Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1869, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PCBLISHED BAILY, Sunday Excepted, At the Mar Bulldi ne, SS W. Corner Pennsylvania ‘Av. and Lith Street BY THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY. Toe STA w served by the carriers w tneit sabectibers in the Oty ad District at Tan Carts Pen WOBE. Oopres at the counter. with or wirbont hag” pei a each. Paros som Maiti Three months, One Dollar and Pitty Cents; six months, Three Dol- Incs; one year, Five Dollars No papers are sect from the office longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR—published on Friday morning—One Dollar and 8 Half» Year. v= XXXII WASHINGTON OFFICIAL. LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES., Passed at Third Session of Fortieth Cor gress. — [Pesuic—No. 3} AN ACT making appropriations for the 1-gis- lative, executive, @ad jadicialexpenses of ui goveTument ior Lhe year endiag toe thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred ANCLOENTAL AND CONTINGENT EX. FENSES—DEVARIMENT OF THE IN ERIOR, of the Secretary of the Laterior statouery, lurmitate, gad o: wooks aud maps for the i brary. ten nd deilare, Por casual repairs of the Patent Uffice build- ive. (em thou-aud dotiars, For expenses of packiog and distribat cougressionai jour and documents, | ectthe provisions comiaiaed im the jot on of Congress approved om the (wen- Tesolt ty-rieh day of January, eighteen bundred np fitty and the actot the fifth day of Febronry. izbieen bundred and tifty-niue, aad for coliex arranging. classifying, and y serving such congressional journals and docu- menis to be found im the Capitol, or in the Various departments and bureaus of the gov- ernment. which have wot been disposed or ac- cording to law, and for compiling and super- vising the Biennial Register, six thousand five hundred doilars: and the Secretary of the Inte. rior shail appoit a superintendent of pubic | documents, ata salary of twe: -five hundred doilars per year, who shall be charged with | the duty of packing, distributing. SITADGing. classifying, and preset Cocuments, anu comptiing aud supervisi Biennial Register, but the whole amoun: expended for said purposes, imcluding the pay of said superintendent, shall notexceed thesaid sum of six thousand five hundred dollars; and the eaid Secretary of the Lnterior is hereby di- rected to procure and assign suitable room such journals and docaments im the Dep ment of the Interior. To enabie the Secretary of the Interior to ful- fills contract made by Bim under the provi- sionsof a At resolution ithorizing a con- tract with Vinnie Ream for a statue of tue late Abrabam Lincoln, five thousand dollars For tuel hghts for the Patent Ottice ing the salaries of engineerand ineer of the furnaces, anit repairs Dg apparatus, eighteen tuousacd rs. c® of the Commisstorer of Indian A dairs: For biank books, binding, stationery, and miseel items, including two of the daily city newspapers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, five thous- anddollars. ‘Office of the Commsissioner of Pensions: For stationery, engraving, and retouching piates for bounty land warrants, printing and binding the same, office furniture and repair ing the same, and miscellaneous items, includ- ing two daily newspapers, to be filed, bound amd preserved for the use of the office, and for de ection and investigation of fraud, thirty thousand dollars. Othice of the Commissioner of the General Land Uffice For cash system, maps, diagrams. stationery, furniture aud repairs of the same, misceilane- ows item, including two of the city newspa- Pers, to be filed, bound, and preserved tor the use of the cffice; for advertising and telegraph - ing; for misceilameous iiems on account of bounty lands and military patents under the several acts, and for contingent expenses un- der swam: land act of September twenty- eighth, eighteen hundred and Mitty, eight thou- sand dollars SURVEYORS GENERAL CLERKS. AND THEIR For compensation of the surveyor general of Minurscta, two thousand éeliars, and the clerks am bis office, two thousand five hundred dol- lare—four thousand five hundred dollars. For surveyor general of the Territory of Da- kota, two thousand dollars, and the clerks in his office, two thoutand five hundred dollars— iour (howsand five Bundred dollars. For surveyor generai of Kansas, two thous— and dollars, and the clerke in bis office, four thetsand dollars—six thousacd dollars. For surveyor general of Colorado, three thousand dollars, and for the clerks in bis office, four thousand dollars—seven thousand collars. F or surveyor general of New Mexico, three thousand dollars. For surveyor general of California and Ari- zone, three thousand dollars, and for clerks 1m bis office, four thousand five hundred doliars— seven thousand five hundred doliars. For surveyor genera: of Idaho, three thou: and dollars, and for clerks io bis office, fo tbousend doliars—seven thousand dollars. reurveyor ceneral of Nevada, two thous- five huudred dollars, and the clerks in his four thousand dollars—six thousand five red collars surveyor general of Uregon, two thous- and five hundred dollars, and tor the clerks in his office, four thousand deilars—six thousand five hundred dollars. For surveyor general of Washington Terri. tory, two thousand five bondred dollars, and for the clerks in bis office, four thousand dol- lurs—six thousand five hundred doilars. For surveyor general of Nebraska and Iowa, © thousasd dollars. and the clerks im bis office, four thousand dollars—six thousaad dol- jars. For surveyor general of Montana three thousand doliars, and for clerks in his office, ibree thousand goliars—six tpousand dollars. For surveyor general of Utah Territory. three thousand dollars. and the clerks in his office. four thousand dollars. Fer surveyor general of Florida. two thou- sand deliars, and for clerks im his office, three thousand five Dundred dollars—tive thousand five bunared dollars For recorder of iand titles im Missouri, five hundred dollars UNITED STATES PAT For compensation of tue Commissioner of the Patent Office, four thousand tive huadrea dollars: for chief clerk, two thousand five hao- dred collars; one superintendent of drawing for the J repor!, two thousand five hi T OFFICE. ered dollars; for [bree examimers in chiet, at vy ¢ thousand dv llars each, mine thousand »linrs; twenty princypal examiners, at two ouskid five buncred dollars each, fifty @ doliars: twenty six assistant exami At eighteen hundred dollars each, thirty.