Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-05

mfi't> Was Si tlfetN sue ptIGeI tO-hdSs or
TIE II ost Ialt the watchmen alone were on
duty.
REsIGNATIoN RE QUEsrt
tive Mofriso0, chairman of The committee
on public 'ards, has requested W. R. Woods,
who has teen clerk OF the commit ee for
mary years, 10 resign.
HECLINEs The ATPOINTMENr Repre-
sentative blackburn, of Ke1tucky, has de-
clued proposition made to him by Speaker
Randall 10 serve on the committee on Pa
cltic railroads.
THE House committee on rules held
meeting this morning To consider request
made by the Sergea ant alarms, to allow him
To have an ass slant. Tie proposition was
referred to Mr.. Say Ter, To inquire into its ne
ceSslty.
THE PARIS EXPOSITION. 49, The House
commute on foreign affairs heard Repre-
SCI, alive Hewitt. OF New York, this morn
ing IN advocacy of an Appropriation to have
the CLit.d STATES properly represented at
The iorlheomiI Paris exposition.
SENATOR BLAINE has gone home q very
sick man. There is no telling when be Will
be able 10 return. His physicians have
warned him that he must be careful Of his
heslh, or there is sudden danger ahead
WGsh. Or PhHG Star.
THE WHITE House was quite deserted
AO.udN Inc NdtNiiltll anu tue IEtS iutub
dCorkeeper were the only employees on duty.
There were a very few visitors TO day; among
them were Governor elect h shop, of OHIO,
and Representatives Cox, of Ohio, and Clio
son, OF Louis ana.
PASSAGE OF THE BLAND SILVER BILL
The House this afternoon, under suspen-
sion OF the rules, passed what is known as
the Bland silver bill, by a vote of yeas l63
nays "A. The bill provides for free coinage
and the restoration TO its former monetary
power of the dollar of our daddies."
THE REFUNDING OF THE CoTroN TAX
in direct payment to claimants has long been
asked Of Congress without success. To-day,
however, an Alabama member renewed the
proposition in a new shape; that Is, for the
government TO refund the tax from the states
in which ii is collected, ~ be applied TO those
states for educational purposes.
REPRESENTATIVE CALKISS, of Iudiana.
endeavored 10 offer resolution soon after
the reading of the House journal at noon to
provide for an immediate adjournment on
account OF the funeral of Senator Morton
taking place to-day. Speaker Randall de-
clined 10 entertain the motion until the states
and territories had been called for bills and
rek OlutiODs,
BILL TO TRANSFER THE INDIAN BUREAU
TO THE WAR DFPARTMEST-A bill was
presented In the House this morning by Mr..
Scales, Of n. c., TO transfer the Indian bu-
Icdu ITOul me CuSIOuY OF the Interior CpDArt-
nent To the War department Inasmuch as
Mr.. Scales is chairman of the committee on
Indian affairs, Il looks as If the proposed
transfer will be vigorously pushed during
the regular session of the present Congress.
PERsONAL.-G ov.-eiect Bishop. of Ohio.
arrived in Washington this morning. He
has been To New York. and is returning to
his Ohio home by way OF Washington. He
leaves to- night. '''' preventative EliSs OF
Brooklyn, Is safely over the dangerous at
Id' OF y PhoII pneumonia, Under which he
was prOstrated for ten days. - IL. l.. Bridg-
man, formerly the well and favorably known
representative here of the Boston 1dUertiyer,
has returned to Washington to resume his
connection with that Journal.
FLAGS WERE AT HALF MAST over both
the Senate and House chambers to-day. The
doors leading to the Senate foor with the
| exception of those from the rear lobby were
CLOSED and but Two or three Senators were at
the Capitol during the forenoon. On Senator
MOTIONS DESC, in goblet of water, stO Il a
bouquet, nall faded, OF white roses, asterS
| and spr'gs OF arbutus. A card alta ched IN II
| bore this inscription: coincidence. Col
Ihos. l.. Casey, Com. Pub. Buildings and
Grounds"
CALLED ON TO ExPLAIN-The committee
| on accounts have notified ex-Doorkeeper OF
| the House Patterson to come before il aud
| explain his last monthly payroll 1t an
pears that Patterson on the last day OF his
incumbency struck from his payroll the
LdHltb Oh tLuplOye WHOM he LDOuRlt mad
worked against his reelection and sub sti-
tuted therefor the names of several other
| persons, who, ii is charged, rendered no ser
| vice TO the government.
OPPOSITION TO HAYT's CONFIRMATION
| 1t is understood that considerable opposition
has been manifested to the confirm alton OF
bayt, recently appointed Commits Toner of
| Indian Affairs. His nomination is now be-
| fore the Indian committee OF the Senate, and
| Ii is alleged that the committee will report
"A alNTV
OF his having been involved or mixed up
with Indian transactions during Secretary
| Delano's incumbency.
| OFFENCES AGAINST THE POSTAL LAWS
| David b. Parker, superintendent OF special
! agents of the Post Office department, mas
/ just submitted his annual report TO the Post
| master General, from which il appears that
! during the year 5i3 PERSONS were arrested tor
| offences against Ihe postal laws, being IOi
| more than IN the preceding year. Many
| cases OF alleged improper sales Of postage
! stamps were investigated and the pOstmas-
/ tiers removed for that cause. The whole num-
/ Der OF complaints OF lost registered letters
! during the year was 2,2s9, with a reported
| aggregate value OF 81 ,4l0, OF which III let
| tiers were recovered; ZIG, valued at SlO5iO,
accounted for by the recovery of contents
| from persons who had stolen them, or through
whose carlessness they were lost.
THE GcvERNMENT TIMBER THIEVES
The special agents of the Interior depart
ment to detect timber trespassers in the state
| of Minnesota, have collected testimony
! showing that 81, 10S SOL feet board measure)
| oil white pine logs have been cut and re-
| moved nom the vacant public lands in that
state, worth sos, 5i2S2. Twenty nine civil
suits were instituted at the last term OF the
| United States district court at st. Paul, Mn
nesota, against the trespassers, aud the jury
reiurGed veTdicts in nineteen cases in favor
| OF The government for the value OF the logs n
| the booms. Twenty-Five Indictments were
| found by the grand jury. Trial and conyIc-
ton were had In one case. Pleas OF guilty
| were entered in three cases, and all the rest
have been transferred 10 the United States
Circuit Court, which conVenes next Dec8m-
Der. Commissioner Williamson is also i'm
| receipt of report from his special agent in
Arizona, showing that timber is being ex-
tenstvely taken from public lands in TN IL
| territory 10 make charcoal for smelling par
| poses.
THE lNYEsTISATIoNo Or NAVAL EXPEN-
DITUREs The committee on expenditures
in the Navy department, Mr. Willis, OF New
York, chairman, called upon the Secretary
| OF the Navy saturday and Informed him or
their purpose 10 make a thorough inyestiga-
tiOQ Of the accounts the QpDarfD1sDf unIar