Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-28

Washington Globe
GOVERNMENT GOLD sALE.-The Secrc-
tary OF the Treasury has ordered 81 ,O0O,Ol1 in
gold to be sold in New York on Saturday, at
10 o'clock.
SENATOR SARGEANr took his sea- in the
Senate again this afternoon after an absence
OF few days, caused by the suicide of his
sister.
CENTRAL TERRY and his aide-de-camp,
E. w. Smith, have arrived in the city for
consultation with the Secretary about Indian
Affairs.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPRoPRI-
ATOMS had under consideration to-day the
general deficiency bill. Postmaster General
Key and several other witnesses testified be.
fore the committee.
CoNFIRMATIONs.-TheS Senate, i'm execu-
tive session yesterday, confirmed the follow
ing nominations:-Alexand NJ. Stem TO be
I. s. assistant treasurer at Cincinnati, Ohio;
also number OF minor appointments.
GEN. ORD SUMMONED HERE.-The House
committee on military affairs to-day de-
cided to request Gen. Ord, commanding the
department. of Texas, to appear before it and
give testimony concerning the disposition of
The military forces ON the Rio Grande.
PRESIDENT HAYES has purchased from
OF land in Bergen county, in the vicinity of
Yonkers, and commanding a fine view of the
Hudson river, for which he paid Sl3 O0O Ex-
Governor Tflden has also bought largely in
Bergen county.
A NEW RAILROAD PRoJECT.-Mr. Schlei-
cher, of Texas, proposes to reduce the cost
for defence OF the southwestern boundary by
constructing railroad from San Antonio to
Fort Duncan or Eagle Pass, q distance of 40
ST. government QDnrnnriafp
per mile.
THE PATTERSON HABEAs CORPUS CASE,
Judge Humphreys said yesterday that ow-
ing TO the extent of the arguments before him
in the Patterson habeas corpus case and the
number of references made by counsel he
would rot be able TO render his decision
within three weeks or month.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE on post offices
and post roads met 10 day, and considered
the appointment of Casey, the Hot Spr .ngs,
Arkansas, postmaster. Charges have been
filed against him. No action was ia zen on
Casey's case. AT the next meeting of the
committee the appointment of Reed, the
Toledo postmaster, will be decided.
IN THE RESIGNATION of Governor McCor-
mick, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
the government loses an officer of excer-
tional capacity for the dispatch of depart
mental business with both rapldity aud
Intelligence. Mr.. Hawley, his successor, had
the reputation when in Congress at the head
of important committees of being q capable,
clear headed business man.
PARDONED BY THE PREsIDENT.-The
President has signed the pardons OF David 2.
Stephens, convicted in September OF selling
liquor at retail without license, and SEN
fenced to pay 81 600 fire and to six m lnths'
imprisonment; and of Henry Campbell, con-
victed OF breaking into a post office AMI
stealing eleven letters, in 1873, and sentenced
m p1FtCn nj af,as 40 .
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commande Gelrye B.
White, ordered as lighthouse inspector of the
4th district, on the 18th of December. Master
s. A. StauntOn, TO duty at the naval acade
my, 10th December. Capt. George Brown
detached as inspector of the 10th Eighth )use
district. on LIST January, and pla ced on wait
Ing orders. Commander T.. r. Brldgeman,
from duty as inspector of the 4th lighthouse
district, on 18th December, and ordered as in
spector of the 10th district, on LIST January,
relieving Capt Geo. Brown.
BIDS FOR FURNISHING 2i5 900 pounds of
paper for the printing Of internal revenue
stamps were opened in the Office of the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue to-day, in
the presence of Commissioner Raum, Mr.
Mcpherson, chief of the bureau OF engraving
and printing, and Mr.. John Offiey an ex-
pert from the Government Printing Office
Nearly all the bidders offered several sam
pies. The following were the bidders aud
rates per pound: Townsend & Co., Newberg,
n. Y. 20 cents; Seymour Paper company,
New York, four samples, 1o9-ls and lis 10;
Mullin, Monnt Holly, Pa, Is and q cents;
Campbell, Hill & Co., New York, 10, IA and
16 cents; W. G.. Hamilton, Philadelphia, I3,
Ma and 70 cents Hudson sisp1 Cheney North
cents Jas. M. Wilcox, Philadelphia, II and
10 cents; s. d. Warren & Co, Boston, 1OX
and the contract awarded on next Monday.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER
OF THE CURRENCY.-The forthcoming re-
port OF the Comptroller of the Currency will
contain a long argument in favor of releas-
Ing banks from federal taxation on deposits
1t states that the deposits of the banks
amount at present to about two thousand
million dollars, or considerably more
than twice the whole amount of the paper
and coin currency in the country. TIE
amount collected from banks, national and
state, and from private banks, last year, was
SO, S2s ,6j612, and the rates of national, state
and total taxation upon national banks have
averaged from 10 per cent. in New York
to B 10 per cent. per annum In Tennessee.
The number and capital of the national
banks In the United States which made no
dividends during the last four periods of six
months each are as fOllOws:-March 1, 1876,
1876, H3 banks, s4i ,057 ,725 capital; March 1,
1877. 245 banKs, $40, ASP 900 capital; September
l. 1s77, 2ss banks. s4l ,i66, 200 capital.
SCENES IN THE SENATE To-DAY.-The
interest in the discussion over the contested
election cases in the Senate has not alb ated in
the least. The galleries were crowded again
TO day, and the space in the rear of Senators,
desks were filled with members Of the House.
Among the Representatives on the floor
were Fernando Wood, Eppa Hunton, Mr..
GARFIELD, Mr.. Frye, Mr., Burchard, Mr.. Cook,
Mr.. Glover, and others, Captain Gore Jones,
secretary OF the British legation, occupied q
seat in the diplomatic gallery. When the
nrst victory of The republicans, for several
days, In the vote sustaining the Vics Presi-
dents railing was followed by the motion OF
Senator Edmunds that the Senate proceed to
the consideration OF the kellogg Spoffori
case, no objection being made by the demo.
Gratis, and when the ayes and noes were Or
dered, the excitement during the calling Of
the roll was intense. When Co1over's
name was called and he emerged from the
cloak room under the escort of Saaator
Dorsey, and passing towards his seat
voted aye" there was mnrmur of sur
prise. which was succeeded by others as both
Senators Davis and Patterson voted "nay'
The vote stood % In the affirmative and % la
the negative, and the Vice President voting
with the republicans, Senator EimDnds,