+:= thousand doliars: twenty second assistant ex- sminers, at sixteen hundred dollars each. thir- ty-two thousand dollars: one librarian. one thousand right hundred dollars; one machinist, ene thousand six hundred dollars; one mes- Senger, ope thousand dollars; making in all. the sum of one hundred and forty thousand Bine buncred dollars. For compenss‘ion of six clerks of class three, six hundred doliars. For thirty-five clerks of class two, forty-four thonsand eight bandred dollars. For forty cleras of class one, forty-eight thousand Collar: For six permanent clerks, at one thousand dollars each, s:x thoasand dollars For thirteen copyists of drawings, at one thousand dollars each, thirteen thousand dol- Jars. . For fifty-three female copyists, atseven hun- cred collars each, thirty-seven one bandred dollars. ‘or bine permanent clerks, at nine hundred Ts each, eight thousand one Qundred dol- ae Fer two skilled Iaborers, at twelve handred Collars each, two thousand four hundrea dol- lors. For two skilled Iaborers, at ome thousand dollars eac! thor dollars each, #:x thousand three lars. For thirty laborers, at six hundred dollars each, eighteen thousand dollars. For two laborers, at ty-sm dollars each, on: and fifty-two hundred doliars. For one watchman. nine Ex mdred and twenty dollars tpree thousand six huadred liars. “vor seven laborers, at six hundred dollars each, four thousand two busdred dollars. For contupgent ¢: of the Patent Office, ve For iMustrar‘ons of annual report, sta- tevery for use of odice, printisg patents, fur. niture for use of rooms, repairs, advertising, hocks for hbrary, international ex-hanges, Plumbing, gus ftung, and other comungencies, coe burdred and twenty thousand dollars, and further or greater sum sball be paid or con- to be paid fer said contipcent expen~es; ball be (he daty of the Commissioner of = to make a fall and detatled report to “Ach December session of Congress of the maa Der tn which ssid contingent expenses Rave wided, Phas with the excep- vuer of Patents, and th= 1 the officers clerks, acd went Office shall be oubrect ebareed: Pi Gee of the Gorm examiners in chia! employers of the To the app Seererary ihe sami iy he ing clerk of tae Depart- ment of the Intenor, For detraying ihe expenses of the Supreme | Court and district courts of the United Siates, ipclading the Desirict of Colambia, and also for jurors and Witnesses, in aid of the funds art-ing from fines. penalties, and forfeitares, in the fiscal year ending Jume thirtieta, engateen bondred and seventy, ana previous years, and hkewtse for defraying the expenses of suits in which the United Siates are concerned, and of Prosecutions for offences committed against the United States, and for the safe-keeping of-pris- Ofers one m ive fee wuudred thoasaad doi- jets: J'revided. the secoad sectioa of the set ot August second, eicttwen nundred and #!xty-one, entitled «+ An act concerning the At- torpey General, and the attorneys and marshals of the sewers! stricts,” be, @od the same hereby, repested. WAK DEPARTMENT additional to one disbursing clerk.two hu clerks of class two; eight clerks of class one: messer ger: three assistant messengers: one er—forty-six thousand five hundred and sixty dollars. FICE OF ADJUTANT GENERAL. For three clerks of class four, nine clerks of cless three, twenty-seven clerks of class two, twenty-six clerks of class one,and two mes- fengers, ninety thousand four handred and eighty dollars. OFFICE OF QUARTERMASTER GENE- AL. For four clerks of class four; eight clerks of class three: twenty clerks of class two; seventy- five clerks of class one, thirty copyists; saper- intendent of the building, two hundred dollars: ohe Messenger; two assistant messengers: and six laborers—one hundred and seveaty-one thousand and forty dollars. OFFICE OF PAYMASTER GENERAL For chief clerk: four cierks of class four, one clerk of class three: also three cierks of class three, authorized by clause in the act of Feb- Tus.y twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, four thousand eight hundred oliars; Provied, That said clerks snail uot be continued sfter the thirtieth of June, eighteen bundred sud seventy: twenty-six clerks of elass two, thirty wrks jaSs ome, aad two lessen ger-—erg! ine thousand six hundred and vighty dousrs. OFFICE OF THE COMMISSARY GEN- ERAL. For one clerk of clas» four, one clerk of class thiee, teu clerks of class two, twenty clerks of class ont, one messenger, and two labore! forty-three thousand four hundred and for dolia: OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL. For one clerk of class tour, one clerk of class three, two clerks of class two, ten clerks of class One, Oe Messenger, and one laborer, nine- teen thousand six hundred and forty doliars. OFFICE OF CHLEF ENGINEER. For five clerks of class four, four clerks of class three, four clerks of class two, three clerks of claes one. two messengers, and one Jabvrer, twenty-six thousand four hundred and eighty dollars, OFFICE OF CHIEF OF ORDNANCE. For chi-t clerk, three cierks ef class four, two clerks of class three, five clerks of class twe, eight clerks of class one, and one mes- seuger, twenty-eight thousand and forty dol- tars. JFFICE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. For one clerk of class four, one clerk of class three, one clerk of class two, two clerks of class one, seven thousand two hundred dol- SIGNAL OFFICE. For two clerks of class two, two thousand eight hundred dollars. