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LITTLE FOLKS MATINEE SATURDAY: ¥ Pirnam, mss GTON THEALER GCOMIQUE. 11th Street, below nA, A New Seneations! Drama! MARRY COIF HABRY CLIF HaBRY CLIFFURD HARRY CLIFFORD, Ih J. J. Closkeys Sensational Drama, in 3 acts, LIFB OR DEATH L'EB OR DBATH LIPB OR DEATH LIfB OR DSATH BOBEBT NICKLE, The @rea. Wizard of the Word. TOMMY WINNB?TE. Bong and Dance Man LOTTIE WINNETTE, Lady Jig Dancer Mons, DU VERSIE, Contortioniat, J. W. SHARPLY, Masical Wonder. OTTO BURBANK, HAGRY HART. JOHN B. CAGL, WALTER Beal, Pa SHEFFER AND NELSON, eet Olio and a Beactife! Drama nday Evening. March Z?1, 1574, benefit of JAS. We is. nee ATINERS WEDNESDAY AND SAT- 18-0 UBDAY New Variety Stars Ford: a ACE GREENWOOD AXE MAS. SARAH F. AMES, x BECIITATIONS AND PERSONATIONS At LINCO FRIDAY EVENING ‘At $v cive E ‘The following aud other selections in costume will be given: Mise Tabitha Tattle, that Battonrille Gossip, will tell her story about W Mrs. Ames will give Laly Tensle and Lady Ma’ eth. ‘Admission. £0 cents, reserved seate, bad at Eilis & Co.’s music store F URTH GRAND Co aT Tee FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH WEDNESDAY EVENING, Maken 15,1874 ORATORIO OF BT. PAUL. BY PHILHARMONIO sUCIETY =O VOICES Mrs. McCABTESB. Sopran>. Mrs, CAULFIELD, Atco. Mr EWEK, Teoor. MON, Bare. LTES. Organist. ULFIELD, Director ti At Bilis’, sy NATIONAL THEATER. MONDAY é. SOTHERN as ord Dundreary TARBICK 7 . NLY SOTHERN MATINEE, LOBD DUNDBEARY. Sale of seats will commence on Tuesday morning at the Box Office, where seats may be bad for any of the above performances. mar9 Orn No. )On Exui amd Sale) New No 4as6 ’ Tan 814 Tru St. Ar MARKALTER'S, et No. 439 7th deo » Kograv ings, Chromos, &c largest stock’ Paper Haogings, Window » Pictures, Frames, Picture Cords and Tas- Sc., tu the District BF Please remember Name and Number. j¢1-1y" LL KINDS OF CAST-OFF WEARING AP PAREL can be sold to the very best advantage y addressing or calling on JUsTH, 619 D street, between 6th and 7th a w. tended to. Caah Notes by mai! promptly LECTURES. [ASON1C LECTURE association. LEOTUBE BY Ww. S. ANDREWS, THE CELBSRATED HUMORIST SUBJEUT—DIALECT HUMOR at MASONIC TEMPLE. TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 17,1574 ‘Treser 50 CENTs. ‘at the deor marls-3: are SCIENTIFIC COURSE. or 2 0 evening of the lec Y M. Cc. Ae PROCTOR'S LECTURES oN ASTRONOMY! THE SALE OF SEATS FOR THE COURSE w open at BALLANTYNE BOOKSTOR RESEVED SEATS, forr Lecteres Pref. JOS. BENRY will preside. marlo st $250 SPRIWVGE.,. NEW! STYLISH! ATTRACTIVE! FRESH AND NOBBY. “OUR CUSTOM DEPARTMENT.” FIRST OPENING OF FINE SPRING WOOLERS, FRENCH, ENGLISH, SCOTOS AND GEEMAN CUaTLiNGs, TEOWSEBINGS, SUITINGS. WHICH, WITH OUB SUPEBIOR MEKCHANT TAILORING FACILITIBS, WEABE MANUFACTURING TO ORDER IN UNEXCELLED STYLS, FIT AND FINISH, Examine Our Stock. The is im charge ANIEL BP. KEYWORTH, « skillful and artistic Ontter, Istely connected with one of the principal Merchant ane Establishments of Union Syuarc, New re City. BABIES BROTHERS. MERCHANT TAILORS 4 FINE CLOTHIERS febse-tr Corner 7th and D streets. C be ene Vez, 48—N&. 6,547. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1874. TWO CENTS. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, InTERWAL REVENUB.—The receipts from this source to-day were =: ConvNDRUM FOR INFLATIONISTS.—Whatcan be expected of the moralzof a country, every dollar of whove currency bears a lie on its tace? Dratn or A Revaxce Coutecror.—Th> Internal Revenue office is advised by telegraph of the death of Dr. Chas. F. Hogart, collector for the 6th Indiana district. He did at [ndian- apolis yesterday. Tue U. S. Steawex Saawmcr left her anchorage off the arsenal yesterdsy for the | Norfolk navy yard, where she will remain a few , and then leave for Key West to take part in the naval drill now going on at tha port. Tre Dericreycy Bitt.—The Secretary of State, Dr. Linderman, director of the mint, and Mr. Conant, chief of the warrant division of the Treasury department, were before the House Committee on Appropriations this morn- ing explaining the diferent items in the defi- ciency bill. We Learn that the statement by a morning paper that Judge Black 1s retained as counsel before the investigating Committee by the Me- tropelisan Paving Company isa mistake. He isemployed in the interest of private citizens named in the charges presented by the memo- vialists. A Lirg Insvrayce ecision.—In the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday the case of Travelers’ Insurance Company against Seaver, who was killed while driving a race. was decided in favor of the company, the court deciding that it was against just such reckless driving that the com- pany mfended to protect itself by the terms of the policy. I? 18 REPORTED that the trustee in the bank- ruptey of Jay Cooke & Co. expects to pay a first dividend in the menth of April. Creditors who have not proved their claims should go before a register in bankruptcy and make such proof, and send in their claims to Philadelphia. Claims in bankruptcy are not allowed unless duly proved. Aw Historic Gux.