Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1881, Page 1

oe THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Santay,. AT THE STAR BUILDING Pennsy!vauia Avezae, Oorner llth Street, sy The Evening Star Newspaper Company GEO W. ADA MS, Pres’t. served to mbscribers th hetr 0} the city b wn RCCOTL gente per week, 0: Gov the connter, 5 ‘pald—S0 cet bone ¥ (Entered at the Post OrTice at a8 necond class mai) matter ‘THe WEEKLY Stan—pnblished on Fridsy—$20 year postave prepaid. Six months, 81; 10 copies for 5 OF TR teat smmecrietions must be paid i ad vance. no paper sent longer than 1s pai for Rates of advertising made Known op spplicstion V°%. 57—N°. 8,696. Che Loening Star, WASHINGTON, D. C.. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1881 _ K. OF P_—Every membe PGF, No 11, is reqnes i the Toru inset aS a GET, as busi: tare a transacted. ATL. SMITA, K. of R. nd 8. WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANOR | ae Gospel meeting THIS (Mondsy) EVENING at 7 30 o'clock atUdeou Hal, corn-r 4% street and Pennsylvania avenue nortawest. Mre. Kervy will cc nduct the srvice. it TOF__‘The Bricklayers’ Union o” Wash invton, D.©., wives notice wo the public that op ane after April Ist, 1SS1, they decline wawas ‘ens than #4 per day. ae feb! it’ KNIGHTS OF PY AS.—All members SF of EQUAL LODGE No. 17 are hereby pot: to mect at their Castle Hall, corucr 7th strest ahd New Fork avenue northwest, MONDAY EVE- NING NEXT, at_ 7:30. o'ci Tabutment to participate in the com’ sary parate The Lode will WEDNESDAY, February 234, ‘clock p.m. atour Hal, with or aE spoon eons by, ea! 4 eS. MiTCA TCHELL, Open ot K. of R and 8. Pro WEDICAL ASSOCIATION — A_ special CS ne 1 the Medical Araociation of the Distr By orde: FOUN J_¥F. BARTIGAN, M.D & COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC COMFORT. inst, ats o'clock. INAUGURAL CEREMONIES. Wasnixctos, D. C., Feb. 17, 1851. AU persens having rooms, halls, hotels or quar ters of apy kind, whe tors can be accon dated. are reque word at once to Committee of Public Comfort, at the headquarters, | Ina itan Bank Building, where a registry ept and infor- mation furnished. State location, price per day, number that can be accomodated, with or with- out board and name of propriewor. By order of the committee. W. J. STEPHENSON, Chai Address B. F. WORRELL, Secretary. CP ke A, MRETING OF Bteckholders of the Arlivwton Fire Inaur- suce Company for the District of Columbis, for the election of nine Directors ty serve ih+ ensuin ear, Will be held at the office of the Company, 1505 eDEeylvania ave. Northwest, THUSNDAY, "Feb. ruary 24, 1881. Polls opeo st 1 sn close at 3 p.m jaiitd "FRANK T. RAWLINGS, Secretary. REMOVED DR. PARKE YOUNG, To No. 1317 8th st_ northwest, between N and 0. sbout half a square above the oldotfice. fes-28* OFFICE OF THE COLUMBIA Ball. SWAY CO —The annual election for seven Directors to serve the ensning year, will be held at S19 Market, Space, TUESDAY. March the sta mo. Polisopen from ore i sigs : W. H. CLAG Secretary Columbia HOT SODA! HOT SOUDA!! prenatal with detictons and nutritions syrups. rie the most plesssnt and wholesem: EE the. Winter "seancn. Gold Soda and al Mineral aters je all the veer. ‘Waters for sa LBURS'S PHARMAOY AND MINERAL WATER DEVOT, febl7-2W feb18-eo8t dees 1429 PEXSS7LVANIA AVENUR. OA fresh ly of ee gereaian eo Da =, COrRE! 3 Tania ave. at 600. vet ful pint botdl deci LECTURES LL rerese qe BY THE HON, JOHN KELLY, OF NEW “THE EI SUNDAY. February 27, at p.m. centa. Proceeds to be expended Pons Boys, ander the direction of the You: tok: tety ickets for sale ut the book and musicstores. feb21-6t TICE PRESIDENT’S CBAMBEG, Wasatxeton, D. C., Feb. 15, 1351.) My Dear Mr. Facten: Subject At Lincoln Hil Admirs.op, for Clot mds who hs forme eatin 1200 K Staset Nonrawest, 7 Wasurtxotos, D. C., Feb. 16, 1551.5 Hon. W. A. Wheeler, U.S. Senate: Mx Drax Sim: In complying with the wishes of ourself aud others to repeat the | ‘ iniscences of a Private in the L: Gelivered by me, Thee you wil = | f it 2 ‘ed by the | of appreciation of the comp Fequest, Iwould name the 23d instant, at auch pies. as may be determined upon by my friends. respectfully i —_— “* JOHN B. PAXTON. scences of 8 Private in the red by Rev. John R Paxton Wednesday evening, February clock 0 bbe in Linevln’ Hall, Zid instan‘, at e'elock. Admitsion, 5 had a! 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Washington News and Gossip. ——-—_— ‘THE PRESIDENT Will hold his last reception to-morrow evening (Tuesday) from $8 to 10 ovclock, 5 GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO Day.—Internal rev- enue, $704,345.51; Customs, $741,271,96, ‘THE government departments and offices wiil be closed to-morrow. SECRETARY Ramsey left the city this morning for New York. He will return next Thursday SeckeTary Gorr, with a number of mem- bers of Congress—members of the naval com- mittees of both Houses—will visit Norfolk the latter part of this week or the first part of next to luspect Che yard at that point. There will also be others in the party. They will go down on the Dispatch, and be away from tne city several days, AMONG THE PRESIDENT’S CALLERS to-day were Senators Call, Bruce, Voorhees, Representatives Hiscock, McKinley, Jobuston, Brigham, Dow- hes, Hazelton, Kussell, Horr aud General Schenck and Governor Boutwell. INAUGURATION Day A LEG. Hotipay.—The Senate to-day adopted the resolutten making | Jnanguration day a legal holiday in tg Dis- Urtet. A FULL Batrary of artiliery arrived here yes- | terday morning from Fort Mcllenry, and ts quartered at the arsenal. or SILK MANCPacreriNe tn the shows 383 silk factories, with capital invested, $22,371,300 of raw al worked up, and $34,410,403 of manu- produets, 34,440 hands employed, and 5 pald annuaily In wages. New Jersey @ largest_manufactrer, having 10S tacto- . $12,551,045 of products, ‘and 32 i has 49 factories, $2. ) hands. Pifteea norther: . THs. H. BRADLEY, rst Hentenant of St infantry, is on duty in the War de- | Car | the | partment, in charge of the requisition and | Account branch. He has been there for 15 | years, away from his regimenr. Morrow, of the Col. IL M. 2ist_ infantry, has appited to ral fo have Capt. Bradley sent It Is understood that the adjutant general sin favor of sending Capt. Bradley 10 his command. ft 1s also understood that wie latter has gone to Mentor on personal | business. | ‘THe Wasmmcron MonvMENT Commisston.— | The last meeting of the jomt commission on the Washington monument during the present | administration was held last Saturday afler- | Beon at the White House. There were present President Haye: asey, Architects Hill | and Clark and W. W. Corcoran, There was a | general talk of the work done and the present | condition of affairs. A letter from Mr. Meade | was read, offering to adorn the base of the monument with bronze work according to lis plan. ‘This was referred to the House commit tee On public butidings and grounds without any action being taken on It by the joint com- mission. A resolution was adopted regretting President Hayes’ departure from the commis- sion, and thanking him for the interest he has taken In the work. NOMINATIONS.