The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-06-19
WASHINGTON TOPICS.
Notes and News From the Various De-
parfments.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE commissioner
of internal revenue has telegraphed the col
lector at Montgomery Alabama, authorizing
him to employ 16 men for Is days for the
purpose OF arresting Illicit distillers who
have refuge at Edwardsville, Cleburne
county. The commissioner says 1.-THE
leniency extending was with the expectation
that the violation of the law would cease. 1
now desire that the law shall take its course
against all offenders"
NOMINATIONS
The president has nominated Josiah Dent
and s L. Phelps commissioners for the dis
trict of Columbia.
A CONTESTED SEAT.
The senate committee on privileges and
elections to-day postponed the consideration
of the claim of ID. I. Corbin TO the seat Oc-
cupled by M. C. Butler. Mr. Cameron, OF
Wisconsin, of the subcommittee to examine
the subject, submitted a report in writing to
the effect that Corbin is entitled to the seat
Mr.. Hill, the other member OF the sub COM
mittee. stated that he bad arrived at an ex-
actly opposite conclusion. bat was not ready
to submit a written report.
COMPROMISE AT LAST.
The third committee of conference on the
legislative, executive and judicial appropri-
ton bill has reached an agreement. 1t pro-
vides that the house shall recede from the
proposed abolition of the offices Of the fourth
and fifth auditor of the treasury and of the
reduction OF pay OF senate employees. The
senate is TO recede from its disagreement 10
the house provisions reducing the grades and
pay of clerks in the executive departments
so far as they effect about half of the clerks.
The grades and number OF others are to be
left unchanged.
THE NAVY FRAUDS.
The house committee on naval affairs has
concluded the investigation of the late adj
ministration of the navv department. and by
the vote of the democrats adopted resolu-
tons recIting that the acts and conduct of
Secretary Robson late chief of the bureaus
of steam engineering, construction and re-
pair and provisions and clothing
in the same, in the DISPOSE
ton of the public property in their
method of making contracts and in involv-
ing the government In Indebtedness over the
appropriations made by congress for the sup
port Of the navy, deserve the severest CEN
sure and condemnation, and that in addition
said parties, as well as all others aiding and
abetung, should be punished to the extent
OF the law. The committee in presenting
the resolutions state the evidence obtained
is for the most part taken from the official
reports aud records of the department SUBJ
mitted TO the house.
sHERNAN's SAY
Secretary Sherman to-day said in reference
TO the senate substitute for the bill repeating
the resum ption act: "My intention and ex-
pectation is to apply all the proceeds of the
per cent. bonus, whether sold for United
States notes or coin, to the redemption of
the $40 and per cent. bonds. L
hope the house may make the
power TO receive United States notes
Tor customs duties discretionary instead of
compulsory. I certainly would obey the
Law in the letter and in the spirit, and would
seek to keep in circulation all United States
notes that could be maintained at par with
coin notes received for customs duties, and
could be used in the purchase of any coin or
bullion"
A SHORT CAUCUS.
At caucus of the democratic representa-
ives there were less than 80 members pres