Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-01

what the commission proposed doing.
TKS MILLIONS DiRFERESCE-Iu the report
OF the Postmaster General a. published there is
avery important mistake, which is not found
in the pamphlet copies Of the document: The
estimated expenditure for the transportation o.
mails for the year ending June 30, 1916, is men,
I cned as likely 10 exceed $1,000 600 when il
sLCnd he SIS COO, 90; and the portion to be paid
20 railroads is named at 50 ,cO1 coo ins.eai OF
SO COO 0oa; difference 10 two items Of last
Sl0,tC0CC0.
PERsONAL.-Coi. j. c. Mccoy (U. s. A. and
family, and L. ID. willard, all ofthis city, are 4,
tie National hotel. Jacksonville, Florida go.
Hon. II. o. Pratt, NJ. O., Iowa; Hon. Daniel
Wilbur. \. Y, and Hon. VIM. Loughridge
Iowa, are at the National. 80. Hon. q soTye
y. GOTham, secretary OF the United SCa.es
Senate, is detained i'll San Francisco by tls
serious Illness Of his wife, whose heath It was
thtught would be improved by a visit TO the
FJcihc coast. The following are among
me arrivals at Wizards to-day: Dr. G. II
toIres, L. 5. a; Hon. Vim. Mines. Va; Dr.
y. II. Gregory, n. Isaac SissOn, L. y. Con-
sui; Matt. Taylor, n. Y; George II. Chrissy
PltHburg.
DIPLOMATIC NoTEs.-I.ord Lyons, formerly
British Ambassador at Washington, bat now AZ
Paris, Is said to lave been appointed as amoas.
VI. BertholGi, French minister ar Washington.
has left the BrevoOrt House, New YoIk, and Te
turned 10 tins city.
=
legation, Is at present in New York on official
business.
Mr. Eublee, United States minister 70 5 Wit
Zsriand, has almost entirely Tcgained his health
ard strength, ami has postponed his contem.
plated return to this country.
Hr. Fulton Paul, United States consul at
Trinidad, now home on leave of absence, re-
turns 10 his post this month.
The vacant missions TO Russia and Ecuador
viii be filled, it - said, bg the President next
week. Tue applications for the latter place are
numerous.
BRIGADIEr GIHERAL GEORGE Crook, com
mardiDg the department of Arizona, III his an
nual report TO tt War department, saws that
hy the careful management and discipline of
some OF the worst characters OF Indians as sol
Ciers, they have become useful and reliable i'm
hrntlrg and Furnishing the few outlaws. on
the reservations for the Aparhes the indians
have made officers in charge put in reasonable
crops the past year, and are preparing for
II uCh larger fields next wear. ON the Verdi
dred Indians have been among the worst, nut
4 the government Keeps Its promise that e a
shalI tie thelr home then there will he no DIFF
Cu'ty IN X: eIing tlem AZ peace. The whole
pert shows that the Indians are prosperous, and
concludes "a follows: 81 mention tue mateTi
pTosIerity which is apparent IN the Territory as
TIE diTec, result OF peace with the ApacheS; If
iettC lie hoped, ID at there may be no mistakes II
THEN management that will disturb this confi-
ti0ns for sn Indian war, dePl0rsble at all times
IL much more 10 be deploTet when it is the re-
sult OF violated faith on the part OF the govern
ment or its agents"
TIE BUSINESS BEFORE THE HOUSE or
REPBEsEETATIy Zs,-The journal clerk OF the
House OF Representatives has prepared tue
calendar OF business OF the House for Monday
next. Nearly six hundred bills all told came
over nom last session. The first bill on the
Speakers table Is House bill No. 1878 to regu-
late proceedings in nardamus Next is the
lannon's Senate bin No. I, known as the civil
TiChts bill. Among the other most important
bills are the folio TiDg, which will be taken up
IL tho order indicated, viz: Senate bill lfI, for
the relief OF certain contractors for the con
suuctOn Of vessels of war and steam machln-
cry; Senate bill ga, 10 extend the time for the
completion OF the ST. Croix and BAYFIELD, ralI-
roaGi Senate bill %, to declare part of the Island
OF MaCkin6W public park: Senate bill 514 To
protect ornamental and other trees on lands
purchased by the United States and for other
purposes; Senate bills to relieve or their poitl.
cal liabilities Il. II. Maury, G. ID. AndsrsDn
Charles 81. Faunteroy aud Thomas N. jones
81 Of Virginia; Senate bill 3GS, to provide for
lae estahlisbnSn. 9t an International eQmm's-
sion Of the MARITIME powers ~ ~ .sy ,iIwn ocean
courses for yesst Is and to provide for the in-
creased safety of sea travel.
The fir pending motion to reconsider is that
OF General Butler on the bill III. Il 1867 u pro-
ttet oil persons ~ their civil ami political ri stts
Ihis bill is ldenti al with Summers civil rights
bill. II was reported from the House j JUDICIARY
Committee last winter in order that 1t might
discussed, and 1t vas upon it that Alexander h
Stephens made ) speech which was replied to
by k. b. Elliott, the cOlOTed member from South
Caloina. After discussion, Gen. Butler moved
TO reccmmit the bill, and subsequently entered
a motion TO reconsider the recommittal, which
would enable him to call il up at any time. He
refrained from doing 80, however, because n
the House had parsed it, the bill must necessa-
rlly have gone back to the Senate; whereas the
passage of the Senate bill by the House would
have settled the question finally so far as Con-
gress was concerned.
1he next most important motion to reconsider
ls that OF Nr. Hooper on the recommittaI of the
bill TO authorize the issue of certificates for the
value of bullion deposited at the mirts and as
say Offices of the United States
a very large number of bills are pending in
Committee of the Whole. the private bills leach
OF which contains greater or less approprla-
tom alone numbering three hundred.
The chances for all these bills in a short seq
sion are very mesger.
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