—The President sent the follow- ing nominations to the Senate to-day:—Lewis Richmond, of R. I., now consul at Belfast, to be consul-general at Rome; Jas. W. Wilkinson, of Mo., to be receiver of public moneys at Ironton, Mo. Postmasters—J. Frank Dalton, at Salem, Mass.; Catharine Singer, at Mecnanicsburg, Pa. THe Choctaw CLaims.—The House to-day | Passed a Dill to allow the Choctaw claims to te considered by the Court of Clatms. This claim Las been before Congress for twenty- | nine yeers. | THE RayMoxn-Hint. Scaxpat. Revive! Phillip ™ —M. Jobueon, for Mrs. Belva A. Lo:kwood 2 | recently wrote to the proprietor of the opera § that the latter, “who rominenee by her connec Jousily With the Jessie Raymoud- desires to know w house tn r ‘iurer Upob the following s | weteristics of Congressmen.’ ours? Si would give her connection with the ben Hill scancal.” Mr. Johnson also wanted to know | What amount would be guaranteed Mrs. Lo:K- wood. The proprietor of the opera house, Mr. De Give, has repiled as follows to M “Your Johnson: letter received. I would not rent my e for Such a purpose for any amouut 2 A New STYLB OF LETTER ulssion (composed of ap expert letter Carrier from New York city, one from Baltimore and an officer of the Post Ofice de- partment here) was engaged last week exam- ining a new letter bo: t was claimed that with this device a letter carrier does not see or handle the contents of the letter box; that the act of fitting the letter bag to the box unlocked the latter and lifted the bottom, lett!:. - theletters | Tall into the bag, and that the process of re- moving the bag, again locked the letter box securely. It wa$ found that this apparatus Was partially @ success; that if the amcunt of mall matter fell below the top of the bag it would answer. If there were, however, any letters or papers extending above the top there would be some difficulty taking the bag off. thet Teport will be adverse, as was a former re- por H STO WITH: DRAW THEIR CIRCULATION, AND ITS OBJECT. ; The national banksin New York and the Con- troller of the Currency are greatly torn up in rind about the passage of the 3 per cent. tund- Ing bill. The banks threaten that they will withdraw their circulation and go out of busl- hess, claiming that they cannot carry it on with a 5 per cent. bond. The Treasury department to-day recetyed in- formation trom New York that Certain of the banks in that elty had deposited gold in the amount of $1,540,'40 to reduce circulation. The | tal circulation of natianal banks is about $170,000,000; so the amount that the banks have sofar given notice of withdrawiog caunot ul- fect the market to any appreciable extent THE THREAT INTENDED TO AFFECT THE PRESI- DENT'S ACTION, BUT HE WILL Si.N THE It ts thought that the threat of the banks to withdraw circulation is for effect on the Prest- dent. in the hope that he will exercise his veto wer over the biil. There 1s the best authority or stating tha! he will sim iL It the banks j Should all withdraw thelr circulation there woula bea very ught squeeze in the money | Market. If they are going to carry out their turear. they will have to hurry up, as the Dill Will be passed soon, aad after It becomes a law | the process of reducing circulation becomes | = slow. Rell prey eelats in the Dill, | however. which will offset any bad behavior | on behalf or the banks, i | TREASURY OFFICIALS DO NOT CONTEMPLATE ANY TROUBLE with them, The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to use the surplus revenues of the government for sinking fund purposes. This surplus {s Dow over $12,000,000 and 1s rapidly increasing. If the Danks begin to act ugiy about their circulation, that can be thrown into the market by the purchase of outstand- ig bonds and will be amply sufficient to coun- teract any reduction of circulation uattl the fifty milion in coin, that the Secretary 1s au- thorized to -out in refunding, becomes available. @ interest-bearing certificates in amount $300,000,00@ provided for by the funding bin wilh of great service as they wil go into circulation. stated, the banks will have to hurry up if they want to retire their circulation. They cannot do much between the short time before the bill becomes a law, and even if they could the Treasury is armed so that It can eaclly coupteract any of their efforts. Insvead of a | contraction of the current threaten, there will, in fact, Whether intentionally, or is so bulit up that it leaves the government to act as it thinks best, without any fear from the national banks, and makes the national banks ‘become great aids in placing the new loan. | LATEST FROM NEW YORK. Comptrolier of the Currency Knox received information up to noon to-day that $1,400,000 of | national-bank circulation would be withdrawn | by New York banks because of the funding act. | Enlarging Their Vocabulary. [Cincinnati Enquirer. } “Let us go out to-night and pass a river and harbor pu” the cracksman said to Lis pal, ‘The Garfield Conkling Compromise NEW YORK TO GET THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT— SUNGE FOLGER THE MAN—WRY MORTON WAS KULED OUT. It seems to be conceded that the result of the Mentor conference between Gen, Gartield and Senator Conkling was that the latter carried hig point of securing the Treasury Secretary- ship th Garfield's Cabinet for the state of New York, The current opinion has also been that Mr. Conkiing's special candidate, Mr. L. P. Morton, had been decided upon for the place. It Js stated now, however, on what 1s considered tolerable good authority, that Judge Charles J. Folger, of New. York, is the man agreed upon, mc over, that he ha3 accepted the place. A g ntleman who professes to know of the detalis ot the matter says, that before Conkling visited Gen, Garflcld a correspondence had been carted on between Gen. Garfield and a second party, which cu mina‘ed in a letter U IN\ITING CONKLING TO MENTOR, The Pre-ident-elect had been informed that ‘unless such a Visit contemplated the discussion of the merits of a New York candidate for the Treasury secretaryship, that it was useless to make it, a3 the New York Senator would ltsten to no proposition Involving (he claims of New York to Cabinet representation In any direc- tons than the Treasury. When, therefore, Senator Conkling made up ais mind to go to Mentor, it was really fixed ip advance that SENATOR ALLISON WAS TO BE THROWN OVER- BOARD, the east was to have the Treasury, and New York was to furnish the man. This much having been