Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-04


BILL.-The Senate Committee On Appropri-
ations to-day agreed 10 report, without
amendment, the fertilization bill, already
| passed by the House.
TIE INDIAN BUREAU TRASsFER.-Tae
House Committee on Military Affairs has
| unanimously adopted a report transferring
| the Indian bureau from the Interior depart.
ment TO the War department.
| THE SoMIsATIoN of Richard H. Dana
| ir was again under consideration by the
| Senate yesterday. Mr.. Dawes made a long
| argument in favor OF Mr.. pana's confirm n
/ tiOn. The Senate adjourned without action.
PERSONAL. - Judge Richardson, OF the
| Court of Claims, has gone TO Europe to
bring home the remains o. his wife.
Prof Clark Seelye, president of the Smith
Female College, of Northampton, Mass ,
aud brother of Representative Seelye, is in
the city on short visit.
AN INDIANA STRAw.-S;enator Morton
received the following telegram 10 day, from
r NJ. Thayer, editor of the Evansville TN
disna) JO3THdL:-'At the election TO day j3d),
Tie republicans carry five out of six wards
Lest year the democrats carried FIVE out OF
six. We also elect city clerk and treasurer
by good maJOrities"
THE CABINET MEETING T0-DAY.-The
Postmaster General and the Attorney Gene
raj were absent from Cabinet meeting to-
day. The latter was engaged at the Supreme
Court, and the Postmaster General was still
| in Connecticut, but he was represented by
Mr.. Marshall, First Assistant Postmaster
General.
THE SPENCER INVESTIGATION The
Senate Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tious met this morning to continue the
Spencer investigation. Gen. Morgan, coun-
sci for the prosecution, announced that he
had closed his evidence, and the committee
adjourned until to morrow, when M. Span-
Ger Will introduce his witnesses.
NOMINATIoNs.-The President sent thu
following nominations TO the Senate to-day:
Charles Payson, of Mass, to be chief OF
| diplomatic bureau, Department ef State.
Almont Barnes, OF Vermont, 10 be chief OF
bureau OF statistics. same department Cnas
Mcmillan, OF New York. To be consul general
of the United States at Rome. John II. Tut
tie, OF Delaware, to be L. 3. consul at Port
Louis.
| BULLION.-A dispatch received here yes
| teTday from the managers Of the Virginia
| Consolidated Mining Company states the
pTOiuct of that mine for March at over
| p Gro coo and that the crushing Of ore from
The Calf Irnia mine will be com neuced to-
| morrow. The regular coinage statement for
| the month or March makes the following
showing Gold, S3, cog, $50; trade dollars, SOL
100; subs idiary silver coin, 81 ,O5S ,2IO, cents
| S1i,7GO. Total coinage. s5,5i3,39O.
| NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutant Commander
Horace c. MUlIan, ordered to examination
| FOR promotion. Lieutenant Geo. c. Reiter,
| Dc tached from the Lehigh, 18th instant, and
| placed on waiting. Lieutenant George w.
| belong, from the school ship ST. Marv's, a.
/ New YORK, as executive, 1Ith inst. Master
| VIM. &. Strong, from the NonooCaheia on
| her arrival at Charleston, S. c., and ordered
| TO examination for promotion. Pay Inspec-
| I r c. p. Wallach, from the navy yard at
| New York, on 18th instant and ordered to
| settle accounts.
| ARMY ORDERs.-First Lieutenant David
| j. CTaigte, 18th infantry, is relieved from
| the temporary duty assigned him In this
city, and will join his regiment without de-
| lay. Major A. Mordecai and Captain q. W.
| Mckee are appointed board OF ordnance
| agency, in New York city, on 18th iusta.ts
| for the examination of First LinrItanant Ro
gers BRINE. jr;, 18th infentry, for transfer to
the ordnance Department. Leave of abs ence
Tor SIX mQaths Is granted Second Lieutenant
NM d, Miller, list cavalry, Fort Lapwai,
tdsho territory) The order for Captain c.
| b. Penrose. commissary of subsistence, TO
| proceed to San Antonio, Texas, is suspended
| until further orders.
| THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
IN SILVER COIN was, this morning, re-
ceived at the Treasury department, from
San Francisco; 500 900 In dimes and s 100, 900
! In quarters. An additional s1O0, 900 In quar-.
teTs is expected tomorrow or next day,
| which will complete the present order which
Is for 100000. The weighing of this last
supply is going on at the Treasury depart
| meat to day, and IL will be stored Ia the
vaults at once. The vaults were examined
yesterday by Supervising Architect Potter
as to their capacity and safety, and he was
OF the opinion that there is capacity for the
$500 900, by storing the coin in both the upper
and lower vaults. Both vaults are 10 be
strengthened al once, however. as there is
be forwarded TO San Francisco for additional
supplies al once.
TANNING PICrCRE-S0me time ago ar
artist Of an illustrated weekly took OCCASION
TO sketch the members OF the Committee or
Foreign Affairs, conducting the Emma Niue
| investigation. the result, so far as II ke
resSes of those present We're concerned, was
failure. Mr.. Swami, the dignilied chair
man, compared 10 his counterfeit in tnt
wood cut Is as hyperion to a satyr." To day
another artist dropped in 10 make a sketch
he began at the foot OF the table and sketch
| cd the several members. AS ne neared the
chairman OF the Foreign Budget" Commit
tee the gentleman from Maryland became
| omewhat uneasy, remembering his fate An
I tie first picture. When the artist got nes1
enough TO Mr.. Swan the latter drew from hi
! pocket a photograph OF himself and slippe.
| IL into the sketcher's hands, and his eye
twinkled his thoughts, "NOw you may ge
me up right and in good shape" 1t had beer
use photograph of Prince Bismarck to rep
resent the distinguished chairman; and as N
now gets himself up IL would not have beer
PROTECTION OF VOTERS In the Senat
yesterday Mr.. Morton INTRODUCED bill pro
vlding that persons or officers charged will
the duty OF furnishing 10 citizens an oppor
tunity 10 perform any act which a state o.
territory may prescribe as prereq uisite TO
voting, shall give to all citizens the SAM
and equal opportunity TO perform such pre-
requisite, ana TO become qualified to vote
without distinction OF race, color, or previou
| condition OF servitCde, and failing TO do thi
I they shall forfeit for each offence TO the per
son aggrieved sos TO be recovered with full
cost and such allowance for counsel fees a
| the court shall deem Just, and shall also b
deemed guilty Of q misdemeanor, and OF
| conviction shall be fined not less than $500
! or lie imprisoned not less than one month AM
OF more than one year, or 10th at the d IS
| | cretion OF the court. Section two OF the bill
| ITFscribes Tho same penalty for any person
! Who by force, IN p ~, th-t ats, intimidation
| O- other unlawful ss.-,,i.S. Saell hinder, delay
| prevent, or ODStrL -. Ur shall combine &
| prevent, &c, any citizen from doing any &C
| required Ia qualify him To vote. Section
| three prescribes a fine not less than $40 an,