Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-04
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL Rnvrrur.-The receipts from this
source to-day were 1881, 42l25.
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE on the cur-
rency bill met to-day, and we're still in session
up to the time of our going to press.
JuDGE RICHARDSON The President today
signed the con mission of Judge Richardson as
Associate Judge of the United States Court o.
Claims.
THE Appropriations Committee of the House
have agreed to the items in the deficiency bill
gi' ing the Board Of Health s31 $40, and s25. COO
q the Fire Department.
TIE SENATE, in executive session Yesterday.
confirm the nomination of James r. Greer
to be appraiser Of merchandise at Charleston,
s. e.
THE House Committee on Appropriations
to-day rejected the proposition to recommend
S54 900 for the bslan sc asked for the purch sse
or KeI all Green. whereon lie erected the Co
Iunbia Institute for the Deaf and Dumb.
DELEGATION of the New York Stock Ex-
change had hearing to-day before the Com
mittee OF Ways and Means In opposition t. the
clause OF the tariff bill imposing tax of one.
twentit tn OF one per cent. on brokers' sales.
THE HOUSE Committee on Elections we're 10
have dispose Of the case OF Delegate Cannon,
Of Utah, to-day. Mr.. Speer, q member, being
unable to be present, by reason of Illness at his
request vote was postponed until he shall be
able to meet with the committee.
A CALL for meeting in this city at an early
day Of the National Republican Committee is
contemplated. The object is to consult in re-
gard to the political situation, and to confer
With members of Congress, before adjourn,
ment, concerning the fall campaign.
The DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL,
which was returned to the House with Senate
amendments increasing the appropriations
passed By the House very m .terislly, was con
sidered this morning by the House Appropria-
ton Committee. Nearly all the Senate amend
ments were stricken out, and those retained
largely reduced. A committee Of conference
On the bill will be asked for.
A TELEGRAM to the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue from Supervisor Cobb, at Nashville,
received here yesterday, says that night before
last, at midnight, Mr.. j. q. Lotz of the internal
revenue Office, and Revenue Agent Napin were
driven out Of Murfreesboro, Tenn, by a mob,
and compelled to leave the town on foot. Nj
Lott, was unable, in consequence, to comply
with instructions as to work in that place which
had been assigned to him from the revenue bu-
reau.
THB NEW SECRETARY SWORN IN.-Geleral
Bristow was sworn into Office as Secretary OF
the Treasury to- day, the oath being admins
tered to him in the Presidents room at the Ex-
ecutive Mansion by Chief Justice Cartier OF
the Supreme Court of this District. Soon az
forwards Secretary BristOw went to the Trea-
suIy and entered upon his official duties. This
afternoon the chiefs OF the various bureau.
H. mi him 20 t.as-
were cordially received by the new Secretary
and took great pleasure in their visit.
THE STATEMENT recently published that the
House Judiciary Committee had a 1opted a re-
port in the case of Susan B. Anthony recon
mending release OF the fine, and criticising
the action OF Justice Hunt, was wholly err )ue7
Gus, as no such report has been sanctioned by
tue committee. The extracts purporting to bt
from such report that were also published were
TAKEN from report prepared by General Bat
yer tbst had been ordered To be printed ani re-
committed to the Judiciary Committee, but it
mas not been approved by the committee.
CIVIL SERVICE RxFoRM.-rhe Committs.
on Reform In the Civil Service held a meeting
this morning, a. which Gen. Batter moved II At
the resolution of the last meeting advising tn,
Con mittee OF Appropriations to recommend AZ
appropriation OF $4,000 for the use of the e. vii
Service Commission, be re-cin1ed. The M
non was lost by tie vote, when he offered ms
following, which was adopted 80 Re,o,,sd
Ihat the committee do not recommend anv
further appropriation to carry GU an exo ri
ment in the called civil service reform In IN.
manner in which t. has hean carried on"
CLOSE CoNrRsr.-The Committee on Elec-
tons yesterday submitted report In the con-
tested election case Of Thomas NJ. Gunter VI.
VIM. w. Wiltshire, from the Sd district of Ar
kansas, and report unanimously In favor OF
unseating Judge Wiltshire, and declaring Mr.
uuntei legally elected. The question turned
Thomas M. Guntse," "S. M. Gunter ,D"J,. M.
Gunter, '" should be counted for Thos M. Gun-
tsr; The committee had proof that Gunter and
Wiltshire were the only two candidates for Com
gress In that district, and that the votes above
given should not be counted as scattering. By
counting them for GuDter he had a majority.
THE IELASD AHB SEABoARD CoAsISe CON-
PAHY.-The House this morning passed the bill
to incorporate the Inland and Sesboard Coast
ing Company Of the District OF Columbia. The
printed in TAB STAR. 1t constitutes John W
thompson, William G. Metzerott, Samuel
Bacon, William Stickney, A. ii. Herr, William
liam Thompson, body polite ana corpor ate
by the name aud style OF the Inland ana Ssa,
board Coasting Company OF the District OF
Columbia, and empowers them to run vessels
PROPELLED by steam or other power between the
cities OF Washington, Geor getown, A lexsndria
and New York, including the ports on the
Potomac river and Chesapeake bay And the
tributaries thereof, aud to prosecute general
coasting trade in the transportation OF mas
myers and freight Of every des cription sub
ject to the rules and regulations and laws OF
the United States.
THK BANK NOTE PRINTING ISQuIRY.-The
Committee on Banking and Currency thi.
morning resumed the consideration OF the bank
note printing question. In reply to an inter-
rogatory, Mr.. McCsrtee stated that since the
bureau Of engraving and printing had been es-
tablished only $3.50 had been lost, which, in de-
tail was package of fifty cent notes to the
value OF $3.50, and eight ten dollar notes The
loss, however, was made good to the govern
ment by an assessment upon the employees OF
the room from which it was missed, he IMcCar-
tee) paying himself portion of the assessment
The allie ged attempt to bride Mr.. MoCsrtee by
the New York bank note companies made some
time ago, will be investigate to morrow II
will be remembered that Mr.. McCartee re-
ceived boquet containing 81 800, fact which
he at once promptly communicated to the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury.
TRR TRANSIT OF VRNUs.-The following lie
a lst OF the stations and parties of the United
States expedition for observation OF the transit
OF Venus, December 8, 1874:
Vladivostock, Russia.-Chief Astronomer.
Prof. s. Hall. United States navy; A ASSISTANT. o.