conceded in advance of the Garteld-Conkling conference, the pathw: Was cleared toeuter forthwitt Into the merits ofthe candidate. Senator Conkling ald urge Levi P. Mortoi jen, Garileld made no 0b, tion to Mr. Morton personally. Senator Conkling that if Mr. accept apy other place sav Cabinet—the ‘Treasury and ments—he could nave wha' select. He could not have the State portroito, because it had been tendered to and ace pied by Senator Blatne; and he was not disposed to give him the Treasury because he was of the opinion that Mr. Morton, under the statutes of the United States, was. INELIGIBLE TO HOLD THE OFFICE. Morton is the president of a New York Na- tonal bank, and ts in otner ways tuterested tn tinanctal matters, which, to say the least, would raise the question and very serlonsly with the public as Lo his eligibility under une law, which preciudes the Secretary of the Treasury irom engaging in any business or belng tuter- ested Jn commerce either tn a direct or tlduclary capacity. Senator Conkling urged the potut tbat Merton could divest hitnself of his bust- anddlus remove all legal barriers. Gen. Garfield thought not, and even if he (Morton) did withdraw from business in absolute good falth, he made the point that at this late day it would not satisfy the public on that score. ‘The President-elect recallea the fact that when A. T. STEWART WAS NOMINATED for tke Treasury by Gen, Grant that he offered vo make an assignment of his business interests to make him eligible uader the law. The public clamor against this procedure, however, was so great that bis nomination was recalled. Further, Gen. Garfield made the point that if he nominated Morton for the Treasury, he felt impressed thut the Senate would raise the question of his eligibility, and tt might subject both himself and Morton to the embarrassment in the end of having to witudraw tne name. Gen, Garfield said to Senator Conkilag that while he had up to a very recent perlod con- templated selecting a western man for the ‘Treasury department, he was now convinced that the claims of the great state of New York were entitled to consideration for this oftice, ard he had made up his mind ff a candidate could be selected who would be acceptable to the repubileans of that state to nominate him. Senator Conkling told Gen. Garfield that he had come to Mentor not so much to urge the clail fa particular candidate for the ‘ ury department as the claims of the great ern- pire state, He urged that New York was really the center aud support or the FINANCIAL POLICY OF THE REPUBLICA’ he had reason to belleve that the polic fore pursued would be the policy of th: istration. ‘Then followed a long diseusston touching the ments of Judge Ch a. Staat ir Conkiing made no ob: Lim asan upright judge, a good’ re HEL, and ove who would give general satisfaction 10. the republicans of New York. The potat wis made by Gen. Gartield that Judge Folger was hot identified with any of the Dickerings in the republican party in’ New York, and would, therefore, De generally acceptanle. Senator Conkling conceded his ability, sald he wouid be acceptable certainly to himself and the repub- ilean party. Thereupon the President-elect told Senator Conkling that he wouid invire Judge ener to Mentor, and if he would accept the place he would tender him the Treasury department. In brief, this is the result of the Conkling- Garfield Mentor conference, sccording to this authority. There 1s no doubt here among Judge Folger’s friends in the New York dele- gation but that he will not only accept, but has accepted the place. THB STATUTE THAT BARS OUT MORTON. ‘The section of the revised statutes which was urged against the appointment of Levi P. Morton to the Treasury 1s ag follows: “No person appointed to the office of Secretary of the ‘Treasury, or first controller, or first au- itor, or treasurer or register shall, directly or indirectly, be concerned or interested in carry- ing on the business of trade or commerce, or be owner [n whole or in part of any sea vessel, or purchase by himself or another tn trust fo" him any public lands or other pub. property, or be concerned tn the purchase or disposal of any public securities of any state or of the United States, or take or apply to Lis own Use any emolument or gain for negotiating or transacting any business in the ‘Treasu y department other than what shall be allowed by law,” &c, SENATOR CONKLING SEES FOLGER. After Senator Conkling left Mentor he went dl- rect to Albany and had a conference with Judze Folger. The latter was to have left Albany for Mentor on Thursday night,and probably had his conference with General Garfield on Friday. Sen- ator Conkitng’s triends say that General Gar- field ald not suggest Folger’s name, but that nator Conkling named four men.’ The first Morton, the second Folger, the other two not yet known. Vick PRESIDENT-ELECT ARTHUR will remain in this city until the spectal session of the Senate adjourns, He desires to get acquinted per- sonally with the Senators, so t at he may know them by name and otherwise familiarize himself with his new duties. He had quite a bumber of distinguished callers to-day at his rooms at the Arlington. PrrsonaL.—Senator-elect Fair, of Nevada, who ts on his way to Washington, arrived at Omaha on Saturday. Before coming here, however, he will go on to Concord, N. H., where two of his children are at school.—Mrs, J. P. Palmer left for New York this morning. ——M. bonnat, the distinguished Frencl Painter, has been elected to the vacant seat in the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris—4John T. Raymond says that he and Miss Courtney Barnes are to be married in April—Senator Hill, of Georgia, was re in New York yesterday.—Lleut, Commander and Mrs. A. G. Kellogg are at the Ebbitt House.—Ex- Governor Seymour is slowly recovering from his recent tiness, and ig staying with his s{s- ter, Mrs. Roscoe Conkling, in Ut — D. Mee Re hela ae ot the third Vir resigne lon as common- WeaJth’s attorney in iileumend on Sat q ——Ex-Postmaster Filey, of St. Lov in Some quarters regarded as a possible Post- master General under the new administration, 13 In town.— Chief Justice Folger, of New York, who Is put down on the slate as Gar- field's Secretary of the Treasury, is a tall man, ‘With mutton-chop whiskers, and he has great 5 of manner.—Ex-Governor Hartrantt, of nosylvania, is at the Riggs Hot and Ex- Governor Chamberlain, of Maine, is at the Ebbitt. =—Representative-elect Benjamin W brother of the late Fernando 1) for some weeks, and the news of his brother's death quite prostrated him.—A. Parber, of Washington, was registered at the New York trata office mm Paris on Saturday.— ‘Joni Bouquet” is the new nom de plume of George tractive nosegeys of literary ana persona? font ve nosegays personal rem- inieoences to the readers of the New York Me. THE PROPOSED Hatt oF REecoRDSs.