Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-14

to-day were Senator Chs.ffee and Representa-
tives Hoar, Wiltshire, Plaisted, Ross, and
Phillips.
II THE THING grows as II has for two
years past, the aisles leading to the Senate
and House will soon be blocked up with pin
cushion, photograph, writing earl, and cigar
stands.
CoNFIRHATIoYs.-The Senate, in execu-
tive session, yesterday confirmed the nomi-
nations OF Henry Cochran to be postmaster
at Selma. Alabama, and q. A. Cunningham
10 be postmaster mt Neenah, Wisconsin.
M.F. HOUSE, Esq, of Baltimore. Nd, the
national councillor OF the o. of u. A. NJ, of
the United States, has appointed j. Weed
Corey, esq. Of the Sixth Auditors office, to
he deputy national councillor of the order in
the District OF Columbia.
THE WITNESS from New Jersey, sum-
moned by the subcommittee of the Senate
committee on privileges and elections. not
having arrived, the committee examined no
witnesses to-day. They will probably be OH
hand tomorrow.
ELECTORAL RETURNS by messenger have
been received since yesterday by Mr.. Ferry
presiding officer Of the Senate, from Texa ),
Missouri. Georgia, New Hampshire, and
Tennessee. This makes eleven states heard
from by messenger.
APPoINTMFNTs-Wm X Burgee has been
appointed revenue storekeeper and gauger
for the district of South Carolina. Oliver c.
II. Shell, of Pennsylvania, has been appoint
ed chief coiner of the mint of the United
States At Philadelphia, vice Archibald l..
Snowden, resigned.
CADET MIDsHIPMEN Joseph Beale, OF
Washington city, and r. w. Barclay, OF
Missouri, have beenexpelled from the United
States Naval Academy for "haZing" mem
a. cal al
..plebes' The expelled Iniddies belonged TO
the third class.
THE CHINESE REPORT--The joint COM
mittee on Chinese immigration, which re-
Gently visited the Pacific coast, will not be
prepared to consider the subject for the pur-
pose OF making their report until about the
middle of January, as the evidence will not
be printed before that time.
PAY FOR THE ELECTORAL MESSENGERS
The House to-day adopted a bill, reported
from the committee on appropriations, APP
prOpriating S20 600 to pay the expenses nf the
messengers who bring the electoral votes of
their several states TO this city. The amount
allowed each is % cents mile allowing for
one way only.
GONE TO FLoRIDA-At his urgent re-
quest, and owing to the discussion now going
on in the Senate as to electoral vote OF Ore
gOn, Senator Mitchell was yesterday excused
l from serving as chairman of the sub-cOm-
| mitiee to investigate the Florida election.
Mr.. Sargent was appointed TO supply the va =
| cancy, and the subcommittee left for Talla-
| hassee last night.
l THE PRESIDENT OF chilli sometime ago
| addressed a letter to President Grant. in
| which he announced his intention of trans
i ferring to another post Don AdOlfo Ibauez.
for sometime Minister Of Chilli here. The
i President has written letter in reply, I'm
i which he speaks in high terms of the conduct
and ability of the CHILEAN minister and sa VS.
| that he is pleased 10 know that he is appre-
Il ciated at home.
Il ATTORNEY GENERAL TAFT said last
night that there is no way in which the vote
i of an electoral college can be disturbed in
ease member thereof was under disabili-
/ ties al the time he cast his vote. Once the
l act Is accomplished, and the college has full
| filled its mission, nothing can be done to dis
turb the verdict. Prior 20 the vote lie yal
/ steps can be taken in the case of a disabled
elector, but not after the act is accomplished.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE on APPRoPRIA-
/ TIONs. at their meeting to-day, distributed
the several appropriation bills As follows
Army appropriated; tN Messrs. Atkins,
| and Hale. legislative, executive and judi
i cial. Holman, Waldron and Atkins Indian:
Wells, Foster and Holman. Military Acad-
| envy: Clymer, Foster and BlOunt. Consular
| and diplomatic: Singleton, Wells and Hale
Sundry civil: Holman, Atkins and Hale.
THE GovRNMEST's SUIT AGAINST THE
PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-The Supreme Court
was yesterday engaged in hearing the case
l Of the United States against the Pacific Rail-
l road Company, on an appeal from the cir
cult court for the district Of Connecticut
This is the suit brought by the United States
under the act OF May, 1873, against the rail-
road company and all persons who may have
subscribed for or received its stock, or I'm any
these are embraced one hundred and sixty
| eight persons and four corporations The
argument consumed the entire session yes
| terday.
THE MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA BouN-
DAIRY COMMISSION, which has been consid-
| ering for nearly two years the long-disputed
l those two states, made up its decision. after
L hearing the evidence presented here at their
i recent meetings. After authorizing Judge
Il Black TO write the opinion, the commission
adjourned to meet here on the 4th of Jann-
l AIRY, 1873, To make public their decision. The
/ award, it is said, will be in favor OF Mary
Il land, and will give that state the control of
| the fisheries OF the Potomac river and the
l valuable oyster privileges about which there
has been so much dispute in the past.
COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VoTE.-The
House this morning, without a division.
adopted resolution reported from the judi
| ciary committee providing for the appoint
| ment of committee OF seven members 10
/ ACT IN conjunction Win SUCH committee as
i the Senate may designate, to arrange some
| method by which the electoral vote shall be
1 counted by a tribunal. in whose judgment all
| will acquiesce and accept as final. In addi-
l ton a resolution was also adopted providing
| for the appointment ofseven members, whose
1 duty II shall be 10 inquire into and report TO
| the House its rights, privileges and preroga-
4 lives in counting the electoral vote.
| THE TALKED-oF IMPEACHMENT OF SEC
| RETARY RoBEsoN.-The published state
ment that the House naval committee pro-
/ pose ] to push the Impeachment OF Secretary
l Robson, is Unauthorized. The subject mat
| ter is now, by resolution OF the House, with
the judiciary committee, which at the last
| session was directed to slit the evidence and
| report If the alleged offences charged against
| secretary Robson were Improbable. Thus
| far the committee have made no report, and
| 10 is not probable that the naval committee
| will anticipate the action of the Judiciary
| committee by pushing a matter which, by
| their own recommendation, passed out OF
| their hands.
| CHARRED TREASURY NOTES AND MELTED
JEwELRY.-The American Express Com
| pany hal special car on the train which
| was burned near Dale station, about forty
miles from Buffalo. on the Erie Railroa