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENE- RAL, AND INSPEUTUK OF THE MILI- TARY ACADEMY. For one clerk of elass four, eighteen nundred doliars. CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT. Office of the Secretary of War For biaik books, siationery, labor, books, maps, extra clerk hire, and ' miscellaneous items, ten thousend dollars. Office of the Adjutant General : For blank books, staticrery, binding. and miscellaneous items, fifteen thousand dollars. luartermaster General For blank books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, ten thousand dollars. Mice of the Paymaster General For blank books. stationery miscel} aneous items, ten thourand dollars Office of the Cor missary Grneral: For office rent, three thousand three hun tred e “h binding. and hts, one thousand one dred and fifty dollars. For five hundred dotlars. . twelve hundred doliars. twelve hundred doliars hun- bief Engineer's Office For blank books, stationery, binding and miscellaneous items, three thotisand five hun. dred dollars. Office of the Surgeon General Fer plank books, stationery, binding, and mi-cellaueuus items, including rent of office, ten thousand dollars. Office of the Chief of Ordnance: For blank books, stationery, binding, and miscellapeous items, two thousand dollars. Office of Military Justice: For blank books, stationery, binding, and mir cellaneous items, one thousand dollars. FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE WAK DEPARTMENT BUILDING. For compensatien of superiatendent, {our watchmen, and two Iaborers of the building, three thousand eight hundred and fitty dollars. For lator, fuel, lignt, and miscellaneous iteme, twenty thousand dollars. BULLDING OCOUPIED BY PAYMASTER GENERAL. For superintendent, watchmen, rent, fuel, lights, and miscellaneous items, twelve thou- and dollars. FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE BUILDING CORNER OF F AND SEV- ENTEENTH STREETS. For compensation of superimendent, four watchmen, aud two laborers for said vuilding, chtre thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars. For furl. compensation of fireman, aud mis- collaneous items, five thousand dollars. NAVY DEPARTMENT. Fir compensation of the Secretary of the Navy, eight thousand doliars For compensation of the chief clerk ot the ‘avy Department, two thousand two Buudred 4c Tare: one fourth class cler, (a!so as disours- ng clerk:) two clerks e fourth class; three clerks of the third three clerks of the s+cond clase; three clerks of the first class: one messenger, eight hundred : lars;and two laborers. twelve hundred dollars— twenty-three thousand three hundred aad forty dolars. ‘For compensation of the civil engineer of the Bureau of Yards and ks, two thonsand dollars: chief clerk, eighteen Dundred dolla: one clerk of the tow e clerk of the third class; two elerks of the s cond class; one clerk of the first class; one dranghtsman, four- teen hundred dollars; one messeng-r, eight buadred and forty dollars; and two Iaborers, tweive hundred dollars—tourteen thousand s:x bundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the chief clerk ot the Bureau ot Ordnaner, ip place of the of th: as- sistant provided by section three of the act of July fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, egbteen hundred dollars; one draughtsman, fourteen bundred dollars; one clerk of the sec- ond class, fourteen bundred dollars: one mes- sepger, eight bundred and forty dollars; ana two laborers, twrive hundred dollars—six thousand six bundred and torty dollars. For the compensation of the chief clerk of the Bureau of Equi mt and Recruiting, dred dollars: one clerk of the fourth class: one clerk of third class: two clerks of the first class; and one messenger, red dollars—eig! nd and forty ht thous. and forty dollars. come ‘of the chief clerk of eighteen hundred dollars: id class; one clerk of the firstclase; aud one messenger, eight bundred and forty dollars—five thousand two dol ‘apd one horer, six hundred d twelve thousand ekebt by ndred and ag: f doll ‘neation of the chief clérk of the Plea yg Engineering, eighteen ban- dread dollars: one class ‘0 clerks of one Sh one messruger, lars. and one laborer, six hundred dollars—fourteen (Lousana sx hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the chiet ot the Bureau of Mecac:e and Surgery, three thousand five Bundred doliars; ove clerk of the fourth class; One clerk of the third clase; one messenger; eight hundred and forty dollars; and one laborer, six hundred dollars—eight thousand three hun- dred and forty dollars; and the office of Assis- tant Secretary of the Navy is bereby abolished: and no ¢lerks or other emplovees shall be ap- pointed or employed in the Navy Department eacept such as are provided for in this act. [To be Continued.} —— 008. CONGRESSIONAL. f Yesterday's Proceedings. NATE —After our report closed, the hill to Yr pead the tegure-of-office bill was discussed at length, Couch Mr. Morten continuipg bis speech said he had been intormed by Mr. Rollins, the late ner of Internal Revenue, that im nees he had abandaut moral proof of the incompetency or dishonesty of the r-ve- nue officers, but it Was not possible to make up & case to send to the Senate, and so the oificial was leftundisturbed. Mr Rollins said the law Was @ very good one tor a bad President, and a very bad law fora good President. Under tnis law, if the Presiden: undertakes to suspend every officer, for reasons which he may con- sider good, the whole time of the Senate will be occupied ip the trial of the cases. It wo . MMpose upon the Senate a duty cannot pertorm. He urged upon the amatter of justice, to repeal this law. For seventy-eight years the government was ad- ministerea without such alaw. Asdue to the dministration it should be repealed. We have a mau now in whom tle whole nation has centidence. Let us strike the fetters from bis bands, let us give him achance to make a clean sweep. The whole sentiment of the country demanded the repeal, and without the repeal the pledge of the Republacan party to purity the civil service cannot be redeemed. Mr. Yates advocated the immediate repeal as due by the .nfluential men of the country to a President who had just been elected with such & singular unanimity. Should a diff-ren: rale be prescribed for President Grant than that which had obtained for every President trom the foundation of the