Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-19
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and GOSSIP.

Washington News and GOSSIP.
INTERVAL REvENUs-Tbe receipts from this
source to-day were s3l1S3t21.
THE sTssIos of tie Cabinet to-day was at.
ten ed by al the ne mbers, but only routine
business was transacted.
INSPECTOR GESERAL ID. B. SAcxEr is or
derec on lisp ctiou duty in tie department of
the Platte.
GIN. BUTLrR proposes TO make a set speecl
upcp matters ard things in general in the House
OF Representatives. tonight.
some JOKER induced 8 guie,ess correspon
dent last night to send of the fOlIowiugas the
names of the new District Commissioners
Carter Marbury, Daisy Ramsey, DR.. Tucker
Blake.
TIE House Committee on Appropriation this
morning finished the consideration OF the Sem
ate amendments to the Post Office appropriation
hill, nOn-cOncurring in many of them. The
committee will ask fer conference on the dis
agreements.
The SPEAKER made another point for Jas
G. Blaine yesterday, by ejecting all the lobby
lists he could get at from the loor of the House
The eN-SeDators, ex- Congressman, &C.. were
OF course, out OF his resch.-spriaaf field Repaid
lic1n.
The DEATH OF MIS-. CAMERoN.-A dispatch
was received this morning from Harrisburg an
nouncing the sad intelligence of the death of
Mrs. Senator Cameron. il IL not therefore
probable that Senator Cameron will return to
Washington to take his seat during the re-
maindsr of the session.
DISTRICT AUTOMATICALLY Senate
Committee on Appropriations have added an
amendment to the slndry civil appropriation
bill appropriatiDg 81 854 600 to paw the interest
on The public debt and the amounts due the
EMPLOYEES of the District government and
BoarG of Public Works. The bill will be re-
ported this Afternoon.
NAVAL ORsEks.-Lieutenant Joseph f. Ora.
~ ordered to the naval observatory, Washing
ton, 18th July next; Captain Geo. ID. Henderson
TO the navy yard, Portsmouth, n. H; Lieuten-
ant u. j. Yates detached from the Canonicus
aid ordere d to return home and report arrival:
Lieutenant Thomas Perry from the Manhattan
Snd ordtred TO return bone and report arrival
Hon. EDWARD DICKINSON, who was a Rep.
resentstive in Congress ia 1885, died of apo
pleNy in Boston on Tuesday evening last More
than to any other person Amherst College is in
uebted for i's prosperity aud high standing to
MT. Dickinson, VITO was in every Wey one OF
the very best sDecimensOf Masssch usetts' high
est y pc OF eihzens: HIS death will be great
loss, rot only TO the College and his native
tow n, but TO the state as we'll.
DELEGATE MCCoRAICK, Of Arizona, has de-
clined TO become a candidate for fourth term
in Congress, and at the close of his present term
will devote himself 10 private business Thu
Arizona Citizen says: whoever may be- fated
70 be the present delegates successor. he NAV
Deem himself peculiarly fortunate If, at the
close of his Congressional life he shall have
accomplished one half what Gov. Mccormick
has accomplished during like period.'
SENATOR LEWIS made another effort thi.
morning to get the Senate District Committee
together TO revise the docket and dispose OF
some pending measures before the committee
but Up TO the hour for the Senate to meet rs
found himself the only member OF the commit.
tee pTest NJ, and retired 10 the Senate chamber
with feeling OF disappointment, saying the
committee would probably not meet again till
nt xt De cember.
Cor GREssIoNAL NoMINATIOSs.-Hon. VIM.
p. Frye, of the second Maine Congressional
district, received q dispatch to-day announcing
that the convention in that district had re-
NJ minated BIN bv acclama'on for the 4ltb
Congress. This is the third time Mr.. Frye ha.
receive the distinction by ACCLAIM alton. The re-
lubhcans OF the eth district of Indiana have re-
iomiLated tie Hon. John COburn by acclama-
ton as car d'Gate for Congress. The demo
cratic constituents of Congressman Beck, Of
Kentucky, have nominated Mr.. j. o. S. Black
burn, OF WoodfOrd county, as their Candidate to
succeed him.
The RECIPROCITY TREATY WITH CANADA
The Preside ut yesterday sent to the Senate for
ratification treaty of reciprocity OF trade
fisheries, and adjustment OF recent treaty obi
cations between the United Stats and Great
Britain with respect to the Dominion of Canada
ara British possessions in North America
When the Senate went into executive session
yesterday afternoon the treaty was taken from
the tsbie, on motion OF Mr. Hsmlin, In the Alb
sence OF Mr.. Cameron, the chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and referred
to that committee, who had a special meeting
TO- day on the subject.
CoNPIRNATIoSs.-The Senate last night o1n-
frmed the following nominations: Commodore
G. X. p. Rogersto be rear admiral; Commander
p. O. johnson to be captain; Lieut. Commander
Siias Casey to be commander; Master VIM.
Strong TO he lieutenant; Ensign Holman to be
master. Postnasters-Safford NJ. Thatcher
Cornellsville, n. V; f. +. Apple gate, Freehold
\. Y. Q. B. Serbian, register OF land Office at
Browner, register Of land Office, and Ole Peter
son, receiver of public moneys at st. Cloud
MINI. Major Absalom Baird, assistant inspec-
tor general in the army. Capt. Robertson, of
"a artillery, TO be major. 1T Lieut.. Buck
mdge 70 be captain, ami "a Lieut.. era Word to
be lieutenant.
HE NEW CURRENCY BILL.-The committee
OF conference on the currency bill yesterday
agreed upon report, as stated in last nights
STAR, and subsequently presented new bill TO
the Senate. which will be taken up 10 day tor
ul>posal. 1t cannot now be amended, and must
be adopted or rejected in its entirety. The bill
reported fixes the maximum greenback circula
non at $3.50 coo Goo, abolishes the reserve or
national bank circulation, requires the banks
TO Keep i've per cent. of their reserves on de-
Ioslt In the Treasury for purposes of redemp
non, ara provides for the withdrawal of
s54 900 600 OF national bank currency from the
states which now have an excess, aud its reds.
tribution to the states that have less than their
quota, on the basis Of the population and wealth
or states by the returns or the census of 1870
but not more than thirty millions shall be with
drawn and circulated during the fiscal year
ending June 80, ISIS.
THR CIVIL RIGHTS BILL SToPs THE Way
1t will be remembered that the Senate passed
the civil rights bill, and when in the course OF
routine il reached the House 1t was sent to the
Speakers table. 1t now becomes q stumbling
block in this wise: If the House proceeds to
business on the Speakers table, all bills come
up in their turn. or course. In its own good
time the civil rights bill would be reached. In
reached, there IS a clear majority in the House
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