—By direction of Con- gress the Secretary of Waris to deliver to the authorities of Khode Island a gun with which Sattery B, ist regiment of Rhode Island |i artillery, fought at Gettysburg. It is to be placed in the custody of the Veteran Association of that battery. It is the intention of Battery B asrociation to have a tra i ey agreed toan amendment to section 1, of the pension act of March 3, 1873, to extend the time to the ith dav of July, 1576, for state mi litiamen to prosecute their clar . tnl issue; as they only had one year to file 4 n and prove n ittee think is too short, owing to the necessary delay in procuring the record evidence from the War department, and also the fact that the cases bave to wait long for examination by the Pens.on office. Tue Howarp Court o Inquiry yesterday examined Brigadier General Meigs, of the Court, Acting Commissary General Shiras and Adjutant General Townsend, the examination being chiefly conducted with regard to the regulations concerning disbursemeuts and the laws thereon from the time General Howard became responsible. The committee to-day continued its hearing of test'mony regarding the regulations concern ing the cisbursements of pubiic funds from the e of the act organizing the Freedmen’s Ba- reau. THE Bronze State or Gey. Scorr ror TRY So_viers’ Home in this city, now on ex hibition in Philadelphia, was modeled by Launt hompeon. and cast by Robert Wood. The Philadelphia Ledger says of it: “The statue is life size, and represents the general standing in &u eazy position, having one hand in the breast of his coat, while the other rests upon the hilt of his sword. He is attired in military uniform with a cloak thrown back from his shoulders and hanging in graceful tolds down his back ‘The pose of the figure is graceful and Cignitied and the expression of the face is full of charac ter and spirit.” veo Hrw Ricat.—The Washington cor- respondent of a Democratic paper in Michigan, who recently published a false accusation against a senator of the United States, to the effect that he had lately appeared in the Senaie chamber in a beastly state of intoxication, and was taken by @fellow-senator to the room of the Committee on Finance, where he lay upon the sofa until the effects of his debauch had passed away, has been expelled from the Sen- ate ee gallery; nor would it be at ail amiss if some half a dozen, more or less, of his kidney were hereafter debarred the privileges of which, by their wholesale slanders and falsehoods, they have proved themselves un- worthy.—Pittslurg Commercial. A Birt To Rewarp inveNtons.—Mr. Ohip- man introduced in the House of Representatives yesterday a bill, which was referred to the Com- mittee on Patents, that $1,000,000 be appropri- ated to be paid to inventors or discoverers of new and useful arts, machines, manufacturers, oT compositions of matter hereafter patented in the United States, in ten yearly installments of $100,000 each. The bill provides that the money be awarded in sums not less than $1,009 nor more than $10,000, to the most meritorious in- ventors or discoverers, by a board consisting of the Commissioner of Patents, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Chief Engineers of the Army and Navy, and the Surgeon General. EXPLORATIONS In CoLoRADO.—The expedi- tion for geographical and geological explora- ons and surveys west ef the hundredth meria- ian, of which parties under the charge of First Lieut. George M. Wheeler, corps uf engineers, have been in the field for the years 159, 1 1872 and 1573, will, as soon as final action shall be taken by Congress, resume field — ip the ensuing Spring, in portions of Colorado, including the most elevated part of the interior ef the continent, There are ‘being attracted toward this section large numbers of prospect- , Seeking the precious metals in the mining districts lately discovered and known as the San Juan district. This vicinity promises a rich Apu interesting field. The work upon the astronomical base will be resumed, and such astronomical parties as the appro riation will allow will be put into the field. From unex- f raperan balances such other field parties as can o1 ed in view of the amounts availabie iso take the field prior to the Ist of July. The office force will, as usual, be kept in con- stant service. THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE DrsTRICT Ix- VESTIGATING COMMITTBE DISCUSSED IN THE Suxare.—Mr. Thurman, in the Senate to-day. heid that the right of appointment to the chair- manship of a joint committee of Co: was the right of committee itself, and Dna dent wed that other ap} tments had been ized it was by cou alone. If inthe appointment of Mr. Stewart the President pro fem. Meant to a one but two committees, and it gave grave questions. If the ‘committes was recog: ss two committees, and not asone, they would needs have a chairman for each, and it would take @ majority of each committee of it- selt to constitute a quorum; every vote would necensarily, to be binding, have to be a of majority of ugh the House, be satisfied. thot wou! the iimess and Cor. S.C. Ransom, of the quartermaster’s department, U.S. army, at New Orleans, died at Jeffersonville, Ind.. lact night, Fron Philp & Solomons we have a pictureot Charles Sumner, issued by the New York Grephic compan: likeness. ‘THe CaBrner session to-day was brief, and not of unusual importance. All the members were present excepting the Postmaster General, who was represented by First Assistant Mar- shail. PERsoNAL.—The condition of Jndge Dont remains unchanged. ---Admiral Porter, who bas been quite sick for a day or two, is better ‘Hon. Nathan Sargent was considerabiy bet- ter to-day, and his recovery is hoped for. Gen. F. E. Spinner, U. S. Treasurer, has returned to Washington after an absence of two months, and, we are glad to eay, looking in the full enjoyment of restored health and vigor. He was received at the Treasury to-day by bis subordinates with expressions of welcome and congratulation. KiLpourN & Latta say that they are recetv- ing sealed proposals for the removal of their safe filled with'*private papers,” wéighing 13,000 Punnds, (the safe, not the “papers,” weighing that much, although they say their ‘ private papers” are supposed to be very “hefty,” and these do not include «their bank account with Riggs & Co.,”) to the Capitol, for the special inspection of Columbus Alexander and other patriots of the “independent press.” HyaRing vor Pateyt Cases BErore ConGruss.