Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-13
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip
GovKRNMEST RECEIPTS To-DAY.-In:er-

nal revenue, s3li5ate3. customs, sci, 290.oS.
TIE AMOUNT of national bank pOtes re-
ceived 2 the Treasury to-day for redemption
aggregated SI,l5o, GO.
BLfISE has made ten-Strike. Nov let
| him so slow. In the harness OF the true
statesman the breeding should be quite as
strong as the traces v Y Graphic.
THE MARIxEs.-Au oils for the abolition
| OF the Marine corps that have been referred
to the Naval Committee have been sub
| mittcd 10 q subcommittee, consisting o.
MessTs. Lewis, wills and Harris.
COL. JOHN MosBY says: "AIy Lord, II We
| can forgive Davis for what he did against
| us, can't you RAIDS forgive hira? He burnt
1 down our capital and beat Us all he could
1 T. Gd'h ia ". y. Graphic.
THE COMMUNICATION from tie District
/ Commissioners with reference to the Interest
on the 3-ej bonds printed in TIE STAR a
| few days since) was presented 10 the House
this morning by Speaker Kerr and referred
/ 10 the District Committee.
| THE HOGE CONTEsT-The House COM
| mittee on Elections Rave fixed Saturday
| next for the hearing OF arguments in the
| HOge (Soutb CaroIina) contest. The nature
| OF the contest arises from the fact that the
/ district represented by Mr.. Hoge is not con-
| uguous in territory.
| The DEBATE IN THE SENATE on the Pres
i iient pro tenn. settles three points: First,
| that an election of President pro TEN. is not
vitiated until a successor is chosen; second,
i that the death OF the Vice President does
not vacate the Office of President pro tenn :;
i third, that the Senate can change its Presi-
dent pro tenn. at pleasure.
For THE PooR.-A bill has been intro
| duced by Mr.. Hunton, OF Virginia, appro-
| priating 1885 10 pay the overseers OF the
II IT.
/ from the lands of the pOor-hOuse tract of
land in said county and for other supplies
| taken by the Federal army during the late
| war.
THE Boston Journal is opposed to having
the National Republican Convention held in
Washington. Anywhere else, 1t thinks,
| would be better. How would Alaska do?
/ The inhabitants OF that Arcadiau retreat,
1 we are sure, would bring no local pressure
TO bear upon the delegates.-l Caicdgo Tri-
i 6idle.
/ NAVAL ORDERS Boatswain Michael
| Hick y, ordered to the training ship Ports
| mouth, at San Francisco; Ensign Charles
Badger, detached from the navy yard, at
| Washington, and ordered to the torpedo
| steamer Alarm; Boatswain VIM. Manning,
| from the Portsmouth, and placed on waiting
| orders.
1 AT THE CLOSE OF GEN. GARFIELD's
| SPEECH in the House yesterday, a beautiful
| bouquet was sent in and placed on his desk.
Attached to II was a card bearing the in
| scriPtion, with the compliments of many
| crippled Union soldiers" Preparations were
being made this afternoon 10 compliment
| Mr.. Blaine, at the conclusion OF his speech
| to-day in the same manner.
| WANTED a RAILROAD TO BLADENsBURG.
Mr.. Henkle, of Maryland, yesterday pre-
scented TO the House of Representatives 4
| petition signed by II. Nelson Chapman, Il aT-
1T Nr..,r
| asking the Incorporation OF a suburban rail-
| road extending from the Capitol, via Mary
land avenue and the Bladensburg turnpike,
| to Bladensbury. The petition was referred
| TO tine District Committee.
AN IMPORTANT PATENT EXTENSION
ASKED FOR The Senate Committee on
Patents met this morning but did no busi-
ness except to assign Thursday, the eth
| instant, for hearing OF the application OF
the heirs OF Walter Hunt for an extension OF
s9d and nae aRpco
1 New York city. the capital employed in
| The Ownership OF the Walter Hunt patent is
| 8 eco 600, and the number OF collars manu-
| fac uret per cay averages = 100000.
| ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
Senator Wrights BIZ, introduced yester-
day, proposes to abolish capital punishment
| for any crime committed against the laws
Of the United States or the District OF CO.
lumbia, and also for any offence hereafter
A
| mariner and tTiable by military or naval
tribunals, except in time of actual war. II
| provides that the punishment for all crimes
1 hereafter committed which are DOW by law
punishable by death, shall be by life impris-
oLment.
| NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDEGT.-Tke
President sent the following nominations Ia
the Senate to-day Edward s. Wheat TO be
| L. s. marshal middle district of Tennessee;
| Henry l.. Pickett to be associate Justice
supreme court OF Idaho territory. Pension
| agents-David Z. Cox, of Ohio, for District
of Columbia, and +. McMurtrie, of MinneSo-
| sofa. q II. Paul, Minnesota. POStmasters-
A. w. Popple. Dunkirk, Y; Alfred c. Van
| Tine, Sandusky, Ohio; Robert V. Bogert
| Beaver lam, Wisconsin; Ed. c. Sumner
| Denver, Colorado territory.
| EX-SPEAKER BLAINE got the door on the
amnesty bill at one O'clock, aad spoke one
hour, amid numerous interruptions and
some excitement. His argument was mainly
| directed 10 show that the i'll treatment Oi
| southern prisoners In northern prisons was
untrue. He closed al two O'Clock and called
| Ice previous question. After the order wa
made Nh Randall yielded TO Gen. Banks,
| sorting modified oath. This could only be
| atcrpted by unanimous consent. Speaker
Blaine objected. Mr.. Randall said he Thought
| he could fix II so as TO get in If the gentleman
| ON Maine would let him. Mr.. Banks then
PROCEEDED 10 address the House on the bill.
| SENATE CoNFIRMATIoNs.-The Senate
yesterday confirmed the following nomina-
tions: A. q. Gaylord, OF Michigan, to be
| assistant attorney general, vice Walter IL
Smith, resigned Ed vim b. Smith, OF Maine
assistant attorney general. vice c. III. Hill
| re igned; Thos. Simons, of New York as
slstant attorney general, vice John Goforth,
| resigned; Henry y. Blake, associate justice
OF Minnesota. United States Attorneys
| Gerry w. HaZleton, for eastern district OF
| Wisconsin; Henry III. Wells, for District OF
| Columbia Charles $. Varlan, for Nevada;
| John Il. Sifckney, for northern district oil
| Flo ida; John X. Valentine, for eastern dis
| trict OF Pennsylvania; d. T. Corbin, for
| South Carolina. United States Marshals-
| Chas. Hopkins, Washington territory; III
| W. Laffingwell eastern district of Missouri:
| James N. kerns, eastern district OF Arkan.
| sas; r.. r. Roe. southern district of Illinois;
| VIM. Bagley, Indian agent at Siletz agency
| oregon. PateDts-Thomas c. Woodward, oil
| Iowa, and Nergil ID. Stockbridge, OF Maine
| 10 be examiners in chief In the Patent Office;
| also The nominations OF a number of post.
masters, receivers of public money, &c.
LEAK WHICH MIGHT BE STOPPED
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