Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-06


trlct II 20 umbis. b the President.
BLANDs Silva BlLL.--The Senate was
officially notified to-day of he las se Of
BANDS silver bill in the House, by mes
sengtr from the Hou,e of Representatives,.
AMONG THE SENATE PETITIONERS 10
day were several women who own pro erty
g. desire to be relieved from taxation
tnertOn or be allowed tn vote.
SECRETARY THOMPSON and Attorney
General Devens are expected To return this
evening from Indianapolis, where they went
10 attend Senator Mortou's funeral.
THE NATIONAL FOREST ASSOCIATION
IetiliOned the Senate to-day to sen a COM
mission 20 Europe to examine the forest sys-
tenn of the continent for the pUrpOse % pro-
tsctIug and increasing the forests of America
hy the information TO be obtained thereby.
JUDGE COOLEY, of Iowa, whose name was
sent 10 Ihe Senate today for an Italian COZ
sulate, was formerly Commissioner of
Indian Affairs under Secretary Harlan, and
his administration of the affairs Oi Tn at Office
was somewhat criticised at the time.
CHARGE have been made before the COM
mittee ON Innian affairs against the contir-
nation of Mr.. Hayt as Indian commissioner
TIE committee, however, has not las has
been trrOueOuSly stately deci led 10 report
Mr.. Hayt uniavorably to the Senate.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
this morning were Senators Matthews, Dor
sey and Christiancy, and Representatives
Luttrell and Leonard. A delegation of
tWeDty-ihre cOlOred worklngmea, beaded
by A. Ford, called upon the President to-
day.
BACK To MORROW. - Sergeant alarms
French, of the Senate, received this morning
a telegram from the committee of Senators
who visited indianapolis TO attend Senator
MOTIONS funeral, saying that they are all
well and Will be IN Washington tomorrow
morning.
SAVINGS BANKs.-Senator Herman sub
mitted the petition of the board OF trade of
New York in the Senate to-day for the ap-
pOintment OF joint commission of both
Houses CT Congress to investigate the sub
jecJ of savings banks and their organiza-
lions, &c.
NOT ENOUGH To GO ROUND.-The COM
mittees on agriculture, manufa ctures and
expenditures In the State department are en-
titled Jointly to a clerk, but the trOu BILE comes
in from the fact that the chairman of each
comm ttee demands the right to say who
that clerk shall be.
THE STATEMENT in a Washington dis
patch, that Mr.. Potter is reconsidering his
refusal TO accept tae chairmanshfp of the
Pacific railroad committee, is cDntradicted
by dispatch from New York, which says:
HE has at no time doubted that he could not
properly serve, and he will nOG accept"
ANOTHER INDICTMENT was handed OH
by the grand jury at Columbia, S. c., yester
day, against John j. Patter, on on a charge
OF bribery in purchasing mis- seat in the L. s.
soLdte IWenty-fOur witnesses ailege that
they were bribed to vote for Patterson, all
being ex-members of the legislature.
THE STATEMENT that Speaker Randall
declined TO entertain a motion made by Mr.
Calkins, OF Indiana, TO adjourn as a mark of
respect to The late Senator Morton, it is said,
does the Speaker injustice, as Mr.. Calkins
on hrst max ng the motion 10 adjourn did
not state the purpose for which an adjourn
ment was asked.
NATIONAL EDUCATION OF WOMEN.-Mr
Buckner's bill for the national education of
women, introduced in the House yesterday,
proposes the establishment In the District o.
Columbia of university for the education of
women In the liberal arts and science, unIer
the name OF the "Women's National Uni
versity," and appropriatss s5OJ,OOO for that
purpose.
LIFE POLICY VoIDED.-The Supreme
Court has decided that where ife insurance
policy provided that the insured should not
reside south of the SD degree of north latI.
tude certain months OF the year. and IL an
peared that he did reside In the city of
New Orleans within the prob ibited time
and there died OF yellow fever within the
period, such residence without the written
consent of the company, and without the
knowledge OF the company, voided the
policy.
MISSISSIPPI LEvEEs-The bill introduced
in the House yesterday in relation TO the
Mississippi levees, provides for the creation
of commission TO continue the survey OF
the MISSISSIPPI aud It's tributaries, aud To
decide upon the proper method for reclaim
ing the overlooked lands. Bonds are 10 be
issued for forty five millions, 10 run thirty
years, and 10 bear per cent interest A tax
is TO be laid on all lands reclaimed and u Don
the tonnage of sill vessels navigating the
stream, TO constitute a sinking fund 10 re-
deem the principal and interest of the can.
FARMERS ON THE FINANCEs.-The pub
fishers of the st. Louis journal Of A0rictd7ty.s
and Farmer have forwarded to Congress "a
farmers petition" measuring III feet In
length ana containing 573 M mes, asking
for "a financial system independent Of a me-
tallic basis" They insist that the whole
tneOry OF specie resumption is unphilOsOphi-
cal and unsound; that values being relative
The only thing which can be said to be q
standard of value is necessity, the mean re-
lation OF all commodities; that money is
simply creature of law, an instrument OF
commerce, a standard OF payment.
ELECTRICAL ANNUNCIAToRs FOR THE
HoUsE.-The resolution introduced by Gov
Pound, of Wisconsin, providing for electrI-
CHI dDHunCldtOrs calling pages, PROPOSES
TO arrange several sub offices or stations for
the pages, either In the rear of the mem bers
seats or in the coat rooms, each station to be
provided with an annunciator similar TO
those used in hotels, with the number OF the
seats connected and the name OF the mem
Der inscribed. Each seat Is TO have tele.
graphic connection with one OF the annun-
ciators, so that by simply pressing button
the number and name are revealed to the
page.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKs-A bill was in
troduced in the House yesterday TO estab.
lish postal savings banks. 1t authorizes
every postmaster whose salary is SlOJo on
application, 10 open savings bank. De.
posits as low as . cents to be received, and
each account is not To exceed $500. Whsn
S25 is deposited IL shall bear per cent. in
terest when placed subject 10 80 days notice
before call. 1t authorizes the issue of 3-55
bonds in denominations of S25, $50, SlOJ ana
500, with coupons, payable every three
months, which ON demand, shall be payable
on amounts deposited wnen called. Tue
bonds 10 be issued when notified by the Post
master General that over fifty million is
deposited.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
ba oil int, Ia.