—Senator Vest to-day offered his bill to appropriate $200,000 to build a fire-; hall of records Rear the War department, as an amendment to the sundry civil The House hesitates to pass the separate bill, and Mr. Vest takes this course to get th; ce th sion, 8 @ Measue through this THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. Report of the House Committee. TREASUBER GILFILLAN'S SUSTAINED, Recommendations of the Oommittee. CHARGES The Board of Three Should be Abolished. And Only One Commissioner Ap- pointed. And He Not Necessaril trict Man. a Dis- Atthe meeting of the House committee‘on tue District of Columbia te-day Mr. Aldrich, of Rhede Island, submitted a report touching the investigation of the charges made by the United States Treasurer against the Commiastoners of the Distriet, which charges were the subject of investigation by the District commitiee. The report is quite voluminous. It says: A great amount of testimony was taker by your com mittee, filling three hundred and thirty-six printed pages, and covering not only the subject of the treasurer's complaints, but the general Mavagement of the revision authorized by the acts of Congress. The evidence given under each charge 1s there considered, and then the evidence as to the general conduct of the re- vision, AS TO THE FIRST CHARGE, being the withholding of tax Hen certificates, the committee, after a review of the law and fact : On the whole. your comratttee do not consider that the evidence presents any Well defined or satisfactory reason for the futi- ure of the Commissioners fo deliver the remain- Ger of the tax lien certificates to the sinking fund office. Even if errors in previous as3ess- ioents had been discovered In May, 1575, Unat fact would have furnished no reason for with- holding the tax-len cerUlicatea against assess- ments made thereafter. ‘Tbe law. requires the certificati s to be issued within 40 days after the completion of the assessment. If this require- Inent had been complied with by the Commis- sloners, the discovery ab any tme of errors in previous assessments would, at tue most, have affected only the certilicates against assess- ments made within the preeeding forty days. All others would have been delivered to the sinking 1und office. Nor does the fact that a revision of the as- ses:ments was authorized by Congress justtfy the fallure to issue the certificates. The ri vision was not authorized until June 19, 157s. more than two years after the errors ih the methods of making assessments are sald to have been discovered and more than a year after Une last assessment was made. If the Commissioners had performed their duty under the law, the tax llen certificates would have been deposited in the sinking fund office before the revision was authoriz Even if their view was the correct one, that the certificates Ought not to have been issued for agsessinents known to be erroneous, and that Interest rau only on the certificates, there was nothing to Prevent them from issuing the certitleates’ for the correct amount, and transmitting them to the treasurer Immediately upon the completion of the reviston. IN THE MATTER OF INTEREST ON UNDELIVERRD TAX LIEN CERTIFICATES, the report says: Nor does the plea avail that the Commtsston- ers had discovered that the assessments were erroneous and deemed it ‘unjust to cloud the des of citizens with liens for taxes known to be erroneous and excessive.”’ It 1s the assess- ments themselves which encumber the prop- erty. The delivery to the sinking-fund ofice of the certificate of the assessment would in nowise increase the incumbrance or darken the Cloud upon the title, AS a matter of fact, in searching titles, no attention is paid to Lue tax. len certificate, Only the assessment itself ts regarded. Had the cerilficates been Issued, the treas | urer would have been compelled to ‘accept, 1n discharge Of them, tn common with the other assess. s the penalty of Six per cent. By the ohers’ action he has been compelietto ‘pt, in full discharge, tbe face of the re- duced’ assessment, without any alty tor fron. two to four years’ delay In payment. Tue neglect of the Commisstoners ts read: the more inexcusable by Une fact that wit Gays after the passage of the act of Jt Isis, they Were advised by their attorney th “im contemplation of law there was a pre- cise sum due” in these cases, “and, if not paid at the time” the assessment was levied, he as- sumed ‘that interest would accrue on it.” IN THE MATTER OF INTEREST ON ASSESSMENTS paid after October 1, 1879, the report says:—Tue Commissioners are responsible not only for having remitted all interest on the special as- sSessments for which they falled to i3sue tax- lten certiticates, but for having abated all iter- est on all other assessments pledged to the sinking-fund office, pald between October 1, 1579, and April 1, 1550, and for having collected @ penalty of only 6 per cent. in a large numoer of cases where 10 per cent. was legally due, ASSESSMENTS KEViSED WHEN NO COMPLAINT WAS MADE. In the matter of the Commissioners having revised assessments not complained of by the property owners as erroneous, the report Says: ‘The evidence presents the spectacle of reviston, under laws authorizing revision only tn Cases where specific complaint was made, of the entire body of assessments, of which only Ten per cent of tne ps ersons affected had com- plained, and with which the other ninety per cent were presumably satistled; and, as to that ten per Cent, It does not appear that the Com- missioners knew that even that proportion of the eee had legally complaiaed until after an Investigation Into the subject had been ordered by Congress, or that they now know that there was that or any other percentage of ve complaints against all of the assessments which they have revised. THE BMERY AND COOKE ASSESSMENTS. A chapter is devoted to the revision of the “Cooke” and “Emery” assessments, The re- port says:—The “‘Emery” and “Cooke” assess- ents were notoriously not prepared under the act Of June 27, 1879, and 1t would not seem pos- sible for any refinement of legal sophistry to bring them within the operation of the acts au- thorizing revision. AS TO THE OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY for the Commissioners, the report after quoting several which conflict says:—It 1s evident that opinions 80 contradictory and erratic afford no safe guide for executive action; and that they furnish no defence to the Commissioners for disregarding the plain requirements of law. THE LINTHICUM ESTATE ASSESSMENTS ON WATER STRI rT. Touching the revision of the assessment of ‘Water street, Georgetown,the report says: Even less cefersible was the revision of the Water street assessment,on the ground that a contract could not be “jumped from city