Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-31


enc will be held to night.
THE INDIAN wAR-Tne Senate to-day
Iassed bill increasing the companies OF the
I'd, Sd, 4th, 5th, and It'll cavalry regiments,
low operating against the Sioux to 100 men
each.
CHANGE OF SUPERVISING ARCHITECT
The resignation OF Supervising Architect
Potter has been requested by the Presidsut.
The opinion generally prevails that sdr.
lduliett is to be reinstated, he having
shown exceptional capacity In managing
the affairs OF that office
JUDGE WYLIE's CAsE.-An attorney from
baltimore named Mullins this morning
r1a1e the argument before the special COM
1aittee Investigating Judge Wylie, In sup
tort of the allegations charged against that
Official by \. Grant, OF this city. The COM
I,ittee will endeavor to report this week.
NoMINATIoNs.-Th The President sent the
following nominations to the Senate to day:
John q. Ellis TO be postmaster at Wilton
Junction, Iowa, and Henry A. Barraclough
al Trinidsd, Colorado Territory; Francis ii.
HsIdie to be second lieutenant 81 cavalry.
Also number OF transfers OF second lieu
tenants from one regiment TO another.
THE RoBRsoN MAJORITY REPORT
ADoPTED-The House, this afternoon, by
yeas 100, nays "A, adopted the report OF the
majority of the Naval Committee, recon-
meDding that the testimony taken be re.
ferred to the Judiciary Committee to inquire
rant articles Of Impeachment being preferred
against Secretary Robson.
PERSONAL---VERY.. Seelye accepts the
presidency OF Amherst college for salary of
$1,000, and will continue the duties of pro-
lessor of mental and moral philosophy, and
have the liberty to complete his present term
in Congress. '."Chief Justice Waite and
his vii IA NJ - "
Bristow will soon resume the practice OF law
In Louisville, KY.
A FRIEND OF PRESIDENT GRANT is au-
thority for the statement that he proposes
TO take the matter of his vindication, against
the testimony of ex-Solicitor Wilson, in his
own hands, and that he Is preparing a state.
menf TO show, as he believes, that BrlstOw
and Wilson entered into conspiracy To IN
Jure him, so that Bristow might be promi-
nently before the public as Presidential
candidate.
TIE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.-The
Senate Committee on Appropriations held a
meeting to-day TO reconsider the river and
harbor appropriation bill, which was recon-
United several days ago, their Instructions
being to bring the total amount appropriated
within s, 600 coo, the amount as reported by
the committee having been about 81 900 OO1.
The committee finished the consider alton of
the bill this morning, and 1t will be again
reported either TO day or To- morrow.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE,
after our report closed Saturday, the consid-
GRAFTON OF the reports of the Committee on
Naval Affairs as the unfinished business was
resumed ,the minority report being supported
bJ Messrs. Danford, Garfield, Hale, Fry,
Kelley, Harris and kassOn, and the majority
report by MessIs. Mills and Willis. With
over till to day. The evening session was for
debate only on the internal revenue bill.
WON'T RRsIeN.-A few DAYS aeo Post
master General Tyner requested the resIgna-
ton of Mr.. Woodward, chief of the special
agents OF the Post Office department, and FL.
L. Sperry, special agent In charge OF the
stamped envelope mandatory. at Hart
Will he removed. Woodward has been eleven
yeers in the setvfce of the Post Office depart
ment. SpeTry Is part owner with ex POST
master General Jewell OF the Hartford Ecen-
ing Post.
1850 CAvALRYMEN wANrED.-The Sec.
reIaTy of War has sent to the House of Rep
resentatives the dispatch OF General Sneri-
dan, recommending an increase OF the COM
panies OF the %, Sd, 4th, 5th, and Z tn ca yalry
10 one hundret men, as was done for the two
regiments on the Rio Grande, and SUBMITS
an estimate for the number Of men now re-
now authorized by law. The number which
viii be required to I'LL all the regiments OF
cavalry ON the frontier and In Texas 10 the
maximum OF one hundred men to each COM
pany, Will be $500, and the expenses there
for q, 634, 200.
REQUESTED TO RKsIGN-Mr George H.
Cowell, chief clerk of the Post Office DEPART
n,ent. has been requested by Postmaster
General Tyner to hand in his resignation,
and his successor will be appointed In q day
or two. The report that his resignation was
called Tor on the personal grounds that he
was friend OF Mr.. Jewell, is denied by Mr..
Iyner, who says that the chief clerk OF the
Post Office department holds q confidential
relation with the Postmaster General, and
That ne has right to choose who shall oc-
reason for the action. It is expected tn at this
change will be followed by several more.
DoDGING THE CURRENCY QUESTION
Tie Committee on Banking and Currency
held another meeting to-day, but Mr.. Goode,
Of Virginia, being absent, those In attend
snce were equally divided on the currency
question, and no vote was taken. II is
matter OF current rumor that Mr.. Goode
promised certain hard money democrats
that II they would vote In favor OF his retain
ing his seat against Plat, the contestant
that he would refrain from voting on the
came before the committee. His absence
this morning tends, TO some extent, to con-
firm the rumOr. The committee, after debate
decided to appoint a boom mtttee, to sit
during the recess aud examine into the cur
Iepcy and silver questions. This indicates
That no bill on the currency Issue will be
reported this session from the committee.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL SIGNED BY
THE PRKsIDENr.-President Grant sent,
this afternoon, TO the House a message au-
nouncipg that he had signed the sundry civil
appropriation bill, but that In doing SO he
taxes occasion 10 remind Congress that the
Dill Is wholly inadequate and seriously
cripples many important interests OF the
government. He cites as an illustration the
small provision made for the signal service
and the lack OF any appropriation for the
District OF Columbia, and also the failure OF
Congress 70 provide for the payment OF the
Judgments OF the Court of CT inns, many Of
which have been affirmed by the decision OF
the Supreme Court. He cites the trouble
Claimants against the government have 10
get such Judgments as well as expense and
reminds Congress that the tribunal is or its
own creation, and that the failure to nav its
Judgements looks like repudiating It's own
act.
TIE PRESIDENT AND THE WHISKY PROS
IcUTIoNs Its stated in relation to Bluford
Wilson's testimony concerning the st. Louis
whisky frauds, that the President on Satur-
day remarked 10 friend that the only point
upon which Wilson based mis- opiuiOn that
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