Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1869, Page 1

eS , THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED BAILY, Sunday Excepted, At the Sar Bullding, 8.W. Corner Pennsyivanis Av and Lith Stree | sv Tse EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY. The STAK w served by the Carriere to theit sabdscribers in the Oity And District at Tap Osers pxx WEEE Oo) ‘at the counter, wit? of without wrap} PRicB BOR MAILINe:—Three months, One jars; one yest, Five Dollars No Panes are sent from the office longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR published on Friday morning—One Dollar and a Halfa Year. OFFICIAL. LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, Passed at Third Session of Fortieth Congress ——e [Porn wi Am AcT MA<ing appro, sauuMs for sendry evil expenses of the geverusment for the year ending June thiruetp, eiguteen hundred aud seventy, an for other purposes. Be th enacied ty the Senate and House of Rep e- ak America in Cone ‘be followin? sums be, me are hereby, appropri wt, for tn- auc ope endipg the thirtieth June, eghteeu uuudred abd seven y, viz ‘S AND TREASURY NOTES. ces ary expenses im carrying into effec: the several acts of Congress authoraiaz oan and the i %, owe mil- hou twe bande i dollars MISCELLANEOU! For carry: the tnurtivth of Aug -twWe. for the De t Sengers on vesels prop-lied in whol ag Ada Jecal in=peciors, eight Buadred duliar. travelling eXpemees of the supervisin inspectors, teu thousand dollars: for tae ' thou.an the pubiie interest requ’ a. tor may be allowed for travel in PY Jocal taspec- mY ome year m pot exeveding seven bum Fed doliace the salary eud travelling «xpenses of cit] agent of the department, three thosau. six bunared dollars, for the expenses of the Meeting of the bourd of supervising inspectors, imcluding trave: ard necessary incidental ex- penses, printing of manual sud report, four theusand dollars; for stationery, for furnitare of offices and repair thereof, for repair aud transporiation of instruments, aad tor fael aud hgbts, fifieen thousand dollars. For expenses im detectirg and bringing to trial and punishment persons e: giged in cour- terfeiting Wessury notes, bonds, and other securities of the United States, as well as the coins of the Untied Siates, aud other frauds upon the government, one hundred dollars. To meet expenses to be incurred in the prose- cution and coliection of claime due the Uatted ‘States, fifteen thousand @vilars, t> be disbursed under tbe direction of the Secrea y of the ‘Treasury. For facilitating communication betwe-n the Atlantic and Pacific States by electrical teie- graph, forty thuusand dollars. For suppiyiug deficiency in the fund for the relief of sic and disabled seamen, one huadred thousand dollars. For the construction of four steam revenue cutters, viz: one for Alaska, one for Cola nbia Tiver, Oregon; one for Mobile, Atavana; and one for Charleston, South Carolina, three bua- @red thousand dollars: Provided, That said eutiers shall not cost more than the sum herevy appropriated. ‘To detray the expense of a preliminary sur. yey of the site for tue proposed navy yard w! League island, flv- thousand dollars. For the completion of a bridge over the Dako"2 river, aud to locate and survey the oad from said br dge to the Vermilion bridge, one thousand dollars. in counectioa w.th the late Bureau of Freed- men aad Refugee - -For Wasbing.on Asylum and Hospital, Washing: deetriet of Columbia, twenty-five thousand dvllars: for Kichmond A+ylam sud Hospital, Hichmond, Virgimia. Sven thousaad dollars, Vicksburg Asyiam and Ho-pirai, Vicksburg, Mississ:pp:, ten thousand dolla: lor the present fiscal year: Provided, That on And After the cloe of the present fiscal year the said asylums and hospitals shall te discoa- unwed. For collection and payment of bounty, prizs Money, and otber legitimate claims of colured soldiers and sailors for the f.cal year ending Jane thirtieth, eighteen hundred aud sveuty, and for salaries of aceuts and clerks, oue Bundred and forty-five thousand dollars: For rent of offices, .wel and lignt, tweaty-five thousand doliars: For office furniture, three thousand dollars; For stationery and printing, twenty thog.acd dotiars For mileage and transportation of offfcersand agrnis, eighieen thousand doliars; For tele graphing 9nd postage, three thousand dvilars; brimg im ail two hundred and fourteen thousand dollars. For compensation of the acting charge d’af- farres ad interim at Venecuel: four thousand five hundred d trom the first day of Juge iast wu 48a Minister shali be appointed Hi take ebarge of the legation, such sum as may be Becesear SURVEY OF THE Coast. For the survey of the Atiaati: and Galf coasts of the Uniied States, iucludimg compe: ‘sal f civihans engaged im the work, excluding pay and emoluments of offi the army and navy, aud petty officers of the navy employed im the work, two hun- dred and seventy. five thousand dollars. For continui he “Pacific coast of the t compen- viliaus epzaged im tae work, one d seventy-five thousand dollar: For publishing the observations maae in the ug compensation of civiliaas e ‘we Work, bwo thousaud dollars, the publication to be made at the Government Privucg Office. For pay and rations of engineers for steamers used in the bydrography of the cuast surv-y, no longer supplied by the Navy Departmeat. per act of June twelfth, eighte dred aad firty-eigbt, five thousand dollars. For repairs and maintenance of the comple- ment of ve-sels used in the coast survey, thiriy thousand doliars. NURTHERN AND NOKTHWESTELN LAKES. For the survey of northern and north lakes, one bunared thousand dollars: [ror ude, That any surplus charts of the northwestern lakes may be scid to navigators upon seh vermsas the Secretary of War may preserit ». To procure a survey and report aud for re- pairing wharf a: the site for the navy yard on the river Thames, near New London, Conuec- trent. deeded to the