Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-01


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THE VENEZUELA CLAIMs.-The Senate COM
mittee on foreign relations Yesterday referred
the subject of the Venezuela claims to a sub
committee, consisting of Messrs. KirkwOod,
Matthews and Eaton.
THE SUBCOMMITTEE of the Senate appropri
atiOns committee will meet the heads of bu-
reaus of the Post Office department at the
Postmaster Generals room this evening to
talk over the proposed appropriations for the
department.
No ALLUSION was made to the subject of an
investigation of the Florida confessions at the
meeting OF the House Judiciary committee
this morning. Waiting to hear from Tilden?
THE REMOVAL of Collector Holden from the
COyington (Ky.) district was made, it is al
legged, at the instance of Justice Harlan, of the
L. 5. Supreme Court. '
SILVER DOLLARS of the new coinage are
now exchanged for greenbacks at the United
States Sub-treaSuTies.
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY is not in
favor of consolidating the Fourth and Fifth
auditors bureaus, as proposed by the pending
appropriation BILL and says that it will not
embarrasS the service, especially as to the
Fourth Auditor, who passes upon navy ac-
counts and laws OF a peculiar character, and
whose duties cannot well De embodied with
those OF any other auditor.
BILLS SAPPROvED.-The President to- day ap.
proved the act authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to employ temporary clerks, and
making an appropriation for the same also,
making Appropriation for detecting treSpaSS
on public lands, and for bringing into market
public lands IN certain states and for other
purposes; also, the act to provide for def
ciencieS in the appropriations for the SER
vice of the government for the fiscal year end
ing June 30th, 1878, and for prior years, for
subsistence Of the army and for other .pur-
poses; and the act for the allowance of GER
tain claims reported by the accounting officer
of the Treasury department.
MURDER BY GEORGIA MooNsHINERs.-The
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue received
dispatch this morning dated Savannah, Ca,
saying: " Deputy White telegraphs from Mil
ledgeyille that j. E. Cunningham, who had
furnished information to me was shot last
hight by unknown parties ut his home in Bald
win county," Signed by E. G. Wade, collec-
tor.
THE PRESIDENT has accepted an invitation
to be present at the ceremonies of Decoration
day, at Gettysburg, Penn.
HOLDERS OF COIN OBLIGA GAT1oNs against the
United States having in several instances re-
queSted that payments be made in currency,
Secretary Sherman has directed the several
INDEPENDENT Treasury officers TO pay such OBJ
legations III United States notes whenever de-
sired.
FIVE MILLION OF FIyE-TWENTIES CALLED
1N.-The Secretary of the Treasury has issued
the fifty-SiXth call for the redemption of five
twenty bonds, cOnSOls, of 1865. The call is for
S5,00cU00, of which S3,OOO,0OO are coupon and
100000 registered bonds. The principal and
interest will be paid at the Treasury on and
after the 30th day of July next, and the inter
est will cease OIL that day.
SUSPENDED PENDING INvEsTIG ALTON. -
Hon. j. NJ. Glover, chairman of the committee
of the House of Representatives on the ex-
penditureS of the Treasury department. hav-
ing stated in writing to the President that
evidence and information in possession of
that committee strongly indicate" that Mr..
George w. CaSilear, the chief engraver, and
Mr. Thomas j.. Sullivan, the accountant, of
made practice of grave misconduct" and
having further stated that their continuance
upon duty pending the test of the indications
feierfed f,i TO would De an obstacle to full and
specifically requested their suspension. they
We're accordingly suspended this morning
from all service in the bureau, pending the
alleged to have occurred some years ago and
under past administration.
SIMON CAMERON, looking even more younger
than ever, was on the floor of the House TO-
day. He is more careful in his dress than
when Staid Senator, and tendeTly nurSed
button hole bouquet in the left lapel of his
coat.
THERE is AN IMPROBABLE RUMOR afioat
that the President has decided to remove Col
lectOr Arthur, of New York, but has informed
Senator COnkling, through Gen. Garfield, that
he (COnkling) can name the successor.
A TARIFF COMMISSION PRoPosED.-Mr.
Garland introduced in the Senate to-day bill
l;y,fv
sion to examine the subject of the tariff for the
purpose of facilitating legislation thereon.
The commission as provided for in the bill is
to be composed of three Senators, three mem
bers OF the House, and three civilians.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-
day Senators Bruce, Booth and Johnston and
Representatives Mckinley, Phelps, Lapham,
ElckOn Dwight, Banks, LOrlng, Upton and
Baker IN. J.)
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN CoMNITTEEs.-At a
meeting of democratic Senators, April 18th,
Messrs. Wallace, Eaton, Mcdonald, Ransom
and Cockrell were appointed a committee to
confer with committee to be appointed by
the House democrats. Chairman Clymer was
authorized by House caucus to appoint
committee to represent the democrats of the
House in the conference, and has appointed
the following committee on the part of the
H9qse;-Gen II: B. Banning Speaker Ran.
Blackburn, j. II. Reagan, Fernando Wood,
Gen. j. b. Clark, jr. (MO.), j. H. BlOunt and
Frank Jones (N.H.) The committees will soon
confer on the coming campaign.
AUSTRIAN NAVAL OFFICERS AT THE
WHITE HOUsE.-Lieutenants Willincovic,
kleZl, Haller and Holman, DR.. Bares Mid
Shipmen Batthyany, Barners, Bissingen, Rodi.
ger and RitSche, of the Austrian corvette Dan
dOlO, now lying at Philadelphia, called at the
White House to-day and were presented to the
President. They then drove around the city.
Their vessel, the DandOlO, will leave Philadel-
phla shortly for New York, from whence the
officers say she will go to Havana and Brazil.
The officers, who are fine looking set of men
leave for Philadelphia tomorrow to jOin their
vessel. Nearly all OF them speak English very
We'll; all OF them well enough to be easily mn
derStoOd. They would not be surprised, they
said, II other Austrian men-Of war should find
lReir way 10 American waters.
THE CUTTER INvEsrIGATIoN.-The Senate
committee on naval affairs concluded the tax
ing OF testimony in the Cutter Investigation
to-day. None Of the charges of corruption
made against Paymaster Cutter by Sedgwick
have been proven, but he was found to have
Deen careless i'll management of some of the
minor details Of the purchasing office i'm New
York. The committee will report fayOrably
upon Cutter within day or two, and the mo-
u0n to reconsider his nOminOtion will be with
drawn.
PERsoNAL.-Miss Mary E. Golibart, daugh-
ter OF Captain William r. Browne, of Wash
ington, who commanded the u. s. vessel Rest
!esS during the Late war, and who was lately