Evening star., 1877-11-22


SENATOR CoNovER defines his position
quite clearly in the Senatorial election col-
tests. He says be will vote to seat Kellogg
and Eustis from Louisiana and Butter from
South Carolina.
THE COLORADO CoNTEsT-The House
committee on elections have postponed
action on the Colorado contested seat until
after the COLI mencement of the regular ses-
sion.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
TO day were the Secretaries of State aud
War, Senators Cameron, (Pa), Allison,
Matthews, Chaffee, Teller, Cockrell, Lamar
seniatiyes Harmer, O'Neill, Ballou, .Rice,
LOhio), Crittenden, Durham, Humphrey and
Cain.
THE EkELL0GG-SPOFFORD CONTEST.-At
a meeting of the committee on privileges and
elections last evening ii was decided to bring
the evidence I'm the case of Kellogg VS.. Spot
ford To close to-day. The evidence was
declared closed at the meeting this morning.
The committee will be guided in making up
lis report by the reports of the Howe, Sher-
man, Morrison and Field commissions.
The DETACHMENTS OF SIOUX moving
under Lieut.. Lee towards the Missouri river
are beginning TO arrive at the new Spotted
Tail agency. Many of the Indians, origi-
nally with him, left his command and Joined
expected at the Red Cloud agency, but whose
march has been impeded by the increased
size OF his command aud by a scarcity of
provisions.
PERsoNAL.-MaJor c. C.. Sniffen, who was
for some years secretary TO President Grant,
is ordered TO San Francisco on the 1st of
December. TO report; and then he will he
ordered to his permanent station, probably
either San Francisco or some post in Ari-
zona. .''' Col. Lewis Weilzel, collector of
internal revenue for the 1st Ohio district, is
Ia the city. go Judge Jere. Black was in
the Senate to-day.
TIE PARIS EXPOSITION BILL.-The Sen
ate committee on appropriations agreed to
day to report TO the Senate the Paris exposi-
ton appropriation bill with amendments.
The principal amendments are increasing
the Total Item OF the appropriation to SlT5,-
Goo; enlarging the salaries of the assistant
commissioners from 81 900 to 81 200 each
limiting the expense of the clerical force To
$4,000; striking out the clause providing for
a government exhibit, and providing for an
assistant commissioner general TO act in case
OF death or eickness In place of the com
sioner general.
THE ANTI RESUMPTION BILL seems. 10
get knocked about numerically. General
Ewing, who has charge of il, contemplated
to-day that the pending deficiency bill would
soon be passed, aid that the resumption re-
peal bill could be brought up and a vote
reached. First to antagOnize it large num-
Der of private bills were Introduced, and then
Mr.. bale, of Maine, moved TO discharge the
election committee from the further cOnsid-
GRAFTON of the Colorado election contest of
BelfoId versus Patterson, inasmuch as the
committee had failed to agree. Speaker
Randall ruled that the question was one OF
the highest privilege, and general debate
forthwith ensued, and the outlook for the re-
peal men became more gloomy than ever.
TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES WITH
HAMBURG.-The consul al Hamburg, in his
annual report to the Department of State
shows a large increase OF the direct trade be-
tween that port and the United States. The
secret OF building up prOspersus market In
Germany for our manufactures, lies the
consul thinks, in successfully following the
tastes and needs of the G@ @rman people, which
require thorough acquaintance with their
habits and life. Instead of eldea voring TO
Introduce those products sisGed To supply
American wants, he advises thai articles
adapted to German use be invent d, IL need
be, and made in the United at.s aud ex-
porteu for sale, thus building up in time a
new and profitable branch of our German
trade.
AMERICAN TRADE WITH NORTH SAXo
NY.-In response TO the recent commercial
circular OF the Department of State, the con-
sui at Leipsic writes, under date OF the 21th
uItimo, that a great interest in America
manufactures have sprung up in that dis
trict, especially since the centennial exhibit
uOn brought our products to The notice OF in
telligent German visitors. The great spring
and fall fairs of Leipsic attract buyers from
all Saxony and Central Germany, and the
consul suggests that sample depot OF
American goods, especially at the spring
fair, in charge OF skilful salesman, would
do much TO open market for the manufac-
ture of the United States than weeks or
months OF the scattered efforts OF travelling
agents.
THE AMERICAN ARCTIC ExPEDIrIoN.-
Captain HOwgate has received letter. via
Scotland, from Captain Tyson, in command
of the Florence, ad vance vessel of the Amer
lean Arctic expedition, under date of Sep
tember y, In which he reports his safe
arrival at Niuntilck harbor, Cumberland
gulf after long and tedious voyage of forty
days he proposed moving to the head OF
the gulf in a few days TO go into winter quar-
ters and carry out his Instructions in refer
ence TO the collection OF material. The crew
were all in go' 4 health and spirits. CAPITA
Tyson rel orts To Captain HOwgat that,
owing TO the presence of q large number OF
WhaIers In Cumberland gulf he will be 1n-
able 10 secure supplies from the natives on
as favorable terms as he had hoped. The
lumber of natives has also largely dimin-
ished since his previous voyage there.
The SILVER BILL, as amended by the
committee on finance and reported to the
Senate yesterday, is entitled "An act to au-
thOrze the free coinage of the standard silver
dollar, and to restore its legal tender charac-
ter" and enacts "that there shall be coined
at the several miuts of the United States sill
yer dollars of the weight of 4122 grains troy
OF standard silver, as provided in the act OF
January IL, 1881 on which shall be the de-
vices and superscriptiOns provided by said
act, which coins, together with all silver dol
lars heretofore coined by the United States
or like weight and fiDeness, shall be a legal
tender at their nominal value for all debts
ard dues, public and private. except where
otherwise provided by contract. And the
Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and
directed, out Of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, 20 purchase from
time to time silver bullion at the market
price thereof, not less than So 900 900 per
month, nor more than 81 100000 per month
and cause the same TO be coined into such
dollars, and any gain or siegniorage arising
from this coinage shall be accounted for ard
paid into the Treasury, as provided under
existir G laws relative TO the subsidiary COIN
age; provided that the amount OF money q:
any one time invested in such silver bullion,
exclusive of such resulting coin, shall not
exceed 81, ,0O0,0 ,00O.
THE FIsH-SUMNER AFFAIR-THE DE-
LAYED DTREATIEs.-The Senate yesterday re-
moved the Injunction of secrecy so far only
as TO show when certain treaties wera sub
mitted 10 the Senate, referred 10 the commit