Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-18

the moor OF the Senate to-day.
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent loan
today amounted to sl25OOO.
ADJOURNMENT TOMORROW AT 6P. M.-The
House at one O'Clock to-day cOncurred in the
Senate resolution to extend the time for fina
adjournment until tomorrow "wednesday at
6O'clOck p. IN.
NOMINATIONS TO-DAY-Ihree More Jus
tees Of the Peace.-The President sent the
following nominations to the Senate today
Sumner /. KImball, of Maine, to be general SUI
perintendent of the lise-Saving 4elVice: Rob
Miss. S. '' ~ ~ "
The following justices were nominated in
Simon Wolf, Sam. NJ Wilcox, Alonzo w.
Church, to be justices of the peace for the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
THE PRESIDENT and his Cabinet were at the
Senate Chamber for couple of hours to-day.
THE SECOND CONFERENCE on the post route
bill, which includes the Brazilian subsidy, has
failed to agree, which virtually kills the grant
ing OF a subsidy this session.
PAssED.-The Senate has passed all of the
amendments to the sundry civil appropriation
bill, of District interest, printed in yesterdays
STAR.
MINISTER MOVES arrived in the city last
evening. He had an interview with the Presi-
dent to-day.
Mrs JENKS.-A member of the Potter COM
mittee said to-day that the report that the
committee is afraid to call Mrs jerks because
her evidence will contradict Anderson's story
was silly and untrue. The reason he said of
her not being called is because she Is not
wanted TO throw any light upon the branch of
the investigation now handled, the forgery of
the signatures of certain electors to the LoIiSi-
ana electoral certificates. When this inquiry
is completed she will be called to tell what she
Knows.
CONFIRMATI0Ns.-The Senate, in executive
session, this morning confirmed the following
nominations: Registers of Land OfficeS-Ed-
ward Taylor, Sacramento, Cal; Jesse E. Whee
lock. Fargo OAK. Indian AgentS-Wm. III.
II. WassOn, Flandreau agency, OAK; Edward
{. kembie. Crow Creek agency, Oak. Asa d.
SOD, Mission agency, Cal. Geo. EyeSter, to be
Assistant Trea,urer, Philadelphia, and num-
ber Of postmasters. The Senate rejected the
nomination of VIM. F. Slater, to be postmaster
at WytEevllle, Va.
DEATH OF ACONGREssMAN-Speaker Ran
dali to-day received a dispatch announcing
the death of Congressman Torrance j. Quinn,
of New York.
The FISHERY AWARD APPRoPRIATION-On
motion of Senator Eaton, the Senate to-day
unanimously adopted an amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill, appropriating
five and one half millions to pay the Halifax
fishery award. This amendment was made
necessary by the difficulty in the House of
taking the fishery award bill from the Speak
ers table and passing it. The amount Of the
Sundry civil bin, including the fisheries ap
preparation, is increased about ten million
dollars.
GOVERNOR DENNIsoN, Mrs. Dennison and
their daughter left the city last evening for
Princeton. to attend the commencement eX-
ercises of Princeton College, where his son is
interested.
SOME COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS and nota-
res public are applying to the President for
reappOintment under the new bill, evidently
thin king that the reorganization Of those two
services, like the justices of the peace, is re-
quired by that law. Such is no. the case, how
ever, the appointing power to those two offices
being merely placed in the Presidents hands
without any stipulation as to reorganization.
COURT OF WAR CLAIMS.-The House this
morning passed a bill to create Court of War
Claims, which if agreed to by the Senate, will
do away with about half the work of Congress
by relieving it from the consideration of pri-
Vate claims.
QUITE FORMIDABLE LOBBY was hanging
around the Senate wing of the Capitol to-day.
endeavoring to influence negative action by
the Senate on the appointment of Josiah Dent
aud Captain Phelps to be District Commits
siOners. The latter, who was at the Capitol,
did lot show by bis unconcern that he was
much perturbed by the movement.
The DISTRICT JUSTICES-EteUer Confirm
ed-Three Rejected-The Senate in executive
session to-day, confirmed the following nomi-
nation: Justices of the peace for the District
4f Columbia, I Charles les Walker, wa A G. Richards,
Osborne, John Moss, George E. Harris, VIM
Helmiek, c. s; Bundy, John P. Lathrope,
o eyyares se rejected the
Wall, and Z. c. Weaver.
SINCE the arrival OF Minister Noyes, of
France, in this city, Chairman Potter of the
investigating committee, has been busy look
ing, for good French interpreter, as it is
understood that our minister has forgotten
good deal OF his English since his soiourn
abroad, especially that which he spoke when A
Visiting statesman in Florida.
THE SILVER DOLLARs.-During last week
thirty thousand standard silver dollars, in ex-
change for greenbacks, We're disposed of at
the various depOsitaries directly to the people.
None OF this money was paid out where Gus
toms duties are collected, as it would have
ment thereof. The order of Secretary Shey.
man to pay silver out for greenbacks was to
the amount only of the legal tenders retired
dUiing the month. This retirement has been
prohibited by a recent act of Congress. Silver
will, however, continue to be paid out tor
greenbackS where the treasury officials are
SdtSHcO tudt Tile OUJeCt IN securing the coin is
not merely for the payment of customs duties.
GEN. HowARD's NEW INDIAN CAMPAIGN
A dispatch was received at the War depart
ment this morning, dated San Francisco, June
18th, from Gen. Mcdowell. stating -" Follow
ing received from Gen. Howard, dated Sheep
Ranch, Oregon, June 18th - Your dispatch
received. Sara Winnemucca has Just come i'm
and reports PiuteS held as prisoners in hostile
camp. She. with a few, escaped. From her
and others information cOnfrmatOry have
modified plans. Enemy seems to be cCncen-
trated in large force near STEMS mountain.
Grover, the center, with Sanford'S, Bendire's
Summers and CarI 5 companies, concentrated
at once at Keendy's Ferry, to move in direc.
ton Of STEMS mountain. Stewart, right push
ing rapidly to Rhinehart's, crossing Walheur
Ergbert, reserve, ordered to move with utmost
speed to Camp Lyons orders sent McGregor
to move from Harvey to join Bernard Ber-
Dard, with Whipple'S, Bonus and his own
company, moves tomorrow on Indian trail. l
will go from here to Rhinehart's, crossing at
Walheur, TO meet Stewart. Egpert reports
five companies, one hundred and thirty,men
Stewart's column, ID and &, 4th artillery; BID,
G,l and J. 2lSt infantry; Is officers, two hun
dred men. Capt. COchrane, with his company,
+, I'd infantry, with Lieut.. Drurv, will go to
Camp Lyons 10 await Egbert. Will send only
scouts towards Fort Hail. Companies III and
h, 18th artillery, and III, Sth Infantry, have
been ordered TO report to Gen. Howard, and
are en- route.