or job to an- other.” This assessment was made, not by the toard of public works, but by the Commisston- ers, and was ‘for one-third of the total cost of the improvement.” In common with all others it had been confirmed by Congress and the Su- preme Court. Whether the contract were valid or not, the work had been done, and the assess- meNt made on a principle decided to be lawful ana correct. The Commissioners had no power to vacate if. It isnotorious that a great num- ber of contracts were ‘‘jumpea” from onestret to another, by a former board of commisston- ers, 1n the same manner as the Water street contract, These so-called “extensions” of cor- acts were investigated in 1876, by a commit tee of this House. who port (1st Session Re 0. te Shpetistna Getanly agen wis appears annulled on this ground was one affecting the EN SG ea two mi = efielani ne. ulied assessment covered A'though the attorney, advised that, case 108 & com) 8,” and Sepia te Go mise, the president of the Commission Gee he stil has “an outstanding clais fo st ne for damages,” andit he should “‘chose to preas it, a sete tacts do not nee Dee toe i of a com- mise. January 16, is9, Rol 1 8 ube attorney for the Linthicum estate and others, presented to this House a “relative toerroneous assessments tn the Dis- uiet of Columbia.” (H. R., 3d session 45th Con- gress, Mis, Doc. No. 15.) ‘In this memori1l he fives at length “a statenient of the allegations in the bill fled by the executors of Edward M. Linthicum, deceased, in the Supreme Coart ot this District, and pending therein prior to the | passage of said act of Congress,” and declares that “the effect of the sald act of June 19, 1s7s, as construed by the Supreme Court of the United States, will be to di-miss the bill of com- plaint and validate and legalize these assess ments.” He therefore prays Congress to grant relief. Congress granted no rellef, and the record of the court shows that no action was taken on the bill of complaint between the da'e of memorial and that of the so-called “compro. mise.” Yet, although the attorney for the complatnen's had admitted that the decision of ‘the court would be against him, and although Congress had refused to grant any relief, the Commissioners of the District, the defendants in the sult, accepted a tender of one-elghth ot ‘the sum due as a compromise of the case. But this is not the worst aspect of the cas’. ‘The president of the commisston testife'} (p.139) that, “in this particular case, they (the former Commissioners} not only extended the con- tract from Ist street in Washington to Waier sireet In Georgetown, but, after they had done the work on Water street they weat back and finished the contract on 1st street from Vir- ginta avenue WN street south, as original contracted, so that both works were done.” The Impression conveyed by this statement, 13, that, after the contract had been unlawfully “Jumped” from Ist street to Water street, it Wes unlawfully “jumped” vack again to ist street, and that the same contractors did both jobs, “Just the reverse of this is true, ‘The evt- dence taken in a former tnvestigation shows that George Nettzey had a contract with the Boara of Public Works, dated July 17, gradicg acd paving ist street west, between Maryjaud avenue and N street. sonth: tae estt- mated cost of the wo! Fourty-fourth Congres 103, Part first session, Mis. Doc! & Fletcher had a con: » date for certain work on Water street . (ibid..214.) Nelizey, after pertormins work amounting io ® S2 under bis contract, relinqutshed the der of the work on 1 of was awarded, on November 30), S74, the Work on Water street on whica the assessment under discussion was based, and for which he street, and in lieu received $7,379.91. The remainder of the trans- action 1s explained in the Commisstoners’ re- port for 1575, (pages 412, 413). “Pals transfer of [Neltzey’s} work,” the report Says, “‘was subse quently found to be an encroachment upon an oral contract with Henry birch of which the latter produced satisfactory writien evidence. ‘The work on Ist street. was theretore given t Mr. Birch in plave of that taken Srom hu The esitmated of the new work thus awarded was $5 . precisely the amount reveived by Neltzy for tae work done on Water Street. Solt appears that this was not a case of a “jumped” contract at all, In tne sense ia which that expression has deen usec, Taere Were valid contracts for both? the work on 1st street, and the work on Water street. Tne sole effect of the fermer Commissioners’ action was an ¢xchance of work between the contractors, by which neither thejrights nor‘the Mabillties of the property-holders were in anywise affected, The result’ was precisely the same as if each contractor had worked out his coutract on tae sireet Which It originally covered—Neltzey on ist street, and Birch on Water street. PURLIC SENTIMENT ON PAYMENT OF TAXES. In the opinion of your committee, the dispo- sition of a portion of the tax-payers of the District to postpone and resist the payment of taxes has been fostered, if not created. by tue mistaken Jenlency of the Comutsstoners in Walving the penalties for non-payment, and in holding out the hope that continued delinquen- cy would result in continued legislative rellef. Had theiaws been firmly and impartially en- forced, aud their penalties promptly applie the amount of taxes In arrears would have much less, and the condition of public si ment on the subject far more healthy. LOCBENESS OF THE MANAGEMENT OF REVISION OF ASSESSMENTS. The general conclusions of the committee are summed up as follows: Testimony was taken by the committee concerning numerous allege frauds and irregularities In the oftices of the District, not covered by the treasurer’s charges. While the evidence taken was not suflicten corelustve to justify the committee In repor ing that any Corrupt or fraudulent acts been committed by any persons now conne:! with the government of the District, tt was ge‘ med sufiicient to demand an investigatio! by the proper legal authoritfes. ‘The evide: on these polnts Was accordingly referred by Un committee to the United States attorney for the District, for such action as he might thiaic proper, and has since been made the subject of a report by the grand jury. But as to the gen- eral looseness of the management of the revi- sion of assessments, the testimony was conclu- sive. Of this a few instances out of maay tes- Ufied to, must suffice. The acts authonzing the reviston provide that the Commissioners shall issue drawback certificates for the ammount of the erroneous or excessive Charges found on revision. Notwith- Standing this requirement of law and the fact that the duty is one which, according to the best authorities, cannot be delegated, (1 Dillon on Municipal corporations, 150-1; Cooley’s Cou- Stitutional Limitations, 204.) the Commissioners intrusted the entire preparation and issue of these drawback certificates to one of thelr clerks and allowed thom to be issue] under his signature. It also appears that no otter officer of the District government than tke one who figns them, approves, audits, looxs over or checks off the certificates, and that neither the collector of the District nor the collector of special taxes, by both of whom they are re- celvable, has any record of the number or ene of the drawback certificates issued. (®. 