Uuited States for aaval pur- poses, ten thon<an linrs; but wo further amount shal! be contracted to be paid for tus purpose LIGHT-HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT. Fer the Allsntc, Guif, Lake, aad Paci Onst, Vie For supplying the lighr-houses and bea Nights with Ol, wicks, giass chimneys, cham is kus, WhIUD, spirit: of wine, polishing p» #- Grr, cleaning lowels, brushes. aud other weces- sary expenses of the s repairing a d Keeping im repair the ighumg apparatus, two bundred and fifty-one th -usand seven bu i seventeen dollars. For the necessary repairs aod incidental ex- proving and refitting light-hou es 2 Coppected there with, two bua- Gred and twenty -five thousand dollars. For salaries of five hundred and eignty-nine Keepers of light-Douses and lighted be icons, and their as ustants, four Ruadred aud fitty-six thousand dollars For seamen’s wages, repairs. supp! incidenial expenses of twenty-four 1 jr, tWo undred and thirty-two thoasand two hundred an. dollars. For expen-s of raissog, cleaning, paiatiug, Fepairing, rem ciag {Temooriug.} aud supplyiug losses of bencous and buoys, and for ebains and “ekers jor (he same,two huadnd and fity theurana doliars. For repairs aud incidental expenses of refit- ting and improving fog-signals and buildings conmected therewith. thirty thoussad dollars For expenses of visiting and inspecting lights and ¢’her aids to navigation, two thousaad dol- jars. For # light house on Hult-way Rock, Casco bay, Maice, fifty thousind dollars. ‘or rebuilding Pium Island ligat-ststi a, in addition to former appropriations, eleven thoa- sand dollars. SSS | For repairs and renovationsat Throg’s Neck, highlands at Neversink, Sandy Hook. Coaover beacon, and Fort Tompéins lichr-station at New Jersey, thirteen thousand four hundred do! lars. For stake-lights in the Hudson river, two narrows, Lake jew York, five thousand doliars ford River beacou, Coa- Becticut, eight thous nu dollars. For building a wharf gad shed for landing acd storage of buoys at Black Rock lig! ton, Connecticut, eight d dol For repairing and ei brick wall on tbe north side of, and filling in and grading Frounds at the Staten Island light-Rouse de- vow. twelve thousand five hundred dollars. For repailding a first-class lignt-house at Cape Hiateras, North Catohua. in addition to former appropriations, forty thousand dollars. For replacing the tev-dsy beacons formerly ‘Bing the Floriga reefs, fitty thousand dol- For rebailding ca Island Lght-station, fif- . teen thousand dol! movations at Proctorville igbt-station, five ra- Cbampiain, F rebuilding Si Doliar and Fifty Cente; six months, Three Dol. | ! | , | * heremna ter expresstd tor tne fiscal ve ar | Che vs. XXXII. nening Star. : WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1969. Point aux Herbes, Lou- islapa, to take the place of Bon Foact Iteht ation, destroyed by tne rebels, Aa i wow Te- tablished. eight thousand dotla: For a ne For s light-house at twenty-ninth M: eighteea bundred and sixty-seven, fitty thousand dol- lars. Fora new light-house place the one de troyed in th ith aud sixth of Uctoder, eighteen and sixty. cevem, sixty thousand dollar For re uiiding 8 hgat-st Dat the «Swas! Tex s, iz thousand dollars For 4steim tender for light-house and buoy service in the Gulf of Mexico, fitty thoussud co lars For rebuilding Grand Riyer lnrht-station, Lake Enve, thirty thousand dollars Por a ligbt-hou e an pier of protection at end, bio, forty-five thousand dollars For repairs and tmprovements at Genesee light Like Gatario, thirteen theasand buadrd Ly For repairs and renovations at Graesy Islard and Monroe light-stations, three thousand three hundred dollars. For range I-ghts to mark the channel into Presque Isle harbor, Lake Haron, seven thoa- sand five hundred dollars. For the construction of a light-howse on Spec- tacle reef, Lake Huron, one hundred thousand dollars For repairs and renovations at South Manitou and Point Hetzey light-stauons, Lake Michi- gon, four thousand dollars. For rebuilding the keeper's dwelling ai Markegon light-station, Lake Micbigan, in ad- ditien to former appropriations, six thousand dollars For repairs and renovations at St. Joseph's, Michigan City, Lao, geht island, Minnesota Poi id other light-stations, five thousand six bundred dollars. 0 renovations at Hayley’s jon, subject to provisions of act of Congres: and sixty-seven, in addition priations, fifteen thousand dollars. For rebuilding Portage River hght-house, Lake Supertor, twelve thonsand dollars. For rebuilding Eagle River light-house, Lake Supercr, fourteen thousand dollars. For e1 og the Light-house Hoard to ex- periment with new iHuminating apparatus avd fog-signals, in addition to former apprepria- tions, four thousand dollars. For two first-eiass light-ships, for relief ves- = outside stations, one hundred thousand jollars For compensation of two superintendents of Iite-savieg stations mpon the coast of Long Island and New Jersey, three thousand dollars For compensation of fiity-four keepers of stations, at two buedred dollars each, ten thousand eight hundred dollars. For contingencies of life-saving stations on the coast of the United States, ten thousand dollars: Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall have power, after a week's notice to the public, to sell id convey any real estate no longer used for light-house pur- Pores, the avails of such sale to be paid into the national treasury. For life-boat station on Narragansett Beach, Rhode Island, to be expended under the dir-c tion of the Secretary of the Treasury. tive thousand dollars. REVENUE OUTTER SERVIC For pay of officers and pilots, four hundred | and eignt thousand six hundred dollars. | For rations for officers and pilots, twenty- ight thousand four hundred and seventy-nine dollars. For pay of petty of officers and crew, three hundred and eighty thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars. For rations of petty