Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-26
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, 1872 2i2.15; customs, s57s, 4l6.s2.
ALL THE MEMBERS were present at the
Cabinet meeting to- day except the Attorney
General.
SECRETARY TAFT returned from New
YORK last evening, and Attorney General
Pierrepont is expected back this evening.
GRAssHoPPERs-Repo from the Black
Feet Agency, In Montana, announce the APP
pearance OF young grasshoppers there in I'M
preeedented numbers.
CONFERENCE.-THE Senate yesterday con-
6rmed the nomination of Robert p Rich
ardson to be postmaster at st. Joseph,
Missouri.
Ex-SPEAKER BLAINE has almost fully
recovered from his recent Illness. He is in
daily receipt of large number OF letters
cougratulatirg him upon his prospects for
the republican nomination at Cincinnati.
THE STATEMENT that the House Commit.
tee on Elections had sustained the report of
It's subcommittee on the Platte Gooie
(Norfolk. Virginia,) election case is erro-
neous. The committee has as yet taken no
action.
THE DISTRICT INvEsrIG ATIoN-A meet
irg Of the District of Columbia Committee
will be held to- morrow, at which 1t Is ex.
pected some conclusion will be reached con-
corning the report to be made on the recent
District investigation.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Rear Admiral Alexan
Ger Murray, ordered to command the North
Pacific station, July LIST, next; Lieutenant
Timothy A. Lyons. detached from the PEN
sacola July LIST, and ordered TO his home and
wait orders.
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE the other day
suggested that 'litler man" than Fltzhugh
be appointed House doorkeeper. The Ohio
State Journal thinks FitZhugh has estab-
lished standard for doorkeeper that will
make the Office very hard to I'LL.
PERsoNAL.-Ulysses q. Grant, jr., was
yesterday admitted to practice at the New
York bar. ...- Hon. Thomas Swami, chair
man of the House Committee on Foreign AT
fairs. is quite i'll in New York, and Is not ex-
pectc here again this session.
The PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS YES
TERDAY-Mr. Sherman's test resolution In
the BeIknap impeachment case In the Sem
ate, the report on the Emma mine case in
the House, and the resolution passed by the
same body ordering an investigation In ref
eIeDce TO the publication of Mr.. Buckner's
report on District afairs-will be found on
the third page.
SENATOR COOPER, of Tennessee. regarded
as one Of the best constitutional lawyers in
the Senate, took the floor to-day in the
Belknap case, and made an argument in
favor ofjurisdiction.
Mr.. Cooper was followed by Mr.. Sauls-
bury, who spoke on the same side of the
question. 1t is doubtful if a vote will be
reached before tc morrow.
THE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE HIVES
TIGATIoN.-The House Committee on WAYS
and Means yesterday had under considera.
ton Representative Payne's notion here
lofore passed, for thorough Investigation
OF tie New York custom house, but owing to
the lateness OF the session they are undeter-
mined whether they shall propose to the
House that the investigation shall take place
during the recess.
WHAT THE ENGINEER OF THE House
DON'T KNow.-Representativ Hewitt, of
New York, testified this morning that he
had visited on one occasion the engine room
of the House OF Representatives, and he be-
came satisfied that Ellyson, the engineer
did not seem to know the difference between
high and low pressure engine. Subse-
quently, however, Ellyson, received a certi-
competent to perform the duties.
DEAD LOCKS ON APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The conference committee on the consular
and diplomatic bill have agreed to disagree,
being at dead lock on the salaries of first
class mis- sions. In the Senate to-day Mr..
Morrill,. of Maine, from the Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS, reported the legislative,
The Senafe committee non concur in a.
most every particular with the House bill
and restore the present salaries OF govern
ment employees.
Mr.. RANDALL's SILVER BILL-The Com
mittee on Banking and Currency have agreed
upon Rsndall's bill authorizing the further
issue OF silver coin. 1t provides for the issue
OF $4,000, coo OF silver coin, also for the pur-
chase OF silver bullion not exceeding at any
one time 1000, 900. The word " money" is
through the bill. 1t repeats the legal tende
feature of the trade dollar. The COMMITTEES
Will try to pass the bill through the House
next Monday.
THE BLAINE BOND INvEsTIG ATIoN.-The
sub-Judiciary Committee of the House, in
vestigating the Blaine bond transaction,
yesterday afternoon called ID. b. sickles, OF
Arkansas, who had no personal knowledge
OF any connection Of ex-Speaker Blaine with
the Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad
bonds that passed TO the possession of the
Union Pacific Railroad company. 0. A,
Hadley, OF Little Rock, gave testimony Ia
the same import, having no knowledge OF
Mr.: Blaine's connection with the Little Rock
and Fort Smith Railroad bonds.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUs-At the meet
ing OF the democratic caucus last night a
resolution was introduced by Mr.. Neal, OF
Ohio, directing the Banking and Currency
Committee 10 report bill providing for the
repeal OF the specie resumption act. Mr..
Randall offered an amendment, which was
accepted, setting forth that Il Is the sense OF
the caucus that the Banking and Currency
Committee have leave at any time TO report
such bill. John j. Patterson, of New Jer-
sey, was elected DOorkeeper on the rfth bal
lot. He was instructed to retain all the Old
employees except such as may need to be
removed for cause.
Of e1-PeT,siOn Commissioner B0ker.-J. IL.
Baker, ex- Commissioner of Pensions, ap-
peared before the Civil Service Committee
yesterday afternoon in relation TO the pay
ment by Miss Sweet, of Chicago, of money
for her appointment as pension agent. He
testified that he first heard OF deficiency in
Miss Sweets accounts in June, 1874. At the
END OF the fiscal wear, which was June 30, her
accounts were right, but the deficiency APP
peared again In the next quarter, and this
came TO the knowledge of witness some time
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