Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-22


The CURRENCY BILL sIGxED.-Tbe Presi-
cent signed the currency bill at O'Clock this
morning.
PIRsoSAL-Hon. t. j. CoFey and family
have TO- morrow for CTesson SPRING. Pa VII r,
here will pass the summer.
The TARIFF BILL-The Senate this af sr-
neon passed the tariff bill with amendments.
The tax on brokers sale and stocks was stricken
out.
TIRE NEw DISTRICT GOVERNMENT Bill,
SIGNED.-The President on Saturday night
signed the bill entitled can act for the gov I'm
mFnt of the District OF Columbia and for other
purposes"
TIE PRoTRACTED EXECUTIVE SESSION of the
Senate this p. m. is said to be caused by do
bate on motion to reconsider Gov. McCook,s
nomination ard discussion of the Canadian
TeciI rocity treaty.
Mr.. SCUDDER, OF New Jersey in the House
this morning offered bill to pay DIR. Mary f.
Walker $1,000 in fun for services rendered in
TIE Union army. Mr.. Crutchfeld, of Tonnes
see, objected, and the bill was withdrawn.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT has designated Col
T. G. Pitcher to act for the government in the
appTaisement of the HarrOdsburg Kentucky
Springs, which by act OF Congress is authorized
TO be sold.
PRESIDENT GRANT, accompanied by Gene
raj Baboock, reached the Capitol at II
O'Clock this morning, and proceeded to the
Executive room in the rear of the Senate GAL
Iery. where De was engaged for several hours in
signing bills.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THRTEEAsURY.-
The President will nominate this afternoon or
to night Hon. Lyman X. Bass, of the Buffalo
New IOrkl congressional district to be As
secretary viz
relieved.
p. S.-The nom nation of Mr.. Bass was sent
10 the Senate this afternoon and confirmed.
IHK CIVIL RIGHTS BILL came up as business
Oh the Speakers table on Saturday night in the
House of Representatives. The vote on the
bill was 10 to e1, which not being two-thirJ.,
e1 as IT'S chances for this session. Fourteen re
piblicans voted with the democrats in the neg
alive. Had the fourteen republicans voted in
the affirmative the bill would have passed ex-
aetIy by two thirds vote.
NoMiNATIoNs.-rhe President sent the fol-
Lowing nominations to the Senate to-dsy:-B.n
jauln Moran to DO Third Assistant Secretary
Of State; Geo. 3. Chalmers, appraiser of mer.
ehindise, Pittsburg, Pa; Reniamin j. Morey.
appraiser OF merchandise, New Orleans La;
Robert n: Douglas, L. ). marshal western dis
utct North Carolina; Joseph G. Hester, ditto
eastern district North Carolina.
THE GAS BILL-The conference committee
on the bill to regulate gas works had meeting
this morning, but failed to reach a cor c,usion
IL vii! be remembered the House amended the
Senate biz, so as 10 regulate the price of gas in
me District, in accordance with the price of
coal: Inc Senate struck the anne ndment ont
and hence the conference. An adjourned meet
ing wilt be held tonight.
A NETTING Of the pilots. representatives of the
difeIeLt ports in the United States, Capt. s.
w. Wood, representing the Virginia piIo.sD
in the chair, was held to-day in the Capitol ami
series OF resolutions were offered by Cant
henry L; Gurney, representing the Boston
pilots, which were unanimously adopted, inyi.
ing the numerous pilot organizations in the
United States TO send delegates to a Convention
TO be held in New York on Wednesday, Septsm-
Der 9th, 1874.
THr GENEVA AWARD BLL-The House this
morning agreed to the conference report on the
Geneva award bill. The provisions are, that a
CON ssion, consisting of three persons, shall
be appointed by the President OF the United
States, who shall settle such claims ga ara nm
dlsi uted. This will consume, according 10
den Hutler's statement in the House. about
ten million of dollars" and will leave OF the
award about Elk million FIVE hundred thousand
dollars to be struggled for by the Insurance.
companies at the next session of Congress.
SEWING MACHINES. Saturday, Senator
Hamilton, OF Maryland, from the committee on
Patents, reported adversely on the application
CT A. Ii. Wilson, for an extension or mis- patent
covering the four motion feed. The effect OF
this refusal, it is said, will be ultimsteIv 10
reduce the prices OF machines to as low as $50
ihough THIS cannot take place until the Bache-
Ter feed motion patent, which is now in use
runs out Ii was In testimony before the com
mittee that the Wheeler & Wilson machine
which sells for S35, costs but a trie over So 10
manufacture it.
The AMENDMENT TO PAY DISTRICT EN-.
PLoYRs.-The House this morn ming, after debate,
agreed TO the Senate amendment to the supdry
civil appropriation bill, appropriating one mil
lion three hundred thousand dollars 10 nav the
employees OF the Board of Public Works and the
intereston the Dstrictdebt. with the proyiso that
900 or the same shall be set aside 70 paw the
iaborers under the Board of Public Works and
OF contractors. The effect viii be that in
making payment to contractors for work done
the amount due by them to laboring employees
VIII be withheld to discharge such Indebtedness
SENATE AMENDMENTS Nor CoNcUsRED In.
The House, in considering the sundry civil
appropriation bill this afternoon, non-c con-
CURED IN the following amendments OF the
Senate: To provide for a commission to connect
the public grounds, under the recommendation
OF Fred. Law Oimsted; aiso for the improve
ment OF the same: For extending the City
school. For grading around the bota..c
grounds and completing brick wall and iron
fence. TO erect building for an engine house
on Capitol Hill; the House nome ncurs in
the Senate appropriation OF fifteen thousand
collars, and likes 1t as originally, at ten thou
sand.
STILL ANOTHER SLATE FOR COMMISSIONERS
Tie "quid nuncs" are st 1t again, making up a
District slate. This time they say the District
commissioners are TO be A. Il. Shepherd, ThOs.
L. Iullock, and +. A. Sawyer, Assistant Secre-
tary OF the Treasury. The Senate went into
executive session at O'Clock, and was still In
session at 2:30 p. m. at that time, If the names
OF the commissioners had been transmitted in
executive session to the Senate they had not
been made public.
There is also a rumor that Senator CARPENTER
VIII appoint on the part of the Senate Mr.. Nor
rill, OF Maine, and MIR. Hamilton, of MARYLAND. Il
as members OF the Joint District Committee,
both Senators Allison and Thurman having de-
cHRcd further service.
FIHE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CAPITOL
plan for the improvement of
the Capitol grounds, submitted by Fred. Law
Olmstead, OF the Central park, New York, and
for which provision is made In the sundry civil
appropriation bill to the extent of 500 00O Is /
that on the east side OF the Capitol grounds the
trees shall be thinned out so as to have open
spaces or vstas, leaving the two clumps of trees
that now stand on either side Of the Capitol as
they are. The surface of the ground win
scarcely need to be reduced, and If reduced at
all, the trees can be left mainly as they are Mr.