Government down to the days of Andrew Johnson ! He had no idea that Gen. Grant would dim his record on a thou- sand battle-fields of glory by following the ex- ample of Andrew Jobneon and turning traitor. The nw was made fora special purpose, for 8 bad President, a very bad President, but who is now out of the way; and our choice, the choice of the people, the people's favorite, is in bis place, and let us do away with the law. He would stand by this administration so long as it was true to its principles and to those who at itinto power. Should General Grant go ck one single inch on those principles by which be was elected, no Senator on this floor would denounce him quicker than he, (Mr. Y..) but be hated this distrust in advance, this re. striction, this limta'ton upon him. Mr. Fessenden should te for the repeal ot ground that a vote any distrust ot the He should vote for the repeal be- Presigent cause he believed it unwise at the time it was pasced, and had withheld his vote, althouzh he did not care to oppose it, as it was thought ne- cessary by his political friends. He did not it @s unconstitutional, because he held that Congress might place a limitation upon the appointing pdwer of the President, bat be thought the Senate already possessed a suf- ficient check in that it could reject such ap- pointments as it did not approve. He did uot consider, however, that aby one here bad the right to say that the suspension merely of the law would indicete any donbt of the Presi- Gent. He was tired of this continued expres- sion of un bounded confidence in the President. Of course we had confidence in him, or we would not have elected-bim. but he was tired of this continued slobbering over his great vic- tories, [Laugpter} The President was a gen- eral no longer, but President, and he would havea very bard time of it,and if he did not meke mistakes he wonld be more than mortal He (Mr. F.) bad, at times, been accused of lec- turmpg the Senate; he did not wish to lecture anybody, but he must say that in bis consider- aiion of matters of legislation he aid not care who was President; he did not regard the office or the man, but bis duty as a man.and as a legislator to bis conscience and to the great constituencies which sent them there. He merely wished torepeat now h's protest against construing the vote of any Senator in oppo=1- von to the reperl of the act as any reflection upon the eminent citizen who now fills tae office of President. Mr. Howard for one must protest against the imputations thrown out by she Senator from Indiana, (Mr. Mortov,) and Illinois, (Mr. Yates,) that those of them who were opposed to the repeal of this law felt any distrust of the President. Such imputations were entirely gratuitous. Some such measure as the tenure- of-office act had long been deemed necessary. and Andrew Jobnson furmshed the occaston. le conceived the measure just and salutary, d it Wes an unjust reflection to construe bis action &s evidencing anv suspicion of the pres. ent President. He thouzht no record on the page of history was so glorious as that of that eminent warrior, out he was not one of those who ‘crooked the preguaat hinges of the knee that thrift may follow fawning. uned the working of the tenure-of-otlice nd claimed its necessity snd perfect con- lonality, Bolding that as the consent of the Senate was necessary for an appointment, it Was equally necessary for removal, and quoted Webster, Benton, Clay and Ualboun as main- taining the same view. If he knew anything of the character of General Grant, he would burl back the moment he heard it. any such imputation as that the retention of this act would constitute any reflection upon him. General Grant was not the man to higgle with the Senate over such a matter. He (Mr. H) would, under the circumstances, vote for the suspension of this act, but he would never vote for its repeal; he” would never swallow bis own words; he would never surrender the principle. Mr. Edmunds said it would certamly be curious to a disinterested spectator, if such were here, to witness this spectacle of an at- tempt to cast off a law which the wisest and bestof the republic bad so long struggled to obtain, and in the absence of whi President 0 often coerced the will of the peopie. The Democratic party in this chamber were solid in favor of repeal; some of them no doubt ©m principle, but others with the idea of piacing the Republican party ina disreputable cosition. Mr. Edmunds then read at length, from &n unpublished manuscript, an account of the debate in the Senate of the First Congress ow the subject of the President’s power of re- moval, which indicated that a majority of that body were of the opinion that the Sena! 5 copjointly with the President, the power of re- moval equr lly with the power of appointment. Mr. Eomands then asked why this law should be repealed. Was there no danger of future Andrew Johneonst Had the millenium really come? Was the race of bad Presidents and Vice Presidents extinct? This was a govern- ment notof men of law, and if our laws were to be done away with because we hap. pened to havea good man at the head of the government, we would soon have no laws or government at all. ites would ask the Senator to tell the truth, in the face of the Senate, whether this law had not been expressly enacted on account of Andrew Jobnson ! Mr. Edmunds.—Undoub'edly, and was not the bad conduct of King Jobn the reason of the Senator wish ‘was no more King Jobns? ‘The Senate, at 7 p.m., went into Executive ‘Seseion, and then adjourned. Proorees or THE Revolution 1n Cuna— Insurgents Under Command of An American, &c.— nts in the neighborhood of Sagua, Gite semner fifteen hundre., under com- mand of an American named Randolph Pole, formerly in the Confederate service, and Inteiv acler& in the mercantile house cf Bishop, n Sent the troops advancing agsiast the rebeis Ta sent the vancing in every di |. ‘The Government officers ar: working bard to re-establish commanicatious between and Paerto Principe. Skirmisbes bave taken place at Bacs, near Nuevi'as. Two es ‘in forty-eight hours yom the Cuban side. defeated at Moyardi, and are moving towards cerve Holgum. The Havana Diario wealthy planters and merchants are with the abolition proclamation iesued by the insar- gents in the Central Department A steam tran has arrived from Barcelona with 1,100 ish troops. Thereis great military activity 1 the Central and Eastern Depart- ments. Skirmishes betweea the troops and are in various quarters of the island, bat no serious engagements seem to have taken place. _EVENING STAR Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL ReveNUB.