—The House Committee on Patents have set the following times for tne hearing of arguments in cases of applications for exten- sion of certain important tents: Tuesday next, at 10:30 @. m., case of widow of H. W. Wells, patent forforming hat bodies; Tuesday next, p.m., Wickersham wax thread sewing machine: also, Atwood car wheel, and on Sat- urday next, at 10:30 a. m., the Rollin White fire- arms case. The Aikens and Felthousen sewing macuine case, an application for extension, was betore the committee to-day, but no conclusion was reached. The committee to-day adopted a resolution that all applicants and remonstrants be notitisd bythe clerk to put their cases in writing or printing, and that if this ix not done in ten days the cases will be considered aban- doned. Tue BILt FoR THE REDUCTION OF THE ARMY was finally perfected by the House Com- mittee on Military Affairs to-day, and will be reported to the House dja or to-morrow. It provides for the gradual reduction of the regn- lar army to 25,000 enlisted men, and for the cut- ting off of one regiment each of cavalry and artillery, and five regiments of intautry before January 1, 1475, 80 as to leaye the army com posed of tour regiments of artill cavalry, and twenty of infantr: he reduc- tion will be accomplished go far as possible by transfer and consolidation. The bill provides that no new commissions shall be gtveu, or en- listments made prior to the date mentioned. does not anticipate the muster out of any officer, but any officer reeigning before January 1, 1575, will receive in addition to ay honorablo dis charge one year’s extra p: A MAMMOTH STEAMER.—The Pacific Mai! Steamship company’s new iron steamship, the “ City of Peking,” the largest vessel ever built in this or any other country with the exception of the Great Eastern, is to be launched at Chester, to-morrow at 1.30 p.m. An ex- cursion train, with journalists and other in- vited guests, wiil leave the Baltimore and Po- tomac railroad depot, in this city, to-morro'7 morning, arriving at Chester at 120 p. m. Returning the train will leave Chester at 4p. m., and arrive here at 8.30 p.m. The new steamer bas been built exclusively of American material, and another of the same size is to be launched in thirty days, but no excursion train is contemplated ‘for that. The “City of Pe- king” was to have been launched uext Satur- day, but for the convenience of invited guests from Washington, Wednesday (the only day when high tide is at midday) was fixed for the launching. GOVERNMENT AD s lowing, introdu by Mr. Cox, ot New York, was passed in the House this morning ; — Wheress the act of Congress approved July 15th, 1470, contained the following provision “That no advertisement, notice, or proposal for any executive department of the government or for any bureau thereof, or for any office therewith connected, shal be published in any newspaper whatever except in pursuance of a written authority for such publication from the head of such department, and no bill for pos J such advertisement or publication shall be paid unless there be presented with such biil a copy of the written authority aforesaid;” and whereas it is alleged that a biil or bills of adver tising done in defiance of the provisions of the act of July 15th, 1470, is now pending before the accounting officers of the Treasury department ‘Therefore, Be it resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to furnish the House with said bill or bills, and also copies of all correspondence on the subject. OnyEcTIONS TO THE PROPOSED “CuTTING- Down” Process In THE DEPARTMENTS.—A number of the bureau officials in the various executive fay pened object strongly to the reduction in the clerical force contem, ated by the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial ap- propriation bill, now before the House of Rep- Tesentatives. In the Second Auditor's office alone, the reduction since October 1, 1568, has been 213, leaving now in the bureau 26 clerks, which, it is claimed, is the least number with which the current work can be performed,with- out serious detriment to the public service, and causing @ large accumulation of work The present bill, however, provides, as was mentioned in Tue STAR some time since, for @ further reduction of Siclerks. During the late war the accnma- lation of public business required @ large in- crease of clerical force in all the departments, and in 1868, in November, the Second aud Third Auditers led off in reducing the force to correspond with the decrease of business. In that month.from the Second Auditor's were ve about 80 clerks, again in April, 1569, about 5), and in the July succeeding 13 more: making in eight months 143, which number has been since reduced by leaving vacancies cau: -d by resignation, death, and removals, untilled, to the present number, 269, as above stated. These officials claim that a further reduction will be Fi poet Seay &e., because the force must be ultimately increased to clear away the accumulations, Tue AMERICAN MinisTer TO Kvssta.