Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

The SENATE D.srH.Cr CONNITIRs had no
NEE ting to-day, on account Of the republican
Senatorial caucus.
DIsTRICT DAY n the House will hereafter he
the third Monday (sfter 2 y. M in every month
instead Of the third Friday, the rules OF the
House having been thus modified to day.
ARCHBISHOP McCLOsKY, of New York, ar
rived in the city last evening, and Is staying
with his niece, Mrs. Frank ID. Cleary, On 18th
street.
TELEGRAM was received at the Treasury
department to-day from Secretary Richardson,
VITO is in Richmond, announcing that he will
return to Washington to night, and that he is in
excellent health.
NoMINATIONs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day
James g. Grndley, of New York, to be consul
at Kingston. Jamaica; John G. Taylor, collec-
tor OF customs at Annapolis, Md.
THE CENTENNIAL BILL was this morning re-
committed to the Centennial Committee, of
which Judge Kelley is chairman. The bill will
net be brought u again this session. but Its
friends are confident that it can be passed next
winter.
Caucus OF republican Senators was held
this morning TO determine the order of business
in the Senate, and especially to consider what
action would be advisable on the civil rights
bill now pending In that body. No decision was
re ached. and the caucus ad jOurned to meet i'm
mediately after the adjournment OF the Senate
to-day.
THE ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL in the Howard
case has closed, and the casa is nov being con-
sidertd within closed doors. The summing up
for the government by the judge advocate was
a thorough review of the testimony, plainly set
ting forth all the evidence aud making no ex-
act theory of prosecution, but resting the case
upon hard facts as contained in the testimony
from which the court will draw its dedu ctIons.
NAVAL NOTES.-The Navy department has
information of the death of Arsene n. Gerault,
Professor of Mathematics, United States Navy.
who died at New Brunswick on the "a instant.
P Oiessor Gerault has been in the navy since
1913, most OF the time at the Naval Academy,
and was on the retired list at the time of his
death. The L: s. steamer POwhatsn arrived a;
Hampton Roads, April 9Th and has been ordered
to the Norfolk navy yard.
DINNER TO Mr.. SARroRIs.-Marsha al OchiI
tree, of Texas, gave dinner at willard's in
compliment TO Mr.. Ssrtoris yesterday. There
WeIe present besides Marshal Ochiltree and Mr.,
Sartoris, Senator Jones, Governor Hebert. SEN
ator Spencer, Senator Gordon, Col. Winter
smith, Col. Fred. Grant. Col. Gorham, Major
W m. Hancock Clarke, George Alfred Town
send. MIR. j. p. Foley, James r. Young, Col
Geo. III. Butler, and Gen. A. G. Jones.
NAVAL GAzETTK.-COmmander joseph P.
Fyfe, ordered to command the iron-claf
steamer Ajax. Commander f. X. owen has
been ordered to command the Can0nicus. As
slstant Surgeon VIM. l.. Dixon has been ordered
70 the naval hospital, Washington. Assistant
Surgeon j. II. Hall has been ordered to the
naval hospital at Chelsea, Mass. Commander
L. A. Kimberly has been detached from thu
Canonicus, and ordered to return home. Com
mander Joseph y. Miller from the Ajax, and
ordered home.
THs INVESTIGATION OF the District affairs
has so far ELECTED nothing dero2atory to the
Board of Public Works and the memorlalists
nave not made single point against Governor
Shepherd, but on the contrary, have clearly
established the fact that he is man of great
energy, spotless integrity, and an officer O
great executive ability. He has transformed
Warrington from an offensive mudhOle into
b sautiful and attractive city, and made 1t what
IL should be-the pride of the nation.-Wdsh
'H3toH Correspondence Omaha Bee.
A COMMITTEE appointed at a meeting of citi
zens interested in a new bridge across the East
ern branch was at the room Of the Senate Dis
tIiet CImmittee this morning to urge favors-
ole report by the latter committee of the bill
re Gently introduced in the Senate appropriating
goo to build an iron and masonry bridge |
and causewsy at the point referred to. The
we're present I. Fenwick Young, Joseph s.
WoIthington, Stephen II. Golden, Henry
Major, Alex. r. Garden, j. T. jenkins, john
W. Van Hook, Washington Young, IT,, Alfred
Deal, and Colonel Ii. b. Denman. Mr.. G. H.
l. T 4 be- an architect and bridge builder who
fers to build the bridge over the Anacostia for
the sum named in the bill, was present with the |
committee.
The HOUSE Committee on Pacific Railroads
to-day unanimously agreed to report and rec
mmen ! the passage of q bill directing the |
Secretary OF the Treasury to demand of each |
NJ the Pacific railroad companies the immedi- |
ate payment OF the i've per centum per annum |
Of their respective net receipts, required bv |
Jaw to be paid over to the Government and ap- |
Piled to the liquidation of the interest on their
bonds: The bill will also contain a provision |
proceedings to enforce the payment Of this fiye |
! er cent, in case the demand OF the Secretary |
OF the Treasury Is not complied with. The |
i gislation OF last Congress merely authorized |
Il Attorney General TO commence such pro-
ca edings. This bill proposes to enact positive
II quirement to effect the same object.
BILL IN REFERENCE TO THE FRYRDMEs's
SAVING AND Trust CoNPANY.-In the House
TO day Mr.. Durham, from the Committee on |
banking ami Currency, reported q bill amend |
llust Company and for other purposes, which |
was recomEitted and ordered to be printed. |
lie bill amends the act of Incorporation so that
be carter ], shall be the duty of the trustees and
oicers OF said company to make loans to the |
extent OF one-half the deposits by them re- |
ctl'ed upon bonds or notes secured by mort |
cages, or deeds OF trust upon unincumbered |
II a. estate situate in the vicinity of the agency
or branch of said company, from which such |
deposits are received, worth upon cash An
praisement at least double the amount of said |
loans, exclusive of buildings. Toe other half |
they shall invest in United States bonds or |
Keep on deposit in some national bank such |
sums as may be necessary to meet current paw
ments. Ii shall be the duty of the OFF GERS to |
ct, a. speedily as possible, all sums loaned
by them outside of the states from which |
n ceired, and loan them a. before stated
IL shall be lawful, when ii shall appear
that the interests of the depositors require |
II, for the trustees OF the corporation, with the
consent of the Controller OF the Currency at
any time 70 close any of the agencies, paying to
ut positors q pro rata amount of tho principal
aud interest due them, and also q rsteabls pro-
pornoh OF any surplus which may have accu-
"a mated under the provisions of section 8 of
tnIs ACT; ana whenever IL may be deemed sd-
Ssaoie, or when so ordered by Congress the |
general business and affairs of the cornorstion
N I'll, In like manner, be closed up by ths trns- |
e es OF the corporation. under the direction OF
The Controller of the Currency The one
shall not loan to any person or com
pany, at any one time, more than |
: 10000 or the funds or the comnanv
CT on provides that any officer clerk SO |
oI the company who shall embezzle MONEYS of |
The con pany, or shall make false statement of |
the condition OF the bank to the company, or 10
any one appointed TO examine the condition OF
the company, shall be guilty Of misdemeanor |
~ d IL found guilty shall be punished by impris,
,nment for term not exceeding I've years