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

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BILLS SIerKp.-The President TO- dsy sign ed
the naval appropriation and West Point mill
tary academy bills.
The CONFERENCE COMMITTEE on the cur
reIcy bill met to- day at two O'Clock, and are in
session as we 60 to press.
$500 EAoH.-By the action of the Hous. thi
morning the pay of the Official reporters is fixed
at SIS eco each.
THK APPROPRIATIONS FOB THE BOARD OF
HEALTH.-The House OF Representatives this
morning concurred in the Senate amendment
TO the deficiency bin giving the Board Of Health
s3l go for extraordinary expenses incurred by
that body during the prevalence of the small
pox In the city winter before last.
PAY OF FEMALE NURsKs.-The Committee
on War Claims has agreed to report bill TO
provide for the p y ment of female nurses during
the war at the rate of twenty We dollars for
each moi tn of service which shall be in full for
all claims and demands. All claims must be
Presented before July 1, 1876.
PERsoNAL.-General Sherman starts for st
Louis tomorrow night on a brief visit ....Sen.
ator Schurz continues to suffer from his attack
Of mslarial fever, and his physician orders him
10 cease all work for the remainder of the ses-
sion. Another Maryland COngressman-Mr
L. X. WilsOn-has declined q renomnstion.
THE Reform SCHOOL APPRoPRIArIoS,-
The House non-concurred to-day In the Senate
amendments to the item In the deficiency bill
appropriating S31 ,772 % to reimburse the fund
OF the reform school Of the District. The sum
now remains, as originally provided by the
House, at S1S,3O6 So, unless changed BY the con-
ference committee.
MR. CHAPMAN presented in the House to-day
the memorial of the House of Delegates of the
District of Columbia, embodying a bill for a
charge in the District government, and the
reasons for its becoming law, it being an
address to Congress by the District House of
delegates. 1t has been heretofore printed i'm
TIE STAR. The memorial was referee to the
Joint Select Committee on Affairs in the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
The COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE on the dis
agreeing votes of the two Honses with relation
To the Freedman's Bank, met this afternoon at
O'Clock, and were In session at 8 d. m. 1t will
be rendered that the Senate insists on its bill,
which provides for a complete winding up of
the affairs of the bank in this city and all it,
branches. The House bill allows the bank and
its branches to continue to do business, but sets
forth explicitly upon what class Of securities
loans shall be made.
NAVAL GAzETTE.-Commauder Robert X
L. Lewis has been ordered to command the
Santie, on the Asatic station, per steamer OF
the 9Th inst. from San Francisco. relieving
Commander Oscar T. Stanton, who Is ord Tered
home and report arrival. Lteutenants j Jhn W.
Hswley, Henry f. Nichols, l.. G. Logan ana
Horstio b. Wilson, aud Masters Robt. q. Peck
and John Hubbard are ordered 10 Newport X.
L., on the 1st Of July next for instruction in
torpedo duty.
DIPLOMATIC PREsENTATIONs.-Mr. Dalla-
costa, the newly appointed envoy extraordi-
nary and minister plenipotentiary from Vene-
zuela to the United States, was yesterday pre-
sented to the President by the Secretary of
State. Mr.. Bernard, who has for some time been
accredited TO this government in the capacity
OF minister resideht OF Nicaragua, has been
promoted to the rank Of envoy extraordinary
aid minister plenipoteDtiary of that Republic
and was yesterday presented to the President
by the Secretary OF State in bis new capacity.
The Posi- OFFICE APP RoP RIArIoN BILL
vas reported with amendments, by Mr.. West,
In the Senate yesterday. The item of ZIG, 400 900
for inland traT spOItatIon was amended as fol-
lows" Prorided, That hostages shall hereafter
be prepaid on all mailable matter at the time OF
mailing, and all acts inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed" Another amendment gives
the Postmaster General authority to appoint
superintendent OF free delivery in the Post
once department, at an annual salary OF
1850. Tie section prosijiDg tina. the mon hly
ard annual reports OF the Department OF
Agriculture shall pass free through the m ils
Is stricken out.
NoMINATIoss.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate yesterday:
George III. McCallum, to be register of the
IaLu once AT lnOepenOence, Cal; James j.
Cooper, Of Pennsylvania, TO be consul at Seville;
Second Lieutenant Robert G. Armstrong to be
fret lieutenant, and First Lieutenant John l..
Johson TO be captain in the army; Commodore
tains Georse H. Cooper and tss % Il. Prs Gi
to be commOdores; COmmandefs Ralph Chaad-
Ter and W. W. Queen, to be captains; L'eutsn.
Whitehead, to be commanders; Masters T.. s.
Brine and Charles Seymour, to be lieutenants;
Ensigns s. L. Graham and Thomas g. Spencer,
70 be masters.
ITEMS OF DISTRICT INTEREST IN THE DEPI-
CHENEY APP POPULATION BILL.-Ths House
this morning had under consideration the def
cheney appropriation bill. The bill has the fol-
lowing local items in 1t, which were concurred
of the building corner Of 9Th and G streets; for
the Soldiers aud Sailors Orphans Home in the
District OF Columbia, 81 $50 81; the bill In this
connection directs the Attorney General TO take
enforce any right or claim which the United
States have To this money, or any part of the
ID. Cooke, or of Jay Cooke & Co.
To complete the grading and erection of stone
wall around the Columbia Hospital, IS 500
defrsying the expenses OF the Board of Health,
s3l 80; for repairing and finishing the bronze
statue of Jefferson, placing the same in the
National Ststuary Hall, and procuring q suit
able MARI base and pedestal therefor, 81 ,Ol3
for foundation and pedestal for the bronZe
statue of the late Gen John A Rawiins g 600:
and the Secretary of War lie authorized 10 place
the same in Rswlins square or such other
reservation as he may select; for continuing i'm
provements at tthe Botanic Garden. So 900; for
improving the Capitol grounds and for sewers
and street lights for same, $50 600.
THE INTERNATIONAL TYPoeRAPHIoAL
UNIoN.-The International Typographical
Union closed its session in ST. Louis yesterday
and adjourned to meet in Boston, the FIRST NJ on
day In June, next year During the third days
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