Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-17
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
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REPRESENTATIVE EUGENE Hale is quite i'll
az his residence in this city threatened with
typhoid pneumonia.
Mrs. HAYES was present at the delivery of
the eulOgies on Senator Morton in the Senate
to-day, and occupied seat in the front row
of the members gallery.
SOME MUST Go. The subcommittee, to
whom the subject OF the transfer OF $4,000
from the bureau of engraving and printing to
the Treasury proper, for payment of tempo
charged. was referred, has not, as yet, made a
report on the subject. The committee will
make some allowance for the retention of
of some of the temporary clerks now en-
ployed, but is not disposed to allow for this
purpose the transfer OF the full amount asked.
NOT Much DEMAND FOR SILVER - The
Treasury department received but one order
for silver coin day, and that was for s., 900
from bank in Pennsylvania. There has
been paid out to date $S. .33}j GOO and the orders
for silver are nOticeably falling off.
SQUALLY WEATHER ExPECrED-Look out
for a stroke of lightning that will damage
things somewhere abOut the Freedmen's
Hospital: fair weather reports from thai
tocallty to the contrary Notwithstanding.
THE REBELLIOUs BANNOCKs.-The Commits
siOner of Indian Affairs received the following
dispatch to-day from Agent Danielson at Ross
Fork, Idaho: The BannOck camp was sur
rounded this morning. and thirty-two guns
and three hundred ponies were captured with
out diStur bance. Their best guard ponies and
all their pistols could not be found. The three
companies of cavalry from Fort u. A. Russell
return on the 18th inst. recommend that the
BannOckS be sent with them and held there
until yOn decide what do with them. Unless
removed. a sufficient military force will be re-
CURED to keep them in SubjectiOn.''
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY has deter
mined upon recommending to Congress as
soon as possible the establishing of the office
of Assistant Secretary of the Navy on account
OF the varied and OnerOus duties of the Secre-
tary.
CENTENNIAL COMMIssIONERs-The Presi-
dent to-day appointed Il. p Archer and John
Echols honorary commissioners to the Paris
exposition: They were nominated by the gov
ernOT Of Virginia.
THE FREEDMEN's HOSPITAL CHARGEs.-A
delegation composed of the board of resident
directors OF Howard university had an inter-
view with the President at noon today rela-
tive to the recent investigation of the Freed
men hospital, Secretary SchurZ being present
They argued that the re port of the commission
that investigated the hospital i'll no way sus-
tanned the charges against DR.. Palmer. and
asked that before Secretary Schurz should
make any move adverse to DIR. Palmer that
the President appoint medical board from
the amy to examine the hospital. 1t was de-
cded. however, that before anything is done.
Df falmer shall be allowed to answer some OF
tne charges or miSmanagcment made against
him. The directors thought that there Would
De no Uither trouble in the matter.
MR.. GLOVER COMMITTEE, which is to inves-
tgate the expenditures in the Treasury de-
partment, have decided to ask the authority
OF the House to employ a clerk and two
experts.
AN APPLICANT for Watchmans position in
the Interior department. Ga western Congress
man tells the story when before an examining
board, was asked: How far is the sun from
the earth?' to which he promptly replied:
What has that to do with cleaning spit
tOOnS.'
SENATOR EATON AND SENATOR VOORHEES,
Some of the admirers of Hon. ID. w. Voorhees,
are endeavOiing to make arrangements to
have Mr.. EOrhees deliver in this CITY his lee
ture Oh Thomas Jefferson. a request for its
delivery publicly was circulated in the House
and Senate this morning. When it was laid
before Senator Eaton, of Connecticut. for Sig
nature, he said: No, | will not sign it. /
don't don't agree g.. with tn Nj Norhees' financial
document. this lecture is to be a literary ef
fort only, Senator" ~ don't care" was his
reply, II Will mol sign it, Mr.. Vorliees is the
only Senator who ever in a speech in the Sen.
DEAD.-Passed Assistant Surgeon j. L. Cas-
sin, L. S. n, died at Brooklyn, Mass, on the
l4th instant.
THE EULOGIEs in memory of ex-senator o.
T. Morton begun in the Senate to-day after
the morning hour. The galleries were filled
with ladies and gentlemen. Senator McDon
ad began The eulOgleS, and a brief speech by
senator COnkling was listened to with the
greatest interest.
REVISION OF LAWS RELATING TO THE
ELECTORAL COUNT.-The committee on the
revision of the laws regulating the counting
of the electoral vote for President and Vice
PRESIDENT held its first meeting to-day The
chairman, MIR. Southland, was directed to APP
TO The Presidential election, the manner Of
making returns TO Congress- and the tenure of
once; Once; Inc committee apprehend that in draw
ing up any bill there is danger of a clash on
the old subject of states rights.
CONsCIENCE.-The Secretary of the Treasury
received today from an unknown party i'm
Newark. NJ, the sum of 500, to be placed to
the credit of the conscience fund
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
this morning were Secretaries Sherman and
SchurZ, Senators Cameron. Rollins, COckreu
and Judge Brodhead, and Representatives
Cutler, Bundy, Potter, Harris of Virginia, and
Gibson.
The NAVAL INVESTIGATION. The House
committee investigating the expenditures in
the Navy department held their first meeting
this morning in the room assigned them ad-
Joining the Secretary'S room. There were
present Representatives Willis, Hubbell and
Page. They had before them Chief Engineer
Shock, OF the bureau of steam engineering
who testified and produced papers relating to
the proposed investigation. The committee
will sit with closed doors.
A JOINT RESOLUTION introduced by Mr..
Hamlin passed the Senate to-day, appointing
President Porter. of Yale college. a regent of
the Smithsonian Institution, i'm place of ]. ID.
Dana, OF New Haven, resigned.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE Oh post Offices and
post roads met to-day and agreed upon sew
eral bills, which were reported to the Senate
The appointment of Reed to be postmaster at
Toledo will be considered Oh the 1th of Febru-
AIRY.
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY trans
mitted to the Senate today the report of the
work of the coast survey for the year ending
June 80, 1877; also, a bill, drawn by the Solici-
tor OF the Treasury, for the punishment of per-
sons having In their possession counterfeit
dies, stamps, etc.
THE TOBACCO TAX.-Messrs. Burchard and