—The receipts to-day from all sources were $156, 76.74. ‘THE Senate confirmed only one nomination ye-terdny, namely: James Lindsey, to be Pen- sion Agent at St. Louis, THE KNOWING ONES s8y now that Colone: Balloch, of the Freedmen’s Bureau, stands 4 heck and shoulders above his competitors to he City Post Office. Govern kB Steaans, of New Hampsbire | Henry J. Raymond, of the New York Times tpi Bishop Ciarke, of Rhode Island, were on | the Senate floor to-day. GORGE McEtrrxsh, of the Metropolitan | Police, bas been detailed for daty at the Presi- dent's House. There are now three members of the police force at the White House, viz: Messrs. McElfresh, Fox and Ross. Revoat bad it te-day. that the name ot Hor. Jobn B. Allison had gone into the Senate for the Treasury Registersbip, but we are not all: to verify the fact up to the hour of going topress. Mr. Allison, it jis conceded, stands & good ebance for the nomination. THREB of the Louisiana members of Oon- gress who hold the Governor's certificate, W Cramie, of the tlith district, Michael Ryan, of the fourth district, and Adolph Bailey, of the third district_deny that they nave ex Pressed the intention of resigning, as has been stated. Evenzzer D. Basset, a colored man, cone nected with the Colored High School im Phil- adelpbia, is a prominent applicant tor the mis- sion to Hayti. His appointment is recommend- ed by the National Commitiee of Colored Men, and by Frea. Douglass, Geo. T. Downing, Jno. M. Langston, and other: CANpIDatas for the position of Register of the Treasury can take heart and try again. Mr. Halsey, of New Jersey, to whom some of tbe papers assigned the place, is not a candi- date for it. and has, we have reason for believing Authorized the statement that he will not accept the office. B. F. IsHERwoon, recently in charge of the Burean of Stexm Engineering at the Navy De- partment, retired from the office last evening. James W. King, who was confirmed a tew days since as the successor of Mr. Isherwood, entered upon the discharge of his duties this morning. BY SPECTAL ORDERS, issued from the Wai Department, the enlisted men of companies 1 and K,44th U.S lnfautry, (Veteran Reserve Corps,) bave been transferred as privates to tLe general service U.S. Army, to date March 1, 1-69. This order wall not change their assigu- ment to their present daties. THE NoMIWATIONS sent in to the Senata to- day were not of importance, and were maitily to fill vacancies in the revenue service. This is im accordance with the understood purpose of the President not to make any nominations of importance, except to fill vacancies, until action 1s had upon the tenure-of-office act. YET ANOTHER —Mr. A. Watson is a candi- date for City Postmaster, on the ground that he i+ a decided Republican, and is the inventor 0: the “self-sealing stamped newspaper wrap- pers,” by the sale of which the Post Office De- partment has cleared, be alleges, at $160,000, and he has received nothing. least ReEcrrRociry.—Mr. Washburne retired from the State Department at noon to-day, and Mr Fish took possession. It may be noted as an instance of reciprocity. that the last official act of Mr. Washburne was to countersign the com- mission of Mr. Fish as Secretary of State, and he first official act of Mr. Fish as Secretary of State was to countersign the commission of Mr. Washburne as Minister to France. MR. WIL80N introduced in the Senate this morning & bill relating to the Freedmen’s Bu- reau, which provides that the educational de- partment cf that bureau, and the collection and payment by the Commissioner of monies due to colored soldiers, sailors and marines, or their heirs, shall be continued until January 1, 171. Keferred to Committee on Military Affairs. Tae Hove Commitee on Foreign Aiairs hada meeting this morning, and took up the matter of Cuban and St. Domingo affairs. it was flually concluded to call upon the Secre- tary of State for all the recent information io the possession of the Government on the con- dition of affairs in St. Domingo and Cuba, aud to take -no action until such information was received. AMONG the candidates for Third Auditor of the Treasury is R. L. 13. Olarke, of Iowa, for some years a law clerk in the office of the Second Comptroller. He is backed, we hear, by the Iowa delegation and influentially other- wise, Mr. Clarke, we believe, is a brother of “Grace Greenwood” the authoress. Will A. Short of this city is also an applicant tor tbe place. A. M. Gaycewer, Exy, tor several years past Chiet Clerk of the Third Auditor’s Office, has been appointed Acting Auditor, rice Wilson resigned. Mr. G. is understood to be a candidate for the position, with a fair prospect ot success, his experience in the duties of the place and his steadfast Republicanism being strongly urged in his favor. THE RESIGNATION of Mr. S. M. Clark as Dis- bursing Clerk of the Construction Burean ot the Treasury Department, has been received and accepted by Secretary Boutwell. This act is understood to close the official connection of Mr. Olark with the Treasury Department, he having retired from the management of th» Currency Printing Division some time ago. Tue Grorcis Senaters.—Mr. Trambull from the Senate Judiciary Committee, this morning reported back the credentials of Messr. Hill and Miller, Senators-elect trom Georgia, with the recommendation that they be laid upon the table until the bill concern: tuat State be acted upon by Congress. Mr. Trambull stated that he made the report by direction of the committee, bat he was in favor of taking up and acting upen the credentials immediately. PostmieTREes AT RICHMOND Nomimarsp.