Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-01

GOING TO FRANCE Commander F. V.
McNair, and Master Charles A. Clark, have
been ordered to the Portsmouth at New York,
which will 90 to France next month with goods
for the Paris exposition.
THE SILVER LAw.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has already begun the necessary AZ
rangements for the immediate execution of
the law providing for the coinage of the silver
dollars. so that there will be no delay what
ever in its operation: The secretary has pre-.
pared the form of the silver certificate, and
approved the device for the new silver dollar
which was submitted to him by the director of
the mint. The department will be prepared
to begin very soon the administration OF the
new law.
DISCHARGE OF LAND OFFICE CLERKS-The
Commissioner of the General Land Office
called ffty-three of his clerks before him to-
day and informed them that want of appro-
priatiOns forced upon the Secretary of the In
terror the alternative of diSmiSSing them, or of
granting them leave of absence without pay
until funds for their compensation could be
obtained from Congress The Commissioner
expressed regret at being compelled to take
this step, which was, however, imperatively
demanded by circumstances, and could no
longer be avoided.
SILVER SMELLING COMMENCED.-Dr. Lin
derman, director of the mint. says that silver
smelling has begun at the Philadelphia mint.
REPEAL OF THE RESUMPTION ACT.-A meet
ing of the Senate committee on finance was
held to-day. 1t was expected that the COM
mittee would take vote on the bill to repeal
the resumption act. A quorum was present,
but as 1t Is desired that every member OF the
committee shall be present when a vote is
taken on the bill, the committee adjourned
until next tuesday without taking action.
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Tue SENATE COMMITTEE ON TERRITORIES
considered today the joint resolution intro
duced by Stanley Matthews disappearing an
act of the legislative assembly of Arizona.
This resolution is to take from the Southern
Pacific road certain privileges granted the
company bya special charter of the territorial
assembly. The committee agreed to report
the resolution fayOrably week OF SO ago, but
when the railroad men came around the COM
mlttee recOnSidered its action, and it is uncer-
tam now what the committee will do with it.
TIE HOUSE POSTAL COMMITTEE this morn
ing continued the investigation of the charges
against Thomas 7. Cheney, the Superntend-
ent of mails for the eastern division John d.
Lewis, the chief clerk and other clerks in the
Boston post office, testified that Cheney was
absent from his office about half his time that
his predecessor had always remained at his
office, and considered it his duty to be there
on all occasions.
CHANGES OF STATION OF ARMY OFFICERs-
Lieut.. Col. A. ID. Nelson. 18th infantry, and
Capt. Anson Mills Sd cavalry, are ordered to
report to Hon r. c. Mccormick. in New York
city. for duty in connection with the Paris eX-
position. Capt. c. B. Phillips will take charge
during the absence of Mai. Craighll of i'm
provemenis in certain rivers in Maryland.
Virginia. North Carolina and West Virginia:
OF the harbOr of Baltimore and its defenSes
and also those OF Washington, ID. G.
AN INIrsT DISCRIMINATION. - The COM
mittee OF ways and means has decided to give
no particulars of the proceedings of the meet
ings except to the agent OF the Associated
Press, and to him the budget is furnished as
prepared by the chairman. This is an unjust
discrimination AGAINST every paper in Wash
mEtOn. and every paper in the United States
not in the Associated Press. The order cuts
OH enterprlSe.lS tyranncal, discriminating and
unfair, and should he reScnded. A good many
OF the public men suppose that matter given
in this way to the associated Press agency
in the Associated Press, but that is not the
fact.
ABOUT THE SILVER BILL.-The passage of
the silver bill by Congress over the veto OF the
President seems to give general satisfaction:
10 the silver men, because they have won in
their struggle to restore the old silver dollar to
its former monetary power: and to the advO
Gates OF the single gold standard, because of
iect. The very earnest opponents of silver ac-
cept yesterdays action as preventing probably
more radical bill, and feel that at all events
wildcat legislation, which is urged by the eX-
tTemiStS on the silver side, has received check
After the bin passed the House yesterday
there was stampede from the floor and gal
lerieS To the Senate wing of the capitol. When
the action of the House was announced in the
Senate at least half the members OF the House
were on the floor of the Senate. Jay GOuldS
presence in the Senate chamber. occupying a
p3nSp1 Of
ment on the part of the friends of the bill, as it
was suspected he was ON hand to endeavOr to
however, that he has other irons in the fire,
and that his presence in Washington is for the
purpose of lobbying against another railroad
TO the Pacific besides his own: After the bill
retired TO the cloak rooms to compare
notes. Eaton, of Connecticut, was asked
e'' wesern sSs @en eent kseP 6t S5
replied. ..and them Reputation" was his
quick response. And what neXt:'' why,
glanced quiZzically at Senator Beck The
Kentucky Senator was measuring his length
on a sofa, and created some merriment by
him the first silver dollar, coined under the
new law. And what will you do with it."
asked senator Why he replied, Il am
neck Senator Herman, who fought the bill
persiStently at every step, says he does not ap-
prehend that the law win work as much real
dicted. Senator Allison, the manager of the
bill in the Senate, was in eXuberant spirits
over the SenateS prompt and decisive action.
IL was noticeable that while Senators kept up a
running crOSS-ire of conversation in the
cloak room concerning the bill, there was no
alluSiOn made to the merits OF the veto mes
sage. 1t seemed to be lost sight of in the
general feeling of satisfaction that the veXed
question was out of the way.
WHAT NEXT.
Ii seems to be the general impression that
the passage of the silver bill i'm its present
shape has put quletuS on more ultra legiSla-
il0n. Gen. Ewing says still that the bill is
sham and that he will not relax one whit his
efforts to give silver dollar an equal chance
with the gold dollar, without distinction or
limitation. Gen; Butler shares a like opinion.
Ii is quite probable that there are tiftymembers
of the House who will at every opportunity
press bills looking To the elimination of the
section which prevents the free coinage of sill
yer, but it is not believed that there is more
than a bare majority of the House who will
vote TO pass bill to accomplish this purpose.
Certainly there are not twOthirdS, and veto
even if such bill passed both Houses, would
certainly be sustained.
ABOUT RESUMPTION.
The next battle over the financial problem
will be the bill TO repeal the resumption law,
which has passed the House, and is now under
consideration in the Senate finance committee.
The banking and currency committee of the
HpuSp having aprppi N no tn rafi