Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-08
THE EVENING STAR.
Do L BL E SH EET.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY,--Internal
revenue, $2S9,795.S2: customs, k5On, ,3Os.62.

revenue, S2S9,795.S2: customs, $50. .9Os62.
day amounted to s2C67O0.
IMPORTANT NOMINATE JNs.-The President
sent the following nOmin atioas TO the Senate
today: John c. FremOrt- of New York, to be
governor T OF Arizona J ohm P. Hoyt, Of Mi ii
all. of New York, to - assistant apprai er o :
merchandise New .ork custOnl-hOu;e, and a
number OF promoti cas- in tie army.
THE PROPOSED NEW CONGRESSIONAL Ii
barry BUILDING. The commission appointed
urder the joint le .oution Of last wir -er to re-
port on tie -ub /: ct of providing increased ac-
commOdatlon for the COngrc, SiOnal library
reaCheu an gEpeTent yesterday, ard viii re-
port IN faV0! I! of the erection of suitable
building in j Ediciary Square in this city. They
WI VII recomn Iend that an appropriation OF $50
tVc oe mag by Congress at the present session.
for the pdI pose OF commencing work upon the
bui'djns.
lHE Resident has received something ike
hJnd and twenty invitations to attend
I'm q, July celebrations.
Il. LEWIS MCKENZIE. nominated by ,
Sdent yesterday to be postma .er at A e.
and ria, Va, is well known in this city. He is
pre- Sident OF the Washington and Ohio rail
ro@ .d company, and formerly represented his
I'll SirIct III Congress.
APPLICANTS FOR JUSTICES POsITIOE
CNDER THE NEW LAw.-The President has
received and forwarded to the Attorney Gen
eral for his recommendation, eleven appca-
tons for positions as justices of the peace
under the bill approved yesterday. TnIS Dl!
cuts the number of such justices down to ff-
teen. Most of the applications are from per-
sons who now hold the office. The appoint
mentS viii be made soon, and The provisions OF
the bill carrl; d out at an early day.
by j. l.. NicIoI IN, chairman Of the WO king
mems Assoc 'aliOn ct the navy yard, Boston,
Ma. s., to Col. j. NJ DAVIS. 4ecretary o the
navy yard delegation in Washington, (wno
las been fere over three months epdeavor-
lgg to have Ie. O'ut'On from Congress defn-
ing the TIRE in mt and m"dnirg o. the eight
hour iaW,) which paper was signed by numer-
OPS citiZenS Of portsmouth, n. H., certifieS
that the pc III on pre- 3ented by Senator Wad-
resenling that they are citizens of Portsmouth
is q fraud, as no such parties reside there
Senator Wadlelgh in the senate to day made a
statement to this ehect
OFFENDERS AGAINST TIE PENSION LAWS.
During last month. the following named per-
sons were convicted of offences against the
pension laws: Peter r. and Thomas r. Simp-
son, st. Louis Mo-, conspiracy to defraud the
government; each sentenced to six months
Imprisonment and fine of $1,000. Daniel
Dinegan, Boston, Mass. filing fraudulent testi-
mony ne ,, IN his 3 own WI, claims; not ysI sentenced
false affidavit in pension claim; sentence :
$50 fine and ten days in the penite lJIary. }.
b. Spiese, Harrisburg, Pa, forging endorse
months imprisonment. A. NJ MOultOn ard
Gabriel Rangen. Northern District o. New
York, fraudulently drawing a widows pen
sion after her remariage: sentence: each
one years impri Onment. Geo L. |. Thomas.
Norfolk, Va, receiving illegal fees as an at
tOrney in pensiCn claim; sentence: one cent
Washington, ID. C., receiving lille gal attorneys
fee: Eentence: 800 fine and six months i'm
priSOnment.
THE PROPOSED New CONGRESSIONAL IL
BRARY BUILDING.-The select cOmmi sion ap-
pointed to choose site and plans for a new
library building, agreed yesterday upon re-
Port. Senator Howe will make the report to
the Senate A reservation in the center of
for the new building, and an appropriation of
$4,000 will be asked fOr to begin the work of
laying the foundations. There will not be
tiOn of the edifice before Congress meets again
in December next. The plans for the sSruc-
ture will be submitted to Congress for its ap-
prOval, and the appropriation for concluding
the work will be asked. Senator Howe in his
report, will enumerate the various PROPOSE
tions laid before the commission in relation to
the new building, and the reasons which in
duced it to select the site on Judiciary square
Strong efforts were made to induce the com
mission to purchase lands east of the Capitol
grounds for the new library. The reservation
in Judiciary square is owned by the govern
ment and no expense for the purchase of a
site will be incurred If the report of the COM
new library building viii not cause the aban-
dOrment of the pre-. ent Congress iOnal librarv
at the Capitol About 10000 books, chiefly
works OF reference, will be kept at the Cap.t0,
library.
SENATE RESOLUTION FOR INVESTIGATE \
OF ELECTORAL FRAUDs.-SenatOr Spencer in-
trOduced a resolution in the Senate TO day or
the appointment of a special committee, to
consist OF eight Senators, to investigate al
legged frauds in the last Presidential election
in the States OF Alabama, Mississippi, LOuisi-
ana, Florida. South Carolina and Oregon, and
were committed. The resolution went over
for one day, under objection, to be printed 1t
IS SAID tfat the Idea in proposing a committee
OF eight Senators, is to have four of each polit-
lcal party.
Report Upon the District Bill.
UNANIMOUSLY AGREED UPON BY THE CONFER
ENCE COMMITTEE.
The conference managers on the part of the
two Houses on the diSagreeing votes on the
bill to provide form of government in the
District OF Columbia, this morning unani-
miouSly NOUS agreed upon POI ar report Senator Dorsey
but it was antagonized by the army bin, which
the Senate gave preference in consideration.
On the disagreement as TO the mode of the
appointment of the commissioners. the House
recedeS from the form prescribed by it to elect
two OF the cOmmi~ ~siOnerS by the Senate and
House respectively. and agreed to the prOpO.
sltlon that all the commissioners shall be ap-
pointed by the President.
With respect to the length of time the COM
mlsslOnerS shall have resided in the District
before being eligible for appointment there
was compromise. The HOu e bill prescribed
residence OF five years, and the Senate one
Inc compromise was made on the basis of a
three years residence for eligibility as a com
missioner.
The conference fixed the rate of taxation on
agricultural lands at 81 on each 800 of assessed
valuation.
1t was agreed that the 50 per cent. feature Of
the OIL shall T. ke effect on JOY tnext: that
Is at the close OF the present f-c..l year, and
estimates shall be submitted to tre mex; Con.
gr' IS Tor the expenses OF the DistIic. ior the
next fiscal year.
The HOue receded from the section pro-
Nldlng Tor an elective council, and it was
stricken out.
New amendments were agreed to. allowing
the Commissioner who is to be au army officer
10 have TWO a-SlstaDt engineers, (ciVi'iarS y
also authorizing The S.rict Commissioners to
erect amps and lampD DOStS outside the cit ,
limits. The fourth SecoiOn of the Senate bill
v hich authorized the Secretary of the Treasl-
~ 10 create a sinking fund sufficient for the
pay ment OF the principal of the 3-65 bonds at
mat urlly. which he shall from time to time in
vest u said bonds or other securities of the
words 'Otht st curitieS of the United States :,
h3l hrtt nt