Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-14

The Committee on Reform in the Civil Ser
vice have agreed to report an amendment to
the general appropriation bin declaring that no
more money shall be appropriated and no more
officials shall be detailed to carry out the pro-
visions of the Civil Service Commission as at
present constituted. Should the amendment be
| adopted by the House, competitive examinations
will cease June 80.
| CoNFIRMATIoNs.-The Senate in executive
session yesterday confirmed the following nomi-
nations: Charles Edwin Ballard, OF Massschu
sets, to he consul at Zanzibar; Daniel j.
Vaughn, pension agent, Portsmouth, n. H.;
CYRUS h Baldwin ,assistanttreasurera at Charles
ton, =. G.; lsaaC T. Gibson, agent tor Usage aud
other lDdians AT NeoshO agency; Mrs. Betsy y.
Mower, postmaster at New London, Conn.
PINCHBACK We. SHERIDAN-The House Com
/ mittee on Elections have had under cOnsidera-
/ lion for some time pest the contested election
| case of PiEchbsck versus Sheridan. They held
/ another meeting to-day, but came to no cOncu-
| sion. They expect TO be abba to report in few
| days. and in their report will probably state
| that they are unable to decide which contestant
/ is entitled to the seat.
| Postmaster GENERAL CIRswRLL with his
| First and Second Assistants, Messrs. Marshall
and Routt, were before the House Appropria-
| ton Committee to-day, explaining the neces-
slty Tor the different items in the postOffce
az preparation bill. The committee allotted
| Wednesday evening To the hearing of argu-
| ments in favor of the postal telegraph.
NAVAL ORDERS Assistant Surgeon VIM. r
Davis. ordered to the naval hospital al Norfolk,
Vs., on the 18th instant; Lieutanlnt Commani-
eT II. b. Robson, detached from the Dictator
on the = tn instant, and placed on waiting or
der; Surgeon j. n. Tinkham, from the ROI-
Ike on the 10Th instant, and ordered to the
Practice ship Constellation on the LIST O. May
next.
The GENEVA AwARD.-The House Commit
| tee on the Judiciary yesterday substantially
| agreed upon a bill to provide for the distribu-
| ton of the Geneva award. The distribution i.
| proposed to be made by a United States curt
ID be designated by the President of the United
| States. The remainder of the bill does not ma
| terially differ from that of General Butler
| which passed the House of Representative.
| February. lsI2, but was not acted on by the
| Senate. The committee this morning, by "A
| majority OF one, authorized the chairman -
report the bill. which similar in most RESPECTS
| 20 the Butler bill.
| THB WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE to dsy
| examined Mr.. A. Odell, treasurer of TIE
| Delaware, Lackswanna and Western railroad
| company, relative to the collection of s9s 900
due the government from that road. Mr. OdeIl
| stated that the company had never denied their
| Indebtedness 10 the government to the extent of
| some s93 600. The whole amount claimed by
| the government was finally paid. Lucien Haw-
ley, superv isor OF internal revenue for the state
OF New YORK, testified as to his agency in col
| Letting this claim, under instructions from the
| Treasury department. Nothing of special
interest was ELECTED from either witness.
CHANGES OF STATIoS.-On the recommends
ton OF the Surgeon General, the following
changes in the stations and duties of officers of
officers of the medical department are mad:
| Surgeon Joseph q. Bailey and Assist ant Sur
| geon Calvin Dewitt, ordered to the depart
| nent Of the south for assignment relieving A.
sistapt Surgeons p. Middleton and Is. F. Pope
who are ordered to the department of Texas FOR
| assignment, relieving Assistant Surgeons W. r.
| Steir metz and b. Harvey; the former is or
| dered to Baltimore, and the latter to BurIipg-
ton. Iowa. TO report by letter, on their arrival
TO the Surg on General.
| TONIGHT Dir. Sutro will deliver another of
his lectures on mines and mixing At Willard
hall. His previous lectures have been exceed
Ingly Interesting and instructive. The beau
| rtu' illustrations of mines and mining opera
tons by means of the calcium light, together
with the lucid explanations, gave Us a bettsr
| ldes on that interesting subject thai we cult
have derived from montus of study. We think
Mr.. Sutro makes mistake In giving his lee
lures free. Were he TO charge one or two dol
| lars admission they would be corsid sred the
greatest attraction Just DOW about Washin gton.
IT BEGINS to be very clear that none of the
charges against the intrepid Governor of the
District OF Columbia, Alexander r. Shepher1
have been proved. We accept this as a fortu
nate circumstance, because TO arrest the un-
paralleled improvements in the national capital
would be unmistakably disastrous, while to
continue them under the patronage of the ma
tionsl government, 40 a. to relieve the people
from debt which ought TO be borne chiefly bv
that government, would be to impair TIL credit
OF the District, and to ruin hundreds OF honest
people Our municipalities delight in spendiny
money and showing nothing for IL. while Shep-
] herd u building monument 20 himself in the
marvellous benefits conferred upon Washing on
| by bis perseverance and courage.-Phii1. Press.
| The LARGELY INCREASED BUSINESS deyoly-
on the minis since the coinage act of 1873
went into operation april l, 1881 and the
suecessiul introduction into the Oriental IN ar
ket OF the trade dollar has exhausted the an
PfoPrlatons 70 an extent rendering an inter-
mission OF coinage oper ations at San Francisco
snuro 0sson Necessary unless the deficiency
a.proprishons are promptly M de by Congrsss
IL would be very unfortunate If there shonId he
sn,errepuon IN the supply of trade dollars at
especially Is the Hong hong chamber of COM
niece are taking steps to have . similar doll ar
coined al the Brltish mints In London and Cal
advantages resulting 10 American commerce
from the successful Introduction OF the trads
dollar into China.
Mr.. SUMMERS William exempl.aed conv
Of the will Of the late Charles Sumner was ves-
,eIdsy received from Suffolk county, Mas, by
the register Of wills in this city. The will be
date OF Boston, September ed, 1872. Hs be-
! lueaths 20 Henry W. Longfellow Francis "
Bsleh and Edward l.. Pierce, As trustees, all
my papers, manuscript and letter books 20 d.
with them what they think best, with power to
destroy them, to deposit them in some public
n1,orary, or to make extracts from them for pub
hs.uon; to the trustees 80 COO, to complete the
sdltion OF his speeches and papers; TO the
noIary OF Harvard college his books and papers:
n;c sne e,y o. Boston. for the Art Museum, his
hic'Sres and engravings Except the Miracle of
the slave, which he leaves 20 his friend j. r.
w = , ~ n,s .rienSs OF many years, Henry
the Psyche, and bust Of Young Augustus 70 the
former. other provisions Of the viii have been