Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-22

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| CUSTOMS RECEIPrs.-The receipts from
this source to-day were sG64 1882.
SENATOR FENToS left for New York on
| saturday, in response To- n telegram annoua-
cling the dangerous illness of his mother.
| AFTER OUR REPORT of Congressional pro-
/ ccedings closed ON Saturday there was moth
| irg OF interest occurred in either House.
/ except the delivery OF eulogies on deceased
4 Representatives.
NAVAL ORDERs.-COmmander Charles \
| BabcOck, detached from duty and placed on
/ waiting orders. Lieutenant Frederick
| II. Paine, from the photographic Office ami
| ordered 10 the torpedo steamer Alarm.
\ PENSION To Mrs. CUsHING.-The
| House Committee OR Invalid Pensions have
| agreed to recommend that pension OF SG1
i Tcr month be paid 10 the widow of Lieut..
| Commander Gushing, [. :. Navy, recently
4 deceased.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR APPRoPRuA-
| TIOS BILL PAsSED.-The House this after
| noon, under "a suspension Of the rules, passed
the river and harbor Appropriation bill by
1 yeas 2O1. nays A. The bill apprOpriatas up-
4 wards of six million dollars.
| Mr.. ORTIZ MINISTER 70 AUsTRIA.-Presi-
| dent Grant has terdered the appointment of
| minister 10 Austria to Judge GOdlOve :.
I Orth. Of Indiana who has indicated that ne
viii accept. The letters recalling Mr.. Jay
| viii be sent 10 him at once.
| WHISKY SMUGGLING IN ALASKA
| General -. .. Howard, now in command Of
| the department of the Columbia. recon-
mends that am armed steam vessel be en-
plOyeti in the waters Of Alaska 10 prevent the
l. smuggling ofliquOES, etc, from British Co
| lumbia.
CAPTAIN \. II. HoLGATE, corps of en-
ginCers. has been relieved from duty on the
! staT Of the commanding general. depart
ment of Texas. and ordered 10 report in
person for temporary duty 10 Major III. l..
Abbott. corps of engineers, Willett's Point,
New York.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-AttOrney Ger
eIal Williams, Senators Edmunds, Sherman,
Pratt, Carpenter, Spencer and Cameron,
| and Representatives HOar. Bundy, MOrey,
Butler, Cotton. Pelham, GOoch, Crutchfield
Shoemaker, and Harrison had audience with
the President this morning.
The REPUBLICAN MEMBERS Of the Ala
bama legislature have united in a memorial
| To Congress praying that provision be made
for the suspension of the writ Of hGbeUs corpus
IN that state, in order that they (the repub-
lie an members may be saved from tEeir
political opponents, the democrats
THE PROCEEDS for the exhibition of the
| exquisite Japanese screen at Wormley's tas
| announced elsewheTe) will be devoted largely
| To our needy local charities, and a portion
4 will go to the Japanese mission for the edn-
cation Of girls, a mission already most sue
\ Ssful. The exhibition is so interesting and
| the object so deserving that the leading
| aiieS of Washington society will give il
4 their encouragement.
But FEW more committee meetings on
| the Senate side viii be held during the pend
| ing session, the early hour at which the
| Senate will hereafter meet. and the useless
ff.E
of any new legislation, being the reasons.
| 1He ialJCaO committee was 70 meet this
| morning To consider the Texas Pacific rail
\ road question but IdilCd To DO 20 for lack of
| aTUorUm on account Of this caucus.
| THE REPCELICAN SENATOR'S heId a
caucus on saturday and also this morning
/ OH the order of business. \ general conver-
| SatiOn enSUed. but there was no formal agree
| ment Is 10 the order. 10 was generally
| understood at The adjournment. however.
1 that the Senate would act upon tine various
1 appropriation bills as they came before IT,
/ and that in the intervals attempts would be
| made 70 pres the resolution to admit Pinch
| back and The Civil Rights bill, each 10 a final
/ aLd decisive vote.
! ILLEGAL LEvIING or TONNAGE DU-
| TIES.-Thc agents Of the North German
/ LlOyds steamship company havingrnade APP
| plicati0u TO the Secretary OF the Treasury
/ for the refund OF certain moneys paid by
! them OH the 18th OF August. is36. itS tonnage
1 uutit~ hli ihdl cOlnpdnN'> steamship New
| York. at the port of New York, the appIic2.-
| tiOu was referred 10 the Attorney General
/ who In concluding his reply. says: Il know
| Oi no reason in law Or morals why II ~bOuId
| not be refunded 10 those from whom il has
| been Illegally taken"
| THE MCG GARRAHAN CLAIN-The Secre-
tary Will send a communication to the House
1 OF Representatives this week. II il said ask
| ing to be relieved from compliance with the
| terms oi The House resolution directing him
| 20 place a receiver IN possession Of the New
Iuria qulCk>ilvcr mine in California, and to
allow the contestants claiming the property
10 test their ~pectiye titles to the DrODertV Y
| before the courts. This will be accompanied
with extracts from existing mining laws il
tended 20 show that To carry out in full faith
| the intent Of the House resolution would be
IN direct conflict with statutory law.
The PACIFIC MAIL IxvEsrGG ArIox
| CLOSFD-The Committee on WAYS and
Means have concluded taking testimony con-
cerning the means used to secure the Pacific
MalI SUBSIDY. and Will submit report to
the House this week. Me>SrS. kaSsoh Bur
chard and Beck have been assigned to lis
preparation. and their conclusions will he
unanimously indOrSCJ by the full committees
The Committee on Ways and Means met
this morning to hear the report of the sub
cCmmittee-M eSsrS. kasSon. Burcharl and
BECK. They announced that ii was not vet
ready. but that they would endeavOr to have
ltprepared ~ time 10 be submitted tomorrow
morning.
PINtHBACK> CASE.-The members of the
senate Committee on Privileges and Elec-
ttonS met nj the rooms Of the chairman. Mr.
Morton. on saturday evening TO consult
Win reference I'D the business before them
which has not yet been disposed OF by the
senate. III il understood that Mr.. Morton
mas not yet de>palred of obtaining a direct
vote ON the admission OF Mr.. Pfnchback
and claims that the vote of last week was i'm
no sense "a test one, and that many of the
republican Senators among them ConkIing
and Sargentj vino voted TO lay his resolution
aside temporarily will support 10 on a direct
vote With the aid Of these and the votes of
"A number Of republican Senators who were
absent when the vote ON tabling the reSOlu-
ton was taken, the friends OF Pinchback
claim that he will vet be admitted before,
the 4th OF Marsh; 10 a seat in the Senate by
small majority.
PERsONAL.-The following are registered
at willard :: q. II. Wheeler, y. Y; John
Flanagan, y. Y, W. Leball and wife, " Y.
J. VI. Rice, Cal; f.. y. Pue, PhiIadeIphia
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