Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-05

POSTAL DEcIsIoN.-The Third Assistant P. NJ
General has recommended the repeal of the
POSTAL regulations which provides that IN
claimed letters enclosed In hotel enyelo oes
S laii be returned 10 tie hotel from which they
>eem to be sent as if they were inclOsed j.,
S 'tclal request envelopes.
WANTED-AN ArPROrRIArIoy-The Secretary
CT the Interior to-day transmitted to Congress
communication from the Commissioner Of
Patents asking that an appropriation Of SlS go
be made to defray the EXPENSES Of additional
assistants examiners. clerks a1d lab1rerS in his
office.
The POTTER COMMITTEE d,d not meet to-day
This was owing to the absence of Gen Batter and
representative Springer. The former is in New
6rk. engaged in q litw suit, and the latter i .
conducting little inveStigat on Gu his own hook
concerning the Official acts OF Minister to C1i1a
seward. The committee hopes to have full
meeting on Tuesday next About the first
thing which the committee will require win be
more money. 1t has a little cash on hand but
mas pills unpaid which viii eat it up and leave
their treasury depleted. When the committee
asks the House for more money the republicans
say they will ask for an itemized account OF the
twenty tive thousand dollars already expended
ana especially the items appertaining to the At
lah'lc city meeting.
THE TlCoNpERoGA is out OF the dock at Nor-
foiE. and has dropped down to Hampton Roads
Commodore SChufeldt will leave the CITY IT,
morrow morning 10 join hey. He WILL very
probably, sail for Africa Saturday.
IT IS HOPED that two republican Senator's
can be induced TO serve Oh the committee 10 in.
vestigate Senator ConOyar-s alleged connac:ian
with the omission in the Hot springs biIl Mr.
RaEdolph is now the only member. Ne 5SgS.
Dawes ahd DAVIS. OF Illinois, hlVius decline !
to-day to serve.
IT Is ASSERTED that the President removed
eX-Guv. Hahn. of Louisiana. as superintendent
,.fr.-
Goiscd tie candidacy Of Nr. -tckiin to Congress
ara thar ioT ike reason Morris Marks. tie col
lfc'hr Of internal revenue. is also TO pa SuS-
tcLGcd,
SFEtToR SAULSBJKY'> Resolution. introduced
yesterday, providing that in tie redemption Of
'cgai tender notes - per cent cf the ala9lnt of
the notes Shall b. paid in gold and % per cent
III silver reViVcS the principle Of Joint le "a! tea
Ger for the two metals which was suggested Il,
Representative Shaiicnbergpr in a bill fntrl-
duced by him or the 2fSt of last January The
proposition OF Representative Shallenberser
was that the silver dollar and the stand lr,l o'ud
co.na%e shall Jointly he full legal tender, e9cn
to TIE extent Of 80 Per cent Of all debts and
no more and was coupled with a provision for
the unlimited coinage Of silver As the coinage
OF silver has. however been limited the per
cen1age of each metal suggested b. senator
salisbury is thought To represent better TIE
amount Of each available for resumption.
TIE HoT SPRINGS CLAUsE.-Chairman Atkins
this morning, laid before the House committee
on appropriations the report OF Special Agent
Benson, with reference 10 the Investigation
made by that officer, is to the manner in which
The liGt springs clause was omitted from the
snhdry civil appropriation bin. For the present
The committee decline 10 make il public pre-
ferling that il should first be referred 10 the
committee Of the Senate charged with inyeSti-
eating tie subject. The report. however only
cifcumStantialiy duplicates senator COnoycr
NOMINATIONS BY THE PREsiDENT-Tnn Pre3i
dent to-day nominated Hiliman 4. Hail. of the
District Ct Columbia. TO be 4 Justice Of the
peace in Washington. and Jos. " Davis t. be
justice CT the peace IN TcnnallytOTn. Other
nominations We're made as follows: Robert y. .
Douglas, |. $. marshal for The western diStric;
OF North Carolina: Joshua l.. I'm. marshal east
cfn district OF North Carolina; Green G. Chan1-
le". 10 he |. :. attorney tor the northern dis
trict CT Mississippi; G. c. Moody. to ba associate
justice supremn court, territory OF Dakota: Sid
trict Of New Mexico: Geo. II. Hand 10 be sccrp
taiy OF the territory Of Dakota. and q number
OF receivers OF public moneys. registers of land
Cii!ceS and SeTefal hundred promO-ionS OF ca
Gets. leutenantS and captains in the army
THE House committee on appropriations to-
day agreed 10 turn ever TO the special Senate
committee the report which Chairman Atkins
some weeks ago received from ihe secret Service
division OF the Treasury concerning the OmiS-
sion OF the Hot Springs clause from The Slndry
civil appropriation bin Of last year. The com
hliitee decline to communicate any information
as TO its contents.