Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-15
THE BANKRUPT LAW REPEAL.-The Senate
this afternoon, by vote of 81 to s, repealed
the bankrupt law.


this afternoon, by a vote of 81 to s, repealed
the bankrupt law.
TAKING TINE BY EHE FORELOCK.-In view
OF the possibility of the passage by Congress of
an income tax law, the Commissioner of Inter-
nal Revenue is taking steps to ascertain from
the different collectors throughout the country
what extra force would be required to carry
such law into effect.
NOMINATIONs.-The President sent to the
Senate today the following nominations:
Sanford S. Blodgett, to be United Safes con-
sui at Prescott; Llewellyn Davis, of Missouri,
to be receiver of public moneys at IrOntOn,
Mo. ;GuStave SchnitZer of Iowa, to be United
States marshal for the Territory of Wyoming;
also number OF army appropriations.
SENATOR BLAINE AND JAY GOULD.-The
telegraph strangely mixes up the proceedings
OF Congress. Exchanges come to hand cred
iting Senator Blaine with the remark that Jay
MI. Blaine never made any such remark,
either praiSing or censuring Jay Gould. 1t
VAS was senator t Edmund Eadmunds, Of Vermont who
bill made the following reference to Mr.. Could
as reported in the Congressional Record
This stock is transferable at the offices OF
very few hands 1t is said that one gentleman,
whom l have long known as very amiable
and estimable gentleman, man of eXtraOrdi-
nary genius and ability, and man who L
believe is painted great deal blacker than he
is, owns more than a majority of the stock OF
one OF the companies
ARMY CHANGEs.-The following officers will
be relieved from duty ut the Military Acad-
emy, West Point, August 2Sth:-Maior A. B.
Gardner, Surgeon b. J. ID. Irwin. Capt. o. H.
Ernst, Capt; {. ". Raymond, lSt Lieuts. G. F.
Davis, and I'd LieutS c. A. POstley, W. s.
WYATT and Wallace Mott: Capt: r; H. Hall will
be relieved November lSt Major Gardner. on
fnr6 6ntI thn Il
partment of Dakota, relieving Major T. f.
Barr, Judge advocate, who will report for duty
in the division of the Atlantic. The following
August 2Sth Major G.. n. Licber Surgeon c.
T. Alexander, Capt c. j. Allen, 1st Lieuts.
Eric Bergland, James Rockwell, ir., and c. c.
L. HOneycutt and j. p. Wiser. Lieut.. M0rri-
son will be relieved from duty upon eXpora-
tlOns and surveys west of the Tooth meridian in
time TO enable him to comply with this order.
BREEZE OVER THE BLAIR RESOLUTIONS IN
THE HOUSE.-There was a good deal of dis
order created in the House to-day by the in
PRODUCTION of the Montgomery Blair Presi-
dental resolutions, which We're adopted by
the legislative assembly of Maryland. M.
kimmell, of Maryland, offered them, but no
single, member OF the delegation defended
them by the utterance of a single word. Kim
nell moved their reference to the judiciary
committee. Mr.. Thompson, of Pennsylvania,
wanted them referred to special committee
resolutions were an insult to the House, and
that it should treat them as Indignantly and
refuse ID to receive them Mr. Garfield de-
ton of reference. Mir. Conger said he
Wan.ed Il yea and nay vote on the question
whether the House should consider the reso.
lutiGnS., Gen. Banks said that the House un-
doubtedly had the right to receive them, as
tie paper was not petition. Mr.. Stephens
held that even if it was a petition, yet after il
had been received, the House had the right
naf
ther debate, the regular order was demanded.
ana Two O'Clock having lnterVened, the Chair
decided that the. District of Columbia commit
mittee was entitled to the floor.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE - The
regular annual session of the National Aca-
denny of Science, which was Incorporated by
Congress in 1863 will begin at the Smithsonian
OF members is limited by act of Congress
to fifty, and it is thought that nearly
at TEa scnntis nMmGfr vii be present tomortow
are admitted, commences at l. O'clock
COMMUNICATIONS are expected from Prof. Alex
Agassiz, Cambridge Mass, on the Formation
eatan ca Bank :, flom Prof; Elias LoOmis,
Of New Haven; Conn, contributions to
Mam fyyre "ah of the paEps e 3 dGasf tPe9 S r
yey, ON The theory of WaterSpouts;
from Dr. Henry w. Draper, of New York city,
on The Discovery of Oxygen in the SUM-
IL,
cover OF Mars moons on The Orbits of the
oaIelltes OF Mars These papers will be of
great interest, and the opportunity to hear
them Will no doubt be utilized.
The McGarrahan Investigation.
INTERESTING TESTIMONY ON SATURDAY,
Ihe Senate committee on public lands con-
hnued on Saturday, after cur report closed,
the investigation which has grown out of the
memorial OF William McGarrahan, praying
the enactment OF law to correct the record of
his alleged patent for the New Idria qucksil-
Ver mines in California.
IN March, 1863, he procured for Gen. Dan Sick
les an interview with Thaddeus Stevens. the
3ppleffd pplaef Delng to induce Stevens to speak to
OF a patent to McGarrahan. A day or two af-
terWards President Lincoln, hearing that
lnaddeuS Ina tS Stevens was ill called to see him,
been pulled and hauled both ways about sign
ing patent for this claim, and would like to
Know MI. Stevens views on the subject He
added, jocularly, that he would really like to
see him on this controversy to such an extent
as to impede public business. Repre-
what he had heard of the merits OF
the application for patent, and conclud-
Ing as s6t 1HtloWs MJ it you are convinced that
CANNED thing, and get it out of the way"
Mr. Stevens not being we'll enough to call in
person, the witness, at his request went to the
TO inquire ii the President wished to send any
word AS soon as he entered the Presidents
room the President, who was sitting at a table
pushed parchment document towards him
and said, quoting Thaddeus Stevens designa-
tlon OF the patent, Well, the damned thing
IS sslgned." At this point a young gentleman
WhOm the witness afterwards knew as Mr.
etOddard, the Presidents private secretary
came IN and carried off the document. saving
SOmethlng about its having to go to the Gen.
eral Land Office. Some six weeks subse-
quently the witness met Secretary Seward
who remarked: 81 think MIR. Bates has cot
ahead OF me-" apparently referring to the In
terror departments Withholding the delivery
or the patent to McGarrahan.
The counsel for the New Idria COMPANY
stated thai they would not be ready to cross
examine this witness at present, and the COM
mlttee, at 6:l5 PM. after a session of eight
nourS, ADJOURNED until next Monday evening
FORMIDABLE STRIKES IN ENGLAND A
meeting OF three thousand cotton operatives
was held at Blackburn England, Saturday af-
tefnoon, to take action on the masters notice
recurring acceptance of the ten per cent re-
ductlOn OF wages, which expires next Wed
nesday. The operatives adopted resolution
declaring that unless the masters took down
the notice work should immediatelybe stopped
A more moderate motion of the executive com
mlttee was rejected, the original resolution
Delng adopted by an overwhelming majority
consequently there is a prospect of strike on
large scale this week, as the masters are an
pafently equally unyIelding. Besides the