Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-04

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue s723,s3993; customs. s2S5 1888.
THE SUBSCRIPTION to the four per cent. loan
today amounted to $4,000.
SILVER IN THE TREAsURY.-A memoran-
dunn by the Treasury department of silver
payments to April S0tb, shows that there is on
hand S., Al 112 i'm fractional silver and 81 $780,
9S2 81 standard silver dollars. The amount of
fractional silver issued was $685., ,009, ,040, which
StrOyed. i'm payment of currency obligations
and for fractional currency redeemed and un-
destroyed: There were $326, ,9lO.43 standard
silver dollars issued, Sl2l43 for currency OBJ
legations and U. S. notes, s99 l69.43 for silver
bullion and s2l5,59S for gold coin.
THE PATENT OFFICE is busily engaged in
preparing answers to the questions pro-
pounded by the House expenditures com
mittee: Some of the questions require very
extensive answers, and involve an eXamina-
non into The organization, disbursements,
etc, OF the bureau since 1873.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
today were Secretary Schurz, Senators
Plumb, Johnston, Dawes, Burnside. Kellogg,
COnOyeT: Representatives Mckinley. GOode
Singleton, Campbell, Caben, Durham, Bell
lHa.), Hart. Burchard, Stewart, Hayes and
COnger.
OVER SIXTY CLERKS have been employed in
days under the act authorizing the Secretary
oil the Treasury To employ temporary clerks.
AN EARLY ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS En-
PECTED.-The House expects to complete the
consideration of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bills before t0-day's ad-
JOurnment, which will leave only three apprO-
prlatlnnS bills yet to be reported-the army,
the SundTy civil and general deficiency bills.
There seems to be decided disposition
among members for an early adjournment,
before the 1st OF July, and the outlook now is
that the final adjournment viii not be pro
IOnged after June 18th, and, indeed, it may be
that Congress will get away even earlier than
that date.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY. in speaking of
newspaper interview purpOrting to convey
his views on the Presidential question. said
to-day that he was incorrectly reported. He
did make speeches for Tilden and supported
MN In the campaign, but he made no remarks
dent Hayes. To use his own language: Con
slider the electoral commission as having set
fied fits In 6he residential question beyond any
''i' '''',, .o,y; nor do regard it as'un-
justly settled; 1 accept the decision of the
tribunal and propose to abide by it, and
think it is the duty OF every peaceably dis
posed citizen to do the same thing. The coun.
Try needs rest from these incessant political
aeitatiOnS, and can see nothing gained by
raking up past points of controversy. 1t
would be better to give attention to questions
OF state policy calculated to unite the Whole
land and to bring back spirit of harmony
amongst all sections and revival of prosper
ity in every branch of industry throughout
the whole country.
ANOTHER RETURNING BOARD CONFESSION.
1t is said that recently there have been some
damaging disclosures as to how the vote OF
South Carolina was counted for HAYES and
Wheeler, and that one Tim Hurley formerly
Dr Of
tEat state, Is the party who has made the con-
feSSiOn. working politician OF South Caro-
lima, who recently passed through this city on
his way to New York, it is believed has the
papers.
AT THE REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAUCUS
yesterday Senator EdmundS reported in favor
of moving the adoption by the Senate of a
series of resolutions declaring in substance
that the fourteenth and fifteenth articles of
amendment OF the constitution were duly and
legally ratified, and form part of the supreme
law of the land, and as such should be en-
forced by the executive departments. After
discussion this recommendation was agreed
TO, and the resolutions will shortly be present.
ed in the Senate and preSSedtO vote, with
view to making up the records of both pOliti.
cal parties for the coming fall campaign. The
proceedings were harmonious.
LOTTERY CIRCULARS IN THE MAILS.-The
Attorney General has decided that pOstmas
ters are not seizing officers, and cannot with
hold from the mails letters suspected of con-
tanning lottery circulars. The question,
brought UP by case in New Orleans, was re-
ferred to him by the Postmaster General.
THE ANNUAL EXAMINATION of the Cadets at
the Naval Academy will begin on the 10th of
June and end on the Goth. There are fifty
members of the graduating claSS-thirty-six
cadet mldshipmen and fourteen cadet eng-
neers. The examination of candidates for ad-
mission into the Academy will begin on the
or nf Irlnn hn AfS ~I~o,,
will also begin the fall examination of candi-
dates, at which time candidates for ad-
mission TO the Academy as cadet engineers
will be examined.
The SYNDICATE Contradiction investi-
CATION it would appear that Representative
Phillips resolution to break Secretary Sher-
mans contract with the syndicate is not enti-
tied to very great weight. Mr.. Phillips pro-
poses to break the contract on the ground that
| the bonds are to be paid for by the syndicate
IN gold certificates instead of in gold. As the
ceTtifeates are in the first place issued for
gold deposited, when they are given i'm nav
ment for the bonds, it is evident that the trans
action leaves in the Treasury vaults the gold
by which it can be withdrawn. In other words
the syndicate merely delivers to the Treasury
gold eertlfcateS instead of first presenting the
certificates and receiving the gold therefor
and then paying the gold back into the Treas.
ury Tor bonds.
! LERDIsT FILLIBUsTERs IN NTEXAs.-Attention
was given at the Cabinet meeting yesterday
afternoon to the reports from the Mexican
border. There is abundant evidence of the
TACT that strong movement is inaugurated
by friends OF LerdO on the American side of
the Rio Grande to cross over for the purpose
OF creating trouble for DiaZ. The followers of
LerdO are without doubt inStigating Indian
RAIDS into American territory for the purpose
OF having the U. 5. troops pursue them across
the river, and thus produce additional CON-
plcallOns with the Mexican government.
This fact was mentioned at the Cabinet meet
ing. EscObedo is in Texas, and the opinion
neutrality laws was expressed by some OF the
h.embers of the Cabinet The Secretary of
War after the Cabinet adjourned issued an
an order to Gen. Ord enjoining it upon that
Offcer 10 be particularly vigifant in the EN-
deayor to prevent any invasion of Mexican
| territory with hostile intent from the Amer
| lean side of the Bio Grande. The opinion in
administration circles here is that there will
| be serious trouble in Mexico, and particularly
| along the border. Directions will also be is
| sued from the Department of State, and ius-
tlce to It's representatives to prevent violation
| of the neutrality laws.
! THE SPEAKERS CASTING VoTE-The House
to-day defeated the amendment to the legis.
latiye appropriation bill providing for an in
| crease of the clerical force in the Surgeon
Generas office, TO bring up the pension
records. The vote was yeas lis, nays III: but
| Speaker Randall voted in the negative, thus
defeating the amendment. About two thou
sand applicants for office, who have been de-
is fa- a1~,x