—An Awerican lady, in a late letter from St. Peters. burg, speaking of the American legation in that city, says: “The Americans residing here have reason to congratulate themselves upon the accession of Minister Jewell in their midst. In him we have @ representative truly American. Upon the recurrence of two of our national holidays since bis arrival, (Thanksgiving day and the 22d of February,) he has ‘gathered the Americans un- der his tent,’ as he expressed it, and celebrated both in a wonderfully charming manner. At fortune to were the Portuguese Minister, the Count de tae or Legation, Cape Bibolan o¢ Ruslan mary, others, the situation = ly, and bumor prevailed THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. Meeting of the Joint Committee Last Evening. Senator Allison Elected Chairman. At the session yesterday évening of the Joint Select Committee of Oongress to inguire into the affairs of the District of Columbia—present Senators Thurman and Allison and Representa- tives Wilson, Hubble, Hamilton and Bass—Mr Wilson offered the following preamble and resolution, which was adopted: “*Whereas, Mr. Thurman has stated to the committee that he does not desire to continue. to preside over it; and whereas Mr. Stewart ha stated to the committee that he does not intend to act as a member of this committee under the appointment made by the President of the Sen- ate on Friday last: Therefore, be it resolved. That the committee do now provide to appoint a chairman.” Mr. Wilson offered the following resolution, which was also,adopted: ‘Resolved, Tnat Senator Allison be, and he hereby is, appointed chairman of this committee.” Adjourned till this morning. To day's Proceedings, The committee resumed its session this morn- ing, all the members were present, except Messrs. Stewart and Jewett. Mr. Thurman stated that he had been in- structed by the committee to announce the elec- tion of Senator Allison a8 chairman, who took his seat as presiding officer. Senator Allison (ata quarter to 11 o'clock. sald the first business in order was the argu- ments with reference to the advisability of bringing. before the committee private pa- pers, and that the members were ready to hear them. MR. SHRLLABARGER’S ARGUMENT. Mr. Shellabarger, counsel for the oral- ists, said the question to be argued was one of great gravity and importance, but he doubted if it was one of great hoger it was acom- mon law of Parliament that either house of that body had the highest prerogative, and it had been the practice of both houses, where princi- ples of high public welfare were at stake, to produce private papers where matters of a public concern were under investigation; pa- pers of every description. English law would sustain such @ proceedure. © quoted Cush- ing’s works to show the different methods of production of public and private pa pers, and said that papers were secured by an order of the body desiring them, and differed from the production of witnesses, inasmuch as the latter were summoned by sub- Tons. He further cited from the same work to show that the order ought to describe the pa- pers, and give specific and detinite designation. ‘The oraer must be as specific as the nature oi the case will admit of. By adopting the rule «acted the committee could not send out adraz net to bring in every kind of private papers, because they would be as specifically described as the nature of the case would admit of. The case under consideration was not one which brought into play the constitutional sateguard of taking papers by seizure, or without dur process Of law, Kc. No search was proposed. He held that testimony as such shall be pro- duced under well-known regulations and limit- ations of law, and said the difference detween the proceedings in parliament and courts had been established for the good of public policy that a witness before parliament was protected because no evidence adduced before it could be given by either house of parliament to be used against him at any other place, and tat parliament has refased to furnish evidence thus procured, provided the witness testified truly; that when important evidence was required trom a witness, Parlia- ment usually passed an act to indemnity him trom any consequences arising from the utter- ance. The common law of England was the law of Congress until the passage of an act of January 24th, 1857, which provided that any witness summoned before either house of Con- gress or committee thereof, who refused to tes tify, was liable to indictment; and that any Witness testifying betore either house of Con- gtess, could not be arraigned before any court on evidence thus adduced; and that for any pri- vate paper produced he should not be auswera_ ble in any court in a criminal prosecution; that the witness was thus excused from all penal consequences or criminal prosecution. Mr. Shellabarger then gave a history of the passage of the law quoted, which was passed in order to protect a Congressman whom certain partie= were trying to corrupt. The law passed the House of Representatives by a yote of 183 to 12 He then quoted from the Globe of the 3ith Con gress, to call the attention of the committee to the debate in Congress on the subject, pending the action of the House of Kepresentatives prior to passing the law. He held that the citizen should hsve no secrete as against bis govern- ment; if that were not the law, the conse- quences would impair good government. Mr. Thurman (interrupting Mr. ger) called attention to the refusal of a witness to answer certain questions propounded by the kuklux committee; that a motion was made to arrest him for contempt, but that certain Sen- ators held that the Senate had no right to ar- rest him, inasmuch as the committee was a joint one—in fact, a committee of eack house. Mr. Shellabarger said counsel had come to the eouclusion, alter consultation, that the House committee, to all intents and purposes, was a House committee, and the Senate asimilar com- mittee of the Senate. Lf the law he had cited does not apply to joint committees, it deprives the committee of ail law which surrounds the committees of the two houses of Uongress. “T think,” said he, ‘though you act concur- rently, that you are two codmittess, represont> ing each house of Congreas.”” t ten minutes of 12 o’clock the committee took @ recess until 2 p.m. APTER RECESS. ‘The committee reassembled at 2 o'clock, ali the members present (including Senator Stew- art) except Mr. Jewett. i Mr. Mattingly, one of the counsel for the Dis- trict government, made the arguments in its bebalf. He said they were not there to deny that if any paper which has a relevant bearing on the case was wanted thatit