Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-10

THE CONCENTRATION OF naval vessels al
Port Royal, s. c., ig IN pursuance of deter
mipation 10 make that port the heaiquar-
ters of the North Atlantic fleet instead of
Key West.
RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA.-The Hon
Elijah Ward has made report to the House
Commerce Committee on the subject of a
reciprocity treaty with Canada. and recon-
mendS the appointment OF three commits
slopefs 10 report the proper settlement OF the
matter.
JUDGE KELLEY, Of Pennsylvania. having
been invited 10 address a meeting OF WORK
men in Cooper Institute, New York. Thurs
cay next, has declined the invitation but
has written long letter which he homes to
nave read at the meeting, fully setting forth
MS views on the financial and tariff cues
tiOns.
THE BILL to incorporate the Mutual Pro
tective Fire Insurance company, of the Dis
trict, introduced in the House this morning
by Mr.. Ward ..of New York is the same as
was introduced IN the Senate before the hol-
iday recess, the details OF which have here
totore been set forth IN THE STAR.
INTERESTING TO PATENT OFFICE CLERKS
A Dill was introduced in the House this
morning by Hon. John H. Bagley, ir., of n.
Y, making IL misdemeauOr for any clerk
or employe of the Patent Office to receive
any valuable consideration for his private
oeneht, and upon conviction thereof 10 be
imprisoned not exceeding one year and fined
not less than 81 600.
a RESOLUTION offered by Mr.. Anthony
was adoption by the Senate to day instruct
ing the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds to inquire and report whether the
monuments erected by order of tue Senate
10 the memory of deceased Senators have
oeen placed over the remains of those Sena-
tors ana suitably inscribed. and also whe-
thef there are any deceased Senators not
honoied by the erection of monuments.
A SMALL SAvING.-The House Commit
tee on Accounts this morning agreed to re-
port resolution TO the House fixing the pay
of committee clerks at 81 per day. except
the clerks OF the Committees on Military
AnalrS and Elections, who are to receive IS
per day. The salaries Of the clerks of the
Committees of Ways and Means, ApprOpri-
atoms, Public Lands and War Claims are
nAed by permanent law.
THE PAYMAsrER GENERALS OFFICE
owing 10 extensive improvements contem-
plated by w. W. Corcoran on the corner of
18th and f streets. the Paymaster Generals
Office Will be removed from there to the Reed
mouse, on + street, one square east of the
pre-; ent quarters, which building has been
secured at low rate OF rent. In addition TO
the twenty-five rooms in the present bull /
ing, three story addition will be erected in
The rear, and completed March 18th, and the
removal OF the Paymaster Generals Office
'-'A PA~SS PAAoI W EApIil lSts
IT WILL TAKE q two thirds vote to pass
the amnesty bill under consideration in the
House this afternoon. The tactics OF the
democrats are to put off debate. Mr.. Ran
dall, who has charge of the bill, has indi-
Gated that he will give au hour for debate
ana divide the time between each side. Hav-
ing called the previous question, il cuts hin
OIL from either debating the measure himself
or allowing anybody else to do so. This ba-
ing the case, the republicans will Kill the
Dlli' and WIN IL killed, 1t is probable that
tIe appropriation for the centennial will
also fail.
AMNEsTY.-Ata few minutes before two
O'Clock this afternoon Mr.. Blaine endeav-
ored TO present his amnesty bill as an
amendment TO the one previously presented
oy Mr.. Randall. The latter declined to adj
nit the amendment, and called the previous
question on his own bill. Mr.. Blaine aSkei
MIN II he proposed TO cut off amendments
MI Randall replied that he first desir-i to
nave The previous question ordered, and
t9eh ne would give the republican side half
OF The Time allowed for debate TO discuss the
OIL. An, said Mr.. Blaine, the gentleman
well knows that such a course will prevent
amendments; Wen said Mr.. Randall with
good deal of feeling: ~ have sat here Tor
Twelve years under the dictation of the gen
tlemsn from Maine, and / now propose to
assert the rights OF The majority.
SHAM ECoNOMY.-When the Presidents
annual message was read in the House Mr..
randall had an order made TO exclude il
from the printed report of the House pro-
ceedlngs Tor the reason that it would be in
serted in the report of the Senate proceei-
lDgs. Mr. Randall knew that the practice
mas been not TO insert the annual message in
tbe printed proceedings Of both branches OF
Congress, and his motion was a TRANSPARENT
effort 10 impress the country with the belief
mat the Strlctest economy was to be prac-
tlced IN every detail. In view of Mr.. II an
dall'S conduct in this instance, il is worthy
mat the dOf yesterday contained thir-
ty-lhree columns of matter, most OF il rule
and figure york. which is paid for al dOubIa
the ordinary rates OF composition. inserted
on motion of Mr.. O'Brien, democrat of
Mary land. This matter is made up OF
speeches delivered TO the negroes Of this city
al various times from numerous curbstones
by an eccentric character who styles him
sell The champion OF the wOrkiugmen of
TINS district The cost of printing this paper
VIII exceed that OF printing the last seven
annual messages of the President in the
ReccTd,, and yet Mr.. Randall offered no OH
Jsciion 10 This extravagance.-HI Hash. Special
" T. Times.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PREsIDENT.-The
President sent the following nominations 10
the Senate to-day: Edward G. Billings to
United States Judge for the district of Louis
lana, vice Durell, resigned. John W. Hill,
collector internal revenue 9TH district Of Iili-
Lois. Frank Y. Cicott, of California, coiner
OF the san Francisco mint. Registers of
Land Office-Wm. X. Wheaton at San Fran
cisco; John c. Hilleman, at Vancouver; Hi
ram A. Copeland, at Springfield. Receivers
Of Land Othce-Isaac II. Wing, at Bayfield,,
Wisconsin; Robert @. Stuart, at Olympia;
henry q. Rollins, TO be surveyor general for
the district of California; Patrick B. Suinot.
10 De agent OF Indians of Grande Ronda
agency, in Oregon Curtis W. HoIcomb, 10
be recorder OF the General LAID office. POST
masters-ThOmas j. Tiffany, Benningtop.
Vermont; j. g. Forem An, Cory, Pa; r. N.
McAllisteT, Champaign, Ills Duncan .Jor-
Dan, Cuthbert, Georgia; Lewis McKinistry
tIeconia. n. Y; Lewis Graves, Long Island
City, n. V; Warham Parks, Iconomowoc,
Wisconsin; f. H. Moore, Silver City, Idaho
T. III. Marsteller, TO be surgeon in the navy.
George ID. Strickland 10 be engineer in the
navy.
THE PRESIDENCY OF THE SENATE Pro
TEND the Senate to-day, Mr.. Morton
introduced the following resolutions which
were referred to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections and ordered printed:
ReSotred, That the term OF President Dro
tedlIcTe of the Senate elected at one session
does not expire at the meeting OF Congress
AFTER the FIRST recess, the Vice President not
having appeared 10 take the chair.
Resolved, That the death OF the Vice Presi-
dent does not have the effect to vacate the
ONCE OF President IDrO IeulflOre M 10 Eapata