officers and crew, one bundred and thirty-three thousand five bun- dred and sixty-one dollars. For fuel, one bundred thousand dollars. For repairs and outfits, one hundred and twenty-five thousand do'lars. For supplies of ship chandlery, fifty thou- sana eight hundred dollars. For travelling expenses, five thousand dol- Jar TRUCTION BRANCH OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. For completing main stairway west wing. eight bousand five hundred dollars: Proviurd That all moneys appropriated for the extension «ft the Treas: only by one of u For annual repairs. tea thousand doll For repairs and preservation of public build- ings, one hundred thousand dollars. For furpiture and repairs of same for public buildings, fifty thousand dollars. For fire-proot vaults tor depositories, twen- ty-five thousaad dollars For fuel and miscellaneous items tor custom- houses and other public buildings belonging to the United States, under the supervision «f the Secretary of the Treasury, forty thousand dol- jars. For the preservation and protection of the Public daildings Blready commenced and tor the completion of wi bo Appropriation is Made. twenty-five thousand dollars. For remeval of hydraulic weights and con- situction of the northwest siairway in the Treesury butlding, tem thousand dollars. For laying the foundation aud commencing the building for the post office and sab-treasury in Boston, Mas-achuseits, two hundred thou- sand dollars. For laying the foundation and commencing the building for the post office in New York two hundred thousand dollars: Provided. Thet the Secretary of the Treasury and the Postmaster General are hereby authorized. with the assent of the State of New York, to exchange a part or the whole of the point at the Soutberly extremity of the park, now the prop- erty of the United States, wich the city of New York. for an equal or greater amount of land further up said park with public places on the northerly and southerly sides of the land so required: Provided, That no money shall be paid aud co liability incurred tor such ex. ge. For custom-house in Banger, Maine, twenty- five thousand dollars. Foreustom-houre in Cairo, Illinois, thirty *bousand dollars For post office and court-house at Columbia, South Carolina, seventy-five thousand dollars: Provi'e?, That the site for the same shall be given to ibe United States. For customaouse in Portland, Maine, thousand doliars. For custom b.use im St. Paul, Mi fifty thousand dollar For custom-house at Portland, Oregon, fitry thou-and dollars. For court-nouse amd post office, Madison, Wisconsin, fitty thousand dollars. For the completion of a custom- house, conrt- Bouse, and post effice building at Kaoxyiile. ‘Tennessee, iu addition to former appro- priations, five thousand dollars. For purchese of building Known as «the Club House,” at Charleston, South Cirolina, and the fitttag up thereof for the use of the United States courts, forty-six thousaad dol- lars,or so much thereof as may be required, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby su- thorized to make such purchase and fit up ssid building for the said : Provided, Tost the same can be done at an expen.e not larger than the said forty-etx thousand dollars. For court-house and post office in Portland, Mane, tweaty-fve Kaegg-ow a ‘ For appraisers’ stores, Philadelphia, twe: five thousand dollars. For branch mint, Sen Francisco, one hua- a and fit aan Sarena Aibeein: A ‘or couri-bouse, Spri wen- jars: Provii That ty-five thousand tne Becseary of the T: y at discre- Uon, designate any officer of United States | whe bas gi for the faithful prr- juties, as disbursing agent for tbe payment of all moneys that are or may be sppropriated for the comstruction of public buildings authorized by law in their respective districts. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. RENT OF OFrICB FOR SURVEYORS GENERAL. For rent of surveyor general's office in the Territory of Dakota, tuel. books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand lars. For rent of surveyor general's office for the Territory of New Mexico, tuel, books, station» a incidental expenses, one thoa- sand two hundred dollars. For rent of sw: general's office of C11!- fornia and Arizona (Arizona,) fuel, Books. sta- tionery, aud other incidental expenses, four theusand dollars. For rent of surveyor general's office 1n Ore- gon, fuel, books, centionery. and other inciden- tal expenser, including pay of messenger, two thousand dollars. etioges Ter: ory, fe a1. boo Stoney. Washington Territory, fuel. re ied other incidental expenses, two thoussad dollars. 1a alc Mesa aa ar aS — expenses, two thousand five hundred jollare. For rent of office for the surveyor general of Nevada. fuel, books, stationery, and other inci- dental expenses, two thousand dollars, For office rent of the are general of lows and Nebraska, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental exp & es, two thousand dollars. * For rent of office of surveyor general of Mon- tana, fue! stationery, aud other inciden- tal expenses, two thousand dollars. For rent of office of the surveyor general of the Territory of Utah, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand aotla: For a continuance of the geological survey of the territories of tne United States, by Pro- fessor Hayden, wader the direction of the S-c- retary of the Interior, ten thousand dotlars For continuing the collection of statistics of Mines and mining, by Professor R. W. Riy- mond, ten thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Seeretary of the Treasury. The sum of twenty-five hundred dollars appropriated for said purpose by the Act of July twenty, eighteen hundred and sixty- eight, shall be transferred by the Commis-ioner of the General Land Office to the Treasury De- partment to be expended as provided in said act. [To ve Continued } Dar aRTMENT OF STATR, } Wasnrncton, D.C, March 19, 1569.5 Informaticn has been received at this depart mevt from Mr. J. H. McCalley, tne Uonsul of the Unied States at C lao, Pera, of the death, on the 6th of February last, at Junin, of Oap- tam Duneing, of the bark «Virginia Dare.” ht ERTS DASARI CONGRESSIONAL. Conclusion of Yesterday's Preceedings. Senate.