should be fur- nished. In part he admitted some of the points of law laid down in the argument by the coun- sel for the memorialists. A drag net, however, is called for, and it demands an exercise of power worthy of a despotism, and shook the sensibilities of any good citizen liv. img, under a free. form of government ‘e describes the motion cf the memorialists, | assometbing akin tothe o'd form of seizures and searches in England, which was finally discarded by Sat orient. He quoted from Lord Camden to show that the private papers of an individual were among his most sacred rights. He quoted frem a case in New York in is0 where the recorder of that city had seized certain rs to prove a conspiricy in connec- tion wit! election frauds, and was rebuked by Gov. Seward, and not sustained by the At- torney General to whom the case was referred. Mr. Mattingly was still speaking when our report closed at 3 p. m. Card from M. Halstead, To the Bditor of The Washington Star: In an editorial notice which appeared in THE Stak of the 12th inst., of a letter that I wrote to correct a misrepresentation too flagrant and gross to disregard, you say of me: “But what he does not deny is the fact that he admitted under oath before a committee of the Ohio Legislature that it was his habit as an ‘apon public mon ‘without ‘any evidence to sus- charges, and upon no other authority than the vaguest of rumors.” Allow me to call your attention to the follow- ing paragraph of the letter upon which you based your remarks: “The effort was made in the course of my several cross-examination, in which Senators participated, to obtain from me an admission out testimony. 7 eetly oad ated My de. yu a em; clined to make the shnteten? semi aatool that I had evidence that was entirely satisfactory to me, and decidedly told the committee that the history of legislation om the subject then considered proved the presence of pecuniary persuasion.” You cannot fail to see upon reading these lines that you have been in error and unjust. Mr. John Little, the s7“‘Buffalo William” was robbed in Worcee- ter, Mass., of his ook and diamond pin . ‘The thieves got elt his lites bake = FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, Turspay, March 17. SENATE.—The Chaplain, in his opening prayer, alluded feelingly to the late Senator Sumner and his vacant chair, Mr. re (Mich.) said so many efforts had deen made a ahow that money was ple’ New York, that the business men of that city were arousing themselves to show Se sions which had been made of the facts He held in his hand, and asked that it be re. ferred to the Committee on Finance, a memo- rial signed by 400 leading business firms of New York, asking an Increase in the yolume of the “The Chi ted resolutions { e ir presen’ ions in respect to the memory of the late Charles Sumner, adopt ed bythe Union League of New York. Also joint resolutions and memoriais of the Wiscon- sin le; ture On various subjects. Mr. n presented petitions from 200 large businese men of New York, setting forth the alarm with which they view the efforts of the money lenders to prevent an increase of the currency, and urging upoa Congress to provid: tor an increase. Also, memorials in form of an increase of the currency from citizens of Llinois. Mr. Windom presented sundry joint resoin- tions of the Minnesota legislature, which were appropriately referred. ‘Mr. Chandler presented & petition, signed, he said, by every Class of citizens, and’ represent ing 9 per cent. of the whole business interest» of the city, against currency intlation, and in favor of specie resumption. Keferred tw Fi- nance Committee. Mr. Pratt presented memortals of citize: Washington asking relief from the of the Di trict legisiature relative to sewer im provements. Keterred-to Committee on Dis- trict of Columbia. Mr. Allison presented petition of citizens ot Dapigne county, lowa, in favor of specie re- sumption, and against iotiatien. Referred tu Committee on Finance. Mr. Hager presented joint resolu*ions of the California legisiatare, on sundry subjects; which were appropriately reterred. Sundry private bills were reported adversely from the Committee on Claims. Mr. Cameron, from Committee on Foreign Relations, reported House bill to authorize the President to accept tor citizens of the Unitea States jurisdiction of certain tribunals in the Ottoman dominions and Egypt, establisted or to be established under the authority of the Sublime Porte and the government of Ezypt Passed. Mr. Stevenson called up bill for the benefit of the Louisville and Bardstown turnpike com pany. Passed. MR. STEWART DECLINES SERVICE ON THE DIS TRICT INVESTIGATION COMMITTER. Mr. Stewart said thaton the 13th of March the President pro tem. bad appointed him as chairman of the joint select committee on in- & Ci cI yestigation of the District of Columbia. On examination of the matter he hi found the authority of the chair to make this designation to be involved insome doubt. He had there- fore declined to act on the committee, and bi submitted the matter for the actionot the Sen- ate, as it involved the correction of the record. Mr. Thurman said nelther the Chair nor the Senate itself had the power to appoint the chairman of the Joint Committee, as it would be an invasion of the privileges of the House. He then dissented from the itea that even a= two integral committees the presiding officer of the Senate had the power to appoint the chairman of the Senate Committee. Neither according tothe usage of the Senate or par- Hamentary law had the chairman the right to appoint a chairman, unless the Senate spacially deputized bim to doit. When the Chair wa- authorized to appoint a committee it was only by custom and courtesy that the first on the list $ accepted as chairman. it was in the power of ihe committee to elect its own chairman