The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-06


Naval STAFF and Line Officers.
The House Naval Committee has agreed to
report the bill legalizing the regulations estab-
lished by the late Secretary of the Navy, Mr.
Welles relative to staff and line officers of the
navy. The bill provides that Welles regulations
shall continue in force for one year. Should this
become law, it will make the recent order of the
Secretary of the Navy relative to the rank of
staff officers null and void.
The Eight-Hour Law.
The committee also agreed to report q bill Pro-
vidng that no reduction shall take place in the
wages of employees in the Government navy
yards on account of the reduction in the hours of
labor.
An effort will be made to get both bills through
the House this session. but it is doubtful if they
will pass the Senate, the Naval Committee of
that body is favorable to the Navy Department.
Filibusters for Cuba.
The Government is in receipt of information
showing that ilibustering parties are being fitted
out at different places on the Atlantic seaboard
and in the Gulf of Mexico with q view of pro-
ceeding to Cuba toaid its insurgents. Dispatches
have been sent to Admiral Hoff informing him of
this fact, and directing him to intercept all such
parties sailing under the American flag.
The National Currency.
The Banking and Currency Committee have
agreed upon the bill concerning the redistribu-
ton of national bank currency among the States,
and authorized Mr.. Garfield to report it. 1t re-
quires the Secretary of the Treasury ITO take
from the banks all excess over one million circu-
lation. This is in addition to the excess to be
taken from the States having more circulation
than their quota. The measure will be strongly
opposed by the national banks and especially by
the large ones.
1t is doubtful if it even be got out of the
pommittpe il rpourpS tyyo-thrd vote tn sua-
pend the rules to take it out.
Tobacco i'm Bond.
A delegation OF tobacco men was before the
Senate Finance Committee this morning urging
the restoration of the clause in the Whisky and
Tobacco Tax bill, struck out by the House, re-
quiring the Internal Revenue Department to fur
nish special stamps for all tobacco in bond on
which the tax has been paid. 1t is thought the
section will be restored.
Minister Hale TO be Recalled.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
had the Hale-Perry quarrel and correspondence
under consideration to-day. 1t is understood
that in order to clear the Government and all
parties concerned of the embarrassments grow
ing out Sof this personal QUARREL a despatch has
been sent to Madrid informing both Hale and
Perry that their designations will be accepted at
once, and that new nominations will be sent
into the Senate.
Despatch to the associated Press.
NavnI Orders.
Captain Edward II. Cohown has been directed
to hold himself in readiness for the command of
the iron-clad Miantonomah, now fitting out for
service Lieutenant-C Commander Francis M.
Bruce will be ordered to duty on board the
Miantonomah. Lieutenant-C Commander A. N.
Mitchell is detached from the Saratoga on the
1st of May next, and granted leave of absence.
Ensigns Edward w. Henricks and F. B. Gilmore
are ordered to the receiving-ship New Hamp-
shire. Chief Engineer George Sewell is ordered
to New York Navy Yard. Ensign William Watts
is detached from the New Hampshire and upon
his examination will report for duty on board
the Galena.
The Baltimore COllectOrship.
A delegation from Baltimore called at the Exc
cutive Mansion this morning and had an inter-
view with the President their object being the
| appointment of Mayor Chapman of that city for
Collector of the Port.
Texas Reconstruction.
The Reconstruction Committee to-day adopted
a resolution, to be reported to the House, post
poning the vote in Texas on the new Constitu-
ton until further action by Congress.
Nominations Withdrawn.
The President has withdrawn from the Senate
the nominations of Daniel W. Winchester Post
| master at Placerville, California; Napoleon I'm
derwood, Assessor of Internal Revenue for the
Second district of Louisiana; Edward V. Kings
| ley Secretary of Legation at Madrid; w. H..
Barnes, Collector of Internal Revenue for the
First district of Pennsylvania.
COMBINATIONS.
Among the combinations yesterday was that OF
Charles NJ. Wilder at Columbia, s. &. This is the
first confirmation by the Senate of a colored man.
Wilder was formerly slave.