63.) THE CHARGES, IN THE OPINION OF THE COMMITTSE, SUSTAINED. The evidence requires your committee to report, as their conclusion, that the charges of the Treasurer of the United States against the Commissioners of the District of Columbia have been fully proved, the evidence in most instances reaching far beyond the allegation; that the revision of assessments has been cou- ducted in a loose and trresponsible man: without proper supervision by the Commissi ers; that the Commissioners have, by their acts and omissions, depiived the District of large amounts of revenue justly due vo It; that they have improperly discriminatea in favor of the delinquent tax-payer to the decriment of the Interests of the District and of the con- sclentious tax-payer; that they have disobeyed the requirements of the law, and have set up evasive pretexts for that disobedience, and that, On the plea of construing the acts of Con- gress as Measures Of relief, they have perverted them from their true intent in order to relieve prerery Ones from taxes and penalties wrully due; in allof which various acts aud omissions they have been guilty of grave dere- lction of duty deserving of censure, INBFFICIBNCY OF A PLURAL EXECUTIVE. While not disposed to relieve the members of the Board of Commissfoners from their just share of responsibility fortheir acts, your com mittee feel bound to record their opinion that inefficiency and lack of responsibility are In- herent in the present form of government of the District. A plural executive ts fatal to efficiency and responsibility. History abounds in examples of the fallures of forms of govern- ment in which executive power Is vested in several hands—by whatever name they may be knowp. A government of this kind rarely becomes efficient, except when some master piri usurps supreme control. Ordinarily, Tesponsibility 1s not merely divided; it is com- pletely lost—a truth of which th's investigation Eas given abundant evidence, When the re- sponsibility for all acts 1s distributed among everal, a keen sense of it is felt by none, COMMISSIONERS BHOULD NOT NECESSARILY BB RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT. Your committee also regard the requiremen of the act of June 11, 187s, that the Commis sioners shall have been actual residents of the District for three years prior to their appoint- Ment, as an unne and unwise restric- Uon on the appointing power. The people of the United States contribute one-haif of the amount appropriated for the expenses of the District; the Commissioners are officers of the United States, and their selection should be subject only to the same restrictions as that of other officers of the United States. Besides, a large proportion of the tax-payers of the Dis- trict, although thoroughly identified with its interest, have ehosen to retain a residence elsewhere, rather than surrender the right of legal residents of the Dis- reason why such ns excluded from the field of cho! ferred upon a sing! to be ap- ted it to residence in the Dis- Piet and to whom the other of- ficers of the District sball te, report read. but at the request of Gen. Hunton action was upon it until W TWO CENTs, ‘Telegrams. to The Star. FORE Parnell De: _Loxvo, Feb. 21.—Mr, Paruell, speaking at Clara, King’s county, yesterday, vigorously de. nounced the government for tnfroductng the coercion bill and cnarged the ministers with trying to intimidate the nation and with a de- liberate conspiracy to prevent him from exer- cising his constirutional right of speaking tn parilament. If Uhe tenants, he said, would con- Unue to refuse to pay unjust rents he and his colleagues Would willingly go to prison for their s. In case of threatened eviciton be ad- ised the neighboring tenants to plough up the FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS, Monpay, February 21. SEFATE.—The credentials of Benjamin Har- ison, Senator-elect from Indiana for the term beginning March 4th, were presented by the Vice President. Read and filed, ‘The Vice President also submitted the resig- nation of Senator Hamlin as a regent of the Smithsonian Institution, and announced we appoiptment of Senator Hoar to fl the va- | ‘| i | land in order toprevent the landiordsirom Ing his cattlethereon. The tenants, heawetaa micht accept the land Dill S> far’ as It wo nable them better to continue their straggle } against landloretsm, | ‘The German Crisis. | Loxpox, Feb, 21.—A dispatch from Berlin to | the Times says:—The Crown Prince Frederk William ts actively promoting a favorable Issue to the crists caused by the resignation of Count Von Eulenburg, minister of the interior. Mecovered trom the Wrecks Lonpor, Feb. 21.—Of the cargo of the Amer. jean bark TF. Whiton, Capt. Nickels, from | Victoria for London, which was wrecked ta Mount’s bay, Cornwall, on the 14th last. 15,000 cases of Salmon, 150 Dales Of wool and | wo Cases carey. | of valuables have been recovered. Communications presented as follows, were Tead at length and referred as_ stated :—By Harris—The memorial of the National Toba Board of Trade and resolutions of the Tennes. tee legisiature in respect to the tobacco tride of the United States with certain foreign coun. | r. | trles— calling attention tothe monopoly enjoyed al in the manutacture and sale of tue | Staple, and acking relief. ‘To foreign relat By Mr. Platt—Resolution of Connecticut legis lature for the relief of national banks from bur. densome taxation. By Mr. Jonas—Kesolutions ofthe New Orleans cotton exchange endorsi>y | the Eads ship rallway. To committee o: €igh Telations. hy Mr. Harris, from committee on District of Columbia, favorably, a bili declaring Inaugu- ration day a legal holiday tn the District ot Columbia. Unantmous consent for the present copsideration of the bill was asked, but Mr. | Cockrell objected. By Mr. Whyte, from the same committee, favorably, two House bills, (tue latter with amendments), authorizing the Washington and Chesapeake Tallroad company to extend its | ratiroad Into and within the District of Colum | bia; and authorizing the Southern Maryland | Tatlroad company 10 extend a railroad into and | within the Distr By Mr. Maxey, from: the committee on_pnst oflices, favorably, With amendments, the House Fort citice Dill. “Taken up, aud after a state. ment by Mr. Maxey that It contained no legis lation oth er than the establishment of post Touds, the reading at lengih was dispensea With, ard the bil! passed without debate. Mr. Withers presented the conference report on the army appropriation bill, which was read and adopted. Mr. Saunders spoke in advocacy of his reso- Juticn directing the commitiee on commerce to increase the appropriation tn the river and harbor bill for the Missouri river, between 11s mouth and Yankton, Dakota, to the sum of $1,155.