Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-01

York this morning. He is expected to return
next Thursday.
TREASURER NEW goes to Boston this
evening on official business, TO be gone about
two weeks.
House APPoINTMENTs.-H. c. Smith, of
Michigan has been appointed journal clerk of
tie House OF Representatives, and Walter
French, Of Massachusetts, tally clerk.
NAVAL ORDERs-Mate Samuel Gee, de-
tsChes from the navy yard at Washington,
ID. C, and ordered to the tug Sea Weed, at
League Island, Pa.
THE special committee Of the Senate 10 in
vestigste the late Mississippi election will
not leave for Jackson until after THURSDAY
Of The present week.
Mr.. HOLMAN endeavored at . o'clock this
afternoon 10 have tie rules suspended ard
the specie resumption act repealed. The
resolution to that effect was defeated.
THE KILBoURN CAsE-A bill was intro
duced in the House today TO prevent the
Speaker from certifying to the courts the
case of any contumaciOUs witness held in
the custody of the Sergeant alarms with
out an order from the House.
BLAINE DELEGATES ELECrED-A tele-
gram received here to-day states that the
second district OF Georgia has elected dele
gates to the Cincinnati convention with IN
slUctiOns TO vote first, last and all the time
for James g. Blaine, of Maine.
AMONG THOSE who called upon the Presi-
dent to- day were Gov. Kellogg, Senators
Sargent, Allison. McCreery, Window, and
Patterson; Representatives GOode, ThOrn-
bursh, Platt IN. ", Pierce, Hale, Jacobs,
aud Platt way, and committee Of the
nauonal pensioners union.
PKRsONAL.-Senator Wright returned to
his seat in the Senate this morning after a
brief absence. '.'-Ex-SenatOr Stockton, of
the Senate to-day. Mr.. Joseph Macfar-
land, The well known newspaper cOTrespon-
dent. is quite i'll a. his residence in this city.
THE PRESIDENT, his Cabinet, and both
Houses Of Congress have been officially in
vited 10 be present at the opening exercises
attendant upon the Centennial exposition In
PhllaC elpbia on the lOtn inst. The expenses
81 g 20 be borne by the individuals accepting
TIE Invitation.
L. 8. NAVAL VESSELS ABROAD The
supply, with articles for the Centennial
from Europe, arrived at Gibraltar. April
9Th, ard April Sth was getting under way 10
return to the United States. The Franklin.
the flagship on the European station, arrived
al Vile FIanche April 18th.
For THE CESTESSIAL.-Workm were
busily engaged al the War department this
morning packing the portraits OF the differ
eEt Secretaries of War and prominent gene
Tsls 10 be sent 10 the Centennial eXhi 0iti0n.
Conspicuous among them was the picture
Of ex-secTetary Belkuap.
SECRET MEETlNGs OF COMYITTzES.-
The HoEse 10 day by yeas l2G, nays 100 mot
two thiIdS), refused TO order that the several
investigating committees conduct their pro-
yteGiBgs with open doors. Subsequently,
Ie>O,utiOn was passed directing that the
r. a W a int -
would Lot be iuterfered with by such a
cCUTse, and allow any one accused the
privilege OF being present when witnesses
sr examined.
AN ANENDMEST 10 the legislative bill
proposed by Nr. Glover, of Missouri, IN
dorsed by Mr.. Randall. aud adopted by the
House, was intended to prohibit the employ
| ment OF extra clerks and other employees
| about the depaT tments, TO be paid out OF SUE
| plus aud coniir gent funds, which, if not ex
pended in this way, would be paid back 10
1 The Treasury. MIR. Glover, however, made
| his amendment so comprehensive that no
federal office holder except those specially
| provided for by the legislative, Judicial and
| executive bill will be able to hold office or
draw salaries after the expiration OF the cur
| rent fiscal year il the mistake is not rectined
| IN the Senate.
THE WEATHER IN APRIL.-The me-
theological summary for April at this
| station, prepared by Theodore Mosher, jr.,
signal service observer, shows:-Highest ba-
rOmeter, 30.522 ed; lowest baron eter,
| 1882 t14thl; highest temperature, 10 deg:
lowest temperature, so deg; prevailing di-
| rection OF wind, northwest; greatest velOc-
| ity OF wind, 81 miles per hour, at IS p, m.
| OF the ith and al 50 p. m. of the 50th; total
4 number OF miles, 8. 81; number OF clear days,
=; number OF cloudy days, !; number of days
1 days, I; comparative temperatures-1S71, 81
deg; 1872, SO 2; 1873, 49, 1874, A. slSI5, iS1 1885,
| 5l4; comparative precipitation ISL, 15i
A "A 2 of
| 1876, 2.i3.
THE MARY MERRITT INNEsTTG ALTON
| Assistant Solicitor Robinson, OF the Treas
| ury department, and Mr.. Elms, a clerk in
| the Solicitors office, testified before the
| Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury
department this morning, as to the practice
| OF settling disputed cases before the depart
! ment. The evidence was mainly corrObOra-
1 tive OF the witness Lyman. Secretary Eris.
I tow made statement that he never had
| anything TO do with the Mary Merritt case
| after he became Secretary OF the Trea sury;
! that he was absent when il was settled by
/ Mr.. COBant, in New YORK; but he did not
/ mean To imply that the remission of the fine
| should not have been ordered. He denied in
\ general all the allegations contained in the
/ resolution OF Judge Cate, upon whose in
! stance the investigation was ordered
| "INFLATIoN" AND ITs AUTHOR Mr.
! Charles Gsyler, "dramatist," has ponder
Gus attack in the Cap9Gl upon Manager John
! T. Ford, charging that his (Gayler's) play of
/ "IufatiOn' came TO grief in Washington
! and Baltimore because of Ford's failure To
put il upon the stage properly. Mr.. Gayler
| need not lay that hattering JUNCTION to bis
soul. His play failed from i Is own inherent
/ faults, as the stupidest, dullest abortion in
the way OF dramatic composition ever in
! tiicted upon an American audience. The
/ only fault TO be found with Mr.. Ford in the
I matter is in having allowed himself TO be
| imposed upon to the extent OF allowing such
| an Internal piece of stupidity to go upon his
| stage, and II, as Gayler alleges, Ford asked
| him 10 relinQ uish his engagement after the
| first nights performance, the public will
| say that Mr.. Ford showed good sense in try
| ing to get rid OF the nuisance at the earliest
| possible moment
| TIE PRssIDENT AND THE PENSIONERS
! UNIOS.-The public have been made aware
! OF the organization OF pensioners union In
tlis city, the objects al which ara to unite
Tie pensioners throughout the country, 10.
t. Iencial and prote CflVr !'ttrpoScs. Tae COM
Hiliee appointed b sait union, consisting
/ 81 Messrs. Reeves, E-pokS, Rand, Corey,
/ MacNulty, Burger, Dillon, Brewer, Glenn
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