Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-26
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Powell, of the Geological Survey, and the wife
OF Representative MacMahon, of Dayton, o.,
are always at home on Fridays.
- MIR. Gordon Cumming and his wife, nee
EameS, are making visit to Washington and
receiSng much attention from their friends:
Ex-senator Sprague has been making calls
| during the week with his wife, and both have
| received abundant proof of the pleasure eXpe
flenced a. meeting them again in society.
This evening Secretary and Mrs. Evarrs will
entertain members of the diplomatic corps
and ladies at dinner, and Mrs. Gore Jones
Will entertain guests.
General and Mrs. Benet have issued invita-
lons for Thursday, January 3lst, from to 8
| Mrs Moran, the wife of the artist, was com
pelled to return to Newark yesterday, on ac
count of the illness of her children.
Secretary Evarts. says it is no joke about
VIII give ii if he is convinced that it will give
pleasure to his invited guests.
Ihe Literary Society will meet this evening
ar MIR. NOTdhOfi'S residence.
The party given by Mrs. Randall Gibson last
evening to unmarried ladies and gentlemen.
WAS l IN every every way enjoyable
MIS-. Wilson, wife OF Samuel NJ. Wilson. ESQ.,
OF san francisco, is spending few days III
Miss: Emily Campbell, sister of Mrs General
Babc0ck, arrived from Chicago this morning.
Ex-Governor and Mrs. Campbell are i'm
Switzerland, whittier they went on account of
the Governor s health.
The MATTHEWS SILVER RESOLUTION, which
passed the Senate yesterday, provides that all
the bonds of the United States issued or
authorized to be issued under the acts of Con-
gresS cited in the preamble ARE payable prn-
cipal and interest, at the option of the govern
ment OF the United States, i'm silver dollars OF
the coinage OF the United States containing
il212 grains each of standard silver and that
10 restore to its coinage such silver coins as a
legal tender i'll payment of said loans, prnci.
pal and interest. is not in violation of public
faith. nor in derOgatiOn of rights of the public
creditor" 1t is expected that the resolution
will be sent to the House on Monday when an
effort Will be made to pass il under suSpen-
sion of the rules.
SHERMAN, SCHURZ AND SMITH:-General
Sherman's endorsement of Mr.. J. Q Smith as
all efficient Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
which was made public a few days ago, has
led to a correspondence between Secretary
SchurZ and General Sherman. The Secretary
agrees with General Sherman as to Mr.. Smiths
personal integrity, SC, but does not think
Smith in the management of the Indian bu-
fcau from the report of the board of inquiry
which Investigated the bureau. He asks ii
General sherman 5 recommendation is intend
ed as AN impeachment OF the boards report.
General Sherman iii his reply disciaims any
refelen to the internal workings of the IN
dian bureau. but indOrSeS Mr.. Smiths man
agement III connection with the army, he hay-
ing assisted the military authorities to sub
due and bring into the agencies the wild In
, dian tribes.
TIE GOLOID DOLLAR.-Perhaps the most
attractive of the proposed new dollars is t'e
goloid dollar, OF which we have a fine photo
glaphic representation from Mr.. NJ B. Brady,
tie photographer. 1t contains gold monctiZ-
ing silver; forty per cent. in value gold and
sixty per cent. in value silver. 1t is ternary
metal OF a purple golden color, rings clearer
than silver or gold, and maintains its brilliant
color. The thirty eight stars represent the
present states of the Union. The present
miit capacity can coin $lON,W0,000 of it in one
year. It's value rs coin is equal TO gold.
| Halves. GIlartprS- and fen cent nippaC lra tn
| be made OF it. The coin metal 'gOlOid" and
! processes oil coinage were invented by William
Wheeler Hubbell, OF philadelphia. The com
mittee on coinage of Congress, of which Hon.
| Alexander IL. stephens is chairman, directed
tie specimen coined.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE on RAILROADS
gave the Union Pacific interest hearing TO-
| day on the subject of Senator DOrsey'S bill to
alter and amend the Pacific railroad acts rela-
tive to the refunding of the company'S debts
Carr: of the Kansas Pacific: Mr McCiilvey, of
the Washington Territory branch, or Walla
Walla railroad, and others were in attend
! ance. Judge Shellabarger made the arGll-
ment. He made preliminary statement pre-
fatOry to the objections by the Union Pacific
Road to favorable consideration of the bill,
and after review of the Pacific Railroads
acts, their construction, and the previous ac-
ton of the Union Pacific Company in relation
thereto, protested against legiSlating new
meaning into words and against the exercise
| by Congress of power Which belongs to the
courts. definition of the term :'net earn.
! mgsn according to the company's, idea was
| liOn of contracts. The principal point of the
| argument was in relation to the power of
Amendment anne t 1re by Congress, as reserved in the
sci submitted, must be made in good faith and
with due regard to the rights of the company.
| NJ: Shellabarger said that the courts would
| that the interference of Congress as proposed
| in DOrSey'S bill would iniure the roads even if
| the courts afterWard reversed the action of
| Congress.
| CONTRACTS AwARDED.-MeSSrs. J. w. Mar
shall, H. ID. Norton and ID. w. Rhodes, the
| committee appointed by the Postmaster Gen
eral to open and examine bids for supplying
| the Post Office department with stationery for
| five months from February lst, 1873, have
made made their report; j. Bradley Adams ION 80
ker & Son ION items and William II. Demp-
Sey ION itemS) obtained contracts. The bids
| of j. Bradley Adams and Whitaker & Son
| were the same on a large number of items
but the committee decided to make the award
to the lowest bidder on the greatest number
| of other items, viz: j. Bradley Adams The
| Postmaster General has awarded the con-
| tracts lii conformity with this report.
The INTERIOR DEPARTMENT INvEsTIGA
| TION.-A subcommittee from the House COM
mittee to investigate the Interior department
! has waited on Secretary SchurZ and has been
! informed that the department will render the
| committee all the assistance in its power i'm
| the way OF furnishing free access to books
| papers, etc
THE Rio GRANDE BORDER INVESTIGATION
| The House committee on foreign affairs yes-
| terday examined witnesses in reference to the
| Texas border troubles. One of the witnesses
| was Mr.. j. &. Tucker, OF Brownsville a forage
| contractor with the government. His testi-
mony was generally in confederation of that
| heretofore taken in reference to the laWIesS
| condition OF affairs OIL the Texas border and
| the prevalence Of raids from Mexico. John S.
| Ford, also of Brownsville, state senator of
| Texas, and who had been already before the
| committee on the 2lSt inst, was recalled and
luther examined in reference to the same
| subject.
THE House COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT
| OF COLUMBIA was in session all day discuss
| ing the prOpriety of Incorporating additional
| gas companies in Washington, but no cOnclu
| sion was reached on any Of those propositions
before them, which are, to incorporate the
| Rand Gas Company, the Citizens Gas Com
! pany, and the Wood bill, which allows any
company to manufacture gas and Law mains
| upon giving bonds that the streets Shall be
| placed in the same condition as they were be-
fore being torn up to lay gas mains.
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