Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-14


Ex-PosTMAsrER GENERAL JEWELL viii
leave to morrow morning for Hartford.
SPEAKER KERR writes irom RockbrIdgs
Alum Springs, Va, that he is slowly but
steadily improving in health.
THERE wa NO CABINET dEE TING to-day,
as the President left the city this morning In
company with Secretary Fish.
THE RUMoR at the Capitol to-day that Ex
Governor Dennison, OF Ohio, one of the Com
missioners OF the District of Columbia, had
resigned, and that j. NJ. Barclay, ex-Jour.
nal Clerk OF the House, was - be appoint
ed to succeed him, is without foundation.
THE SECOND CONTRIBUTION OF Massa-
chusetts to the National Statuary Hall ar
rived in Washington to-day, in charge of
state commissioners Lincoln and Coggswell.
1t Is life sized statue of Samuel Adams,
and was executed IN Rome by Miss Whit
ney. When this statue Is In position the
colonial and revolutionary periods will be
represented-the one by q statue az Gov.
Winthrop, and the other by Adams.
THE PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE PAVING
BILL--When the bill to repave Pennsylva-
MA avenue came to be enrolled IL was found
that there were several important but unin-
territorial omissions which would be fatal TO
Houses authorizing the conference commit
tee 10 correct their report The bill will
therefore go the President this afternoon Tor
his sigma
The PROSPECT for an arrangement on the
army bill is exceedingly discouraging. The
Senate managers thus far refuse to yield to
the House changes. They have proposed,
however, that q commission be appointed to
sit during the recess and take into consider
alton the question of reorganization. TIE
House, however, declines to accept the prop
osition. The probabilities are that the pres
ent Congress will fail to agree.
THE SILVER BILL passed by the House
enacts that the trade dollar shall hereafter
be legal tender, and provides for thu issue
ofifty million OF subsidiary coin. The Secre-
tary OF the Treasury is authorized, at his
discretion, to use part OF the sinking fund
u pu rchase silver coin bullion for coinage.
Toe proposition TO retire greenbacks as sill.
yer cotn Is issued and to increase the legal
tender limit OF silver coin from d We to twenty
dollars was rejected In conference.
TIE sUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION
BILL, as agreed upon by the conference COM
mlttees OF both Houses, appropriates in the
aggregate SIS 800 713 10. The bill as 1t origi-
nally passed the House appropriated 81, $751;
326.d. The Senate added to this amount
s5,099, 40 Is. The Senate conferees receded
10 the amount of 81, 126, 793 80, and the House
receded S912 1866. The reductions made by
IS follows: District OF Columbia, general ex-
penses, $500 OO0 Board of Health, 81 81. The
District is required to bear an equal amount
OF the expenses OF the board.
PERSONALITIES. E. p. Stevens, OF San
Francisco, Secretary OF the Humane Society
for Sailors, is In the city looking after the
interests of the bill for a Sailors Home in
that city. Mrs. Stevens is a we'll known
phllanthropic lady who has devoted her life
to the elevation of woman, and the interests
OF the sailors and soldiers. For several
years she edited the California Pioneer, en-
master General Tyner has gone - Deer
Park for few days. '"-Gen. Van Welt. u,
5, A, DR.. 8. p. Moore, and DIR. f. c. Van
Welt, Of washington, are at Saratoga.
DISTRICT APPROPRIATION IN THE SUS.
DRY CIVIL BILL.-The conference commit
tee on the sundry civil bill have agreed to
the following items In the House bill re-
lating TO the District of Columbia: Aporo-
prlation for the support OF the fire depart
and assistant, 81 800 an equal amount 10 b..
PAD by the District. The committee agreed
TO authorize the Secretary of the Treasury
TO reserve, for one year only, ont OF the reve-
nues OF The District, q sum sufficient to meet
The Interest on the three siXty-five bonds
Tor the fiscal year ending Jund 80, 1877. The
committee further agreed to increase the
appropriation for the Board of Health from
sl5,29O 10 s16,6S0.
ARMY ORDERs-.The resignation of Cap
tain Heintzleman, assistant quartermaster
of his commission as LIST lieutenant Sd artil-
DEBT, To take effect June 80, 1876. Colonel
Galusna Pennypacker, 10th infantry, is as
signed 10 duty according to his commi ssion
OF brevet major general while Temporarily
In command OF the department OF the south.
A court martial will meet at West Point,
n. Y, on the 18th inst for the trial OF Pri-
yate John Bannon, U. 8. Military Academy,
safaa s OF s sgieTy general court
York harbor, on 18th July, for trial OF first
class Private E. T. Blackwell, company b,
battalion of engineers. The extension OF
leave OF absence granted First Lieutenant E.
Rheem, 2lst Infantry. Fort Boise, Idaho ter
ritory) is further extended three months
Leave granted First Lieutenant 8. III. Lin
calus, 10th Infantry, fort Concho Texas)
is extended three months.
THE PROSPECT NOW is that the Senate
and House conference managers Will come
TO some unders landing ON the legislative ap-
preparation bill very soon. The Senate man
ayers, at the meeting this morning, receded
from the Morrill basis OF compromise, to
allow the heads OF departments discretion
cry powers to recommend deficiency APP
preparation IL the service of the government
should be impaired by the resignation of
the more valuable employees, owing to the
reduction of salary, and basis was agreed
In full compensation for the objects ex-
pressed. The Senate managers Indicate a
desire 10 agree TO the proposition To have ap-
pointed commission OF two mem ers from
each house To sit during the recess and In
Quire into the subject OF official salaries aud
report on the first NJ onday in Decembe next.
IL Is also believed that the Senate will agree
10 the House reduction in force. and the
House yield the reductions in salaries.
ENCLAND'S ATTITUDE ON THE EXTRA
DITIoN QUEsrIoN.-Earl Derby;s note OF
June 80 TO Secretary Fish is Published. Earl
Derby In bis note says: "The essential prin-
ciples OF extradition as practiced by Eng
land are that person surrendered on an ex-
Tradition treaty can be tried on no offence
except the one for which he is surrendered.
This Is the proper construction OF the treaty
OF 1872. Her MsJesty's government thinks
tnat Inc act OF 1870 Is important, out without
IL IL would maintain the same position. The
government maintains the right of asylum
until climinality according 10 the Law OF
England Is shown. This applies forcibly In
the case of political offences. The great OBJ
ject In requiring evidence not merely estab.
Esbing an offence called by the name, &C.
CoIdiDe 10 the law OF The surrendering coun-
try, Is TO prevent tue surrender OF a person
on q charge OF crime OF uncertain meaning
aud his subsequent trial on facts considered
here as establishing a political offence, and
not for the crime for which the surrender