(00. The resolution was then referred to the committee on commerce. Mr. Davis (IL) presented resolutions of the Illinois legislaturein advocacy of the ( iunement Dill, Read, tabled and ordere printed. REPORTS FROM THE DISTRICT COMMIT! The following reports were made from the commitice on the District of Columbia, placed on the colendar: By Mr. Kollins, (favorably) — House bill to amend the act theorporating tu. Capitol abd North © sticets and South Wast- ington raliroad. Placed on the calendar. By Mr. Whyte, Hicuse bill 10 amend the charter of the Metr politan rallroad company, of the District of Columbia. Calendar. Mr. Conkling offered a resolution directing the secretary to furnish to the committee on Ways and means of the House, a copy of the engrossed Senate blll for the relief of Chester A, Arthur, collector of the port of New ¥ Ube same having been lost or misiald since Teterence to the € vmmnittee, On June 5th, to. . Paddock submitted a joint resolution providing that all employes of the governmant in the city of Washington shall be paid for the 4th Gay of March (Inauguration day) and tue 30th day of May (Decoration day), 1ssi, as for other days cn which they perform labor. lt=- ferred to the committee on uppropriations, AU 1:30 the legislative appropriation bill waa taken up. BOUSE—On motion of Mr. Cox, (N. Y.,) an order was adopted designating Sunday next at So’cicck {cr ile observance of the ceremonics 1b memory of the late Fernanao Wood. Under the call of states the following bills, weie introduced and referred: by Mr. Stevenson—Resolutions of the gen ral assembly of Illinois relative to the r mentor U.S. Grant with the rank of gent By Mr. O’Nefll—Petition of retatl pharmactsts ot Philadeiphia and Pennsylvania, asktug tor stch moalfication of the proprietary’ tax as wii Permit them fo gell without ‘such Tax all ar cles of their own preparation; and aiso for tne passage of a law to reeve them fran belbg classified as retail liquor deal By Mr. McMabon—Resolution call on Secretary of the Treasury for @ statemen' Ine iefunding of the bonds Known as i0-40’'s and the sale or exchange of bond: iteu thereof during the year 1579, with a Iisi the syndicates, banks, bankers, oroke oiber perscns ‘taking ‘the same, and ( spective amounts taken by eac! ain’ were paid during sald year on account uf aon- ble Interest, OF luLerest on Wo Or more cla of bonds representing the same debt, also smountor money pad to each and for what urpose or Object such payments were made. FCsiso calls tor information as to the expenses incurred by Ube government in printing, pre- paring abd advertising those bonds, the amcunts paid, t0 whom paid, whether tue bonds were refunded, exchabged or sold at par, abg What was the market value in New York of the sald bonds so exchanged or sold at the ume Ube money was paid into the U.S. tres ury; aud {t also directs the Secretary to gi’ generally, 1m fall and detall, all correspondence with said syndicates, Danks, &c.. In relation tu Ube trabsections of the government in the re funding Of sald bonds in is79. By Mr. Warner. ‘To create a boara of fiscal inspectors to wate! over Collections and expenditures of the public Ueasure. [It proviaes for the appointment by the President of a board of fiscal inspectors Lo consist of 3 members, ho more than 2 of waou shail be taken from tbe same political pariy, who shall hod oflide during life or good be- bavior, abd who, baving held the Office of tiscal inspector, shall be ineligible to any other oitic ol profit Under he United States governmen No one under 40 years of age or over 55 shall be appointed a member of said board, and any niemiber shall be enUtled to be retired at the age of 70, on full pay. Every member shall be entitled to receive a salary of $—, and the bourd may employ a secretary, ata Salary of $2,000 per apnum, and two clerksjat $1,200 each, Secilon 2 prescribes that {t shall be the duty oi the board to watch Over the collection and ea- penditure of the public treasure, aud to that td, in cases where, in the judgment of the board, there is reason lo suspect carelessness, regligence, irregularity, malfeasance, em- bezziement or fraud, Wo inquire into aud investigate tbe conduct of oMicers aud agents. entrusied with the duty of recelving or expending the public monies orof keeping the accounts thereof; and sald bead shell have power to inspect all books and accounts, to send for persons and papers, and to examire witnesses under oath. In cases where, in the judgment of the board, an oiticer or #gent of the government 1s guilty of misap- propriatiog tbe public money, or of embezzei- went, or malfeasance in office, it shall have power lo arrest and suspend from office sucn officer or agent, and shall present such ofiver or agent with the evidence in its possession to the law officers of the government in the dis- trict or ccult courts, where the offence may bave been ccmumitted, for indicument and prosecution. I is made the duty of the board lo report, from Ume to Ume, its doings to the heads of Keatge ied! and annually to Con- gress} By Mr. Chalmers—Jotnt resotutfon relative to the tariff. (The text 1s as foliows: Whereas the only excuse for @ protective tariff Js lo ercourage infant manufactures and pro- tect the free labor of the United States against the slave and pauper labor of foreign countries; therefore 10 fecure the benefits extended to Americab laboreis: Kesolved, That tbe Secre- lary of the !ressury shall, as Soon as practica- bie, ascertain and report the cost of producing in foreign countries all articles on which cus- tom duties are now Jevied, and the cost of pro- ducing the same articles ig the United Staves; and whenever le cost of producing any ariu- cle which has been manufactured or Lappe ‘Uon cate of E. Moody Boyton vs. Lo! be less | gisiri ted States for ten yea! Bich ares are cheaply prodused kn tae the same article in io he Unit liquors. Mr. Wells ed that the House insist on its disagreement to the Senate amendments to the Indian appropriation bill, sald amendments be- ing those continuing in-existence the Indian commission, = Mr. Conger House = ‘Mr. Wells’ motion was then agreed to, and a ence new confer consisting of Mesers. Welle, Singleton (Mies.) and Hubbell appointed. | decree bas bee! (favorably)—with amendment, | ia Cedigegetntite oly in producing | to fx a suftablesum, and ask moras & CO., of War, Lonpon, Feb. 21. mn ALHONS LO Reuter’s Telegram tssut The troops of ordered to march northward. The Largest col. lece in Athens has Deen converted Into a mili- tary hospital.” Import Duties on Cattle. Panis, Feb. 21.