate speech in adYo-
cacy OF resolution submitted by him, which
provides for terminating so much 0f the treaty
ul Washington as relates 10 the fisheries ~
giving the notice required by its provisions n
the terms of the treaty ratified June, 1871, the
fisheries prov iSionS are TO continue in force for
the period OF ten years from the date at which
the laws were passed 10 put them into oDpra-
ti0n, and further until the expiration of two
Years aftsr either OF the high contracting par
ties shall nave given notice TO the other OF IFS
wish 10 terminate them. senator EdmundS'
resolution was on his motion referred to the
foreign relations commit ae. According TO
present appearances 1t Will be adopted by the
senate without opposition, and President
Hayes viii promptly thereafter give the re-
qulred no,ice 10 the government OF Great Brl-
tain.
PROPOSED NEW LAW To PUNISH BIGAHIsTs-
senator thristianCy presented TO the Senate
oill prov iding that every person who has a hus-
band or wife living. who marries another
whether married or single, and any man vino
hereafter simultaneously or on the same day
nlarFieo Iture than one woman shall be deemed
Stlty of b!gtiiy, and be punished by a fine OF
hCt more tii;ln SIthi. ana By imprisonment for a
teiIa CT nos more than five years; blt this see
lion shall not extend 10 any person by reason OF
any former marriage whose husband or wife by
SGch marriage IS absent TOI i've successive years
and is not known 10 such person to be living
nor To any person by reason OF any former mar
rage which has been dissolved by a decree OF a
ccmT etent court, nor 10 any person by reason OF
forHer marriage which has been pronounced
void. The foregoing provisions are not TO affect
prosecution or punishment OF any offence al
tgady committed against the present law. The
fTcSldent IS author Hed 10 grant amnesty to such
classes OF offenders against the anti Polygainy
law, ana on such conditions and under 5ucn
limitations aS ne shall think proper, but no such
amnesty Shall have effect unless the conditions
thef60f snail nave been complied with Tha
Issue or plural marriages known as Mormon
marriages in cases IN which SUCH marriapes
have been SOiemniZed according to the rights OF
tie Mormon sect IN any territory OF the United
States and II such issue shall have been born
before the flrst day Of November. 1879 are le9it-
imated. and shall be entitled to all the rights Of
heirs and next 10 Kin OF their parents.
Hr,DSToSES hill
by Representative Ward yesterday to allow the
balance OF the appropriation Of 81 .0oo, ,o3e for
soldiers EeadSt0neS in the national cemeteries
10 be expended for a similar purpose in private
cemeteries. is measure recommended by a
memorial Of the Pennsylvania legislature and
by the Grand Army OF the Republic organization
i'll many 5tateS. Ii IS represented that thou
sands OF soldiers graves remain unmarked. and
that great numbers OF former headboardS have
some 10 decay. and the War department Is pow
erleSS uEder the terms Of the present law TO
care for them. The Senate has already passed
similar measure, and in case il be not passed
fiGm the Speakers table Mr.. Ward iatendS to
orer his proposition for insertion
The BOYS IN BLVE.-A meeting was held last
evening al the residence OF Gen. B. +. Butler,
Cf the executive committee OF the Union yete-
raus' Union OF the United states BOYS In
Elue." In the absence or the charm IN, Gen.
Ulysses :. Grant. tAe meeting WAS presided