Evening star., 1877-11-16

nal revenue, s332, ,606. Il: customs, s}55 5O975.
THE SENATE lJourned this afternoon
until MonCay.
THE ETALLAPOoSA arrived at the ,eague
Island navy yard Yesterday morning.
THE SUM of s25 a. a conscience contribu-
tion was received at The Treasury to-day
from an unknown party in Baltimore.
INTERNAL REVENUE APPoINTMgNrs-
To day W. T. Ashworth was appointed store
keeper and gauger 5th district of tennessee,
and Charles WhitlOck storekeeper 81 district
of New Jersey.
CABINET meeting to- day lasted unti two
O'Clock. All the members were present.
Most of the time was occupied with discuss
ing the general structure of the forthcoming
message of the President, and the estimates
and relations OF the respective departments.
2e,OCO OR %, 5,00O-The House com mittee on
appropriations this morning agreed TO the
Senate amendments to the army sppropria-
tiOn bill, with the exception of the clause
which allows the army to be recruited to
25 coo men. The committee will insist that
the army be limited TO 10000.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day Were Senators Dorsey, Mitchell,
Johnson, Burnside, Gordon ana Saunders
and Representatives Singleton, Evans PA },
Roberts, EickhOff, Crlttendeu, Upton,
Thornburgh, O'Neill, Stephens, Bls5ee, Ellis
and Leonard.
THE SILVER BILL.-The Senate commit
tee on finance met this morning for the fur
ther consideration Of the Bland silver bill
and adjourned without taking any action
until this afternoon, at the close of the ses-
sion of the Senate. Senators Ferry, Wallace
and Herman, members of the committee,
were absent
UP TO Two O'CLOCK to-day the Secretary
of the Treasury had received nc such letter
from Senator Conkling, as it was reported
was yesterday addressed TO him by the
direction of the committee on commerce
asking why the New York custom house
officials were removed and what charges
were preferred.
APPoINTMENTs.-The President sent to
the Senate to-day the following appoint
ments:-Edward G. Wade, of Georgia, col
lectOr internal revenue 81 district of Georgia;
John l.. Lynch, postmaster at Salt Lake
City, Utah; Ben jamin F. PeixOtto, OF Cali
foInia, TO be consul general of United s .ates
at st. Petersburg.
THE PoNCAs did not leave the city yest-r-
day, as was expected. Their change of tao
tics in Withdrawing their claim to be re-
moved TO their old reservation, and asking
TO be allowed TO live with the Omahas,
makes the tine of their departure uncertain.
They made another " farewell visit" to the
Interior department this afternoon.
REPORTED FAvoRABLY-In the Senate
executive session yesterday the nomiu nation
of Mr.. AloDZO Bell, as Assistant Secretary
OF the Interior, was reported favOrably. This
satisfactory action was determined upon by
the finance committee after full considera-
ton Of the charges against him, which were
found TO be without weight.
CORRECTIoN.-As stated in Commissioner
BTyan's answer on file, the retainer paid by
the Washington Market company to Wm.
Birney was $1,000 each year" The Omis-
sion Of the word ''yeGT'' il the answer as
published, did unintentional intlsttce 10
young Wm. Birney, and is therefo.e cor
fected.
A BOAFD OF OFFICERS to consist of IT.
geOn Basil Norris, u. S. A., AMI Majors q 20
q. HUNT, 1st cavalry. and e. II. Carlton, /
cavalry, will assemble in this city tp ex .
anime into and report upon the qua'iii a
tiOns of such persons as NAV be brought
before il for appointment as superiuteudel;s IS
OF national cemeteries.
REVENUE REVISION -Messrs. Woo [
chairman. Tucker (Va), Gibson HaD,
Banks Mass }, and Burchard tIll}, repre-
senting the various sections OF the country
were TO day appointed sub committee of
The ways and means committee upon the
whole subject OF revenue revision AMI taxa
tion. 1t Is understood the comm ,ttee will
go TO work immedi ately and vigorously.
THE House COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
AFFAIRS has appointed Representatives
Wilson, FOrney and Crapo as q sub commit
tee TO consider the application OF the Mexf-
can government 10 suspend payment on GER
tain claims awarded by the Mexican
Commission, which are held to be fraudulent
meeting OF the sub committee will be held
AT tie committee-roOm tomorrow, at 10 a. N
CONFRMATIoNs-TheS Senate in executive
session yesterday confirmed the following
nominations: VIM. NJ. Mcmillan, of Louis-
lana, to be pension agent at New Orleans,
La; James ). Patton, of New York, to be
Indian agent at the Shoshoue agency. John
u. w lider, TO be postmaster at Chattanooga
Tenn Paul Schminke, to be postmaster at
Nebraska city, Neb.; James F. Fagan, to be
receiver OF public moneys al Little Rock
Ark.
CoMMIsSIoNER SPEAR, of the Patent Of
fce, In answer 10 a resolution OF the House
as TO whether any legislation is necessary TO
preserve the models or parts of models saved
from the Patent Office fire, reports thai
10,tC0 metal models (being one. thiri of the
whole number OF metal mo1els involved in
the hrel cen be preserved i'm q reasonably
good condition and identified for use as evil
dencs. and asks for an appropr priation of
$4,000 for that purpose.
REMOVAL OF THE NATIONAL OBsERvA-
ToRY.-It is said that tue annual report OF
The Secretary Of the Navy will contain a
Recommendation for the removal OF the Ob-
servatOry 10 point about four miles north
OF The city probably the site of Fort Stevens
on the ith street road. The question of the
removal OF the Observatory has been dis
cussed for some years. The present build
lngs, which were finished in 1871. have been
IOr some years ont OF repair. and 1t has been
necessary to make such large appropriations
year after year as would be su fficient TO erect
new building. The removal is also urgei
because of the locality, IL being just above
the decay ing vegetation along the shores OF
the Potomac, from which malaria Is always
rising. For years past the officers have been
compelled To work in this atmosphere. Some
years ago the proposition was 10 locate the
Observatory on Meridian Hill, but recently
the site of Fort Stevens is mentioned.
THE SECRET SERVICE REPoRT.-Mr. j.
J. Brooks, chief of the Secret Service Diyi-
sion Of the Treasury department, In his re-
port TO the Solicitor OF the Treasury for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1871, states tn at
the total number o. arrests during the year
was io1; the crimes being for the most part
passing, dealing in, and manufacturing
counterfeit money. The total amount OF
fines assessed Of