—After our report closed— Mr. Schurz continuing his remarks on the bili to repeal the Tenure-of-Office act, said rn- mors bad been flying around that the President felt vexed because the law bad not been repeal- ed, and that if it was not, he shou'd send in no nominations. He agreed that in consi this grave question the Senate had nothing to do with the rumors, but he must confess that they filled bim with deep solicitade, for being constantly reiterated they might create artificial ill-teeling. The Sevat with the Congress and the people against bim he might not thwart their will, be could yet givea great deal of trouble. For the present Presi was not necessary for bim to express his high opinion, but it was such that ne thought that that eminent officer must be disgusted by the wholesale adulations which were so constant Jy poured upon bim. Mr. Schurz concluded with the expression of the hope that the whole ctvil service would soon be remodeled. Mr. Sprague attackrd the argument of Mr. Feesenden, and said that although tbat Senator declared bis own intention to vote for repeal. his remarks bad altogether been of such a na- ture as to give comfort and encouragement to the opponents of repeal. He then went into an analysis of the composition of Congress. In ibe Senate there were, out of 63 m- mbers, 45 lawyers, and in the House the proportion of of lawyers was as great, if not greater. These were meu skilled in the wiles of men, cducated and talenwd and ambitious, and they now wanted to centre all power in themselves. Lovking at the matter in the light of experience aud reason, he would sooner trust the power in the hands of one man who was responsible to the people than to sixty men who wera respon- sible 10 no one. History proved that in all bodies of men, in similar position, the constant sum was to grasp more power. in our late war there was not one virtuous or bigh toned principle animating the contest- ante. It was nothing but a struggle for place and power, which commenced right here in this chamber. In his judgment the subversion of this government was in more danger trom a body constituted as this than from any other scurce. So concentrated was its power and influence, that iu the last six years he would sooner bave faced a triple line of wayoneis than stood up bere and opposed any of the measures of the majority, as any one who pretended to do so was houided and hunted down, ‘The President of the United Stat-s, who was responsible to the peopie, should not consider this body: he shouid not place himself in the power of a body which was responsible to no one. From the evidenee which he saw around bim, be was foreed to the conclusion that ‘his body intended to cling to its power, but be warned them in time that the people would not submit toit. The fine talk which we had here now Was designed to mislead the country, but he dd not intend tbat the country should be micled. He a<ked this body bad it 1.6€ misled the country! Before the rebellion, noone ia this chamber sivod up and warned the people of the impending catastrophe, and they were totally unprepared yor it when it came. He claimed that this Yody and the House were entirely de- ficient iu the qualities which would secure gisiation. Everything that was done not for the welfare of the people, but to build upaparty, He would go for no party that did not act for the interest, the horor und the good of the people, and neither one or the other of the great parties of the couatry had ever acted thus. They say to Grant now. we are not willing to trust you, and we will bold this little instrument over your head, to let it fall and crush you 11 you are not faithful to us. There are in this country to-day 500,(00 anxious men and wowen applicants for office. and many of them are notoriously unfit for the positions, aud without the supreme power of removal, the administration cannot properly conduct the service of the government. If this ts a question of tyranny, he would prefer the tyranny of one man to the tyranny of a connected body of men. He would pre.er the tyranny of one man, with some human..y and some responsibility, to the tyranny ofa body of men without responsibility and without ac- countability. If the power of removal is to remain within the control of this body, the people may well look with suspicion on it. We fight against utled aristocracy; there never WAS & Utled aristocracy on the globe in whom such tremendous power was concentrated. Mr. Nye had not intended to take part in th discussion, but he couid not suffer to go unchal- lenged the remarkable words of the Senator from Rhode Isianad. Under the old commun jaw the Senator might have been indicted 1s common scold. The Senator was very much concerned about the future of the country, and the great danger it was in from the lawyers. Mr. Nye then went into a eulogy at some length of the legal profession, which, he said, was assailed by this Boanerges trom Rhode Island Why did his friend yote tor this tenure-of-office law which be now regarded with so much horror! He voted for it because @ great emer- gency called for it. Mr. Patterson, by unanimous & report from the Committee of the resolution to revive the Joint Committee on Retrenchment, which provides that it sbatl consist of four members of the Senate and five members of the House. Mr. Corbett next took the floor. He said if this law was to be continued, the Senate would be compelled to go into xn inquisitorial exami- nation at the next session. The law shoula be Tepea.ed. One men could judge better in the miter of appointments and removals from office than ® number of men, and the President should be left free. If the President was not untrammeled in selection of bis officers, in bis (Mr. ) opinion the revenue could net be collected or the service of ment taihtully and be an | ‘Sdministered. Bayard regarded this proposition to su: pred the act as great inconsistency, and, in ct, improper. lf the Semate possessed this pared ch it ae ee it ‘BO more right to delegate it temporan. to another than it bad toassumea power whic! was forbidden it by the Constitution. The bv reer Of this act would be disingenaous sllogical. ‘The Senate then went into executive session, and adjourned. Hovea.