Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-17


source Gay were s22i.73S IS.
SECRETARY BeLKNAP will not reach Wash
irgtcn until to morrow.
The House this afternoon passed the Sen ite
tnl prohibiting the printing of the revised STA
iutes of the United States In the newspapers ~
the e&peI Sc Of the United States.
JUICE STORY. of tbs Western Distcic. o.
Arkansas, charges concerning whose judicial
career have been investigated by the House Ju-
dietary Committee during the present session,
has rendered his resignation to the President.
Two VACANCIES in the Office of the con-
'roller of the currency are to be filed by com
petitive examination before Congress brushes
the life out OF the system. The examination
will take place az the rooms of the hoard of ex-
sminers, No. 1921 G street, on Friday, 26tn
instant.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD LAND TAX CUES
TIoN.-The Senate Committee on the Pacific
Railroad as its meeting this morning took up
he question of taxation OF the land of the Union
Pacific road, and after an informal discussion
referred the subject to a sub committee for con-
slderaton and report.
Their WAS QUITE A Crowd of visitors a. the
Executive Mansion to-day. including m .ny
strangers, anxious to pay their respects to the
President. Among those who saw the President
81.
Florida; Mrs. y. II. Clarke, Washington, and
Mrs T.. F. Ludwig, of New York.
THB SAFE BURGLARY INvEsTIG ATIoN.-The
Joint Select Committee investigating affairs in
the District of Columbia will meet this after
noon and resume tie investigation concerning
the safe burglary. The committee will again
Examine Col Whitley and his assistant Mr..
Nettieship, both having been summoned since
the taking OF the testimony Of Michael HAYES.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Master Jas. w. Carlin,
ordered to the photographic office; Gunner .Jno.
4. Mcdonald. to the naval magazine, Wash
iDgtOn 22d instant; Chaplain James j. Kane
detached from the Roanoke, 30th instant, aud
granted two months leave from the 4th of July
next, with permission to leave the United
states; Gunner Charles Stuart, from the naval
magazine, W ashingt0n, on the POI inst ant, and
granted leave OF absence for three months.
ANEFFoRT viii be made to-day or to MORO
under a suspension of the rules in the House, to
pass resolution directing the Committee on
Elections TO make a report in the case OF
bishOp Cannon, Of Utah. 1t seems to he the
determination to unseat him before adjourn
hsht IL possible; at all events, to get tue case
before the House. 1t ia Understood that this
war upon Cannon is being carried on by the
parties IN Salt Lake city who have some privat
'Ixes OF their own 70 grind ii they can get TIE
upper hand in Utah through Congressional in-
reference.
nave
worked diligently this session, and it is remark
able that not single report of the committee
has been negatived by the House. The whole
number Of claims presented to the committee
Tor adjudication was about 900, amount ng TO
several million dollars The largest claim in
soiyed one and a half millions and the smallest
twenty five dollars. 100 claims have been re
ported TO the House; $50 have been disposed o!
ny withdrawal OF papers ard change OF refer
nee, and the remaining COO 'go over TO the
session INT of MAJ
recommended to be paid on claims al juii sate1
" the committee reaches only S22j, 900. All the
claims fGr Indian depredatiOns have been dis
allowed.
TEE TARIFF BILL-The Senate Committee
On Finance completed the consideration of the
House tariff bill this morning, and it will prob
ibly be reported to the Senate to day. The act
to take effect July 1st, 1874. Among the
amendments are the Following: The duty OF
till wines Is made 10 cents per gallon in casks
md SLIGO per coZsn in cases. The 2 per cent
allowance tor hreakage aud leakage Is strick-
IN out. Hops are stricken out, lesviu =
'u'y at the present rates; chromste and b.
cbromate OF p"iassi cents, instead OF AZ. as
liked by the House; maccaroni and vermfce! i .
cents per pound, instead of 3 and ), "a in the
House bill; tin plates, 1 10 per pound in place
It X. The provision permitting the return -
en- pity grain bags free of duty, is stricken on.
Peas, exclusively TOR seed purposes, and quick
1ilver stricken from the free list. There were
some other unimportant amendments, but fha
. tp1Vs comprise the principal changes in the
bill.
NOMINATIONS The President sent the fol
lowing nominations TO the Senate yesterd ~:
John l.. Cadwallader, of New York. TO be As
sistant Secretary of State: Daniel Malarkey,
United States marshal for Oregon; Major Abss-
ON Baird, assistant inspector general and lieu
tenant colonel in the United States army.
CoBsuls General.-Thomas Is. Van Buren,, Of
New York, at ksDagawa; Thomas AiamsOn IT,
NJ xlvQ NJ Nall Toe Ii,
Of Alabama, at Rio de Janeiro; George Por-
mutt, OF Iowa. at st. Petersburg; P. Sidney
Post, OF llline's, at Vienna; Hermann Kreis-
mann, OF Illinois, at Berlin.
Consuls-William W. Douglass, of Virginia.
At Bradford, England; james Crowley, of
Massachusetts,, at Amor river: John p. Finkel-
merer. OF New Jersey, at Tamstane; Geor ye
Gerard, OF Pennsylvania, at Port Stanley; f..
Z. Pellet, of New York, at Sabanilla; II. W.
rrimble, of New Jersey. at Milan; Paul Jones,
of Ohio, at San Domingo; w. II. Young, OF
Ohio. at Msnnheim; Henry Driver, at Anck-
land; Howard Fox, at Falmouth.