Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-30

| THE Senate Committee on Agriculture
| Will inspect the Department of Agriculture
| on Saturday.
! THE PRESIDENT, who has been suffering
4 for the past two or three days from what is
said 10 be a recurrence OF an affection in the
nature Of neuralgia, is still unwell, and was
| unable TO receive any visitors to-day.
| ACCIDENT TO SENATOR MoRToS.-Last
| evening, as Senator Morton was leaving the
| elevator on the second floor OF the Ebbitt
| House be lost his balance and fell severely
| ~ iuriPg his knee He was i'm his seat in the
| Senate as usual this morning, however.
SOME OF THE NEWSPAPERS report the
| complaints of General Sherman over his pro-
POSED recall TO Washington. If Sherman is
rCeded in Washington let him have his head
quarters there. If he does not like the trans
fer he has the remedy IN his own hands ".
J. Herald
ANOTHER PROTEST AGAINST THE Cur
TING DOWN PROCESS. - Edward Young,
chief of the Bureau OF Statistics, in the
Treasury department, was heard by the
House Appropriations Committee this morn
/ Z. protesting against reducing the apprO-
prlation for his bureau from $4,000 to
$4,000.
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE IN UTAH.-The
Senate Committee on Territories held a
meeting to-day and authorized Mr.. Chris
tiancy To report with amendments his bill
TO regulate the elective franchise and the
jury system In Utah. The amendments do
not materially change the provisions OF the
bill as originally introduced.
HANDSOME CONTINUATION FOR THE
PAINTING BUREAU EMPLOYES.-The sum
of S215 has been subscribed in the Office OF
the Secretary OF the Treasury for the relief
OF the suffering employees of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, and II is expected
that an additional amount will be subscribed
today.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Co Commander William
NJ. Folger ordered TO the Marion, as execu-
tive; Ensign w. H. Masser to examination
before the retiring board; Lieut.. o. F. Her
german detached from the Marion, and or
d-Ied TO the MOnODgahela as executive;
Master Carlos q. Calkins from the Juniata,
and ordered TO the stereship New Hamp-
shire.
MILITARY OFFICERS AND CIVIL DUTIES.
Ger eTal Sherman has written q letter 10
Secretary of War Taft recommending that
Congress modify the existing statute which
virtually prohibits the officers OF the army,
both active and retired. from being EN- DlOy-
ed In civil works. The matter il now under
consideration by the House Military Com
mijtee.
THE LIGHTHOUSE BOARD.-The Senate
Committee on Commerce to-day agreed To
report adversely on the bill which proposes
10 reOrganize the lighthouse establishment
paTtment. The committee also agreed that
l. was not expedient to dispense with the
services OF one OF the two secretaries OF the
b2ard, as is proposed by Dill before the
committee.
No MOSEY To PAY THE WITNESSES
The fund for the payment of witnesses be-
fore Congressional committees has been ex-
hausted for three days, and many of those
wEo have applied for their pay and have not
received 1t, have been compelled TO sell their
81 inns a "A 1cA
have passed at once a deficiency bill to meet
the emergency. The total cost for witnesses
thus lar Is a trihe over $4,000.
THE SPENCER INVESTIGATION. - The
Senate Committee on Privileges aud EIec-
lions met to-day to continue the Spencer
lave stigation, when Gen. Morgan, counsel
fIr the prosecution, stated that the witnesses
he expected had not arrived, but wouli prob
ably be here tomorrow. The committee
then adjourned until tomorrow morning,
when, If Gen. Morgan's witnesses are not
present, the prosecution will close.
DANA's NosINATIoN.-The Senate was
again in executive session yesterday after
| noon on the nomination OF X. H. Dana, jr.,
to be minister to England. Mr.. Dawes said
ne desired TO submit some remarks before
the vote was taken, but was too unwell to
DO SO then. Mr.. Cameron, although he
thought time enough had been spent on this
subject, had no objection to INDUCING the
Senator. The Senate adjourned without
taking q vote.
THE SAFE BURGLARY INvEsr ALTON
Michael Hayes and Albert Cunz called u on
the House Judiciary Committee to-day, put
were informed that the committee will not
ne able TO examine them until tomorrow.
Several other witness who claim TO be pos
sessed OF information in regard to the
harrington safe burglary, will arrive in
this city TO morrow morning fromNewY York,
a deputy sergeant at arms ha wing been there
for two days serving subppnas upon them.
THE RESIGNATION OF GOV. AMEs-The
following dispatch was received by General
Butler to-day:
JACKSON, MISS, March 81. 1876.
General b. r. Butler, Washington. ID. C. =
Impeachment articles against the Governor
have been Internationally dismissed, after
which he resigned. The arrangement is en-
nrely honorable TO him.
THOMAS ]. DURANr,
RoGEg n. PRYOR.
ARMY ORDERs.-Second Lieutenant ST.
mon c. Vedder, 18th infantry, acting signal
officer, now at Fort Whiipple, Va, will pro-
coed 10 Santa Fee, New Mexico, aud assume
charge OF the construction, operation. and
maintenance OF so much OF the lineS OF tele-
graph provided for by acts OF Congress as
may be designated by the chief Sig. al officer
or the army, relieving Second Lieutenant
Philip Reade, Sd infantry. acting signal Off
Ger. OF his duties in connection with that
part of said lines. Lieutenant Reade, will
continue In charge or the other parts Of the
telegraph lines. Lieutenant Nedders office
and station viii he at Santa Fee.
THE INSANE ASYLUM ISyESrIG ALTON
The Committee on the Expenditures Of the
Interior Department, now making an inves-
ugation into the affairs and management Of
the u. y. Insane hospital, were in session for
several hours To day with closed doors. Dur
ing this time they considered matters which
Will not be made public for several days.
Tomorrow they will resume the examina-
ton OF witnesses I'm open session, having
been furnished to-day with long list OF
| lanes OF persons who will testify. Names
| ere coming all the time TO the committee,
! and IL will take over a week TO examine the
witnesses already summoned.
| SECRETARY ROBEsoN UNDER INvEsTI-
! GATIoN-The letter OF the Secretary OF the
/ Navy, explanatory OF the Navy depart
J menps account with Jay Cooke, McCulloch
/ 4 Co, which is published IN the Republican
tnls morning, WIS faTniShed the Real Estate
/ Fool Committee last saturday, but the COM
I mlttee failed 10 give IL out with the tele-
grams and letter published yesterday in the
| New York papers, IL is charged that the
| committee also suppressed two kilograms,
/ the port of which thru the Sacreta-v