— After our report closed— ‘Tbe Committce rose, and the Indian appro Ppriation bill and amendments were report d to ‘the House, when @ vote was taken the bill eed. Mor. Judd, (11.,) from the Committee on For- e Affaire, offereda resolation that the com- mittce be instructed to a, into all the cir- cumstances connect: d with the arrest and im- risonment of Mrssrs. Bliss and Masterman, aay. Agreed to. The House then adjourned antil Monday. —~-re MECRIPTION TROUBLES 1m SPain— thse the Troops and Insw and troops have bees despatched to that neigh- borbood. is as discoy- EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. InteenaL Revenve.—The rec-pts to-day from this source were $288,696.76. Curer Exoingw Willian Roberis, of the navy, has resigned, and his reziznation hi been accepted by Secretary Borie, Iv 18 REPORTED that Rizo Rangabe, the pres- eot Greek Minister to Washington, bas been appointed Minieter to Constantinople. Maxvet R. Garica, Argentine Mini and family, arrived in this city yc>terday, and tock rooms at the Metropolitan Hotel. Tue PREstpenT received a number of Sena- tors and Representatives this morning. Sen: tors Morton, Cameron, and Schurz and Spea\ Biaine were among those who had intervie wi SECRETARY Bore left here last evening for Bis home in Phijadelphia, and will be absent until Tuesday or Wednesday next, The daties of the office in the meantime will be discharged by Vice Admiral Porter. Tus Hovse Fotpine Room.—Yesterday, Mr. Lapham, recently in charge of the reporter's gallery of the Honse, was appointed to the su- per.ntendency of the folding-room, in place ot Col. Spicer. THOSE FIGURING on the probable result of the vote in the Senate on the repel ot the Tenure of Office bill, estimate this afternoon that repeal will be carried by the following voie: ayes 33, noes 28. “MR. WiLaon introduced im the Senate this morning @ resolution authorizing the Presi- dent tc place the name of Brevet Major Gen- eral S.P. Heintzelman on the retired list of the army, with the tall rank of the command held by him when wounded. Ma. HaMLin, irom the Committee on the District of Columbia, this morning reported to the Senate a bill continuing the charter of the Alexrrdria and Georgetown Steam Packet Company for twenty years from January ist: 1869, and the same was passed, AMONG THRE VISITOES to the President to-day Were the Commitiee on Territories of the House of Representatives, who called to pay their Tespects, and a delegation of Pennsylvanta State Senators, to see about appointments in that State. Mr. T. L. TULLOCK, secretary of the Repub- lican Congressional Committee, bas been ap- pointed Appomtment Clerk of the Treasury, and entered upon his duties to-day. Mr. Niles, who bas recently been acting as ap- Ppointment clerk, will resume his tormer po- sition as assistant. It 18 A NOTICEABLE FACT, which visitors to the Internal Revenue office thls morning were not slow to observe, that the table of the Com missioner was clear of papers. This, we take may be regarded as an indication that work is to be kept up to time under the new regime. Vic8-PREsIDENT UoLrax this morning Inid before the Serate a communication .com F. M_ Drew, Secretary of the S.ace of Ma ne, trons- mitting ® ceriified copy of the act recently adopted by the Legislatare of that S. ate ratify- ing the Cons.itut‘onal Amendmeat. How, W. A. Ricuann3ox, Assistant Secre- tary of the Treasury, leaves for Boston this evening wih the view of arranging his bust- ness there preparatory to entering on bis new dutes in the Department here. He expects to return to Washington early next week. Mr. WILson introduced in the Senate this m¢raing & jointresotation donating the Lincoln Hospital in this city, to the Columbia Hospital for Wcmen and Lying-in Asylum. The r-so- thorizes the Secretary of War to convey as & gist the buildings known as the Lincoln Hospita: THE SENATE yesterday, in executive session, confirmed only three nominations, as follows: Elizabeth Van Lew, Postmistress at Rich- mond, Va.: John Titus, United States Judge for the Territory of Arizona; Dudley W Haynes, Pension Agent for Brooklyn, N. Y. vice Porter, resigned. Mk. A. WILLIAMSON, of this city, is an ap- Plicant foran English consulship, and 1s en- dorsed by Marshall ©. Roberts, Robert Lin. coln, and others. Mr. Williamzon will t= remembered as the tutor of Willie and Thad. Lincoln, and now has a piace in the Second Auditor's office. Tue PResipEnt has appointed Me=srs. Jas W. Haines, Frederick A. Tridle, and William Sherman, Goverament Commissioners to ex- Amine and report on completed sections ot the Central Pacific railroad, of California, and the Western Pacific railroad, in place of John Big- jer, Frank Denver, and Thomas J. Henley, re- moved. (GENERAL SHBRIDAR has left for New Yo k, where he will remain for a day or two, when he will proceed to bis new command. His opinions of St. Louis are evidently not of the highest grade, and be will not make that city his headquarters. The President, at his request, bas added the State of Lilinois to bis command, and bis headquarters will be at once estab. lished in Chicago, to which city he goes direct from New York. G. W. Harton (colored) is Scavenger tor the Fourth Ward. He 1s also Briagadier Gene- ral Of the “Boys in Biue.” A pertinacious Office-seeker, who is boring everybody for -e. commendations, called on