—The Senate has amended une proposais of the Chawber or Deputies by rals ing the tmport cuftes as follows: Oa oxen and bulls from 6 to 3 franes: on cows from 4 To 20 francs; on steers and heifers from 2 to 10 frane: on calves from 50 centimes to 2 francs; on shery from 1% to 3 francs, and on goats from % to 9) centimes, Lonpox, Feb, 2 Times at Paris says + probabiitty of th ursenting to the amend: raising the Import auttes Ani A dispatch from is < is clear that the Ameer Of Atchanlstan 1s qa unable to take control over Candabar. NTREED TO-DAY. uating Steck Narket. feb. 21.—The Posts fuanctal artt clesays: At the Stock Exchange United States 148 are =, lower for 4's and \ for 4's; the are unchanged, but the 6's which be called 1n first are * lower. Railroad bonds are generally lower, the decline ranging trom ‘a 14, The principal excepitons ts in tie case of the American Dock and improv: mn- any's 7 per cent bonds whtch carry 2s perceat, back interest guaranteed by CheCentral railroad of New Jersey; Iron Moantatn second incomes are also 1 per cent higher. The stock market continues feverish, and the fuctuat been wide and irequent, with the t sult lower prices. The ‘active stocks renged between the follow! Pacific, 11944121 € correspondent. of the re Is not the slightest eneh Chamber of A New Youk, y Erle, 454 anna and Western, and Hudson, 19allia 4000", ABU; and these ine . : Loutsville x. Outside of neactions haye not been ket to-day is falrly active for call loans or stocks, as the hdrawal on Saturday of about “gal tender notes from the re- serves of the Danks. On U.S. bonds the quota- ton is about 6 per cent, alt hough som at a higher rate are reported. tof the can per cent. be eastly lent for this Mercanulle paper is duil and rates arc unchanged. —_+—___ Ballot at Harrisburg. HARRIsncne, Pa, Feb ballot to-day for United States as follows: Beaver, 27; Bayne, Schotield, 2; Sbiras, 1: MeGrath, 1; The convention adjourned, there not being quorum present. H SOCIETY NOTES. Few day receptions at the White House have deen more nuMercusly allended than that of Mrs. Hayes on Saturday. The stream of visit- ors Was incessant throughout. the hoars for tue recepUon, from 3 to 5 p.m., and the parlors soon tilled up. Colonel Casey presented those who called 10 Mra Hayes, who, tn turn, Intro | duced them to Speaker Randail’s wife and wife of Representative Canne’ were receiving with her. ciais and many private famiites were represent- ed among the visitors. Mrs. Hayes wore a eream-unted white silk with embroidered drap- t sleeves. Mrs. Randal a plain black Mrs, Cannot Oat Of Mac sali artha Washingt e Unirty-third enaior resulted Wallac ny black velve a ‘Tea Party at the hibition, in the old Tayloe mansion, on | Saluraay evening, attracted a humber of ladies | and gentlemen who contribute to the pleasure of ovr social life. ‘There was merry dancing in | the pleture gallery. Another “tea party” will | oc bere to-morrow evening. | ,, Phese who winessed the performance of the | “pirates of Pei "by the amateurs on Sat- urday eveutng were very enthusiastic In pratse or it, An impartial critic, knowlag those wno | took part Very slightly, if at all, says he nag beard the opera both 1p London and New York, and has never heard 1 in such perfection as on Saturday evening. He praised those who took part as beng greatly superior to many profes- sional singers. Notwithstanding the intimation given more than once that ladles only, and «ol gentienen, in addition to the gentlemen who are Invited by name to the Giplomatic reception at the White House, are included in the invitation, Some members of Congress stoutly dectare that they will take whom they piease, and one at least says he will take four constituents, all men. It hes been remarked that, as the said M.C. also recetves a salary from the public trea~ Sof bis way of think- ituents entertained to ing Want thelr cons Washington, Uney should do It themselves, In- stead of having it done at the expense of the President, or any other official who gives par. tes here.’ There is no reason whatever why a man when he becomes President, or _a member of a President's cabinet, should forfeit the right toiuvite some guests to his dweillag on special occasions and Omit others. The public p tions by day and evenlog, which occur rega- larly at the White House, in addition to the many given specially to delegations, are fre- quent enough to persilt of a party belag given ter to Invited guests, without having m Crowded abd jostied about by those who Px tothe legation here on Thursday last. They have been most warmly welcomed and have re- ceived abundant proof of the nigh esteem In which they are be! Mr. Jolin Speed, one of the editorsof the New York World anda nephew Of the poet Keats, 1s about to be married vo Miss Poindexter, of Louisville. THE CENTRAL Paciric RatLROAD QUESTION.— ‘The House committee on Pacific raliroads held @ meeting this morning W take action upon the letter of auditor of ratiroad accounts French relative to the Central Pactte railroad. After some discussion, » resolution was adop"ed o- structing the chairman, Logether with Repre- sentatives Butterworth and Dickey, to call, in person, upon the Attoracy General and consult ‘With him as to the]: gal remedies proper to be taken under the Thurman act,or under the general laws of the United States, to prevent any diversion of the net ¢ @rnings of the Central Pacific railroad to leased roads in prejudice of the lien of the United States, and to consult with bim generally 10 regard to the allegations on the subject made by the auditor of railroad accounts in the recent communication jo the Secretary of tbe Interior transmitted to Congress. The sub-committee were Instructed to report upon the subject to the tull commit tee on Thursday next. THE Hovsk Commirres on E.zcnons had under consideration to-day the question of allowances for expenses in the contested 0 . Uhl ict Massachusetts, recenuly dec! in favor of Mr. Loring, (republican,) sittiog. The contestant, (Boynton,) presented vouchers for 400, bis expenses, Incl a receipt from Benjamin F. Buer for $5.00) for protes- siopal eervices, The committee referred the matter toa sub-committee, 4 Sd Hops committee to include It a8 an. JUDGE Bri.ixes’ NoMINaTIoN.—The Senate Judiciary committee took no action to-day on Judge Billings’ :ominatior, and it if is now nomination die concur in | Virtually determined vo let, tne 105, nays in committee, MoRTON TO GOTO ENGLAND.—The talk is that { Judge Fo ger ts appointed Secret ry of the ‘Treacury Mr. L. P, Morton will be made mints. ver to London.