Evening star., 1877-11-23

AMONG THE CALLERs a. the White House
this morning were Senator'S Anthony and
Paddock and Representatives Campbell,
White and Riley.
SECRETARY MCCRARY was before the
House committee on military affairs to-day
with TefereL ce to the border troubles on the
Rio Grande.
A FAVORABLE REPoRT.- The mae
committee on commerce has unanim Dusly
recommended the confirmation OF the Hon.
John l.. Thomas as collector of the port OF
Baltimore.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
AFFAIRS met this morning to consider the
nomination OF Henry Sanford as Minister
to Belgium. No action was taken on his
case, however, but IL will be decided def
nitely at the next meeting of the committee.
WON'T RECOMMEND A PARDoN.-The At
terney General has refused to recommend
the pardon of Eph. Holland, now serving
sentence in jail for completely in election
frauds in the 1875 election in Cincinnati, aud
has so advised the President.
THE NOMINATION OF III. w. Rilllard, OF
Georgia, to be minister to Brazil, was before
the Senate committee on foreign relat ions
to-day, and IL was agreed 10 report favorably
on it. Stanley Matthews voted with the
democrats; otherwise an adverse report
would have been made.
PERsoNAL.-It is understood that the late
residence OF Ex- Senator Stewart, at the P
street Circle, has been rented furnished 10
the Spanish minister, at the rate of 81 900 per
snnum. -'.' Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury French is still confined to his bed
by sickness.
THE ARGUMENT IN THE CASE OF SENA-
TOR PATTERSON before Judge Humphreys
on habeas corpus was continued last even
Carolina, and Mr.. Shellabarger for Senator
Patterson. This morning Mr.. Shella barger
continued his argument.
THE NEW YORK APPOINTMENTS
Senate committee on commerce, at its meet
ing yesterday, 1t is said, directed Mr.. Conk
ling 10 present to the committee the corre-
spOndence which has taken place between
himself and the Secretary OF the Treasury
relative TO the New York appointments.
Gov. MCCORMICK is still determined to
resign his position as assistant secretary OF
the Treasury, but the date has not been de-
cided. He does not know who will be his
successor, and thinks no one has been de-
cided upon. Mr.. Mcpherson, who, il Is re-
ported, will succeed him, states that he has
no information on the subject.
NAVAL NOTES.-The Enterprise sailed
from Fort Monroe yesterday afternoon for
Port Royal, Key West and New Orleans.
1ue y. .. torpedo boat Alarm, Lieut. r.
ii. Paine commanding, left the New York
navy yard yesterday afternoon for WASH
ington. After arriving here Admiral Porter
intends having her tried.
THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE met
this morning TO take up the case of Congress-
man Smalls, of South Carolina, now In iail
in Charleston upon conviction of bribery.
owing 10 the absence of Gen. Butler nothing
was cone but TO read the record in the case.
III rs contemplated that prOtracted In yesti-
CATION will ensue.
THE REGULAR CABINET MEETING TO-
cay was unusually short. The subjects
under discussion were the President s mes
sage and the department reports and esti-
mates. They also talked over the reported
cuban expedition without coming To any
decision on the subject, except thai the sus
Ink.
THE NEW PAPER-The new daily morn
Ing paper under the management OF Stillson
Hutchins, formerly proprietor of the st.
Louis Times. and Col. John A. COckerill, for
merly managing editor OF the Cincinnati
Enquirer, " Ill be issued ON the 4th OF Decem-
ber lis understood that the ana gers of
the new enterprise have bonght the type anu
machinery OF the defunct Chronicle.
CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS
was held this afternoon to discuss the alarm.
ing condition of affairs in the Senate the past
two days, hereby the democrats have sue
ceedt q In defeating the attempts OF the re-
publiCans to table Mr.. Thurman's resolution
10 withcraw the contested case of Butler vs.
COrbin from the committee on privileges and
half an hour, and no definite action was
taken. Senator Patterson was IN attendance
at the caucus, but Senator Conover Was alb
sent.
NAVAL ORDERS.-LeutepantJ Jas Frank
lin detached from the receiving ship Wyo-
ming, at Washington and ordered to duty In
the 'Asiatic station per steamer, 7th Decem.
ber, from San Francisco Lieut.. Nelson L.
Houston, from the receiving ship Indepen-
dence, at Mare Island, and ordered 10 the
Lackawanna, North Pacific station. Lieut.
W. W. fitzpatrick, from the Lackawanna
and ordered to the coast survey steamer
Hassler. Master Samuel Seabury, from the
receiving ship Colorado and ordered to the
New York navy yard.
THE ANTI RESUMPTION REPEAL BILL.
At ten minutes OF two O'Clock this afternoon,
without division, the House passed the
Fort amendment to the anIi-resumption re-
peal bill. This amendment differs from the
bill reported by the banking and currency
committee, In that while 1t repeals the date
fixed for resumption it leaves the free bank
currency committee accepted the Fort
amendment as a substitute for its bill, all
other amendments will undoubtedly bs
voted down, and the Fort amendment stand
as the bill which the House will send to the
Senate.
THE MARINE HOSPITAL SERvICE.-Dr.
Woodwork, the surgeon general of the Ma
rine hospital service, has submitted his an
nual report TO the Secretary of the Treasury
1t shows that the receipts were S372, 1865 20
and the expenditures 1858 395 %, leaving a
surplus Of 81 O10. A. the humber of seamen
cared for by the service was l5,175, and the
average per capita cost S2i 28. which Is the
lowest ever reached, having been gradually
reduced to these figures from S3s II in 1870.
The report recommends the physical exami.
nation of seamen before shipping, aud the
rejection OF the unseawOrthy, for q large
number of the patients are persons VINO
were never ply sically fitted to be seamen
II suggests that the law be so amended as to
continue the relief furnished destitute Amer
lean seamen in foreign ports out of the ap-
preparation annually made for that purpose.
until they may be able 10 take care of them
selves.
TRADE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND DENMARK.-The Department OF State
is in receipt of a dispatch from our charge
At Copenhagen relative TO the trade between
the United States and Denmark, and The