Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-18


and in the caucus clearly indicate that the
anti tariff men cannot be whipped into line;
and that the tariff bill is as good as dead. 1t
is said that when the bill again comes up for
debate that COnger,. of Michigan, will move to
strike out the enacting clause, and that it will
be carried by majority of from 20 to 80 votes.
The District in Congress.
BILLS PASSED BY THE SENATE TO-DAY
The Senate this afternoon passed the bill to-
prevent the sale of lottery tickets in the Dis
trict of Columbia: also the bill providing for
the recording Of deeds, mortgages and other
cOnveyanceS affecting real estate in this Dis
trict, The provisions Of both of which bills have
been printed in THESTAR
wANTED-A COAL wEIGHER.
MI Matthews today presented a petition
from the Maple Council, No. 5, SOvereigns of
Industry, of the District of Columbia, praying
the passage of a law providing for the ap-
p0lntment OF coal weigher, and compelling
coal dealers to send the certificate OF such
weighed with every load of coal sold by them
1t was referred to the District committee.
TAAES ON CHURCH PROPERTY.
The Senate committee on the District of Co
lumbia has made a report recommending that
the sum of $2,566 collected of certain church
trustees in the District under the assessment
OF loI4 be refunded. The committee report in
favor of the House bill repeating so much of
the act OF June 20. 1874, as authorized the levy
OF a tax upon church property in the District,
with an amendment cOnfinng its operations
to property actually held and used for the pur.
pose OF public worship.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
The committee also report in reference to
the House bill vesting the appointment of JUS
tees of the pevce, &C., for the District Of Co
lumbla I'D the District Commissioners, that to
authorize the District Commissioners to ap-
point Justices OF the peace would be uncOnSti-
tut1Onal, and say that should the Commission
eIs appoint and commission a Justice of the
nit will Gn han
Obey his summons, submit to his process, Or
abide his Judgment" The committee take
the ground that these officers must either be
appointed by the President and confirmed by
the Senate, or by law appointed by the "Presi-
dent alone, the courts of law, or the head of
department" but in no other manner what
Soever. The committee therefore recommend
that the House bill be amended so as to pro-
vide that justices OF the peace for the District
shall be nominated to the Senate by the Presi-
dent. The committee recommend that fifteen
justices be appointed, ten for Washington,
two for Georgetown, and one each for Bright.
,!Tennallyton and Unontown.
THE ADJOURNMENT QUESTION IN THE
HOUsE.-At As O'Clock this afternoon the ad-
Journment resolution again came up in the
House of Representatives. Yesterday the
House by a vote of l30 to 10S refused to refer
die on the 10th of June to the ways and means
committee. Mr.. Wood moved to reconsider
the vote whereby such reference was refused,
tion to reconsider on the table. The vote to
lay on the table Mr.. Woods motion was lost by
yeas la, nays l25. 1t was brought about by
nearly all the Pennsylvania democrats, who
yesterday voted against the reference of the
resolution to the ways and means committee,
voting today to reconsider yesterdays vote.
Bridges and Clymer, however, refused to be
bound by the party caucus, and voted against
the reconsideration. At 2oclOck the regular
order interviewed, being eulOgies on the late
Representative Leonard, of Louisiana, and
HiTlrS M no ai
luton were intermitted
NOT YET SATISFIED ABOUT THAT $4,000
Before the committee on expenditures in the
P. O. D., Mr. Chapman, of the first controllers
office, testified that the Treasury refused to
pass Disbursing Clerk of the P. 0. ID. Burn.
sides account for the $4,000 advanced by him
tonaa to MI Hubbard Of the postal commission, be-
No account could be allowed by his Office th With
out out such sh statement: The government will
sible for this money, unless Mr.. Hubbard, by
making sworn statement that the money
% as pseSe se @ 5 sbasags sb"kng it te aa al
assume the whole responsibility for the money
himself. Mr.. Hubbard has submitted another
statement to the committee, they notifying
him that his former ones were unsatisfactory
In this he makes up the SIC. 600 appropriation as
expended in the following manner: RAILROAD
and lin the
sion and clerks from place to plaee) 81, ,S93.44;
board and hotel bills, 81, ,se3: "A salary to Geo
Bassett, clerk of commission, $500; $s653.35
for other clerk hire and for stenOgraphers:
salary to F. w. Palmer, member Of commits
sion, 81 800; salary to D. NJ. Fox, also member
Of commission, sl,2s6:5S; salary to 6. B.
The committee is not satisfied with this state
ment. They consider the $653.35. paid for
extra clerk hire unauthorized want to know
why some members OF the commission receiy-
ed more than others, and consider the amount
paid for railroad and travelling expenses rather
large. in lace of the testimony by Messrs. Pal
honored the commission with free passes.
THE P. o. d. .INvEsTIGAT1oN.-Thec commit
tee investigating the p. o. D. today examined
Mr.. 7. j. Collins, the engineer of the depart
ment, concerning the expenditure during the
last eight months of some $6, 900 for Sitting.
plumbing, &c. He gave an account of how
mat m portion OF the money which came under
CoNFIRMATIoNs.-TheS Senate in executive
session yesterday confirmed the following
nominations: Thomas C. II. Smith, of Ohio.
to be paymaster Y. s: Army, with rank of ma
Delaware; James G: Tolman, u s. surveyor
general for Oregon; John A. Darling, late cap.
tain second artillery to be captain OF artillery
from December g. 1867, under special act of
Congress OF April S, 1878; First Lieut.. Edgar
W. Bass, OF the corps OF engineers, to be pro
my at West Point. Also a number Of army
promotions.
THE FOLLOWING FIRES are reported by
telegraph: A double dwelling in Lynn. Mass,
owned by H. & g.. Peyear; loss $4,000. The
Mass 01 wss g Of eats a 3 sas
loss $4,000.
ASThe Delaware, -Lackawanna and West
ern coal sale at New York has been DOStpofled