Evening star., 1877-12-14

toNERNMENT RECEIPTS 1ODAf.-Intefnal
revenue, s3o3.27o1; customs, silo,6i9.33
THOMAS f. Muse, ensign T. $ n, died at
Began, Texas, Sunday. December9.
The PARIS EXPOSITION BILL is still on the
Speakers table, and owing to the >hortness of
time between now and the holiday adjourn
ment, there is danger of its being unacted
upon until the January session.
Mr.. CLYMER. of Pennsylvania. on speaking
to-day in the House on the amendment i'm the
deficiency bill appropriating sjOO.OoO for the
Star. mail service. said: 1t is SwindIe and
a steal
THE DEBATE on Mr.. Matthews silver reSo-
luton was continued in the Senate to-day.
The general impression seems to be that no
vote on the resolution will he reached before
the recess.
DRAG NET INVESTIGATIONS. - The House
committee on ways and means to-day agreed
Ia report the Glover resolution for sweeping
Investigations by all the committees of the
House.
NATIONAL [ NIvERSITY--A dele CATION of the
superintendent of education. who have been
holding 4 convention in this city had a hear
ing to-day before the House committee on ap-
propriatiOnS, advocating an appropriation for
national university.
Mr.. JAMES DU BoIs. formerly connected
with the editorial departments of the National
Union and NGti0ndl Repubjicdn left Wash
ington last night for New York from whence
he will sail to-day. in the steamer Neckar for
Germany. Mr.. Du Bois has recently been ap-
pointed I. ;. consul at AiX-la- -Chapele.
TIE SENATE went into executive session to-
day shortly before . pm. for the consideration
of appointments remaining undisposed of by
the Senate. A number Of Senators will leave
"A mi
NOUS wish to dispose of the executive business
while the entire Senate was present.
TIE REGULAR CABINET MEETING today
lasted until after two o'clock. The question
OF Chinese immigration was discussed at
length. but no action was taken. The subject
OF the Estelle, suspected of being connected
with the Cuban rebellion. was also up for con
sideratiOn. She still remains under Surveil-
lance. The New York appointments were not
touched upon.
1HE HOUSE was drawn into Il lively political
discussion as soon as the journal was read to
day, by the report of the conference commit
tee ON the deficiency appropriation bill. The
tenor Oi discussion OH the part of the republi-
cans was that the bill was not i'm the interest
Oi economy, and that the democrats were to
blame for it. The latter repeled the insnua-
ton with good deal of feeling, and for a time
there was some lively Sparring.
PERSONAL. - EX Congressman Vance. of
Ohio. who has been lying quite i'll at the Ma
tional Hotel. has sufficiently recovered to he
out again. john Tythery of Cincinnati.
Ohio. has been appointed Il messenger in the
House of Representatives post office. DR..
Iintlcrman. director of the mint. has been in
daily attendance at the debate in the senate
on The silver question, since the discussion be
gan. 80 Ex-senator Logan il in the citY
TTE INDIANs.-Much complaint is made of
the wandering of The White River Utes from
their reservation. II seems that owing to the
scarcity of provisions ut their agency, some
30 of them started HOrihWard on Il hunt. and
are now in Wyoming territory. and unable 10
return. Their agent is also charged With da
fraudng them. Word has been sen-.. Ia Them
lo come 10 Fort Steele. W. = wbare nrnvia'
ions will be- forwarded r., tbcm Th.rrc ro,,3 ,rn
ample supplies now al .hc White Eivcragencv.
which the INDIANS "..,n get by returning there.
NAVAL 'npERs. Il Lieutenant Harry &.
IHhler and Master Wm. Z. Elliott ordered 10
tlie ,uscarora. at tire Mare Island navy yard
- January: Assistant TaymaSter Ambrose X
Mlchier. to duly III The bureau of provisions
and clothing: Passed ts,S, ant Engineer j.
W. Holllnhan, ordered to duty in carg.. oi
machinery of the torpedo boat Intrepid. at the
navy yard. y. V: Assistant Surgeon James
Gardner. detached from the Wabash and or
dered To the Swatdra assistant Surgeon H. H.
Terrili. from the Swaiara and placed OH wait
ing oruers.
WHO WANTS WAR WITH MEXICO lit is
understood that the subcommittee of the
House committee on military affairs, which
visited the State department yesterday. found
report from consul on The Rio Grande. of
recent date. and which was not transmitted To
Congress with the other Mexican correspond
ence. which stated in effect that there was no
danger of war with Mexico unless il was pro
NOked by this government. A resolution will
he Introduced calling Oh tine State department
10 forward to the House this additional cor
respOndence.
SMALIs the cOlored Representative from
South Carolina, convicted of receiving bribes
has prepared a statement of his case in which
he asserts that the evidence against him was
unworthy OF crcdence. on account OF the bad
character Of witnesses. He SAYS the colore,t
people of South Carolina are much depressed:
their leaderSare being prosecuted for no other
cause than being faithful and determined re
publcanS. and lin their sorrow and ,tisap-
poiDtmenI. their yearning and hopes are look
ing toward Liberia. where the white men who
have robbed and oppressed them for three cen
tufies can do 50 no longer.
ARMY ORDERs.-Captain Charles Parker. 9,h
cavalry. WILL OH the expiration of his leave
report in person tOt he superintendent mounted
recruiting service 81. Louis barracks Mo. for
conducting detachment of recruits to the
department Of Missouri. and afterwards ioin
his regiment. The Superintendent general
recruiting service Will prepare and forward l0j
recruits, under proper charge, when available.
to Galveston. Texas. for assignment To the both
infantry. They will be sent by sea from New
York 10 New Orleans. and thence to Galveston.
BY direction of the President. Captain ii. &.
torbin, 2ith infantry. is detailed for duty ON
recruiting service at Washington.
COMBINATIONS. ETC.-In the Senate i'm eX-
ecutive session yesterday the nomination of
l.. A. Hayt to be Commissioner of Indian Al
fairs was confirmed. The Indian affairs com
mlttee were unanimous in reporting il favor
ably. The nomination of John Baxter of
tennessee, To he circuit judge for the fifth
circuit, was confirmed. 4 considerable por-
ton OF the session was devoted tO a discussion
OF the nomination Of Gen. James ID. Brady as
collector Of internal revenue for the Peters.
burg Na.) )distriet. in place of Geo. S. Richards
Who WAS suspended under the tenure Of-Office
act last summer. but recently reinStated by
reason of the failure of the Senate To take ac-
tioD upon the ease ai the last session The
finance committee submitted unanimous ia
v"rabe report and The nomination was con
filmed.
HE CASE OF SERGEANT AT ARMS FRENCH.
Another caucus of republican Senators WIS
held to-day for ihe purpose of hearing the re-
port Of the committee appointed to investigate