— Among the nominations sent to the Senate to- day by the President was that of Mrs, Van Lew to be Postmistress at Richmond. Va. Thi appointment was made in consideration of the services rendered by Mrs. Van Lew during the Tebellion. she having sacrificed all of her property and sent her slaves through the lines With valeable information for General Graut while he was in command of the Army of the Potomac. By preection of the Secretary of the Navy the sea service of officers hereafter will be for a period of three years, counting from the day they receive their orders until they are ae- tachea on the return of theif vessel to the U: ted States. Officers who have been three years at sea will, on their retarm, be allowed three years ata shore station, and to make it tair for all, officers will bave to take their turns on the ferent stations. Those officers now on the ‘Mediterranean Cote not ety apres egain until performed duty oo ‘eoust of Brasil, Chins, Pacific, and Home Sqtadrcn, which will be the tonrofdety, OrriceRs or Tam Navy baye been directed, & general order just issued from the Navy Department, to inform the Secretary of the Navy of their actuat places of resi The odjret is to asceriain where they live, so tha! they may be assigned to duty at points nearest their places of residence, not only as a conve. nience to themselves, but alse to save ths Gov- ernment their traveliog expenses when ordered to distant points instead of those near home. SkcRETARY FisH took charge of the State Departmen: at noon to-day, relieving S-cretary Washburue, who had been in attend&ace from an early hour settling up seme official matte 's and recerving visitors, The new Secretary held a short conference with As: tary Hunter relative to the at partment, ard then gave indience to a large bumber of persons who had assembled to pay their respects to him. Mr. Wasaburne left tae State Department soon after Mr. Fish’s arri- val. Tim svsreNston of work in the Carrency Prinung Division of the Treasury was no might be supposed trom some of the newspiper Parsgraphs on the subject, om account of any eissatistaction with those in charge of that im, portant branch of the service, The stoppage was simply &@ precautiouary measure on the Patt of Secretary Boutwell, who desired to know, a8 any business man would, where he stood with reference to the stock on bana, gea- eral operations, etc. at the beginning of his Administration, and the fact of such stoppage Was not intended or expected to reflect upon any one. Mk. Rick introduced in the Senate this morn- ing a bill providing for the settlement of cer- tain claims. It provides that two additioust Judges of the Court of Claims shall be ap- pointed. The Chief Justice of the Court of Claims shall then designate three of the judges to constitute the Cnamber of Indian Claims. who shall settle all Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Choctaw, or Chicasaw Indian claims. When five years sball have elapsed from and afier the passage of the act, no vacancy on the bench of the Court of Claims enall be filled until the number of judges shall have been reduced thereby below five, of which number said bench shall hereafter consist. Mr. MORTON mtroduced in the Senate, this morning, a joint resolution prescribing the manner of proceeaing by State Legislatures upon amendments to the Constitution proposed to them for ratification. It provides that on the sixth legislative day of a regular session of a legally called special session of any State Legislature, each House ehall, at the hour of i2 m., consider stch umendment proposed, and if1t shall receive a majority of the votes of each House chall be held as duly ratified. It final action be not taken om the first day, tbe two Houses shall continue from day to day to con- sider the s.m+; nor shall action be hindered by the resignation or withdrawal, or refusal to quality, of a minority of either or of bota Houses. A SPECIAL ORDER bas been issued trom the Navy Department calling the attention of offi- cers to the regulations of the navy forbidding applications for duty through per-ons ef in- fluence, as all such applications must be made direct to the Secretary of the Navy,who is sap- Posed to be the best judge of what duty au officer is entitled to, and if made in auy other manner will not be attended to, The order sets forth that it is very apparent that an officer who can obtam service through inflaen‘ial friends must have a great advantage over ail others, and the least deserving may get the most important position. Duty will be as- signed according to the requirements of tue navy, and those officers will be assigned to service who are known to be most compet-a: to perform it. THE PRESIDENT was engaged from ten ‘ill twelve o'clock to-aay rec we calls from members of Congress and other privileged Persons, among whom were Secretary Bori+, Senators Cole, Howard, Cragin, and Moitou, the House Committee on Military Atfairs, and Representatives Young, Bennett, Giifillan, Dickey, Knapp, Prosser, Fogg, Stearns, Van Aernam, and Tappan. Allairs were more quiet this morning than usual, owing to the recent order restrictung au, diences to general visitors to the hour betwera bree and four o'clock. The baggage aud furniture of the President are to-day being moved from his late residence on Istreet to the White House, preparatory to 1t8 occupancy by his family. NEW ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE Tae. Uny.