Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-11
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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GovERNMEST RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Inter-
raI revenue, S3T.T91 a3: customs, seg5 800 50.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL re:urned to
Tie city this mt r"inG.
THY fIUeIal Of MIs Is. r. Butler VIII take
pace at Lowell, Mass, on Thursday next, al
3OclOck p m.
THE House ApprOpriatiouCOm mIttae have
agreed TO non concur in the Senate amend
msnts 70 the consular and diplomatic bill,
and will ask committee Of conference.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VEssELs.-The
Alert arr we'd at New YORK, on Saturday,
from Port Royal. Toe Shawmut and Ajax
arrived at Port Royal, on the tn inst, from
Key Cst.
RIvTR AND HARBok AUTHORIZATION
Tie House yesterday, by two-third vote,
Suspended the rules and passed. the river and
haf Dor appropriation bill. The bill aopro-
PIRATES over I've million ani hair dollars.
NoMIHATIoNs-The President sent the
following nominations 70 the Senate to-day:
Observation-Disclosures T Jackson, il, at Go
sben, New York; Miss Title Olteu. Parker's
Landing. Pa: Letcber =. Crum, OswegO,
Kansas; David Brown, Nebraska city, Ne
braska.
THE HOUSE, DISTRICT COMMITTEE met
SIGN, during which a witness named W. B.
Mason was Iexsmined, Gen. Birney submit
TED to the committee the answer OF the Dis
tTict Commits siOneTs to the HETEROGENEOUS
OF the committee (printed elsewhere in to-
dsy's STAB, which was read amt discussed.
CoNFIRNATIoSs-The Senate yesterday
confirmed the following nominations: Chas.
Mcmillan, of New YORK, to be consul gener-
a. az Rome, vice Paul Dahlgren, deceased.
John ID CaTOthers, ntted States consul at
S9itillO, Mexico. Barbour Lewis, appraiser
Cf merchandise, Memphis. Tenn; also sew
eTal revenue service promotions and post
masters
GOOD NEws FOR THE FURLoCGHED
TREASURY EMPLoYEs.-The House Com
mittee on Appropriation this morning
agreed to recommend concurrence in the
Senate amendments to the silver bill. This
makes sn appropriation Of S2l1 900 for the
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing, and the
prospect Of its speedy passage, which is now
assured, will be good news 10 the suffering
employees.
THE TARIFF BLLL-At O'Clock today
the Committee on Ways and Means, by a
strict party vote, finished the tariff bill and
ordered the chairman to report il to the
House. There was long wrangle over the
tea and coffee clause. BY way OF cOmprO-
mise the chairman proposed To reduce the
tax on test 10 3 cents per pound aud on coffee
10 cents. Tnis was voted down By TO ..
B aiIe and Kelly, republicans, voting with
70 strike tea and coffee from the bill, which
was carried by the same vote, TO >.
Dom PEDRO-General Banks called al the
State department 20 day and inquired OF
Secretary Fish whether any arrangements
were being made on behalf OF the govern
ment 10 tender fitting reception to Dom
Pedro. the Emperor Of Brazil Mr.. Fish
stated that the Emperor had positively de
cliI ed any entertainment or ovation, but
that the secretary OF State, the Secretary OF
War, and the Secretary OF the Navy would
20 To New York II advance Of ais arrival 10
welcome him TO Our shores.
AVERY AT THE CAPITOL As A WITNESS.
Two visitors at the Capitol to day created
somewhat Of sensation. One was John s.
Croker, war zen OF the jail, and his prisoner.
Nm. q. Avery, late chief clerk Of the Treas
uTy department. Both occupied seats for
about half hour In the west gallery await
l. Z the assembling Of the committee To in.
veStigate the whisky frauds, before which
Avery was terrifying st O'Clock. II is un-
derstCOd that he has decided 10 tel all he
knows concerning the whisky frauds. He
6oks considerably detected. He viii be
-Hken tC-niglt u st. Louis to receive SEN
Jence.
THE SILVER BILL passed the Senate yes
terday with amendments. An effort was
made 10 have IL brought into the House I'M
mediately after its passage by the Senate,
and 10 have the amendments coucurred in;
but General Banks was making a speech on
hahtAldb AIcdLNs thereby shutting 1
OF When passed by the House the amount
appropriated for the Bureau OF Engraving
aud Printing was slG5 900 The Senate added
an amendment adding $4,000 for the print
Ing OF national bank notes. Another amend
ment provides for exchanging the fractional
currency as fast as redeemed with the sink
ing fund. Ii is thought that the bill will
pass the House as amended, with but very
little opposition.
The safe.BuFgiary Suits.
INVESTIGATING HOW AND WHY THEY