Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-29
THE EVENING STAR,
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
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AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were Senators Cameron of Wis, Hill,
Withcrs, Burnside, Mcdonald, and Represent
atives Caldwell, Turner, Mckinley, Browne
OF Indiana, and Pugh
RECRUITS POR SAN FRANCIsCo.-The super
intendent of mounted recruiting service has
been ordered to prepare and forward to San
Francisco two hundred and fifty recruits. One
hundred will be assigned TO tine first cavalry,
and one hundred and fifty to the second cav
airy.
THE SIGNAL SERvICE.-Yesterday Repre-
sentative Clark, of New jersey, sent for the
books and papers of the signal service bureau
for the purpose Of enabling the committee
having the matter in charge to make a criti-
cal examination of them, and with q view of
determining whether it is necessary to con
tlRue the bureau as an army signal bureau. or
whether. as a meteorological bureau, il can
not he transferred tn the Treasury depart
ment and consolidated with the coast survey
and life saving service and run on more econ
omical principles, as contemplated in a bill
recently introduced i'll the House by MIR. Clark
OF Missouri.
THE LACK OF SINCERITY in the vote taken
in The House yesterday OH the question Of sub
sides is Well illustrated by the following cpl
s0de: A member occupying seat on the
outer TOW voted for the "buncOmbe" anti-Sub
sidy resolution. He was well known to be
pronounced i'll favor OF the Texas Pacific
bin. gentleman near by said. How is this,
-, that yon vote against subsidies? What
will You do when the Texas Pacific bill comes
up" Why, will vote for it, was the ready
reply.
SENATOR GROVER made an argument before
the Senate committee on railroads to-day in
favor of the construction of the salt Lake and
Portland Railroad.
THE SITTING Bull. SENSATION DISPOSED OF.
tiur mt roo trb
terday afternoon from Il. {. Drum, ut Chca-
go. i'll which he says Colonel GibbOn, under
date of Fort Shaw. January 18th, telegraphS
General Terry as follows: There is 10 in
formation here 10 show any movement by
Sitting Bull Colonel Mcleod is here now, aud
. from information in his possession he c0nSid-
erS any hostile movement on the part of
Sitting Bull highly improbable.
COMMISSIONER MCCoRMICK says that he has
not been able and will not be able to answer
the many letters addressed to him for appoint
ments. The selection of the assistant and
honorary Commissioners to Paris rests with
the President under the act of Congress, and
the lists are about completed. The clerical
force needed by the Commissioner has al
leady been engaged.
THE VENEZUELAN AWARDS.-The Senate
committee on foreign affairs, at its meeting
today, considered Mr. EatOn's bill in relation
to the Venezuelan mixed commission. This
from distributing among the holders Of certli-
Gates of awards of the commissioners any
sums ROW in his custody or which NAV be
hereafter received on account of those awards.
1t directs the President to propose to the gov
/ ernment of Venezuela a new commission I'M
! der the former convention, for rehearing Of
the claims the act tn enforce The StipulaTionS
of the Venezuelan convention of April 18th.
1861, 10 he repealed.
No PRAYER-Owing to the absence OF Dr.
Sunderland, the Senate was opened without
prayer today.
THE Pacific RAILROAD BILTS.-Thc sub
! committee of the Senate judiciary committee
considering the Pacific Railroad bills held 4
meeting to-day. 1t is believed that an amica-
bic arrangement of the difficulties between
the roads and the government can be made.
Jay Gould was present at the meeting of the
subcommittee to-day.
GEN. BUTLER made a sensation in the House
this morning. FIRST lie presented the petition
of the operatives at Lowell, Mass. protesting
against the passage of the Bland silver bill
The right of such citizens, he said, he would
not question. Then he presented Il similar
petition from the Norfolk conference OF Uni
tartan preachers: After 1t was read he said:
will the Speaker send me the Bible he has
OH bis desk? The guide y book was taken
to him, when he opened it and turning To the
! second chapter OF st. John had read The fol-
/ lowing:
And the Jews passover was at hand and
/ Jesus went UP to Jerusalem,
And found in the temple those that sold oxen
anu Sheep and doves Ind changers Of money
, sitting:
And when he had made scOurge of small
cords he drove them all ont of the temple, and
the sheep and the oxen and poured ont the
changers money and overthrow the tables;
And said unto them that sold doves. Take
these things hence make not my Fathers
house house of merchandise.
And his disciples remembered that ii was
written: The zeal of thine house hath eaten
me up.
When the reading was finished Gen. Butler
raising his hand TO heaven, said: After such
rehuke have nothing further To say
This episode gave rise To rOarS of laughter
and applause.
GENERAL STARRIN, bearer of dispatches
( from Minister NOyeS from France, arrived
in Washington this morning. He brought i'm
Portant information concerning the Paris
Exposition. and had an interview with Secre-
taTy EyartS and Commissioner Mccormick ut
the State department.
CONVICTED AND SENTENCED-Mes,rs.M Mar
tin and Leach charged with cutting public
timber in California, have been found guilty
and sentenced To- Il fine of sin hundred dollars
and to six hours imprisonment.
Mr.. HAYT, Commissioner of Indian Affairs
is out OF The city OH official business.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE on post offices and
pOSt iDsttS HsiN Z tSlttu W iHt
bill to re0rganiZe the salaries of poStmaSterS-
Mr.. VAIL. superintendent of the railway
mail service, and Gen. Knapp. chief clerk of
the 7. o. d.. who have been absent Oh official
business connected with the fast Havana mail
line by way of Cedar Keys and the southern
mail service generally, leave Savannah for
New Orleans Tonight, and will be in Wash
ingtOn by sunday
/ TIMBER DEPREDATIoNs ALONG THE L. 7.
Il. R.-The Secretary of the Interior has re-
ceiVed a letter from George &. Bates. at De
troit- Mich. enclosing a letter from Jerome +.
Cross, Salt Lake city. The latter charges that
millions Of ties and millions of cords of wood
cut from government lands. are strung along
the line OF the Union Pacific railroad. from Tie
Siding Ia ogden. Id is also charged That SyS-
} lem of peOnage has been established i'm regard
tO lahOrers by contractors and sub cont raciorS
Mr. Cross suggests that the evils he remedied
by the appointment of him as special agent of
the department. Mr.. Bates endorses Mr.
( Cross and wants Ia be reappointed himself as
L. =. district attorney at Utah. claiming that
. he is endorsed 10y Senator EdmundS.
THE BILL TO EQUALIZE AND REGULATE
! APF OINTMESTs 10 Office, introduced by Mr..
Brogden in the House yesterday, provides that
/ whenever vacancies 0ccur i'm any of the offices
! or bureaus of each department of the govern
ment they shall be filled by the appointment