—We understand that Secretary Boutwell bas invited Hon. W. A. Richardson, of Boston, to become Additional Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, to fill the vacancy caus+d by the re tiracy some time ago of Hon. Edmund Uooper. The lucky man who is thus songht by the ol- fice has not yet signified whether he will ac- cept the position, but it is thought, from the friendly relations heretotore existing between the new Secretary and himself, that he ua not hesitate to do so; and it 1s likely that he ‘Will be here within a few days to enter upon the discharge of its dutles. Mr. Richardson is a prominent member of the Massachusetts bar, and has for some time past filled the office of Judge ot Probate tor Suffolk county. The appointment is consid- ered by those acquainted with Mr. R. as a mest excellent one in every re: pect. CONGRATULATORY Visit TO THE Szcre- TARY OF WAR—The appointment of Seeretary Rawlins seems to bave given general satistac- tion to men of all shades of opinion, becanse of bis unassummg manner, dignity of character, and eminent fitness tor the position; and his Popularity among his personal friends acd acquaintances is very great. Pursuant to a resolution adopted by @ large meeting of citi- zens‘ef Illinois sojourning in this city, which as held at Willard’s Hotel on Monday eveu- Dg, 8 delegation of gentlemen of that Stat-, called upon the new Secretary last evening ai old army headqearters, corner of I7th and G streets. After being greeted by several of his intimate friends, General Rawlins was iotro- duced to the assemblage, about 30) im number, by John Young Scammon, Esq., a wealthy banker of Chicago, who then addressed him in & brief speech, congratulating bim on his ac- jon to the office of Secretary gratitude I feel towards you for this compl: ment. ie! 2 hed 1m the councils of u of Ithnols as far as I Dave the al ‘to do so, remembering always that no soldiers upheld the nat! of any ite better than the soldiers of Illinois during the rebellion. In the discharge of the duties War Department I shall exercise the Bring Jesst0 thay ‘position, than tthe jess id there, bat waat I Ravel shall dovows TaE Stats or Gmonoia.—Mr. Trambull, from the Senate Judiciary Committee, this | MOrRIDE reported back the bill to enforce the | fourteenth amendment to the Constitution and | iaws of the United S:ates in the State of | Georgia, and to restore to that State the repud- | | lican government elected under its new consti. tution with an amendmént striking oat ¢ fomrth section whick provided, “rant tax dis- trict apd cireuit Courts of the Unwed States 19 | the stste of Georgia susll tave concurrent | jurisdicuom with the conrts onder the poo. visional government of ail offeuces and tirt- | bucsuch United States coarts sual not proc therein unless the party iojured, or some o jim his bebalf, (when his evidence cau | reasonably be obtained,) sball make | before a judge or commissiouer tat justice CAunot, to the best of bis belief, be obtaiued 1a in said provisional courts. 1, as reported, repeals tha: part of the | act of June 25, iss. which rela: | revives the military government of that enacts that the government organized the new constitution of Georgia shall continue in operauon during the pleasare provisional onl members of the pall aod be restored to to their such persons as may bave ben admitted there- to m their place shall vacate the same; and no petson shail be pecmicted to bold « seat in said jegisiature, or any office under said provis- tonal government, who is disqualified by the fourteenth amendment to the Constitauion of the United States. It further provides for stationing in the State such part of the land and naval forces as shall be sufficient to carry this act into full execution; and all officers in command of such forces shail, ou the demand of the acting governor of said State, reader military aid and assistance in the admiuistra- on of said government and in the protection of life and property and in the administration of justice. void, PAVEMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA AVeNCE.— Mr. Cole introduced m tne Senate this morning & bill to provide for the paving of Penusyivania avenue, which names Edward Qlark, Archi tect of the Capitol Extension, A. B. Mallec Supervising Architect of the Treasury, S.J. Bowen, Gen. N. Michler, and Chas. Il. Nichols, Preeident of the Levy ©ourt, as « commis: to determine the best kind of pavement to used iu paying Pew: ‘Ania Avenue from the Capitol gate to 15th street. The other pro- visions of the bill are similar to the bilis iutro- duced at the last session. FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS, This Afternoon’s Proceedings. Wepwespay, March 17. SENATE—The Vice President presented a memorial relative to the condition of affair: Georgia, which Mr. Trumbull asked to be inid om the table as the Judiciary Committee were prepared to on the sudjedt this morning. ir. Sumner presented an e:aboraie memorial from loyal Texas, setting forth the frightful condition of affairs in Texas, statiag that since Gen. Grant's election assassinations have ayer- aged two per day im that State, all of which they ascribe to “Jobnson’s policy.” We ask as the only means of protecting the legal peop that the State be subdivided into two or more military divisions or Territorities. Reterred to Judiciary Committee Mr. Vickers uted various memorials of the Hoard of je of Raitimore. Reterrea to Committee on Commerce Mr. Trumbail, trom the Judy tee, reported without recommen a, the bill toeniorce the 14th amendment iu the State of ‘Georgia, and to secure to that State the repu ‘an form Of govermment ty which sue is e: ary Coremi ed Mr. Trumbull stated that the committee Were equally divided on this bill, but the ma- jorsty Bad agreed om an amendment which ne Low reported. Mr. T. from the same committer, reported the credentials of Joshua Hill and H. B. Mill«, Senators elect from the S.ate of Georgia, with & recommendation that they Lie apon the table until fhe bill above mentioned is disposed of. Mr. T. did not concar with this recom- mendatiOn, as he thought action -hould be taken immediately on these credentials, and he asked that the report be placed on the file. Mr. Wilson introduord a bill in relation to the Freedmet.’s Bureau. Referred to Commit- tee on Military Affairs. Mr. Cole introduced paving of Pennsylvan Committer on District of Columpii Also, bill to fart the administration of jus- tice. