Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-09

me this session Occupie'I his seat IN the Senate
yesterday. His eye sigat which was consider
ably affected last wiut er is somewhat better.
GrS. JOHN FARO :, commiSslerer o. educa-
tor, left town last night for Champaign, ILL.,,
where he will to lorruw deliver an address be-
feEe the Illinois Industrial Z University.
1T Is AN UNS IND RENARS Of the New Yerk
ErfHiH0 Poet pIat tor the democratic Congress
men to get together in csucus and discipline
democratic salary grsbheTs would be a PLAN
case o. tho tail wagging The dog.
"STIL- A GRowIS,"-The last weekly bull
letin, dSI II the 9Th list, of Secretary Kelley,
of the ~ stionSl Grange of the Patrons of Hus-
bsndrg-, shows that the number of subordinate
grange organized from the lst to the 9th inst,
was 10. The total number of Subordinate
grantees now in operation is 9O49, with
pOred aggregate membership of 61S SIS.
TIE WEST VIRGINIA CoNTEsTs.-The House
Committee on Elections met this morning and
took up the West Virginia election contests,
srising out of the question OF the legality of the
elections held in that state on separate days,
and by which two sets of Representatives were
sent to Congress. 1t was decided TO postpone
action until Thursday next. when the subject
will be disposed OF.
THEY WANT TO KNOW. YoU KNow.-Gen.
Butler plueks victory from disappointment.
Finding himself in the choice of seats in the
House thrown into the very heart OF the demo-
cratic stronghold, Sleepy Hollow, he executes a
member. and now. says the Rochester Union,
the democrats want TO know if they COM
PEELED to have their daughters marry, Nc.-N.
y. Commercial.
Mr.. MrLLETT's IMMEDIATE REMOVAL DE-
NANDED-SupervisiDg Architect Mulett, in
his recent report to the Secretary OF the
Treasury, recommended the repeal OF the eight
hour law, at least 80 far as il affected the work
under his direction. The workmen at Boston
hal at tai Of =.
ciatOTy resolutions, and appointed committee
TO come 10 this city with instructions TO demand
Of the President the immediate removal of Mr..
Mullett.
GEN. SHERMAN thus endorses a letter of Gen.
n. b. Forrest, OF confederate cavalry fame,
making application for commission in the
army in case of war with Spain, which was re-
ferred 10 the War department: al deem this
worthy of place among the archives. to wait
coming events. l regard y, II. Forrest as one
OF the most extraordinary men developed by our
civil war, and v ere il left TO me, in the event
OF awar requiring cavalry. would unhesitat-
nent place. l believe now he would fight
against our national enemies as he did against
us and that l. saying enough"
Mr.. HALE, from the special committee on the
subject, yesterday introduced bill to repeal in
creased salaries TO members OF Congress. The
bill provides as follows: LIST. II repeats the law
20, Re-enacts the old law, m lkIng the salary
5000 per annum. I'd, 1t provides that back
pay turned into the Treasury shall not be sub
ject 70 be drawn out by those who turned it in.
18th, The bill is not retroactive, and takes effect
only after It's passage. 9Th, There i nothing in
the bill about back pay, OF money drawn under
the present law since the ith OF March last
There is nothing in the bill in regqr TO reduc-
ing the salary Of the President OF Judges.
TIE COMMISSIONERS on southern claims yes
teTday submitted TO the House of Representa-
tiyes their annual report, from which il ap-
pears they have passed upon 2,4s6 claims OF
. rFtFaHnw "a
forth in writing in each and ,O9J are al
lowed in whole or part. The amount claimed
IN the whole number OF cases reported is
So sol, and the amount allowed in settle
meut OF the Less approved claims Is seal ,36J,
an average allowance OF SEQ to each claimant.
Under the rule lately adopted by the House,
the report and papers submitted by the com
mission were referred to the new Committee on
War Claims
LIBERAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
FURTHER IMPROVEMENT OF THE CAPITAL
PROBABLE.-The feeling among Congress men
towards the District OF Columbia appears TO be
OF the most friendly character, and from con-
yeTsatons of a large number during t1e past
week there Is every intention of voting liberal
appropriations to aid the District authorities In
improving the city. The great change made in
tie appearance of the city compared with that
OF three years ago elicits the warmest praise,
and congressman now beginning TO see the
IIopriety of the government paying Its part
Phtta Press Special.
PERsoNAL.-Among the arrivals at the Ebb!tt
House are:-Capti II. b. Seeley, L. S. Navy:
Hon. 5. Shellabarger and daughter, ohio: Capt.
A. G. Paul, L. s Navy; Capt II. o. Ritten-
house, Y. s. Navy; Hon. 5. b. Conoyer and
FAMILY, Fla; and Hon. ID. q. Robertson, s. G.
- Professor Agassiz is lying seriously III az
his residence in Cambridge, Mass. -. Senator
B BoaIwen Il occupying his new residence on
OF lith street. - The Virginia Seniisel men
lions report that Col. Robert W. Hughes, the
defeated candidate for governor OF Virginia is
commissioner ma q
Agriculture. Gen. Spinner continues 10
improve, and is again hard at work.
WHY An APPROPRIATION OF $1,000, 900 FOR
THE NAVY rs REQUIRRD.-Secretary Robson
in his letter asking for an appropriation of
sS,oco 90 from Congress, mentioned in yester-
days starr says Il have taken measures
10 put every available iron and wooden ship of
our navy in condition for immediate dut, |
have ordered all the ships of the various squad
Tons within reach TO rendezvous at Key West.
am enlisting men to supply and ill up the
crews OF all our vessels. have accumulated
materials, provisions and supplies for their
maintenance and support, and ordnance am
munltion and all the weapons of naval warfare
for their use The circumstances which have
Constrained the department to this unusual ac-
tyity and consequent expenditures are known
TO you and TO the country. The fact that they
necessary that should myself assure the re
sIonsibility OF prompt action. relying upon the
wiscom and justice Of the people and their rep
rehtatives Tor support. have not, as vet, ex-
ceeded the appropriation for the current wear
but these measures, with the cost of preparing
transporting aud concentrating everything
necessary 10 carry them out, have already al
most exhausted the money of the working hn
reau or the department, and these must be
supplied at once If the work is to go on"
COMBINATIONS BY THE SENArE-The Sen
ate In executive session yesterds ~ confirmed a
large number of nominations in addition to
those mentioned in The STAR of last evening
Among the combinations were the following:
Nathaniel Shipman, district judge for Con-
necticut, vice Vim. ID. Shipman, Resigned
Cnited States Attorneys-tieo p. Sanger for
Mas<ach usetts W. :. Lurty, western district of
virginia; VIM W. Billson. district of Minnesota;
and kufus Mallory, district Of Oregon.
United States Marshals-Robt. n. McIaren
ior district Of Minnesota, and Geo. r. Maxwell,
territory of Utah.
nenry X Linderman, director of the mint.
John NJ. Eckfeldt, meter and retner at the
San Francisco mint
c;ssn Il. Babcox, coiner at the San Fran
CoDsuls-Fenry e. Han n. ro., .o.,..