Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-14

THE SILVER BILL.-The DILL for the sub
stitution of silver coin for fractional gre en-
backs has been signed by the President of
the Senate and Speaker OF the House, and
transmitted TO President Grant for his ap-
PToval.
PERsoNAL.-SenatorS Sharon, of Nevada.
left Washiu yton la st evening for Cali fornia,
via New York city. He does not Intend to
return here this session. go urat Hal
sted, OF the Cincinnati Commercial, is In ne
city.
Col. JOHN l.. RoUrT, formerly second AS
sistant Postmaster General, testified before
the house Postal Committee yesterday that
he he'd never receive a bride from mail con j..
n .CtOr 8 lwyer. The only presents he got
from parties doing busine IS at his office were
some cigars, cane, and small key of
or lges.
SERVE EN- RIGHT.-ln view of the detri
ment TO the pubic Lervice growing out of
the practice of internal revenue collectors
and assessors absentiDg themselves from
their J SITS without leave, Commissioner
Pratt Eives notice that in future deductions
will be made rom their salaries from time
thus. 81 Mt.
THE BILLs.-The House
Committee on Appropriations has instruct
Ell It's chairman Mr.. RandalD to push the
pending appropriation bill against all other
business in the House, not only in the even
Ing but In the daylight sessions. The COM
mlttee indicate determination to pursue
this same policy with regard to the other
appropriation bills which are soon to follow.
DETECTIVE WHITLEY appeared before the
grand july OF this District yesterday and
made complaint that an article in yester-
days ReI ublicdl rejecting upon him was a
gross libel and untrue in every particular
therefore being sufficient cause for COM
~ Amt and Indictment. The article charged
ttat Whitley's real name was Hale, and that
be changCt 1T TO Whitley TO avoid punish
Aent for crime.
Mr. CLAP, the Congressional printer,
was examined by the House Committee on
Printing, yesterday, in relation to the pub
lie bindery. He was asked If certain parties
In some of the departments had not had
binding done for their own personal use. Mr..
Clapp testified that he had no knowledge OF
any such work being done. All the binding
done for any of the departments was done
d Iequisition and no other way. He was
mpelled TO honor all such requisitions
and had no means whatever of knowing who
owned tie books sent with the requisition.
THE KILBoURN HABEAs CORPUS CASE
The sub committee of the Judiciary Com.
mittee, OF which Mr.. Hurd, of Ohio, is chair
man, which has the habeas corpus case OF
Hailet Kil5Ourn under consideration met
last night to consider the course to be pur-
sued by the House. After considerable de-
liberation Mr.. Hurd (demOcrat) and Mr..
Hcar (republican) agreed TO MAKE a report
that the House should lot obey the W. L,
but should retain possession of Kilbourn.
Mr.. Lynde (democrat) will make a report
mat the House ought to obey and produce
kilbourn In court. The full Judiciary Com
mtttee will act on the matter and report to
the House on Saturday.
MRS. WALLINGFoRD's LITTLE CLAIM
Some curious claims come before Con gress.
A short time since the Committee on Claims
OF the Senate reported adversely on the claim
Of Mrs. Annie WallIngfOrd of Georgia pray
ing compensation for property appropriated
by the Union army, in the county of Murray,
in that state, during the war. Her irst petit
ton, introduced Decembr IS, 1873, gave q IisI
Of the property which she claimed W~s taken,
consisting of househC'd furniture and live
stock. aggregaiing SIi0,S45 In value Suisse
quently she presented another petition in the
House, accompanied by list OF property
aggrega in value $50, 1875 1t does not
appear Tor what reason the second petition
was presented, nor is the sudden and mystic
riOus g1owth of the claim explained. To
prove her loyalty she submits affidavits
from Lieut.. MOritZVon Entrees Fuersteneck,
OF the 6oth New York volunteers and from
another Union officer, Lieut. Busing, and
several other persons OF whose LOYALTY there
is no evidence. To support he. statement
That her property was taken, affidavits from
SIX or seven persons are submitted. The COM
m1Itee take the view that there is no evil
dence OF the claimants ownership of the
property except her own statement; that the
evidence as 10 the amount of property taken
is vague and Indefinite and, finally, that the
proof of the claimants loyalty is insuffi-
cient. Mrs. WalliDgfOrd is again in Wash.
ION with additional evidence as to the va
Idly OF her claim. 1t is a singular coinci.
deI CO that person OF the same name and
bailtDg from the same state, should nave
been gszetted In the west few months ago
as com ected with certain unsavOry scandals
in which young lieutenant In the army
formerly a resident of this city, was con-
cerned, as well as large number OF others.