This very committee had done this thing, and had elected the Senator from lowa (Mr. Allison aschairman. The Senate had the power to pat Mr. Allison at the toot, but tne Chair had not, and he denied that the Chair had the power to put Mr. Stewart or any other Senator at the ead of the committee. He quoted trom the action of the Senate on January 25, 1815, when it was decided that where a vacancy occurred the Vice President would only {ill the vacaucy, aud not designate the chairman. Mr. Stewart said he had declined to act at all under the appointment as he thought it was ir regular. ‘the Shair. cused? Mr. Stewart. Yes, under that form. He agreed with the Senator from Unio, and though the Senate would do the same. Mr.Thurman moved that the chair be insirac- ted to fill the vacancy. Mr. Hamlin said that was all that was neces- sary. The committee had itself settied all the difficulty by electing its own chairman. ‘Lhe Chair said the Senate need hardly be as- sured that he had no desire to usurp authority. He had appointed several Senators on the Does the Senator wish to be ex- committee who had declined, and then be bad appointed others. The opinion of the chair was that the power which the Senate possessed it had conferred upon the chair,and the Senate having the power to elect the chairman, the Chair sup- pored he had the power to appoint one, and that they met the same as committees of’ con- ference. The Chair would now be delighted to be directed by the Senate what to do. After some further discussion the matter was settled by the adoption of a motion to correct the journal so as to how that Mr. Stewart was appointed as a member merely of the commit- tee to fill the vacancy. THE CiVIL RIGHTS BILL. Mr. Frelinghuysen said he desired to state in reference to the civil rights bill,-which had been referred on his motion to the Judici Committee, _ with the —— — ped that it would be reported promptly; an: he desired to say that the committee bad spent two of its regular sessions on the bill, and two days when the Senate was not in session. The Dill was now perfected and ready to be re) by & majority of the committee. As the author of the bill had now been taken away, he would not call it upfuntil the chair: of the com- mittee (Mr. Edmunds) should have returned, in order that he might jarticipate in the debate. Mr. Norwood presented a memorial from the legislature of Georgia, and a bill to refand that state for advances made during the Revolution- ary war. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Mr. Cox, (N.Y.) by unanimous consent, offered a resolution reciting the provisions of the act of duly 16, 1860, prohibiting the publication of ad- vertisements on account of any department of the government without the written authorit) of the head of such de} nt, and that it alleged that a bill or bills tor advertising done in defiance of said act are now pending betore the accounting officers of the Treasury depart- ment, and cailing upon the Secretary of the ‘Treasury to fur tne House with acopy of such bill or bills, with all correspondence upon the subject. fer me Mr. Dunnell, (Minn.) from the Committee on Public Lands, rted @ bill for the appoint- ment of a comm: to inquire into the de- struction of forests, and tbe best method for the preservation of timber. Ordered to be printed and recommit ted. Mr. Stone, (Mo.,) from the Committee on Railways and Canals, reported a bill for the improvement of the mouth of the ere river. Referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Lowe, (Kansas,) from the Committee on Mines and Mi te relating to ‘he bill was advocated by Messrs. Lowe, nd oppoced by Messrs! Ward, {ills} and, Ras, 9) (essrs. 5 3 son, ows.) alter which it was referred to the Chmmittee of the Whole. tons reported & DIN to provide fore Non at » Te) a ro a coratnbeloners to devise, & mode of obtaining rieultural and mini: fe ereiscinnie Missouri. P: Senate supp! 872, to for the deve} a to provide the United ith an amendment. priations, and Mr. Me’ their (Towa) as to thi consideration of ive bille—| ‘appropriation in Batre est into ive ri . into com- mittee, on motion of Mr. McCrary tit was or- “ered that there be a session to-night for debate on the transportation bill. — — An Appeal for a Monument tor Sumner. To the Editor of The Bvening Star-—While to- day the earthly remains of Qharies Sumner mingle with the dust of his beloved common- wealth, Massachusetts, and his broad, pure soa! has gone to his God, the spirit of the man find+ & welcome resting-place in the hearts of his countrymen, and the lovers of liberty every- where, of whatever clime or creed, wil regard his loss as an irreparable misfortane, The memory of such a consistent and trae friend of the enslaved and oppressed should not alone be embaimed in the living and in history. but a tangible evidence of our appreciation o1 his great worth should arise forthwith in our very midst, to teach forever @ lesson every should know, that the noble defender of t rights of man fought his battle here f whole human race, and triumphed gloriously. We are aware that as a poople we are not much given to erecting monuments to perpeta- ate the memory of the national dead, but this is decidedly an exceptional case, and we pro pose that the masses of our people, both white and colwred, take the matter in hand as a free- will tribute of gratitude and of love, and by dime subscriptions only, erect monument worthy of the man and his works. Let the same rele be adopted asobtained among the Israelites of old when contributing to the support of the Tabernacle: “The rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less,” and We propose that the following gentlemen be designated as th amner Monument Execa tive Committee” and custodians of the fand Senator Carpenter, acting President of the Sen