Mr. Hatton to-day for bis official signature—meamng, of course, as B. G. of the B. 1. B. Hatton, who is something ef a joker, as well asasmart poliiician, promptly complied, and signed himself in letters 80 .arge that he who ruas might read, «Guo. W. Hatton, Scav- uNGER FourtH Wamp.” The last ceen of the disgusted office-.ceker he was hard at work with a big eraser endeivoring to expunge this most unsatisfactory “official” endorsement. A VBEERABLE OLD GABTLENAR, dressed 11 leather breeches, bas called upon us for our potential aid in his behalf for the English miz- sion. His name is Qoombs. He 1s a philan thropist, and he founds his claims to succeea Reverdy Johnaon upon his likeness te Horace Greeley and Benjamm Franklin, and to his having afforded relief to 8 good many English widows, and others im distress. Also, apon his scientific attainments—he baving been in the dagueirean business, and in vented telegraphy. He is a highly estimable and erratic old chap, and in our opinion will represent us at the court of St. James quite as creditably as Hor. aceGreeley. We advise Mr. Coombs to hitch up his leather breeches and go for that mission Mn. Ropsets, the newly accredited Minister Of the Provisional Government of Spain to the United States, was officially presented to the President yesterday. In reply to his addres: 1m presenting hue letier of credence, President Grant said: Mr. Koberis: Lam Bappy to receive you as and Mi ary, tnd Minister Plent vert have excited ana will con! tain a lively interest here, Soran saveetens a of Spain, ‘The dispos tocxert yourself duriag your w ecg stad Saree may 2 shall be cordiatly Tocated by me, ~ NE. 5,001. ‘Mz. Howarp, from the Committee on the Pagific Railroad, this morning reported back the joint resolution, which passed the House a few days since, for the protection of the inter- eats of the United States ip the Union Pacific Railroad Company, with a recommendation that the committcs be discharged from further comsiderat!oa of the ame. ‘Mr. SUMNER presented in the Senate this morning a petition signed by a number of citi- zens of Washington, calling the attention of Congress to the condition of that section of the city from the Capitol to H strcet north, and trom 2d street east to New Jersey avenue, and also where the tracks of the railroad go round the foot of the Capitol, stating that said streets are often blocked up by the Baltimore aad Ubio Railroad; the corporation of Washingion allowing the railroad company to so obstruct the streets. Referred to Committee on the Dis- trict of Columbia. SENATOR SPRAGUBE struck out notably ye:- terday in his arraignment of his fellow-mem- bers as Iawyers incompetent to represent the People, and the Senate ana tyrannical and ir- responsible body, to whom power could not be ssfely trusted. His associates seemed thun- derstruck to hear Mr. Sprague saying such things as these. Very much astonished, too, ‘Were the galleries. The reporters could hardly believe their ears. But it was really so. It Was the jumior Senator from Rhode Island who was saying these things. Mr. Nye play- fully defended the iawyers trom the + sledge- hammer assaults of the Boanerges of Rhode Island,” but the other Senators seemed too much asionished to make any reply. THE ComMiesionsR OF INTERNAL Reve: would be spared much amnecessary labor, and applicants for positions in that bramch of the Public service would, at the same time, be ma- terially benefitted, if the general rule, hereto- fore announced, concerning appointments or changes in that Department were clearly understood by the public. it is this:—Wher- ® removal 1s recommended in any esse, the Commissioner is expected, for the present at least, to certify that in his opinion the good ot the public service requires or will be promoted by the proposed change, before the President will take any action looking toward carrying out the recommendation. ‘Under this rule, it will be observed, changes are dot mude on political grounds alone, and where unfitness or dereliction of duty on the part of an incumbent is not shown to exist. Mk. FENTON introduced in the Senate this morning a bill to prohibit secret sales or pur- chases of gold or bonds on account of the Uni- sed States. It requires the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a monthly statement of the public debt, the bonds to be classed as the funded debt, the notes and fractional currency issued for circulation to be classed as the cur- rency debt, and three per cent. certificates to be classed as the temporafy loan debt, and al! debt that is past due or will become due within the next fiscal year to be classed as the national debt. 1t probibits the payment of any per centage, deduction, commission or compensa- tion of any amount or kind to any person for the sale, negotiation or exchange of any bonds, securities or coin of the United States. All ex- change, purchases or sixes of the bonds of the United States shall be made by inviting the competition of the public by advertisiag for Proposals, awaras wo be made by the Sscretary of the Treasury to the be=t bidder. All sales of gold to be made at public auction by # proper oflicer of the Treasury Departm-n after public notice, New Dervry ConMissiongr oF INTERNAL REVeNvE.—Mr. Thomas Harland, for severa’ years past First .Deputy Commissioner of In ternal Revenue, bas tendered his resignation of that position, to take effect as soon as his suc- cessor 1s sufficiently familiarized with it: duties to take entire charge of the place. His successor, Mr. John W. Douglass, is an able and distinguished lawyer of Erie, Penn sylvania. He has for some seven years pa. been Collector of Internal Revenue for the dis- trict represented in Congress by Hon.Gleani W. Schofield, ana has been regarded as one of the most competent and able men in that branch ot the public service. He brings to the office superior abilities, large experience in internal revenue affairs, and an unblemished reputation. Mr. Donglass is at present filling the position made vacant by the resignation of Mr. Risley, but in a little time the transfer will be made as inaicated above, AN ImPorTaNT RaItgoap MBASURE.