Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-24

THE ALABAMA DELEGATION To Congress
called uron the President in a body to day.
to pay their respects.
| SENATOR BLAINE's condition this morn
ing was much improved aud it is expected
| That he will soon resume his duties in the
| Senate.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. II. ]. Ramsdell. one OF
The most capable of Washington correspond
| EMS, is 10 take charge Of the Washington
bureau OF the Philadelphia Times;
NAVAL NOTES.-The Powbatan, the flag
| snip Of Rear Admiral Trenchard, arrived
| last evening at New York. -...Tne ossip re
has left the New YORK navy yard for anchor
| age of the battery.
AMONG THE CALLERS nj the White House
| This morning were Senators COckrell, Wal
/ lace and Mcpherson, aud Representatives
| CamT neil, Patterson, Sampson, Reagan and
| Gibson.
THE INrRFssION at the Capitol late this
| atierI con was that VIII the House adjourn
| ed To- day IL would be until Saturday next,
| aid in that event Speaker Randall will not
! announce he committees until next Monday.
PRoMOTION.-J. NJ. Vail, esq. has been
| appointed chief of the collection division,
| Third Auditors Office OF The Treasury. 10
| take the place OF a. \. sShis>ler. esq. who
| has been trans terred To the bureau OF the
| Commissioner OF CustOms.
| IN FAVOR OF HILLIARD- Representa-
| lives Alex. ii. Stephens and Harris called
| uIOn the - cretary of tAe State this mDruing.
AID SPOKE in favor OF the confirmation of
Nh. billiard, Of Georgia. as minister TO
Brazil, against which there is some OppOsi-
| zion.
| To ENABLE INDIANS TO BECOME CITI-
ZENs.-The bill introduce into the Senate
~ fof IL, Ia,
| Ia become citizens when sufficiently civil
| lied, aud giving proof that tney nave for five
years been able 10 support themselves aud
families.
| SENATE RESTAURATEUR The President
\ OF the Senate rendered the place OF restau-
| TateUr To the Senate to Mr.. Oscar Barron.
| proprietor of the Twin Mountain House
New Hampshire, VINO has accepted the po-
sltiCn, and Will take charge Oh the LIST of De-
cembCr.
| STANLFY MATHEWS REQUESTS CUR
IT'S REMovAL.-Sena' or Stanley Matthews
| has requested Senator Dorsey, chatrman OF
| the Senate District Of Columbia committee,
10 remove W. +. Curtis, correspond INT of
The Chicago Inter ocean, on account of a let
| ter rejecting On him Matthew'S, written by
Curtis.
| THE LOUISIANA CONTEsT.-The New York
| Times Washington special says ii Is now
| almost certain that the Senate COMMITTEES D n
privileges and elections will adoprthe report
! agreed upon last spring, which WAS drawn
up by SenatOT Morton. and when gives the
seat 10 Kellogg.
MFssRs. JAY GOULD AND c. T. HUNT
| INGToN, representing respectively the Union
| Pacific ard the Southern Pacific RaIlro ads
accompanied by Mr.. Jere Wilson, ca led
uiOn - cI,taTleS SI1rnIaI and ScuurI 10
| day, with reference 10 the prop rsAi r-cp IA
mendatlOns TO CorgTess about Their roads.
THE BRITISH MISSION 1t has Deen de-
| cided Lot 10 maze the nomination IN the
| English mission from Pennsylvania, As has
| been supposed, but il Will be given tn iha
| MISSISSIPPI valley, or pOssib!yto New YORK
| " ST. rdaS The naneoi T. Y Senator Cameron,
| OF Pa. Was presented "a the choice OF thu re-
| publican representatives. from that state fOr
| he POSITION. II is the policy, however, of
| ne administration 10 select gentlemen O.
| Middle age for III plOmatic and Consular posts
| 10 better serve the government in the desire
| 10 Institute inquiry into the prospects OF eS-
| tatilshing American trade No action will
| be mruediateiy taken on the subject, a, the
| resignation OIL Minister PierrepJnt will not
| take effect until December.
| HALLET KILBoUKN's SUIT AGAINST
| THE HOUSE OFFICERs.-The suit brought
| by Hallet kiibOurn against Speaker X indall
Sergeant at Arms Thompson, and the demo-
| cratic members OF the SO called real estate
pool investigating committee of the last
| House Of Representatives,, claiming $3.50 900
damages for false Imprisonment, having
| been appealed 10 the u. =. Supreme Court
! from The Circuit Court of this District the
defendants have retained Hon. Frank n
| Hurd, OF ONO, To take charge OF their case
l before the court. and he Is now here for the
| purpose of entering motion to have the case
| advanced upon the docket for hearing at an
| early Gay, Ii view OF It's involving questions
| OF So much importance as 10 the powers aud
| privileges OF Congress and the ghts of the
citizen.
"GOLoID."-The bill ito provide lawful
note and coin currency for the Unitei
| States, ," which was introduced In the Sena e
| yesterday by Mr.. Wallace, "by req lest :,
provides for the coinage OF 81 O0DU 900 in
value OF coin metal called "goloid," coz
| slstlng of gold, silver and copper, IN the pro
| portions of one pound of gold, twenLy-fIar
| pounds of silver and hree fOurths of a pou nd
| OF copper, respectively. 10 bee paid for by
| lssuts OF four per cent. bonds, redeem ole in
| tel and payable after twenty years and ID De
| iald out IN exchange FOR bonds bearing a
| higher rate of interest as the latter are re.
| tired. The ''goiOld" coins are TO be inter
| ciangea bic with United STATES notes. Tue
| bill also r. quircs the Secretary of the Treas
| ury TO cause 10 be issued 500 600 900 of legal
| tender notes IN exchange for those no out
| standing, and 10 keep at least $3.50 900 900 OF
| The new issue out OF the Treasury in circdIt-
| ton.
| A SUBSTITUTE FOR SAVINGS BANKS
Tie bill introduced by Senator Wallace "to
| authorize a long bond for the Investment of
| savings u1fects IEe secretary OF The Treas
uTy to issue in lieu OF ali equal amount of the
tour per cent. bonds authorized by the act of
| July IA, 1870, a sum not exceeding one nun
dred millions OF dollars of United States
| coupon bonds in the denominations of S25,
80, aid 500, In equal sums OF each denomi-
| nations, redeemable in coin of the present
| standard value, after sixty years from the
dale of their Issue. and bearing interest paw
able semi annually in SUCH coin at the rate
| OF three and sixty-five- hundreuths per cent.
per annum. These bonds are to be exempt
from all taxation. The Secretary of the
| Treasury shall keep said bonds for sale at
| the different sub-treasuries OF the United
States, and shall dispose OF the same at par
and accrued interest for coin or for United
States legal tender notes at the rate at which
they may then stand in the market, and such
legal tender notes shall be reissued, but their
proceeds and the coin recei we'd for such bonds
shall be applied 10 the redemption of out
standing tive twenty bonds OF the United
States.
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF the Judge Adyc-
cate General of the Army for the year 1877
gives an account of the business of the Office
| Stree the last annual report, aud recon-
menGs-1st That the quest ion of the applica-