ate; Hon. Mr. Blaine, Speaker of the Honse ot Kepresentatives; Frederick Douglass, sr., Major Ben Perley Poore, and Governor A. R. Shep- herd; and further, that Congress be requested to select a government reservation in a suitable locality in the city of Washington, to be cailed “Sumper Square,” upon which to erect the pro: posed monument. We request the press of the country to spread the substance of this appea before their readers, and let an organized effort of the people de put forth everywhere and at once to achieve a success which will be an honor to themselves and a credit to the nation. Enclosed is one dollar for ten subscriptions © Washington, D. C. The Sumner Obsequtes in Boston, The obsequies of Senator Sumner took p at 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, in King chapel, Boston. The remains were conveyed from Doric hall in a hearse drawn by four black horses, escorted by a force of mounted state constables, followed by a procession of the cutive and Legislative authorities, the ( ressional committee and delegation of ('n tates officials, municipal authorities, bodies. ‘The ‘pall-bearers were ex- Clifford, ex-Governor Bullock, exe Clafiin, ex- Governor Washburne, ex-Chief Jus- tice Bigelow, Hon. N. P. Banks, Hon. Kobert C. Winthrop, Hon. Charles Francis Adams, John G. Whittier, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. As the casket was borne trom the hall down the steps Baldwin's band played the dead march in “Saul.” The procession passed directly down Beacon street between masses of people, whi it required the vigilant exertions of a large po- lice force to prevent from encroaching upor the street. Preceding the Mayor were tour men who bore & massive cross, uine feet in height, composed of calla lilies, camelias, lilies of the valicy. violets, aud other choice exotics. At the basé, in a bed of white violets, were the words, “A tribute from uative city and home.” Arrived at the church, the rem: were conveyed slowly down the aisle and de- posited in front of the organ. After an organ prelude, Rev. Mr. Foote recited the beantital Sentence o John: “lam the resurrection and the life, esith the Lord. Though he were dead yet shail he live; and whoso liveth and believeth in me shall uever dic.” The choir then sang the choral, “To thee, U Lord, I yield my spirit.” Mr. Foote then read the 0th and 90th Psalms, the choir chanting aiternate passages. Selections from the 1s Corinthians, 15th chapter, contained in the burial service, were then read; after which, the choir sang Mendelssohn's beautiful anthem ** Happy and blest are hogs 8 that have endured for though the body dies the soul shall live for- ever.” Mr. Foote then read touching passages of the services, beginning, “* A man that is born of a woman has but @ short time to live aud is full of trouble.” The choir then sang Gasto- rias’ choral, ‘* Leave God to order all thy ways.” ‘The prayers of the service then foliowed; after which, the choir sang Montgomery’s hymn, “ Servant of God, well done.” Mr. Foote then pronounced the benedictioa, and Mendelssohn's luneral march was played upon the organ as the remains were removed from the church. The procession then reformed and the cortege proceeded through Beacon and Charles streets to Cambridge bridge, and themce to Mount Aubarn, where it arrived shortly after 6 o'clock. At the grave the Lord’s prayer was recited by Rev. Dr. Sunderland, chapiain of the United States Senate. A choir of forty male voices from the Apollo club sang some appropriate music, and the benediction, by Re" ‘ote, closed the last sad rites paid to the mortal re- maivs of Massachusetts’ senior Senator and Boston's honored sor ees CENTENNIAL Mass MEETING is PRILADEL- PBIA.—A | meeting of prominent citizens or ctopmore x in the incerests of the Interna tional! Exhibition, proposed to be held to com- memorat, — Centennial cg geo was —_ yesterday ndependence Hall, during whic! Ebout #1,000 additional was subscribes to the enterprise. On bebalt of the Centennial Board of Finance, it was stated that subscriptions had been received as follows: From the citizens of Philadelphia, $1.000,000; trom steam railroad« running into the city, $500,000; from the city government, $500,000; from the state of Penn- sylvania, a egy ad 1,000,000. This aggre- gate was being daily increased by small sub- scriptions from trades’ committees. Resolutions were adopted pledging an increase on the part of the citizens of the subscription to the stock by & sum not less than $1,000,000, and urging the city councils also to appropriate $1,000,000. to be used im the erection of the exhibition buildings. THE MARYLanp LaoisLaturs Yest to introduce a bill appropriating asum of money for painting the portraits of Governors Thomas, =, laheryere| Paca and yo of 5 ence Hail, Philadelphia, also, bill to authorize the rts, auth izing the rernor to employ two counsel in cack case thr the defense if be deems it expe- dient, was read a second time. Tue Scnpay Liquor Law in PHILapRL- PHIA.