Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-26

COMMODORE EDWARD G. GRAFTON, q. g.
NJ, died Saturday at his residence in New
York.
PAYING THE INTEREsT.-The Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury has directed that
the payment of the July interest be COM
menced on the 9th instant without rebate.
Mr.. BLAINE still continues to improve,
but is much Frustrated by the excessive heat.
He will leave to- morrow, with his family,
for Augusta, Maine, in a special car, so that
he can go through without change OF cars.
THE PETITION for the pardon of William
o. Avery, convicted at st. Louis in connec-
tlon with whisky frauds, has been signed by
prominent Senators and Representatives
and many other persons.
THE BELKNAP TRIAL.-The opinion is
expressed among Senators that the Belknap
trial will be postponed TO the fall, notwith-
standing that the 9th Of July was fixed for
It's resumption.
THE JUDGE WYLIE INvEsTIGATroN.-
The House select committee Investigating
the charges against Judge Wylie, failed to
have meeting to-day, there being no wit
nesses present. The committee, however,
resume the investigation tomorrow.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL has written
TO the postmasters of the larger cities, re-
with him upon the new law reducing appro-
prlatlons Tor the various post offices, which
must go into execution on the 1st of July.
NAVAL ORDERs-Lieutenant Commander
A. 8. Crowninshield, ordered to regard him.
self inspector of ordnance at the navy-yari,
washington, LIST July. Lieutenant Com
mander De witt Q. Kells, detached from the
command OF the Fortune, and ordered to the
receiving ship Colorado, at New York.
ST MOVE TO SCRATCH OUT THE LAST
WORD" said Representative from the
keystone state, when debate on the sundry
civil appropriation bill was in order in the
House last Saturday, and when the mem
GERS uttered the sagacious INSTRUMENTATION
didnr know what in the-scratch made them
laugh.
THERE WERE A GREAT MANY callers at
the White House to-day; among them were
the Secretary of State, Chief Justice Waite,
Senators Paddock, Mitchell and Wa leigh,
Representatives Wells, Chittenden, Phillips
Dunnell, Davy, Wallace, Ellis, Spencer,
hancock and Lapham, and General Scho-
field.
SAM RANDALL celebrated on Saturday
the twenty-1ifth anniversary OF his marriage,
and his friends in the House presented him
with q magnificent solid silver set of six
pieces, OF elegant design, the largest piece
bearing the following Inscription: -" z resent
ed 10 Hon. Samuel j. Randall by his demo
y, ~
a mark OF their respect, with their felicia
lions on the occasion of his silver wedding
Tie gift cost 500.
FAILURE OF THE COSFERESCE ON THE
LEGIsLATlvE APPROPRIATION BILL-Tbe
conference on the legislative ana judicial
appropriation bill terminated Saturday
without coming TO auy agreement. The
differences are SO great that the present com
IN ttee Will be unable TO adjust them and a
new conference committee will probably be
ordered. The failure OF the committee to
agree on the controverted amend ments will
prevent Coz gress from adj0Urniug as early
as was anticipated.
EN-SECRETARY BRISrow, in his speech at
the Hay es and Wheeler ratification meeting
In Cincinnati Saturday pight, said: "The
platform is one upon which every patriotic
citizen may securely stand. IL Commits the
republican party squarely to resumption OF
specie payments. There must be no step
backwards, but steady prgress toward re-
| the uon sectarlan sentiment as expressed in
| the platform, and said 1.-the state must no
DE brought into subsection to the church, nor
SHAH any branch OF the church be put under
The care OF the state to the exclusion OF other
sects." In speaking of the ticket he said no
name better calculated TO insure success
could nave been placed upon it. "No Ian
guage can use is too strong to express my
confidence In the patriotism, purity and
| trustworthiness of the man."
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL, as re-
ported from the Senate Com mittee on Ap-
priations aturday, is changed in the fol-
lowing important particulars: The commit.
tee entirely strike out the eight sections by
which the House proposes TO reduce and re-
organize the army and to establish lower
salaries for the officers. Amendments are
accordingly reported increasing the House
items OF appropriation To the aggregate ex.
tent OF over 50, 200, 900, SO as to provide for
continuing the present force of twenty Fl We
thousand men and the officers salaries pre-.
Hprihld QXiGffn0 md oil
nearly conform to the estimates OF Secretary
TAFT IN other respects. The principal Items
OF increase are Ssh, 1856 for pay of the army,
s29l 600 for subsistence $3.50 900 for the quar-
termaster's department, 800 900 for trans
portation, and 5000 600 for hire of quarters
DC. The committee recommend the reten.
ton or the House provision concerning Off.
GERS mileage, fixing it at cents per mile In
lieu OF all other travel allowances.
BUSINESS BEFORE CoNGRKss.-Two or
three, only, Of the general appropriation bills
have become laws, and beside these much
other business remains To be transacted.
1t is not at all probable that the tariff bill
will again be considered. An effort will be
made in the Senate this week TO have one
day, at least, devoted to the consideration of
DIS on the calendar not objected to, which
now mas upon IL nearly two hundred bills re-
ported from committees, and about one half
81 them are OF private character, being TO
larger humber OF private bills have been re-.
ported from the Committee on Pensions,
and the next larger number from the Com.
mittee on Claims. The whole number of
bills introduced In the Senate this session is
$40: OF these 173 have been passed by that
hody, and nearly one-half OF them by the
House. The others are either on the House
calendar or before the committees, In the
House about 800 bills have been introduced,
about $50 of which have been passed, and lI6
of them have been passed by the Senate.
The others are either on the Senate calendar
awaiting action, or before the committees.
/ THE CASE OF THE FOURTH CLASS
CLERKs-Ettitor Sar: May I use your col
umns for q word in behalf OF q class of
officials against whom Mr.. Randall's appro-
pFiation bill discriminates most severely
namely, the fourth class clerks. It Is pro-
posed TO reduce their salaries from 81 500 10
Il ,60o-t. e., 12H per cent.-a larger proper
tional reduction than in any other case.
Yet every one who knows aught OF the
practical workings OF the department, knows
also that to this class of clerks is entrusted
The detail and responsibility Of nearly All
The important work that In done. As GLASS
hey are men Of high culture and long expe-
rfence In public business, whose knowledge
OF law ana of the character of special cases
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