—Mr. Willey introduced in the Senate this morning a bill authorizing subscriptions by the corpo. rate authorities of the cities of Washington and Georgetown to the capital stock of certain raiiroad companies. It authorizes the corpo- rations of Washington and Georgetown to sub- scribe for the capital stock of the Alexandria, Londou id Hampshire Railr-ad Company, of Virgin ten thousand shares to be si scribed for by the corporation of Washington, and two thousand shares bs the cor; ton of Georgetown, each share being for #100, It also authorizes the corporation of Washington to subscribe for shares to the amount of $300,000 of the stock of the Southern Maryland Railroad Company. To raise the means nece: to pay for su: h subscriptions, the corporators are autherized to issue their bonds payable in thircy years, bearing six per cent interest which may be delivered to said companies in payment for the subscriptions. It also authorizes ihe corporation to raise by taxation annualty a sum sufficient, in addition to any dividends which may be received from the railroad stocks, to pay the iuterest upon thelr said bonds as ‘he samesball accrue, wgethor with one per cent upon the amount of said bonds outstanding from time to time, for a sinking tund for tbe redemption of the principal thereof. The bolaers of said bonds are to havea hen upon the railroad stock held by the Vorpora- tions as additional security for the payment of the principal and imterest ot said bonds. The dividends and profits accruing from the said railroad stocks shall be applied by the Corpo- rations first, to the payment of the interest on said bonds, and the eurplus if agg yood the said sinkng fund. The Alexandria, Loudon, and Hampshire Railroa’ Company is authorized te extend and operate their road with turnouts. switches, &c., to such mt city of Wasbington as they may for their depot npon such streets as they deem not eligi- bie, the consent of the Corporate authorities to be first obtained. The authorized to prescribe the mode and manner in which, and to ap) or by whom SSouer _ “meeting in said com; ies. The bil was referred w the Didtrict Com- mittee. Dg. Hewey LAUcK, Chief Clerk of the Pen- sion Bureau, who died at his residence in this city yesterday morning of consumption, as stated in the Star, had filied a clerkship in the Pension Office from March, 1550, and was re. cently promoted to the chief clerkship upon ub archasion of Governor OO. Gor women, ition of Commissioner of de. : fs : ih ! i | : : TEE SuceeraRy oF THE Navy bas ordered Commander Ralph Unandler to take command stg es ae Commander ©. H. Baldwin nm detached from dat; of the inte North Pacific Squadron, uaa placed op orders. Aiso, Lieutenant Comman- mander J. M. Pritchett trom the Tuscarora, and ordered to return to the Vuiled Sates. Ne And Ordered to the Surgeon N. H. Adams from the Mo- bongo, and ordered to return to New York Sorgen B. F. Gibbs trom the Ossipee, and or. dered to return to New York. Surgeon GS Besrasiey from the receiving ship independ- ence, aud ordered to the receiving ship Mo- hongo. Surgeon G. W. Taylor from «uty as Fleet Sorgeon of the iate North Pacific Sqn Ton. and ordered to the Powhatan. Based Assistant Surgeon George R. Brush from the Cyane, and ordered to the Nyack. Pase'd As- sistant Surgeon G@ F. Winslow from the Ny- ack, and ordered to return to New York. As- sistant Surgeon R. A. Wheedon from the Baw, and ordered to the Powhatin. Acssista Surgeon J. A. Hawke from the Powharan, aad ordered to the Pensacola. “Vax,” the Washington correspondent of the Springfield Kepublican, says of the contest for the city post-office: “E. B. Washburne has beaten balf a dozen Senators in the appointment of postmaster of Washington. ins, the friend of Wash- burne, will be sent into the Senate next Mon. day. The incumbent naturally denounces Wasbburpe. Complaints come from other that Washburne is filling too many Bis friends before leaving ror t the President honors nearly all his recommendations.” Comscrznoz MonzY.—The Secretary of the Treasury received to-day as conscience money $50 trom New York and $10 from Philadelphia, | which the writer says is “am amount of tariff uncollected in dues ” Also, 500 from St. Joseph, Mo. 0 & letter which says: OF MBy not owe Tt as & question of doubt: but would prefer to make | ‘& sacrifice than do wrong.” j FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS, | This Afterneon’s Proceedings, pw teste SaTorpay, March 20. i SENATE.—The Vice President laid betore the Senate joint resolutions of the Legisiature of | Maine ratifying the Constitutienal amendment. Mr. Sumner presented memorial of certain | chizens ef Washington, asking Congress to | inquire into acts of the city government giving | Privileges to the Baltimore and Ubio Railroad | sho vig liaeag een Avenues of this city j may 3 Tred to Com: on District of Columbia. aa Mr. Hamlin, from Committee on the District of Columbra, reported bill im addition to the act | to incorporate the Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandria Steam Packet Company. Mr. Wilson mtroduced joint resolution do- nating the Lincoln Hospital to the Columbia Asy:um and Lying-in Hospital. Referred to Committee on Military Aiairs. Mr. McDonald introduced @ bill granting Jands to aid in the construction of a railroad from junction of Misswsippi and Missouri | Tivers to the Mexican border. | Mr. Fenton introdced a bill to prohibit se- cr,t sales of gold. Reterred to Finance Com- mittee. Mr. Abbott, from the Committee om Military Affairs, reported House bill to decisre and fix the status of the corps of judge advocates of te army. Mr. Grimes said up to 1861 we had only one judge advocate of the army,and now, when ibe army