—The failure to convict any of he on Inet induced a change tm the, progecmune. of cr 1 she authorities roy, dey Soule woreda — > endings arrests we but to names tors: Soveieesnre ese of the awe Titer door business will not be of violations flagrant , MEADS side- with. It is E = 8 i | A Volcane im Nerth Carotina. THR INHANITANTS FLEEING rRow Tio. New YORK, March 16 —A special dtepates from Kaleigh, N. C., says that Bald mountars, in the weffern part ofthe state, i« and that the inhabitants are fleeing — en Fire Wiisrxeton March 1 : Its at Fautkland, near Brandyw' mil were burned last might. Loss from 10. $15,000. The Temperance Crasade, LADIES MONBED IX CRICAGO. In Chicago the ladies last evening presents 4 their memorial ag the proposed repeal ot the Sunday saloon-ciosing ordinance to the Uity Counc The deputation of ladies procecded to the Council chamber through immense crowds in the neighboring streets, way being made for them by the police, The delegation ly received by the Council, and on motion, after sot to present the petition, whi she did in a few well-chosen words. The peti- tion was then read by the clerk of the Coancit and placed on file. The Council then proceed- ed to the consideration of the «pecial order, which was the ordinance permitting saloons to be kept open on Sandi A warm debate en- sued, in which mast of the aldermen claimed that they were bound to vote for the ordi nance, aé it was one of the issues upon which they were elected. A yote was then taken, and the ordinance adopted by a vote of 2 to 14 The deteated ladies were then escorted from the hall to the outer door by the police, who, with the utmost difficulty, kept back the how! ing mob outside. Reaching the street, the ladies, nll ot whom were of the highest respe: ability, and numbering among them the wives of some of the best citizens, wore assailed with yells and bowls from one of the vilest crowds that could be raked trom the gutters of the city who pressed so closely upon the litte band that had they not been protected by a few mon among the crowd, there is little doubt that vio- lence would have been offered them. Ln. one brute did trip one ef the | away betore the fist of a gent near. The mob followed the ind | distance back to the church, yell | ment like Comanches, and present most disgracetul scenes ever wi city. Alter the | chore and brief mission, prayer spent hen dispersed WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK Mrs. Ward, the besieged ti Greenville, Tenn., has teense b inst som: time in t to run oat, ando: ng the defence ss ver. The ladies still kept ap the with less confidence inthe power of T and moral suasion, as was shown by an application to the Which is now pending to have Mrs. Ward's license revoked. It 1s thought that Mrs. W. has the Iawon her sid too, and so the chances of the long-prote contest appear to be in her favor Tae Pace Lore Accert THe Verpict Narownon “READY T PLe —There was a gre ach peo- p'e at Chisethurst y 0 celebrate th eighteenth anniversary of the birth of Prince Louis Napoleon. Over six thousand cards of admiseion were issued, and those to French persons only. In the morning mass and thauke giving services were heid, after which the Duke of Padua addressed the Prince tu the name ot the French persons present, congratulating him upon having attained his majorily. The Prince, in his remarks in reply, retarned thauks to his countrymen for their faithful remembrance of the late emperor, and. in conclusion, said: *“De- spite the confidence inspired by the loyalty of MacMahon, an irresistible current of public opinion has proncanced in favor of a plebiscite. 1 am ready to accept the verdic AN ADAMS Exraess Comrany’s Sarre Can RIED OFF AND Ropnep oF $10,000.—At tiaven, Conn., burglars broke into the A expressoffice in Chapel street, last Friday meg and took away a messenger’s safe which ha just arrived from New York. The safe was re- covered next morning in Artisan street, where it Lad been broken open and its contents ab- stracted. The sate contained $1,000 in frac- tional currency, belonging to ove of the city banks; two dratts of £10 and $00 respectively, the money on which had been collected; five unpaid coupons ot Shore Line railroad bonds, worth $35; the balance, about $9,000, being in collection notes, on which, fortunately, pay- ment had been stopped. The first intimation ot the robbery was the finding of the sate by the police in Artisan street. It had been forced open with chisels and d Tax Wi Nia.—From al parts of the county me most gratify- ing accounts of the wheat, which never looked better at this season of the year, and farmers predict a splendid yield next harvest.— Warren Sentinel. ~*~"The wheat crop is looking woaru- ally promising in this county. The “oldest” farmer has never known a more satisfactory outlook at this season cf the year.—Loudoun Mirroy, 42°The wheat in this (Pulaski) county presents a better appearance than it has for many years.—Virgima PF. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST a MrNTSTER.— The examination of the Kev. Robert Dunlop, pastor of the Baptist Church at Midiand, Mich. charged with adultery with Mrs. Sarah Ban- nell, bas been in progress before a justice court, and the detendant waiving farther examination, he was bound over to the circuit court tn the «um ot $50. Dunlap was disimssed from the church by @ council convened for the purpose last week. Mrs. Bunnell is the wife of a busi- ness man in Midland, and the trial has created quite an excitement in social circles in that section EpvcaTion Amone THe OnknoKERS.—The Cherokees, who, according to the ratiroad agents, are such an untamed and murderous people, evidently don't mean that their risi generation shall be liabie to the Teproach ignorance. «f the children of the nation 2,300 attend school nine months each vear,and stady not orly theirown language but English, and geometry, rhetoric, &c. There ut a femaie high tchoo! and orphans’ echoo! TRE CHARGES AGAINST GANneTTAa.—Kera icy was examined by the committee of the French assembly yesterday in relation to the charges preterred against Gambetta. He testi- fied that Gambetta, while a member of the gov- ernment of national defence, purposely refased arms to the Bretons that they might suffer de- feat, and be unabie later to fight the commune, the rising of which was already anticipated. A Coury rox SALE CaEar.—Mons. Petin- set, a traveller who passed through Panama has been exploring Terra del Fuego. | He tound cou: try for some sacks of flour and biscuits, with quintals of jerked beet. Tee Pgxwertvania Coat Taane.—The week bas been without i ine 8 tt é i i : E 3 fe i } I : i