Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-25

OF bribery preferred against DR.. Dyrenforth,
an examiner IN the Patent Office, have re-
ported to Secretary Chandler, fully exouera-
ting him of the charges, and ceasuring the
complainant, Mr.. George Olney.
THE PRESIDENTS SALARY.-Mr. Wright,
from the Senate Committee on Civil Service
and Retrenchment, to day reportc back the
bill reducing the salary of the President to
80, coo, together with the veto message of
the President, with the recommendation
that the bill pass notwithstanding the Pres
ident's veto. The bill went on the calendar.
TEE CONFERENCE COMMITTEES, composed
of Mtssrs. Sargent, Freliughuysen and With
ers, on the part of the Senate, and Messrs.
Randall, Waldron and Singleton, on the part
OF the House, on the disagreeing votes on the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill,
held meeting this afternoon to see If they
could not reconcile the difference between
Two Houses. They were still in session at
2'50 p. m.
A MAIL CONTRACT CAsE.-James Wiles,
of New York, has entered a suit against
Marshall o. Roberts and E. N. Dickerson,
trustees of A. 8. Sloo, deceased, and Thomas
Wilson, for an account, Injunction and re-
ceiver. The complainant represents that he
was interested with others in a contract with
Inc limited limited states rof carving the mails and
Dickerson obtained judgment In the Court
of Claims for 1,03f 900, in which he claims
III,
shellabarger and Wilson and Mr.. Brown ap.
pear for the complainant.
NAVAL DEMONSTRATING Assistant Sur
geon Joseph Taylor ordered to the naval
hospital at Pensacola, Fla; Passed Assist
ant Engineer s. l.. Smith TO the navy yard,
Portsmouth, N. H. LIST June next; Gunner
John A. Mcdonald to the Juniata, at Balti-
more; Passed Assistant Engineer j. p. KEEL
ly detached from the navy yard, Ports
mouth, N. H, 1st June, and ordered TO the
PENSACOLA, at the navy yard, Mare Island
Cal; Boatswain VIM. Manning from the
waiting orders; Gunner George l.. Albro
from the Juniata, and placed on waiting
orders.
THE BLAINE BOND INVESTIGATIONS
The full Judiciary Committee Of the House,
after protracted session OF three hours,
agreed to three distinct PROPOSE lions to gov
el II the action I the sub co nmittee investi-
bond transaction. These were: First, that
hearsay testimony will not be admitted;
second, that the committee confine itself to
the scope of the House resolution and direct
Its inquiry only to the matter of the custody
OF the bonds of the Little Rock and Fort
Smith Railroad Company by the Union Pa
cihc Company; third, that Caldwell, who is
now in Europe, be summoned, II he Is access
sible. This IA a rebuke to the Arkansas poll
ticians, who have made their threat "to get
even with Blaine"
THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION The
committee will not probably unite in re-
port, and IL seems equally certain tn at Mr..
Buckner cannot induce a majority to unite
with him In signing the document which he
prepared till 1t has been very materially
modified. 1t is q fact of some Importance In
this connection that absolutely no interest
Is manifested as to what report may come
from the committee outside of a very small
clique, who hope to turn every thing to parti-
san advantage. There has been nothing at
all in the investigation to excite public inter-
est, and this OF itself shows that Mr.. Buck
ner's proposition to prosecute the Commits
sfoners is wholly unreasonable. In this he
has not the support of any portion of the
committee Wash. Cor. ~ Y Times.
A CENTENNIAL LUNATIC.-In the Senate
to day petition was presented, signed by
Charles Edward Mott, Of Northampton,
Mass, humbly praying that on and after
July 4, 1876, the stars In the national flag be
placed In the permanent form of a "six- rayed
Centennial star" With the petition are din
structions to flag makers In general and the
public" with diagrams. A petition was
also presented from the same party as king
monument for the English speaking ma
lions" He asks that Congress pass joiut
resolution appropTiating sum OF money
Tor The laying, on the Attn of July next, Of the
corner stone of the PEDESTAL for a monument
for fsized statue OF Oliver Crom well,
Protector.
GEN. SHERMAN AGAIN REFUSES THE
CRowN.-Gen. Sherman has addressed to
Mr.. Stephen Fiske, one of the editors of the
ATcddid,a, the following letter:
Headquarters Army Of the United States,
WARRINGTON, ID. G., May II, 1876.
Stephen FiSke, eSQ.-My Dear Sir: had read
the articles In the Arcddida before receiving
the copy sent by you. l recognize the friendly
motive of the communication, but am SO
hsrdened in my preference for my own pro-
lesSl0n az N NJ n m /, CHI lxo
my determination. have no fears on the
SUBJECT, but am sure that our country will
produce an ample supply OF good candidates,
and that the people will choose from their
number good President.
assuring yon OF my great regard, am
Vt. SHERMAN, General.
VENTILATION IN THE SENArE.-H. F..
Hayden, chief engineer OF the Senate wing
OF the Capitol, In letter to Senator Sar-
gent, calls attention to the Importance of
making fOme provision for new door In the
Senate chamber. He says: "The present
one rests upon series OF shallow brick walls
and hues, through and around which the air
is forced before entering the chamber. The
brick work forms receptacles for dust, de-
prlVes the atmosphere OF its proper humid
lily, causes unequal temperature and imper-
iect distribution, rendering 1t impossible to
Introduce the quantity of fresh air necessary
Tor health without creating Injurious cur
rents on the floor" He submits plans to
columns, and The space now occupied by the
hues converted into a large distributing
chamber, from which the supply of pure air
Will how without pressure or currents upon
the hoor He recommends that all the present
pipes under the floor and around the Senate
cnamoer De removed, and that the gas be
manner and asks sn III
ton OF $4,000 TO carry out the propose inn
provements.
The District I'm Congress.
GIRLS REFORM SCHOOL.
The House sub Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds on the Girls Reform
School has agreed upon the bill appropriate
ing SO 900 for site and Sl75 900 for the build
Ing for the institution, TO be called the Iu-
dustrial School for Girls. The bill also pro-
vides that the school shall be governed by
eleven trustees, one of whom shall be Sem
ator and one q Representative, and the
others appointed by the President; four TO
be women. The current expenses are to be
paid by Congress and by the District equally,
AGAINST THE NATIONAL SURGICAL IN
SrITUTE.
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