Wilmington journal., 1876-07-14
WASHINGTON.

WA HINGTON, July 12-Noon. -Ty
ner has been confirmed Postmaste
General.
James s. Wilson treasurer of tn
} District of Columbia. is a defaulter t,
the amount of several thousand dollar
and has disappeared.
The House recommitted the bll
opening the Black Hills to settlement
The river and harbor bill as reported
to the Senate reduces appropriation
for the Southern States about twenty
five per cent, for other States abou
twelve per cent. It adds for new i'm
p. ovements 1892. 900 for the Northern
States and $255, 900 for the Southern
S ates.
WASHINGTON, July 12-Night.-
HoUsE.-The elections committee re-
ported Darrall from Louisiana en-
titled to seat. Adopted.
The bill to prevent overlooking ol
vessels carrying freight and Passengers
was referred.
lutiCn reciting that there was a mills
tary commission appointed 10y g
special order issued from "Posi
Bethal. Department of Tennessee" i'll
1862 to investigate the amount of dam
|
son station, and that a large amount
of money was collected from the citi
zens to reimburse the government, and
directing tho committee on .expendi :
lures in the War Department to ascer-
tain the amount collected and from
whom and to what use it has been ap
piled. Adopted.
The bill appropriatiug two hundred
thousand dollars for the construction
of military posts on the Mussal Shell
aud Yellowstone rivers was passed.
Hewitt of New York, from the COM
mittee on foreign affairs, reports back
the resolution declaring the action of
Robt. e.. Schenck, while United States
Minister at the Count of st. James, in
becoming a director of the Emma Sill
va Mining Company and his opera
tions in connection with the shares of
the said company and the venders
thereof, as ill advised, unfortunate, and
incompatible with the duties of his
position. Adopted without discussion
or division.
The bill for the protection of the Rio
Grande frontier, was, without action,
disclosed to adjournment.
SENATE-The chairman laid before
the Senate the House bill to amend
the Pacific railroad act. It provides for
sinking fund. There was spirited
contest ovt its reference, West in
sisting that it should go to- the COM
mIttee on railroads and Edmunds that
it should go to the judiciary commit
tee. Mr.. Edmunds argued that the
bills already reported by the commits
tee on railroads were prepared by the
railroad companies or suggested by
them and we're not to become opera
tive until accepted by a vote of the
board of directors. The question of
reference went over.
The impeachment prosecution closed
its evidence, except that of MIR. Evans,
and the defence commenced examining
witnesses as to Belknap's good char
acter. Gen. Hancock was called but
it was announced that he was too sick
to attend to-day. The court aud Sen
ate then adjourned.
The river and harbor bill as amend
ed by the Senate shows the following
stricken out 50, 400 for the Ocoquon
River. Va, So, 900 for Acquia Greek,
Va, 81 900 for Nomoni Greek, Va,
81, 900 for Acotruck Greek, Va, s15,-
600, French Broad, S25. 900, Pamlico
River, N. c., $4,000, Clinch River,
Tennessee. $4,000, Hiavassee, Ten
nessee, $4,000, Powell, Va. and Ten
nessee $50, 1000, Cypress Bayon, Texas,
S60,000 Sabine Pass River and Bay
S12, 900, Trusty River, Texas, 1000,
Mataguda Bay, $4,000, approaches-to
Rockport and Corpus Christi harbors,
S13, $50, Tomhigbee, Alabama, S., 900,
Maekey's Ferry, N. c.. $4,000, Pas
cagoula Bay. Miss, $1,000, Perquim-
ons River, N. c., So, 200, Ocmulgee
River, Ga, ZOO, Port of Darien,
Ga, S25, 900, New River, Va, 81, 900,
Maltapony River, Va. $4,000, Pamun-
key River, Va, $4,000. Warrior.
Tombigbee and Alabama, So, 600, Oha- !
ia watchie River, $5, 900, Apalachicola |
$4,000, Pass of Brszos Sandago, S15,-
600, French Broad, Tennessee, S25,-
600. Big Sandy, West Va.
In the Israelite convention prayer
was offered by Rev. DR.. Sanfeld of |
Memphis. Mr.. Mayer made a spirited /
address. Reports of various commit
tees were presented and adopted. A |
recess was then taken during which all |
the members and many ladies visited |
the President. Senoir Wolf intro |
duced them as citizons of the United |
States engaged i'll the good cause of
education. The President wished
them success in their undertaking.
The afternoon session was occupied
by routine business, the conven-
tion visiting Mount Vernon this even
ing.
The President has approved the
following: The act Furnishing the mail
ing of obscene literature and lottery
circulars, the postoffice appropriation
bill, the bill to provide for the i'm
prisonment and transportation of
United States prisoners, to exempt
vessels navigating the Mississippi and
its tributaries above New Orleans from
entrances and clearances.
Petitions for pardon have bsen sent
to the President and the Attorney
General in favor of the prisoners con
victed in New Orleans of illicit dis
tiiling The petitions in behalf of
John Henderson of New Orleans were
most numerous. Pardons were re-
fused in all cases. The only clemency
is in the case of Edwin FehrDback,
whose sentence is commuted from
thirteen months in the penitentiary to
two months in the county Jail. His
fine of 81 900 holds against him
The Turkish minister has received
the following dispatch from his gov !
ernment: "The Servians attacked the
battery of Eski Kilise belonging to the
fortifications of Yeni and Bayae and
were repulsed and routed after a two
hours engagement. They left on the
battle field more than five hundred
dad, large number of wounded aud
a large quantity of rifles and gibe,ns.
Our artillery broke in pieces the cam
non which the enemy had placed on
the eminence opposite our battery.
At the engagement which took place
at Sinitz our troops completely de-
feated the Servians and captured by
assault their entertainments, ammuni-
tion, arms, artillery and everything.
The Servians lost many wounded
men,"
The statement that Gov. Stearns of
Florida had withdrawn from the CUB.
ernatoriaI race in favor of Senator
Conover is authorftatively denied.