Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-27

Out VIII Ce Ddck t01S evening.
CoNFIRMED.-The Senate has confirmed
the nomination OF Seligman & Bros, to be
financial agents of the U. 8. navy at London.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, s4ls,Si3 25; month to date,
s11, 729, 976.12; fiscal yearg to date, s1o5,775.-
716 q. Customs, S405, 1s4 30; month TO date,
SIN, 276, S9O.os; fiscal year TO date, Sl3j,567,-
1898.
ULYSSES s. GRANT, jr., private secretary
TO the President, who was admitted to the
bar of the New York Supreme Court the
other day, returned here yesterday. but In
tenGs TO settle permanently in the city
named within few 10 onths and practice his
chosen profession.
THE ALASKA SEAL INvEsrIGATIGN.-
The sub Committee of Ways apd Means,
who have been making an investigation
into the means used to obtain the lease OF
the Alaska seal fisheries, have agreed to
make report completely generating Sec
rotary Boutwell,, and confirming the lease.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut Charles NJ. An
thony, ordered to Newport, r. l., 1st June,
for instruction in torpedo service. Surgeon
Daniel McMurtrie, to do duty on board the
next. Surgeon E. c. Yer Meulln, detached
from duty at League island, Pa, LIST June
next, and placed on waiting orders.
THE CASE OF JUDGE WYLIE-The special
committee appointed to make an inquiry
into the official conduct of Judge Wylie,
held short session this morning. Albert
Grant, the petitioner, was present, with o.
Judge Wylie was also in attendance. A
number OF papers were fled TO show the re-
lations OF Judge Wylie to the real estate af-
fairs OF T. B. Bryan. No oral testimony was
taken.
NATIONAL BANKs-The Treasury now
holds s3H, c23, $50 in bonds to secure national
bank circulation, and sis SO 900 to secure
public deposits. u. 9. bonds deposited for
circulation for the week ending to-day,
$4,000; U. s. bonds held for circulation
Withdrawn week ending to-day, $40 900;
national bank circulation now outstanding,
1884 ,Sl3 305, of which amount S2,O99, 100 are
gold notes. Receipts OF national bank notes
received for redemption for week ending
May 2Oth. as compared with corresponding
week OF last year: 1875, si,17i,O00; 1876, s5,-
95S, 600.
THE IMPEACHMENT PRocERDINGs-The
discussion in the Senate yesterday on juris-
dictiOn in the Belknap Impeachment case
was continued by Messrs. Salisbury and
Cooper in favor thereof, and by Mr.. Jones,
Of Florida, in opposition thereto. During
the session, Mr.. Whyte, of Maryland, sub,
United an order, which was not acted upon,
that the Senate should, after consideration,
proceed 10 day 70 vote upon the question of
Jurisdiction, and that each Senator should
be permitted to file within seven DAYS there
after his written opinion thereof, to be print
cd win the proceedings In the order in which
they may be delivered.
PROTECTION FOR BLACK HILLS Emf
GRANTs.-At the solicitation OF Governor
Thayer, who came here for the purpose of
! having troops sent to protect miners In the
BACK Hills, General Sherman has sent
telegram TO General Sheridan at Chicago,
statir 9 that "the government is engaged in
certain measures that will probably resuIt
IN opening up the Black bills country TO oc-
cupat1On and settlement Meantime Indians
should not be allowed to scalp and Kill any
body, and you are authorized to afford pro-
lection TO all persons who are coming ray
or VINO are conveying food and stores for
those already there"
NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENCE AS W.T.
SFssEs.-The special committee iuvestiga-
ting the charge made against Clerk Adams
| OF the House of Representatives, this morn
log agreed 10 discharge w. f. Curtis, OF the
Chicago Inter Ocean, who had previously re.
fused To disclose what Congressman told
him that Adams had been selling his pa
tronage. Frank Richardson, of the Balti-
more Sun, was examined as to where he re-
ceived the information upon which he based
adispatch to that paper OF similar nature
DE replied that be had il as general rumor,
but could not specify any particular person
nom whom he heard it.
ARMY ORDERs.-Leave of absence for ii We
months. with permission to go beyond the
sea, Is granted Captain j. X. Hyer, 18th In
fsntry, [Yorkville, 8. CO. Captain VIM. H.
Clapp, 10th infantry, is at his own request
relieved from duty at the Leavenwortn mill
tary prison, Fort Leavenworth, Kan, and
will join his proper station. Surgeon JOS
X: Smith ana Assistant Surgeons j. J.
woodward and j. 8. Billings will proceed to
Philadelphia to represent the medical de.
partment at the annual meeting OF the
American Medical Association, to be held
ON the otn prOXimO, and will after wards re-
turn TO their proper stations. Leave of ab-
sence for three months is granted Capt. c. G.
MacConnell, 9Th artillery, key West, Fla }
Leave or absence for four months, with per-
mission TO go beyond the sea, is granted to
Assistant Surgeon Donald Jackson, Fort
Duncan, Texas.)
THE BILL VETOED BY THE PRESIDENT
yesterday, providing for the recording of
deeds, mortgages and other conveyances af-
fecting real estate In the District of Column
vised Statutes, reiating to the District of Co
lumola, passed at the frst session of the For
ty-thlro congress, 1873 and 1874, and enacted
| In lieu thereof that "all deeds of trust. mort
cages, conveyances, covenants, agreements
or any instrument of writing which by law
is entitled TO be recorded in the ONCE OF the
recorder OF deeds, shall lake effect and ia
valid, as TO creditors, and as to subsequent
purchasers OF valuable consideration with
out notice, from the time when such deed,
deed OF trust, mortgage, conveyance, cove
nant, agreement, or instrument in writing
shall have been acknowledged, proved or
certified, as the case may be, and delivered
that time only; and the recorder OF deeds
shall note on each deed or other Instrument
OF writing required by law 10 be recorded,
the time OF the delivery of the same TO MIN
10 be recorded. That this act shall not be so
construed as TO affect any deed or other In
stIument of writing heretofore recorded"
The reason of the veto was that the time
liked In the bill was too indefinite.
WHAT ELLISON DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT
AN ENGINE.-E,tgor Star: In your issue of
last evening, a statement was made that
Representative Hewitt, of New York, testi-
ned This morning, "that he mad visited ON
one occasion, the engine room OF the House
OF Representatives, and he became satisfied
that Ellison. the engineer, did not seem TO
know the difference between a high and low
pressure engine" and somebody SAYS that
subsequently, however, Ellison received a
certificate from board OF engineers, "th AZ
Re was competent to perform the duties"
What board gave EIlisoa u certlncate that
he vas an engineer?
a week ago, the Investigating COMMITTEES
decided that Ellison Sbo1lI be examined as
10 bis knowledge OF tue House engines, and,
at the request OF somebody, he was allowed
three or four days TO prepare for the exami-