Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-07

TIE House Commi tee on Appropriations held
no session to day.
The Senate Naval Committee were to have
bad meeting to-day, but quorum was no
present
Gov. WHITES FRIENDS in the Maryland
legislature, which meets to- day, are So conhden
of his election to the United States Senate thst
they decline to do any canvassing in his interest
CHIEF JUSTICE SANFORD E. CHURCH, of the
Court of Appeals, state of New York, was on
the floor of the Senate to day, and received
much attention from Senators who were intro
duced by Senator FentOn.
THE Committee on WAYS and Means this
morning resumed the discussion of judge
Kelly's bill providing for convertible bond,
but reached no conclusion. 1t will be taken up
again to morrow.
REPRESENTATIVES, X. b. ELLIOTT, of South
Carolina, is to be serenaded by his friends at
his residence, on l street, this evening, as
compliment for his speech on civil rights in the
House yesterday.
THE House Committee on the Revision of the
Laws, of which Judge Poland is chairman, will
be the next called in regular order. They will
then present the revised statutes, as codified.
which makes a volume of upwards of 800
printed pages.
Ashi hchN ALIVE .. o. COAy VI NEW 1OTk.
lectured before the Young Catholic Friends
Society in Baltimore last evening, upon the
subject of " Irish Wit and Humor." Among
the Roman Catholic clergy present were Reys.
Father Foley. Didier, Gateley, Ryan, Boone,
Andreas and Jordan.
CONFIRMATIoNs.-Ine executive session YES
terday the Senate confirmed the following nom
nations: Caleb Gushing, of Va, to be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentisry to
al SfnEla
own request. John L. Mason, collector of in
ternal revenue, Sd district Vermont. Chas. F.
Kicks, postmaster, Massilon Ohio.
NAVAL ORDBRs.-Capt. VIM. s. Spencer has
been ordered to command the iron-c clad steamer
Dictator; Lieutenants George F. Wilkins and
VIM. G. Gibson have been ordered to the iron
clad steamer Roanoke; Commander lanes +
Jonett has been detached from the command
OF the Dictator and ordered to duty as member
OF the Board OF Inspectors.
The NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL reported
by Mr.. Howe, from the Committee on Appro
priatlons OF the House, yesterday, makes a total
appropriation of S16,505, $685.. Among the
~ II. ms are the following For civil establishment
Norfolk, SlS,53S.20; for the torpedo CORPS, under
various heads, 100000.
TIE EXECUTIVE NJ ANsIoN was visited TO-DAY
by large number of persons anxious to see the
President. Among the distinguished gentlemen
who were in consultation with the President
during the day were Senators Cameron, Ferry,
0gleby. and Logan, Speaker Blaine, and Gen.
u. r. Butler. The Secretary of State had a
long conference with the President this after
noon.
OPPOSED To REDUCTION OF THE Army
The House Committee on Military Affairs to-
day continued the hearing of Gen. Sherman,
Gen. Townsend and the Secretary of War With
reference TO the proposed reduction of the army
All these officers strenuously oppose any reduc-
ton. Gen. sherman is openly in favor of in
creasing the military peace establishment.
THE House Committee on Foreign Affairs
held meeting this morning aud distributed the
work before 1t to various subcommittee. All
memorials, petitions, bills and resolutions with
reference to the recognition of Cuban belliger-
ency were referred to the chairman, Mr.. 9th
with instructions to report bill on the subject
for their acton.
THE CONTESTED SEATs.-Tbe House Com
mittee on Elections have postponed until Fri
day next the further consideration of the West
Virginia election contests. To morrow morn
ing the committee will proceed to examine into
the LIST and 18th district contests of the state OF
Arkansas.
The UTAH JUDICIARY BILL.-The Hons
Committee on Territories dismissed to-day the
bill recently introduced concerning the execu-
ton of the laws in the territory of Utah, which
prescribes more fully the duties of United States
Judges, marshals and the means of obtaining
jurors In the courts of that territory. They de-
clded to hold three sessions a week until the
bill is disposed of.
HUNGRY LOBBYISTS ON CUSHIONED SOFAS
AT the meeting of the House Committee Oh
Public Buildings and Grounds, this morning
the resolution of Judge Poland, providing for
House, similar to that in the Senate, was re.
ferred to Mr.. Lowndes. The committee gener-
ally oppose 1T, taking the ground that ii the
seats were thus incl0sed it would transfer the
lobby to the floor of the House, without the
semi circle, and present an array of "hungrv
lobbyists on cushioned SOFAS"
THE NEW REGENTS OF THE SMITHsoNIAN
lNsTITUTIoN.-The House Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor to-day agreed to report to the
House as regents OF the Smithsonian Institution
the names OF Asa Gray, of Massachusetts; j.
ID. Dana, OF Connecticut; Professor Coppee of
Pennsylvania; John Mclean, of New jersey
and Peter Parker, of the District of Columbia
These are the same as provided for in General
Garhed's resolution introduced on Monday
except that the name of Prof. Coppee is substi-
tuted in place of A. T. Stewart, of New York.
THE VACANT DEPUTY CoMMIssIoNsHIP-
letter was to-day sent by the Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue to the Secretary of the
Treasury. in which the Commissioner says
81 have the honor 10 call your attention to the
vacancy left in the position of First Deputy
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue by the
death of General B. j. Sweet and to request
that the civil service board of examiners for
this department be directed to hold the usual
examination at once for the purpose of filling
that Office with as little delay as possible"
GEN. BUTLER AND THE INTERNATIONALLY
month ago the Federal Council of the Interna-
tlonal Workingmen's Association, at meeting
in New York city, ordered its secretary to trans
NIT to the Hon. Benz. f. Butler memorial re-
garding the measures which it desired Congress
to take to help workingmen to acquire homes in
the west. The memorial favored the passage of
q bill presented TO q former Congress, which
provided that all citizens of the United States
who desired to settle on the public lands should
be furnished with transportation to the west.
and should be provided with lumber, seeds, and
farming utensils, at the expense Of the United
States government, the cost of the same to be
mortgage on such farms. payable at per cent
in seven or fourteen years. Congressman But
Ter, in his reply, has agreed to give the matter
attention.
The CONFIRMATION OF GEN. GEORGE
CROOK The confirmation Of this officer, which
been delayed on account Of a supposed defect
in the law fixing the number of brigadier gem
erals, has also raised the question of the pro-
prietv of the Preeidenf's making the RDD0int-