Evening star., 1877-11-15

nal revenue, S3iI ,Si2I4; customs, S1G3, ,Si5 y.
The L. s. g. TALLAPoosA left the New
York navy yard yesterday morning, bound
for Washington.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE on APPROPRIA-
TIoNs to- day agreed to the postal deficiency
bill and will report it to- o-morrow.
f. c. WADE was to-day appointed collec-
tor of internal revenue for the third district
of Georgia Augusta district, vice Isham s.
Fannin, removed.
SICK SENAToRs.-SenatorB Blaine is rap
idly convalesciDg at his home in Augusta.
Maine. "'''Senator Dennis, OF Maryland,
is ly ing Ill at Barnum's hotel, Baltimore.
A CAUCUS of democratic Senators will be
held this afternoon to decide what action
shall be taken in relation to the contested
cases of Butler, OF South Carolina, and Eus-
tbs, of Louisiana.
SECRETARY SHERMAN VIII reply at once
10 the resolution OF Representative Rice, of
Ohio, to know the exact amount of gold IN
the Treasury. The amount is upwards of
sixty million.
THE House committee on foreign affairs
This morning agreed TO recommend an ap-
propriation of 100000 for the representation
of the United States at the Paris exposition.
The feature of an Indian corn department,
GEN. EWING, who has charge of the anti
resumption bill in the House, proposes To
call the previous question on Saturday next.
He will during the day ask the House to hold
session TO night and tomorrow night for
debate.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the Whito
Eouse to-day were the Secretary of the In
terror, Senators Rollins and Burnside, and
Representatives Cox of OHIO, Hanna, Deer
ing, HaTmer, Bridges, Aldrich, Calkins,
Campbell, Brewer, COnger and Dwight.
THE NAVAL DEFICIENCY BILL passed by
the House was reported to the Senate by Mr..
Sargent, from the committee on appropria-
tiOns to day, without amendment, and upon
the recommendation OF Inc committee IL
was unanimously passed.
PkRsoNAL.-John b. Ege, proprietor of
the prosperous daily San, of Petersburg, Va,
is in town. Mr.. Roland Worthington,
publisher of the Boston Traveller, is in the
city. '..' Senator voorhees, was on the floor
OF the House to-day, and was the recipient
OF marked attention.
CoNFIRMATIoNs.-Th Senate, In execu-
tive session, yesterday confirmed the follow
ing nominations: Upton Lindsey, to be re-
ceivtr Of public moneys at Nisalia, Cali
fOrDia; James III. Evans, TO be register of the
land Office at Lake View, Oregon; Roswell
",
s. for the territory of Montana.
NAVAL ORDERS Passed Assistant En-
gineer H. s. Ross, ordered to experimental
duty al New York. Assistant Engineers F..
j. Hoffman and A. V. Zane. to special duty
at Chester, Pa. Passed Assistant Engineer
George II. h arney, detached from expert
mental duty at New York and ordered 10 the
training ship Minnesota.
PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE OBsERyA-
ToRY.-On motion of Senator Thurman to-
Gay a bill directing the committee on naval
affairs to ascertain what steps will be neces-
sary TO remove the Naval observatory 10 a
better site and To provide new buildings, as
may be nece ssary, and the cost thereof was
unanimously adopted by The Senate.
THE NEZ PEkCEs AND CHEYENNEs-A
telt gram has been rece we'd by General L
ID. Townsend fTCm General sheridan, say
irg: General TRY wants 20 klox If tle
NtZ PerceS or other prtsOners " III De held a
For Lincoln this win tr. so as 10 make ar
ransements accordi gly colonel Miles
through General Terry, earnestly requests
authority 10 take twelve or fifteen OF the
principal men of the Cheyenne aud Nez
Perces TO Washington, in order that they
may learn the Intentions of the governm AM
ard be satisfied that no wrong is intended
He also wants the interpreter. Ben. Clarke
whom Will send to Lincoln. l respectfully
suggest that the NeZ Perces be sent to Fort
LeavenwOrth, and the Cheyennes To join the
tory"
Mr.. CoNKLINGs CoMMIrTEE-The Sen
ate committee on commerce. OF which Sen
ator Conkling is chairman, held meeting
yesterday afternoon. after the a1jOurnmen ent
Of the Senate. Mr.. COnkling, in explanation
of the delay which had ensued i'm calling the
committee together, said that many of the
appointments before the committee had been
objected To, ard would be contested. He had
been In receipt of letters daily from persons
who sre prepared TO show reasons why, IN
their judgment, certain appointments made
by the President should not be confirmsd
Mr.. Conklirg had waited until these obiec-
lions cad been arranged and filed before cali
ing The committee together. The appoint
meDts were then taken up one by one and
those to which no objection had been male
were reported favOIsbly for confirmation.
Tie New YORK appointments were laid aside
as 10 be contested.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOLICITOR OF
THE TREASURY The Solicitor OF the Trea-
sury has handed TO the Secretary of the Trea-
suIy his annual report, and accompanying
IL the report O. the chief of the secret serv ce
division OF the Treasury departmen The
solicitor report shows that the whole nun
Der OF suits commenced during the year was
1,s,i. making a total amount sued for OF
sliti3,c31lI. or the whole number OF suits
brought 59i were decided in favor of the
United States, 81 were adversely decided, $50
were settled aud dismissed in penalties
were remitted by the secretary of the Trea-
sury, leaving sos still pending OF those
pending at the commencement of the year
f6 were decided for the United States, I35
were decided adversely, s'2 were settled and
dismissed, and in penalties were remittei
Dy the Secretary OF the Treasury. The en-.
Tire number OF suits decided or other wise
disposed OF during the year was 2,i30, the
whOe amount for which Judgments were
Oba1ped, exclusive of DEGREES i'm rem was
81 sII ,622:S, aId the entire amount collected
from all sources was 81 Oj2 ,9.3.Js.
TICS desires TO state, in reference To the re-
port OF the committee appointed to examine
into the workings OF the bureau that at
least one OF their conclusions is wholly erro
neoUs, and that others, owing To the mode of
presentation, tend to convey erroneous i'm
pressions, writes 10 us that ''lhe abstract
IN last evenings STAR sta.es that the Reports
on commerce and navigation were reprrsen-
ted as grossly inaccurate. This assertion
does not appear In ih9 report OF the Commit
tee, tXcept IN re gard TO the statements of In,
coasiing trade aud The exports TO Canada To
which, and the defective legislation which
rendered IL impossi TO ob ain correct 1e
turns, M. Young has several TINES called
attention and asked for remedial Iegisla-
ton. Nor Is Ii true that he received the
usual outfit, &c, allowed by the STATE de-