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Conkling mtroduced a bill to encourage the building of steamsiips in the United States, and to authoriz- the establishing of a line of steamers between New York and Europe. Ke- ferred to Committee on Commerce. Mr. Morton introduced the joint resointion, of which notice was heretotore given, relative to the Manner in Which constitutional amend- ments may be ratified by the State Legisia- tures, which be asked to lie on the table On motion of Mr. Chandler, the President Was requested to communicate to the Senate copies of the correspondence netween James Buchavan, late President of the United States, and Lewis Cass, late Secretary of State, rela- live to the proper means to be taken to avert or subdue the rebellion which was then impend- ing, and which led to the resignation of the said Mr. Chandler called up the bill to authorize the New York, London aud Newfoundland Telegraph Company to land their submarine cable on the shores of the United States. ‘Mr. Stewart moved an amendment reserving to Congress the right to amend or repeal thi- act at pleasure; which was agreed to. Mr. Stockton moved to ameid by autvorizing any ocean telegraph company incorporated by the laws of any State, to land their cabies on our shores. Mr. Sumper hoped the amendment would Bot pass, aud objected to making the bill a gen - eral one. herman could see no objection to the amendment. The discustion was furtber continued until the expiration of the moraing hour, when it Wentover. and the unflushed business being the Tenurr-of Ollice maatter it was taken up. upon which Mr. Edmunds of Vermont had the oor. Mr. Edmunds, in support of his views, pro- ceeaed to Tesd from the detates of the Seante of 4. 1826. At that period, said Mr. E., the statesmen of the day, reprensenti bili to provide for the venue. Reterred to cletks, or by somebody eler, for the parpose of Orveating tBat part of the bi Mr Schenck (Obio) defended the rarolling clerts, and said they weer as setts (Mr. Bather He further stated that the Ingis. uestion had po business im AB RP/TO- Priavon bill, because it properiy belonged in & tax bill Mr. Holman (1nd.) defended the Enrotied Bul rt though that geutieman was not vow a member of the House, be would say that bis integrity could not be impugned by the geatieman trom Ma-tachusetts,(Mr Betier.) ifthe grotiema from Massachusetts, (Mr .) intended to charge fraud upon the Committer Eo’ 1 Bilis, either directly or tndurectiy, b= brew the cbarge back tm his tance. If the geatiom: from Massachusetts, (Mr. Batier,) intimated either now or remote that the committee Rad ptentionaily omitted these lives from the bill, ‘ne intumated WBAt was false in every particu. jar ‘Mr. Dawes (Mass) said there was nothing evidence before the Committee on Appropria- tions to show tha’ any tutentional fraud was committed, either by the enrolling ele the Commitive oa Earolled Bulls ir ply an oversight, which occurred Pressure of business consequent on the I days of the session. Mr. Butter (Mass.) said Mr S benck stood ap for the whisky ring, and intima ‘trot was committed im the tnt concern Mr. Schenck (Obto) replied that tleman from Massachusetts oe what besaid, he would i was not true. He w bor the defend ring Mr. Hiair (Mich.) and ML tended that the legu Us'Dess In AB Appropria erly belonged in a tax bill TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoons Dispatches, SALE or TH LYDE LINE oF STEAMERS. t am pion of the whisky or any other Paros worth (11 qarsiion nad mu bili. It prop- ©. [Special Dispatch to the STAR.) New York, March 1.—The Washing and New York steamship line this day cow pleted, (brough their President, J. W. Taomp son, of Washington, the parchase of the ipa line of steamers plying between New York and Georgetown. Price paid fifty thousand dol! By thw srrangement the M-rchants’ bine becomes the only one on this route, ai- though the accommodations for freight and passage will be as great as beretofore far- nisbed by both lines. These tive competi past, the result must be we eratifyiog to the chants owning the successtal live, who thus succreded in vanguisbing their old and formidable antagonist Reported Capture ol Expected Veto of a CuICAGO, March 17—A special Omaba dis- patch to the Trifune reports the story of Gep. } er's capture, Bu’ gives no aaditional par- ticuiars, A special despatch from Springetd ¢ SoutRymouth of the Chicago River to 16th street to the I Con | Rotlroad The aupiversary of St. Patrick's day is rec- ognized in this city to-day, by processions, s morning. He had to fo to the fourth story, and went ap on the dumb-waiter; be then found the door locked. In order to grt into the room be got out of the ‘WIDOW on the staircase, and Aliempled to slep Across @ window opening into the room; foot slipped on seme ice which was en the Window ledge, and he fell to the pavement. ———— THE MONARCHIST OF 5) A KING RE. Maprrp, March 17.—During the setting of the Constituent Cortes, yesterday, Gen. Prim, Mouister of War, annoanced that the Monarch. ists Were prepared with their candidate for | the Spanish throne, and stated that his mame Would soon be made public. FASHIONABLE AMER IN Pan Paris, March 17.—James B. Andrews. Exq.,ot New York,son of Loring Audrews, was’ married to’ Miss F Griswoid | Field, yonngest daughter ot W. Field, at the U.S. Legation in this city. to day. | ST- PATRICK'S DAY IN BALTIMORE. | BavTimome, March 17.—A snow storm which | contmued until ten o'clock, ushered an St. Patrick's day, the day is cloudy ana disagreea- bie; the Ninth regiment MN. G. Irish and catholic beneficial societies of ¢ veral parishes are now parading the streets, with banners and music. FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN GERMANY. . Sane an, Rene v ‘The North German Par- tament passed a bill securing freedom of Speech in all the Diets of Germeay, FINANCIAL > VUOMMERCIAL. ‘There was a {ttle more activity joney in some quarters in New York yesterday after- Boon, but firstclass borrowers found no diff- culty im getting suppliea at 7 per cent on call. The currency balances in the Sub- tbere was increased yesterday by the trausfer 0f 83,000,000 Irom Washington. es, 1565... Five Twenties, Jan. & July, 65..1 By Five Twenties, Jan. & July, °67..115 1355 Five Twenties, Jan. & July, 6..1'5 M35 Ten Fi erence nonsense, Sd ] Lewis Johnson & Uo. quote stocks and boude am Dome and foreign markets as foliows : ——e—___ Financial Matters im Baltimore To-day. Baltimore, 16.—Vi1 in- sree hate ee ors,