is only fitty per cent. greater than at that time, it is pr to have ten judge ad- vocates, and moved to postpone the bill; which ‘Was agreed to. Mr. Willey introduced a bill to authorize subscriptions to certain railroads by the corp o- rate authorities of Wasbington and George. | town. Reterred to Committee on the District | of Columbia. Mr. Robertson offered a resolution authoriz- ing the President of the Senate to appoint a special c: mmittee of seven Senators, to whom ail applicanons for the removal of political disabilitves sbali be reterrea. i Mr. Sumner offered 1 resolution reciting the onerous ocean-postal charges which now pre- vail, and requesting the President to open ne- | gotiations with Great Britain, France and Ger- many, with @ view to cheapen ocenn-postage. Referred to Committee on Post Offices Mr. Urged upon the Senate to agree by unanimous consent that the vole upon the tenure-of-office matter should be taken oclock. Ithad been§debated for several cays now. Mr. Tromball would be very glad if a vote could be taken. ” Mr. Sprague objected to any such arrang-- ment Mr. Pomeroy. Weill | bi the day willcome ‘when the Senate wil! make ouch rene lations =s Will enable a debate to be cl and reasonable time. ‘Mr. Vickers then took the floor on the tenure- Ot-office bill. Mr. Vickers made a most exhaustive argu- pon the whole scope of the te.ure-of- » the circumstances attending its and the results attending its enforce. ment, and urging a return to the first principles of the government, and the repeal of the bill Mr. Thayer argued in favor of am absolute |. He would not vote to put upon an honest man the manacies he assisted to forge to mat Upon & dishonest man. Ba.timone anv Potomac RatLroap.—Our friends in Charles county held a County Con- vention = sw. the . for the purpose of determining upon tion of the internal improvement tund belonging to that county. mee! j 20th, without taking fini from the Port Tobacco Times that since the meeting, the County Commissioners have de- cided to invest the wRole tund in the Balti- moreand Potomac road — certain condi- tions to be hereatter specified, and which, we presume, will be authoritatively d-termined upon by the Convention on the wrth inst. The action of the Com im the spring, p appro- priated (in monthly instalments) to pay for the Stine ar the work progresses to the Potomac.— Prince Georctan. ALBXARDRIA| MaTters.—The fol items are from the Gazette of last evening: Suspension of Work.—It was rej this orning that work at the Mount Vernon Cot. suspended for tom Factory would be to. bt. Military reece sane erguad are being at ‘odgers evacuation tbat post by the a7 New ee bes been a hberal eh, ,- 4 one or pas Steve mene ia worn “Teey are unlike the | Captain Smith. from TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afterncon’s Dispatches. Connells Mows- Ratiroad Companies to conDeet their tracks on tbe levee. This will enable sil she roads w reseh the large exator on the river bank, and give a great ene Se bulk graintrans The Gousctis Ave also granted permission to the North Mis- sour Ratir ad Company and Medison Ferry ply A x to the ferry landing, w the wemth- erp part o: city. Under this privilege the ferry will transfer inden cars across the river between the North Missoori and St. Louls and Failroads, and wil! enable freig®t to be transferred to er Missouri or Ilhmoms Without changing TROUBLE IN THE Late Littie Rock, A&x., March 19.—A resolution ‘Ws introduced tu the Aria: Kep iso introduc d deciar- *. F. Wright, Olerk of the Honse, of sance in office, and dectaring that office Vacant referred to the same commttee, ERIE RAILROAD L ALBANY. March 1®.—A .e-olution was adort- @d in the Assembly to-day, directing the presi- deut and treasurer of the Erie rasiroad to report Within ten days, in writing, under oath, to the Speaker of the House the ex unt of stock of said company now ou’ me; also the Amount im detail of tunded and floating de® of said company up to amd including the date of the passage of (bis resolution. ARREST OF AN AB 1G CHL TRE Stake _ Or + March 19. —The treasurer of St. Pi ‘s German Evangelistic Protestant ‘arch arrived bere under arrest las: nacbt from Detroit. He absconded on inst ‘New ‘Years Day with several thousand dollars of church money. CR+ME IN THE NEW DOME HamitTox, Ontario, March 20.—Heary » Of Haverhii ar Boston, who ws ead to be one of the most notorious Swi; in the Stas, was arrested here inst might oa the charg of forgery preferred by Letecu ve Officer Hunter, of Boston son during au alterestion yes- wound is a dangerous one. THE ERIE ROAD THE E\- PRESS BUSINGSS. Pind ges March —— Ene Ratirosd mpany is receding trom its purpose to do ‘the express business over its ‘and has re- ite contracts with the old express com- ‘with a suit, OUNcTENaTI, O.,.March 20.—At a meeting of the Council Afternoon the ordinamce compelling commercial travellers to pay a license tor sell goods by sample or otber- Tepeaied ‘wise, was juonally FIRE. Rocugstgr, N. ¥Y., March 20.—A fire occur- ot was occ! by loss by fire = waler amounts to 815,00, Insured for a DENIAL OF CHARGES. KILLED ON A RAILROAD. Lawcastar, Pa., March 2%).—John Hershey ‘Was killed yesterday, near Rohrstowa, by a train on the Penvsylvania railroad. while crossing the track in @ carriage. his compan- jon in the carriage escaped with a fe ses La Frontera, arismg from popular hostility to the conscription law, bas been quelled, and that part of the country is now tranquil Lonpom, March 20.—The bark G@. Palmer, Rotterdam Fe 2st has been obliged to put into Fai- for mouth in a leaking cond: MARINE DISASTER. NORPOLK, Va. Mareh 2).—The steamer Don from New York for Havana, put in here wis Worning with her propeller FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. During the week, ending to-day, there has | been received at the Treasury Department from the Printing Division, $598,500 ia Frac- others, ® urer at Phil $200,000.