Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-20

improving. and IL Is thought that In q few
days he viii be well enough to permit OF his
removal TO the country.
CAPT. w. A. ELDERKIN, commIssary of
subsistence, has been ordered TO resume his
duties as depot commissary OF subsistence at
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
WILFoRD II. WILSON, nominated to-day
tn be surveyor general of Minnesota, takes
the place OF Gen. j. II. Baker, former Com
missioner OF Pensions.
THE LATEST on dit concerning the success.
soT TO Secretary Brstow IL that the portfolio
has been offered TO Senator Lot VI. Morrill,, of
Maine, and that he Is holding the question
gifts acceptance under advisement.
AT THE CABINET MEETING TODAY all
the members were present. Secretary Bris-
tow entered the meeting shortly after IL
O'Clock. and only remained long enough to
take official leave Of the President and his
brother Cabinet officers.
A PETITION was presented In the Senate
to-day signed by members OF the Scott conn
ty GOwa) Medical Society, demonstrating
against the establishment OF a national med
zeal and surgical institute in the District OF
Columbia.
THE GERMAN MINISTER says the state
ment telegraphed from London that he has
mission to the Philadelphia exhibition with
corrupt practices, and requested their re-
moval, is entirely without foundation.
THE BELKSAP IMPEACHMENT.- AL
though the Senate yesterday voted against
postpOning the Belknap trial till November,
the opinion is expressed by several proat-
nent senators that all further proceedings in
the trial Will be postponed until November
or the commencement of the next session.
ternoon day in the Senate chamber :,
where he occupied his time scanning his list
OF witnesses-197 In number. He finally
struck ont the names OF nifty, owing TO an
apparent disiDclinatiOn on the part OF the
Senate To summon and pay the expenses of
so large number as he first named.
THE BOUNTY BILL.-The House at two
O'Clock to-day took up the bill TO provide for
equalization OF boanties to Union soldiers
who served In the late war. The prospects
are that the House will pass the bill, bat
that ii will fail in the Senate. The bill grants
bounty OF 1888 i per month for each month
OF service rendered, deductlng bounties here
tofoTe received.
GEN. JAS. A. WILLIAMSON, of Iowa, who
was to day nominated Commissioner of the
General Land Office, served with credit In
the Union army during the entire war. He
Is an old resident OF Des Moines, aud one OF
Its prominent citizens. He carried the dele
cation Of his county for Congress AT the late
Congressional convention, but was defeated
against him by the other counties In his dis
tTict.
NAVAL Orders. Lieutenant Royal r.
Ingersoll, ordered to the Naval Academy.
list July next. Lieutenant Richard C.Derby
has reported his arrival home having been
detached from the Richmond, south Pacific
station, on 25d uitiIno, and has been pl iced
ms q rnNarF rNar.cg fEN,s ~
Lean has reported his return houe, having
been detached from The Tennessee. Asiatic
.lauon, 9th May, and has been placed on
tiCk leave. Lieutenant L. c. Terrell de-
iacbed from the Brooklyn, and ordered to
the Wyandotte as executive. Lieutenant
WsSbburD Maynard, from the Wyaudotte,
ard ordered to the coast survey.
THE WAY LORD ROSCOE RATIFIEs-As
the meeting to ratify the nominations of the
Cincinnati convention was to be held at the
City Hall last evening, Senator Conkling
thought that would be q good time TO take a
drive in his trottlng buggy over toward
Georgetown heights. So he went. But he
curbed his desire 10 commune with nature
long CROUCH TO write a little letter to the
chairman OF the meeting, telling him IL was
all right. 1t was this sort OF unselfish sacri-
flee of himself to the good OF the general
cause that won for Mr.. COnkling such a fat.
tering support outside of the New York dele
CATION IN Cincinnati last week.
as the Senate yesterday decided to proceed
On the 9th OF July next with the impeach-
ment OF Ex-Secretsry of War Belknap, the
Impeachment managers on the part OF the
House have agreed to present q resolution
IN the House, providing that full authority
De conferred upon them to condrct the case
on behalf Of the House. The effect of this is
10 avoid the necessity of q long session of
the House while the case is pending. Tue
p opposition is TO have both Houses adjourn
as sc on as the current legislative business
can be disposed OF, and that the Senate be
then convened by the President In special
session for the impeachment trial.
NOMINATIONS The President sent the
following nominations to the Senate to day:
James A. Williamson, OF Iowa, TO be COM
missioner Of the general land Office; w. L.
WilEon, of Minnesota, To be surveyor gen.
eral of Minnesota; James Davis, of Pennsyl-
vauia, to be agent for Indians of Southern
Apache agency, In New Mexico; Mrs. Earn
estine Sterne 10 be postmaster at Jefferson
Texas. Military NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ii. c.
Merriam, 9th infantry, to be lieutenant
colonel 2d Infantry; LIST Lieut.. III. g. Pratt,
18Th infantry, TO be captain in same; Capt
Z4th infantry; Rev. A. ID. Mitchell, OF Pa, TO
DE post chaplain.
DISTRICT BILLS PASSED Ry THE HorTsr
The action of the House of Representatives
on the bills reported from the District Com
mittee yesterday is reported on the third
page OF this paper. The following bills were
passed:-Provioingf for the appointment of q
joint committee 10 frame a permanent form
of government for the District. 1T Is printed
In full on the third page.l Bill to pave Penn
syiyania avenue; bill to provide for the re-
coJding OF deeds, mortgage and other con-
veyances of real estate In the District of CO.
lumsia; bill TO amend the act incorporat-
ing the joint stock company of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Washington;
bill 10 amend the act Incorporating the pro-
prietors OF Glenwood Cemetery.
LETTER FROM JOSIAH CALDWELL TO
Mr.. BLAINE-Mr. Blaine received by mail
OF yesterday morning q letter from Josiah
Caldwell, dated June 8, saying:
/ read in the New York papers of the 10th
ultimo Col Scott's evidence before the Con-
gIessional committee, and / at once caoled
MIN as follows:
"Your statement before the Congressional
committee on the 18th relating to the Fort
Smith Railway bonds which you purchased
OF me IL perfectly correct. l can more fully
substaEfiate II necessary"
have also ca0ied the chairman OF the Ju-
dietary COMMITTEES as follows:
"Have Just read In the New York papers
Scott's evidence about our bond transactions,
and can fully corroborate IL. never gave
Blaine any Fort Smith railway bonds, d.
rectly or otherwise. / have three foreign
railway contracts upSn nv hands vntcf,