Evening star., 1877-12-11
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TODAY.-Internal
revenue, SIS, 1908: customs 1916, 1920.
SENATOR PATTERSON will go to South Caro-
lima in January next to give bail for his ap-
pearance before the February term.
SENATOR EUsTIs of Louisiana, occupied his
seat in the Senate to-day for the first time.
His desk adjOins Senator Hills seat on the
north side of the democratic portion of the
chamber.
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE of the House
heard an argument this morning by Mr.. King
man in favor of the claims of the insurance
men TO an equitable pro rata of the Geneva
award.
GLIDING THE GODDESS OF LIBERTY.-Gen.
Banks has resolution which he will offer at
the first opportunity to gild the bronze Goddess
OF Liberty which covers the thOluS of the Capt.
tOl building.
CONGRESSMAN SMALLS, of South Carolina.
who is out of the Jail in Charleston on bail,
has taken his seat in the House of Representa-
tives. The judiciary committee has as yet
made no report III his case.
THE FIELD-DEAN CONTEST before the elec-
tons committee of the House involves the
cOnstitutiOnality OF the Johnny Davenport
system of registration which il seems was
dutpltu ny the clIN OF Boston. ana under It's
count Dean, the democrat, has five majority.
SWEEPING GINvEsTIGATIoNs.-Thec committee
on ways and means to day referred the subject
of sweeping Investigations to a subcOmmit-
tee. Ii appears that there is n grave question
of law at issue as to the right of a committee
10 begin an investigation upOn mere suspicion
and innuendo.
PERsoNAL.-Senator Grover. of Oregon. oc-
cupied his seat iii the Senate to-day. ''.' Mrs.
Elizabeth Thompson. the benevolent Boston
millionaire. arrived here Saturday and is stay
ing at the residence of Mrs. Briggs (''OIivia'1.
.''- Alex. II. Stephens has prepared 4 speech
which lie Will deliver on the Colorado election
contest.
EEAPPoINTMENTs.-TheP Postmaster General
yesterday appointed j. w. Marshall, of Va:
T. \. Vail, of ID. c.. superintendents. and
Messrs. Jameson. Bailey Cheney. Alexander
Jackson: Terrill. French. White, Hunt, Me
Cusick. Eaton and Thompson. assistant super
intendents OF the railway mail service for one
year from the 1st January next.
THIS WAS WOMAN's DAY IN THE SENATE
Nearly every Senator presented petitions from
12,OOO citizens of the states asking for a six
teenth amendment To the federal constitution.
giving women the right of suffrage, all of
which petitions We're referred To the commit
tee on privileges and elections. A similar pc
tltion from women residing in the District of
NdS IIN>tHltu III lliC bl WI.
Dorsey
LIEUT.. ii. +. WELLS, of the 4th infantry. has
not resigned his commission rather than be
cOurt-maTtialed for fraudulentIy obtaining
check at Omaha as has been published. He
was once sentenced 10 be dismissed the ser
vice for drunkenness. His sentence was com
muted with the understanding that he WAS to
resign if guilty of intemperance again. He did
get drunk again, ami consequently resigned
on the lSf OF December
THE APPROPRIATION BnLs.-The following
is the distribution To subcommittee of the
various appropriation bills Legislative. execu-
tive and judicial, Atkins Durham and Foster;
post Offices. B!Ount. ClNmer and Baker; con
sular and diplomatic. Singleton. Hewitt and
Hale army Hewitt. Spark and Foster: navy.
Clymer, Bounl and Hale: Indian. Sparks,
Singleton and Baker: pension. Smith. Sparks
and Hewitt; sundry civil, Atkins, Hewitt and
Hale.
The NAVAL MUDDLE-"A Naval Officer
writes to us: Your article in yesterdays i,
sue, does great and probably unintentional.
injustice to a most honorable gentleman Pay
Director Gutter. the gentleman recently ar-
pointed Paymaster General OF the Navy. and
referred To III the above article. has been in the
service for ihirty-four years a life time, and
his whole career has been one of such absolute
purity that his friends will read the article re-
ferred To with unbOunded astOniShme At and
regIet, that Il character so pure and truthful
should have been subject 10 such misjudg
lnent."
THE WRECK OF THE HURON.-The Secretary
of the Navy has received a telegram from
ThoS. III. LOCKER. at the Huron wreck, i'm
which he states that those who have had
charge OF the recovery of bodies from the
wreck have done everything i'm their power
and the friends of the deceased NAV rest as
sured of duly tenderly and lovingly done. Up
10 Saturday evening ninety bodies had been
recovered; eight officers and Seventy-One men
identified: and eleven bodies not identified.
The wreck is under water. except a portion OF
the bow at low water, and other parts here
be saved. Ship hogged and the whole star
board side ripped OFF. Sea dashing in and over
SERGEANT-AT-ARMs FRENCH-The Senate
caucus committee to investigate Sergeant-at-
arms French has not yet reported. Ii is pre-
sumed that a caucus will be held to-day or to
morrow 10 hear the report Of the committee
Some of the charges made against Mr. French
are that he has appointed democrats TO senate
Offices: that he has reduced a relative of the
Vice President down on the pay rolls. and that
he has divided the salaries of certain of the
employees under him. retaining a portion of
the same Tor bis own use. The latter charge
grew out Of the fact that Mr. French has per-
mitted two men 10 draw the salary of one per-
son for The purpose OF giving men who would
otherwise have been thrown out of employ
ment some means OF subsistence Mr., French
has explained all of the charges made against
MIN 10 tne committee, anu lnefe l. every Ted-
son To believe that he will retain his position.
INVESTIGATING THE MEXICAN BORDER
TRoUBLEs.-The military committee of the
House, at a meeting this morning, appointed
subcommittee to consider the testimony
aready taken with reference TO the Texas
border troubles. This subcommittee will sit
during The holiday recess, and endeayor 10
have report ready TO submit Immediately
after the holiday recess. The new MeXieaSS
minister, Zamacona, has accepted an invita-
lion 10 appear before the committee to-mOr.
row. General Ord continued his testimony to-
day Senator MaNey read letters TO the com
mittee from the Secretary of War and General
sherman. bearing on the border troubles The
committee Instructed senator MaXey 10 intro
auce i p,il IN lne senate appropraiing S2O,0G0