, 1877-11-23

Senate at the present session. sinee thc .iult-
hry COMMITTEE began to examitlr tlc matter,
lis scc'nd appointment was irregular. Ye.tcr-
aV hc arrived u lpDk after this matter, and III
day ilat! MI tntcrsicw with senator Edmunds,
Chairman OF the Judiciary Committee, In re-
garti tn thc ,liattcs. Tic latter buids that
Na,.iruu' . case was ono torcrcti bv scr. ,iE19
!teTiscd StatuIcs In which, as there was no coti-
sent by tho Senate, The office should remain In
an.yahte, ant bMe therefore wlcrc. unuer Sey..
l.f0 niH l,7s2: tt IA high misifcmcan0r IL at,-
point hnn. The penalty tor ettfIer utIcr,ec Ia
imprisonment nat mare than ltYu wears aI,tl n
loe mt executing $l1,uuu. Uf course there is
10 dcsisc to pnsl, this ease, rs Tic element Of
rasea which the Senate fur any rexAon allows 10
90 over without acttun.
Gen. Banks ts reno1tsI nsIGnf ,s iav, .t,,.d ,o,,
that The President positively tu1 him that hi
shout1 veto any silver bill whii dill not pru-
vl'le that the Interest and principal ol the pub
liz debt should nut be paid In silver.
okx. snEAxas on AiMY NEEDS.
WAsftts0rlS. y. e., Nov. 1!,-ticu. Sherman
wss again bcforc the Cu,nn,ittee IN Military
Affairs this morning aud furnished atl epitome
Of reports rr.eiye1 by the War Department ior
the last year "a tD the troubles Oh the Mexican
iro''ticr liz aiso wrrst to considerable
length intu the question Of the distribution
Of troops, AMI cx pressed the UpnDn that, II the
protection u Texas rrt, rr1 d military iorsc of
3.Ol niru, the pr,tectioi of the northern belt IT
Guuhtrf lur width Ut 1OU inilcs from thu
bFlt stt line WhGre II" Sioux and other hostile
Indians ranEc would reoulru at tAs same ratio
force Ut 0.0U tIcu.
|. TIE ExPosITtox DILL,
Inc Comtn.ttee OH Appropriations agreed to
fct o'nsncHA the passage u the Paris Exposition
tti! with amendments increasing the amount OF
the appropriation FROM $lju0U to 6l75,UU,
limiting expenditures for clerical aerrlec 10
*l5uO but Increasing the salaries Of the
twenty Commissioners from $l.U01 to ff,9U
each: authorizing tie Gonmlsstoner-ucn 10
designate what Bt,e tal subjects the yatfoltA hn-
ofary Commissioners shalt rcport On; prosil;ng
tt!at the Commissioner appuintcd By ttC fses.-
dent to rcport on the Exposition at large shall
also De deslgnute1 as Assistant Com 1,ias,u.l.
er.Geheral," 10 perform the duties OF tie CoHl-
siltsslOlcr-1cncral III casc III tho lattcr's death
q llIabty; aud, Ii, conclusion. striking out tbs
provisions fur au exhibit by tue executive
departments of the Government.
TIE SIGNAL SERVICE.
The Chief Signal officer the vi ntny, In his an
nual report recommends legislation for tbs
!tsofe complete organization Of tue Signal scrY-
Ice.
TAxrArEns' GRIEVANCES.
a committee Ut cttlzens representing the tax-
payers ailu others ot Washington hat an Inter-
y!ew wttn tlc President to-day BY appointment.
lie WIS presented With statement Ut tie yun-
d1ton 0f affairs lit the Diatriet, the object IN th,
preparation OF which Is to iilucc Congress to
pay proport.otatc SHARE Of tue expenses, SAY
one.i'alt, tor tue support ot the local Gogcrn-
1nent. rbe rres,uent would not promise iu
recommend In Ills annual nessagc. as rrt@ucst-
u. tho granting uf such relief, but assured the
CuNniiitec that he wnlld do I'LL In n!s power to
ADVANCE tile Interests of the city.
CONFIRMATION RECOMMENDED.
The 6enAte COMMITTEE in Commerce unanf-
H'pusly agreed tu recommend tic confirmation
0i Jolin L. ItIomaa "a Collector 0G Customs ut
Baltimore.
Repnrts were also ordered to be made upon
a number OF untuJkE3teu nominations. Int M,