Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-29
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,
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washington NEWS and Gossip,
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, s250.2O5 i6; customs, s279, 1926 OIL
THE SESSION OF THE HOUSE TO DAY was
consumed In the debate on the report OF the
Naval Committee with reference to the ad-
ministration OF the affairs of the Navy de.
Danford and Garfield spoke in defence of tue
Secretarys administration. and Mr.. Mills,
OF Texas, was speaking In opposition there.
to when our report closed.
THE QUEsTIoN.-Itis now
almost certain that an adjournment OF Con-
gTess cannot be reached next week, on &C
count of the deadlock between the two
houses on the appropriation bills. The pros
poets OF agreement on the legislative, In
dian, consular and diplomatic, and river
and haroor bills, does not seem any better
than IL was week ago.
THE STORY OF THE CROOK DISASTER
CoNTRADICrED. - The following dispatch
was received this afternoon:
CHICAGO, July %, 1s76.-Gen. ". T.. iSler-
man, Washington, ID. C.: have nothing OF i'm
pOrtance TO communicate to you this morn
ing. A sensational and utterly false story
of 2n engagement between Crook and the
l. disns is published IN one of the morning
papers in this city.
p. H. SHERIDAN, Lieut.. General.
THE AVENUE PAVING CoMMrssIoN.-Tne
commission for repaving Pennsylvania ave-
nue., con sisting OF Gen. HI. G.. Wright and
q A. Gilmore, OF the engineer corps OF the
army, and Mr.. Edward Clark, architect of
the Capitol, met this afternoon for the first
time, and organized by electing Gen. Wright
president, and Mr.. Clark secretary. They
afterwards made general survey OF the
avenue, and expressed an intention to ad-
vertise for proposals for the work OF repave-
m ent at once.
PrCprrrs rop rur CrOrx Wan rh.
superintendent general, recruiting service,
will cause 165 recruits to be prepared aud
forwarded, under proper charge, as follows
go to Fort Randall. Dakota territory, via
Yankton, for LIST iafantry; q to Bismarck,
fsntry; As to Fort Lyon, Colorado, for 10th
infantry; IA to companies E, +, G., II. and
X, 22d Infantry, serving in General Terry's
command.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION
BILL, without the signature of the Presi-
dent, will not become q law on Monday
next, as has been stated. According to the
ten days law, Sundays are not counted, SO
that the bill, II the President withholds his
signature, cannot become law until
Wednesday, August I'd. Mr.. Randall's
eleven days supply bill terminates on Mon
day, July 3lst, so that Tuesday remains I'M
provided for, and the operations OF the sew
eral departments not provided for in other
appropriation acts will have 70 be suspsn1ed
vent 1t.
REPRESENTATIVE PURNAN ExoNERA.
TED.-The House Civil Service Committee
yestero ay made report on the charges pre-
ferred against Representative Purman, of
Florida, In which they say no brides were
received by him for appointments, and that
the evidence wholly fails to establish his
sale OF federal offices. With regard TO the
appointment Of timber agents, the commit
tee say that the persons recommended and
appoin ted were all colored, that they resided
from nifty 10 one hundred and fifty miles
from the reservations; that they never visit
Cd the reservations; that the offices are mere
stnecures, and that the appointments were
made for political purposes only. The report
is submitted without recommendation or
suggestion.
THE CONFERENCE MANAGERS on the
Legislative, Executive and judicial Appro-
priation meeting last night. Nearly all the
departments submitted detailed informs
ton setting forth that to make the reduction
in the clerical force contemplated in the
House bill would cripple and embarrass the
operations In the same. Secret"ry morrill,,
on behalf Of the Treasury department, where
70 reduce the force as provided for in the
House bill Will seriously embarrass his ad-
ministration OF that department, but that III
the legislative nat is that the reduction must
be made he trusts they may be made as indi-
Gated by him. With this view he submitted
to the managers the list OF those who could
be most conveniently dropped.
THE INVESTIGATION OF JUDGE HUN
PHRRYs.-In reference to the charge against
Judge Humphreys that he borrowed money
from various members of the bar, IL seems
that the testimony about the loan to him
from Mr.. Merrick has been incompletely
reported. The evidence shows that Mr.. Mer-
rick was authorized to invest the funds he
had In his hands At his own discretion, and
in whatever manner he thought proper, and
that, while he was somewhat reluctant to
lend them TO Judge Humphreys, he did 50
finally upon the responsibility Of the latter
as judge OF the court, and with the purpose
OF assuming the debt as his own individual
affair, in the event OF the failure OF Judge
Humphreys to repay the amount. The loan
was made at ten per cent interest. Judge
Mr. Merrick assumed the balance himself.
No blame Is attached to Mr.. Merrick In the
matter.
WHAT IS SAID ABOUT BLUFoRD WILL
SONS TEsTIMoNY.-fhe testimony OF Blu
ford Wilson, printed elsewhere, concerning
the whisky committee, was given with such
remarkable readiness and sequence, that
some OF those who heard IL declare that IL
was prepared In advance, and studied in all
Its bearings with as much care q great
legal argument. 1t Is freely asserted that
the whole thing bears the marks of q con-
the party Of the first part, and BIuford
Wilson the second. 1t is further asserted,
on that side OF the question, that Bristow
is putting Wilson forward as q cats paw to
do that which President Grant challenged
him TO do, and which be did not. Ex-SOlici-