Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-01


ment OF 81 ,254 600 in legal tender notes.
THE "FoRcE BILL" which passed the
House on Saturday, as stated on our third
page, will il is thought, be earnestly fought
| by the democratic Senators, who will resort
10 every available means TO defeat its pass
age.
NAVAL OEDERs.-Lieutenant Thos. Perry
| ordered To the receiving ship Vermont, and
Commander A. T. Mahon has reported that
he was detached from the command of the
Wasp, south Atlantic station, on the 2d ult..
and has been granted six months leave, " ith
permission TO remain abroad.
THE ARRANGEMENT on Saturday night at
| midnight on the election or force bill saved
| the House rom Sunday Sc ssion. Speaker
Blaine was very averse to having the House
sit on Sunday, and eEerte1 himself To pre-
vent IL. During the six years of his Speak
erShip the HOuse has never held a seS sion OF
any kind ON Sunday.
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL was passed in the
Senate precisely as 10 came from the House
Saturday afternoon. The vote is given on
our third page. Among the republicans who
voted with the minority against the bill
were MeSSrs. Carpenter, Ferry of Connect
| cut, Hamilton of Texas, Schurz, Sprague
and Upton. The President approved the
bill to-day, so that ii is now a law.
THE PSEUMATIC TUBE.-Mr Anthony in
the Senate this MOI ming made a report with
reference TO the construction OF the pnematic
tube between the Capitol and the Govern
ment Printing Office. 1t provides, in brief,
an appropriation of $4,000 to complete the
work, to be expended by the Joint Commit
tee ON Printing, ard 10 be let to the lowest
responsible bidder.
CALL FOR 5000 GOO OF FIvE-TwENTY
BONDs.-The Secretary OF the Treasury to-
DAY issued call for sJOOO,O0O five-twenty
bonds, all of which are coupon bonds, as fol-
a = No IN
y $50; $500, Nos. 11.10ia13 600; 81 900, Nos.
S3,10la39 OOo. The interest on these bonds will
cease June list, 1875.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate in executive
/ session Saturday evening confirmed the fol-
lowing nOminations:-JOhn Bruce, United
States district judge for the district of Ala
hama. Amherst W. Stone, associate justice
OF the supreme court, Colorado territory.
Owen n. Denney, collector of internal reve-
nue. for the district of Oregon. Collectors OF
George Leavitt, Machias, Me-; Ebenezer II.
Fox, Bangor, Me; Benjamin f. Martin,
Marblehead, Mass; also, the nominations of
q number OF postma3ters.
''No INJUN THERE."-A band of western
Indians were visiting the Treasury depart
ment a few days since, and were taken into
the Secret Service division where there are
numerous photographs of people OF peculiar
character, embracing thieves, counterfeiters,
&c, men; women and boys of all nations and
Il tOIOTS. DuL no Alter LOOKING over
l the entire lot the Spokesman of the Indian
| party, turning TO his white escort drew him
| self up proudly, and, with a majestic wave
| of his hand toward the group of pictures,
4 said, "C Oh! No Injun there!
THE LOUISIANA COMPROMISE IN THE
| HOUsE.-After some preliminary business
L in the House to-day, Mr.. George +. HOar,
| from the select committee on Louisiana af-
fairs, moved to take mp the resolutions rec
l Gmmended by the majority of the committee
The first recommends the seating of all mem
bers of the legislature legally elected, and the
reSeating of the five members who were put
/ out Of their seats by the military. The sec
Ond resolution recommends the recognition
OF kellogg as governor until the expiration
of his term Of office. The resistance of the
democrats was altogether to the latter resO-
luton. They finally succeeded in separatin
l the resolutions and getting vote ON each
4 The first was adopted unanimously. the sec
4 Ond by vote of l63 yeas TO - yeas. Tie res.
| olutions of course have not tie force OF law
, but are merely recommendations.
TIE WEATHER IN FEBRUARY-The me-
| neurological summary of the Signal Office for
| this station the past month Theodore MoSh-
| err observer shows il to have been the cold
| est February Tor five years. The general items
| are as follows: Highest barometer, 30.Tl5. on
| 10th: lowest barometer. 294Z7. 10Th; range,
| l2SS. Highest temperature, 51S, on 18th;
| lowest temperatureIiS5 on 10Th: range, 56s
| Prev ailiDg direction ofwind, westerly. Grea L
| e~t velocity OF wind. sc miles per hour, 4:3j p.
i m. on 18th. Total number OF miles. 4,2Us
| Number OF fair days, II; number of clear
| days. 6; number OF cloudy days, /: days on
| which rain OF snow fell, 3. Comparative tenn
| peTatUreS-FebruaTy, 1871. 1872; FEBRUARY,
| 1872, 81: February, 1873, 81: February, l.74
| ;.6.4; February, 1875, 29.1. Comparative pre-
| cipitatiOn-February, ISL, l99 inches Feb
| ruary, 1872. % inches: February. 1873. I6g
il ches; February, 1874, Isl inches; February.
| 1875, go inches.
THE NEW CONFERENCE COMMITTEES Eon
The legislative, executive, and judicial APP
| priatiOn bill held "A meeting this morning
aud agreed TO report to their respective
| houses that they cannot agree on the points
4 of ference between the two Houses. The
| main point Of difference is on the subject OF
| salaries paid To certain employees OF either
| House. For instance the House biltfiNed the
| salaries OF principal clerk. principal eXecu-
| tive clerk. minute and journal clerk. and
| financial clerk in the Office OF the secretary
| o. the Senate at - .5s2 each. The Senate in
err ased this sum 10 5000. Ii also made the
| compensation of assistant postmaster and
| mail carrier S20SS, instead of SIPS. The
! Senate cut down the pay of the chief clerk
| and Journal clerk OF tire House from 50 800 10
$500. and that Of two reading clerks. assis-
| tant journal clerk and tally clerk from S-i.00t
10 1892 each. The bill a. amended by the
| Senate fixes the compensation OF two StenO-
gTaphers for committees in the House al
| = 600, instead OF ~ 200 each.
| THE PUBLIC DEBT.-The reorganization Of
the statement Of the public debt OF the Uni
Issued from the Treasury this afternoon, is
| as follows.
Dat bsnrtHE interest "a rOgH-
Bonds at . per > J. l3l S21tJ ~
| BoudS at Or cent. .....-..... 572,lT, 80 U,
sI72iIS, $50 "
Diet be97 tHs ta'>sSSf idtcfHi money
4 Certificates of insehfetlneSs 1T perc SS1SOoO NJ
| Navy pension fund al per cent HO1Oo "
| SH,57s,0o0 N
\ Debt Oh which interest has ceased
since maturity .....-......-. ...... ss77e670 p
\ Dstf bDGTTHg TatsF,St.
ola demand aud legal tender notes. s3s2 O.2l47 5,
Certificates 81 deposit ........----.... 45s55 "
fractional cnrTrnC y....------... ~ ,9O4 $50 s.
Coin certificates ..-..---.-------. p .f59 q
| S49s l0l 5ll I.
Total > ? az 6se 4N S
/
S25y43573s g.
4
Tcsl deit- principal and interest," So DO ne 10 81
| Cash 90 fAs Treasury
Con S-5,s.s0ss d
| SulIsi'N 49, --.-.a-----.--. 10 3l90I7 5:
4 81 Cettihtst Oi deposit a pToYii-