Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-07

| Howell, Of Iowa, to be commissioner OF the
| southern claims commission; orange Ferris. OF
| New \ lork, DO; Asa o. Adds, of Vermont. do ::
! 1hCS l.. Nelson. Of Massachusetts. to be l. >.
| district judge district Of Massachusetts; Lew! IS
| h. Payne, OF Virginia, To be L. S. attorney, Wy
| Cmtng territory; Peter Aantor, OF Dakota, co 9e
| register CT the land 0i1icCe at B;SIn tfcN; y:
| Worth SpateS, Of Maryland, 10 be secretary OF
| Wyoming territory; also q number OF army
| promotions, and VIM. Gibson, OF pennsylvania
| to be lieutenant commander III Tie navy.
JUSTICE HUNT. of the L. s. Supreme Court
was stricken with paralysis at his residence In
| this city last Saturday, and his recovery was
| despailed of. but he is represented to be some
| what more comfortable to-day The partial re-
! turn of his speech is regarded as favorable
symptom. although he Is Stlii IN CItlcdi con
| Waite were among the early callers to-day at
| his residence. Dr.. Baxter, his attending ply
/ siclan says that he Is not dangerously ILL, ana
| Will recover.
| AT TIE WHITE HoUsE,-Representativ Tip
| ton and Foster called on the President to-day.
| THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE YELLOW FEVER
| COMMISSION, which visited Memphis before the
| holidays. returned to Washington last night
The medical experts of the commission are still
investigating the disease in the south. They
will return, and meet in this city on the l5tn
inst.
THE OFFICERS OF the army in Oregon, OF the
line and staff having seen it stated that all Of
fcers outside of Washington city are favorable
tOthe army bill, have telegraphGd several Seaa-
tors and Representatives that the bill VIII in
iuriOuSly effect the efficiency OF the army AID
ask them to oppose its passage.
THE BOWEN BoNDs-Stn another kind of
defective Bowen bond came into the Treasury
to-day. There were two of the n. bonds and
2 for 500. They lacked both the Signature of
the register and the seal Of the corporation, Is
TeQuired by law This makes foIT classes of
in 10 of
the Bowen bonds: Those wanting the seal {the
most numerous kind: those wanting the sigal-
ture Of the register; duplicate bonds; and those
wanting both the seal and registers signature.
such OF the bonds discovered minis the seal,
and which We're issued under the present
register, are having the seal af!iXed, and are
being redeemed by The Treasurer. Nothing has
tcen dOEe at the Treasury, nGr Cal anything
be done there with the others.
PAPER FOR THE Observation-Disclosures Knox,
Treasurer Gltiilan. Chief of the lreau Of En-
craving and Printing Irish, Caief OF the Sta
| tOnery Division Sturteyant, and Mr. M0rg n
| OF the Treasury department, the COmmitfee
Who by direction of secretary sherman opened
| bids Invited for furnishing the gOyernmeH
| with a distinctive class OF paper for printing
| I. s. bonds, notes, &C, me- to-day and agreed
upon report. They will submit to the Secre-
ta1y OF The Treasury Samp'eS Of the better class
| OF paper offered, with the recommendation thar.
| small quantity Of each be purchased and
tested in the Bureau of Engraving and Print
| ing. and the selection made from them, il any
/ or the samples come up ID the requirements Of
the bureau. They will also state that 40 haste
! in making selection is necessary. as the gov
| eTnIhent has on hand large quantity OF the
| klhd OF paper heretofore used in doing this
| work. The object of inviting proposals for t5is
| paper was 10 secure a cheaper article and as
| good as that in use now.
| THE l. s. S. PORTSMOUTH left the Brooklyn
| navy yard this morning for Hampton Roads
Va
The I. 5. SUPREME COURT DECIDES AGAINST
PoLYGAMY.-A decision was rendered yesterday
afternoon by the L. S. Supreme Court In the
case of George Reynolds against the United
states, brought here by appeal from the supreme
court OF Utah. This case involves the whole
question OF pOygamy in the territories and the
constitutionality Of the laws passed by Con-
STeSS for its suppression. ReynD. ds st, Indict-
ed Dy the grand jury for cOntr acting biEtilJti.
marriage. He was tried in the Third judicial
court OF Utah and found g Iltv; he appealei -
this court, which LOW affir rs tue Jul rment g.
the lower tribunals and cideS that Congress
had power 10 pass laws pr ,hibttiug p0lvga-l;il-
marriages III Utah, and tn Il such laws are con
Stltut!oDal. This court in Il long and caref'i'ls
prepared opinion GClivel ell by the chief iusf:cc
holds that poly gamy is not under the protection
oil the clause OF the federal constitution Wnjcl
prohibits Interference with religious belief: iilr
the plea or religious COM ictiOn is not valid De
tense; that Congress did not step outside the
limits OF It's constitutional powers in pa sin
laws Tor the suppression of pOiygamy in Ctal
and that the judgment of the supreme court of
that territory must he affirmed Justice Field
dlSSented as far as related to the admiSSabilIty
OF certain evidence introduced iii the lover
court, but upon the main 0ueStiOn-the c1ns.i-
tutOGallty OF the act of Congress prohibiting
polNgamous maTiages-thefe was perfect una
hinity.