Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-22

THE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent
loan received today. amount to 100000.
The LAST of the fifteen tons of plates of
national banks which have failed were melted
down at the navy yard to-day.
A GREAT SENSATION was caused in the
Patent Office to-day BY the voluntary resigna-
ton of one of the persons engaged in the
model room.
CHARGES against MIR. Ellis Spear, commits
sioner of patents have been filed at the Inte-
riOr department.
AFTER THE MORNING HOUR to-day in the
House, Mr.. Hendee asked Speaker Randall if
motion which had been made to go into the
committee of the whole on the private calen-
dar should fail, if the District of Columbia bill
would come up as untlplShed business. The
Speaker said it would. The question, how
ever, was submitted to the House, and it de-
cided to go on with the private calendar.
PRINTING THE SILVER CERTIFICATEs.-The
bureau of engraving and printing today be-
gan the work of printing the silver certificates,
commencing with those of the denomination
of $40. 1t is expected that certificates of all
the denominations will be ready for delivery
by the first OF next month Orders for them
have been received from most of the large
cities, the largest order being from New York,
for about eight millions.
NOMINATIoNs-The President sent to the
Senate today the following nominations: VIM.
p Canaday. to be cole ctOr customs, Whining
ton, NC; VIM. f. Benjamin, to be register of
the land office at Rosebrey, Oregon; +. X.
Marsh. of I'd artillery to be lSt lieutenant: lSt
Lieut.. Leonard Hay, 9th infantry, to be cap
tain; lSt Lieut.. George +. TOwle, 10Th infan-
try. to be captain: I'd Lieut. ). c. Feddcr, 10Th
infantry, to be lst lieutenant.
PROPOSED REOPENING OF THE BUTLER
CORBIN CONTEsT.-A special meeting of the
Senate committee on privileges and elections
was held this morning. to hear the report OF
Senator Wadleigh on the Corbin, South Caro-
lima contested election case. A miSapprehen-
Wadleigh'S report. When the Senate relieved
the committee on privileges and elections
from further consideration of the ButlerCor
bin case, and seated Butler. COrbin requested
an opportunity to present his case to the com
mittee. This request was referred to MI.
Wadleigh for his opinion. He reported to the
committee this morning that, in his eStima-
ton, the action of the Senate in relieving the
committee from further consideration OF the
South Carolina Senatorial contest does not
prevent COrbin from stating his case to the
committee, nor does it prevent the committee
from reporting TO the Senate such action as it
may see fit after due consideration of the case,
notwithstanding the fact that Butler has been
seated by the Senate. The republican major
ity OF the committee in discussion sustained
Mr.. WadleighS opinion, but no definite action
was agreed upon for reopening the case.
THE SITE OF THE New OBSERvATORY.-The
House committee on naval affairs to-day
agreed to report a substitute for the bill which
recently passed the Senate looking to the Sc
lection OF new site for the Naval ObServa-
tory. The substitute directs the commission
authorized 10 select the site to transmit to
Congress report of all the sites deemed TO be
available, the amount of ground in each, the
price, &c.
RICH EXPERT.-Chairman Glover has ap-
pointed as an expert to his committee imveSti-
eating the affairs of the Treasury department
a constituent named Rich, who edits a paper
at Hannibal, Missouri. Just what he is an eX-
peri in, no one save Glover knows.
THE TIMBER WAR.-Advices from the spe-
cial agent of the General Land Office in Lou
isiana are to the effect that the course of Ger
tain Congressman on the timber question has
induced many southern papers to renew their
abuse of the efforts Of the government to sup
press depredations on the public timber. but
honest prOperty-hOlderS are earnestly in favor
OF the success Of the government.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were Senators Dorsey, Matthews, Pad
dock and Butler; Representatives Kelley,
kenna, Peddie, Williams, BrOgden, and Nc
Cook.
OFF FOR PARIs.-The Washington Office of
the American commission 10 the Paris exposi-
tomorrow and the clerks leave for Paris.
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS additional of the
new silver coinage has been received at the
Treasury.
PBRsONAL.-MrS. FaSSett will remove her
painting of the Electoral commission from the
court room to her studio on Saturday, and
those who have not been able to give her sit
tingS can call there.
OUR NEW MINISTERS ABROAD. - Bayard
Taylor, minister to Germany, will sail from
New York about the 10th of next month. Jehu
Baker, minister to Venezuela, and CaSsius NJ
GOOdlOe, minister to Belgium, will sail shortly
afterward.
THE FULL TEXT OF THE LAW allowing per
sons charged with crime, to testify in their
own behalf, which law is now in force in the
courts here is entitled An Act to make per-
sons charged with crimes and offences COM
petent witnesses i'll the United States and
territorial courts 1t enacts that in the
trial of all indictments, infOrmatiOns, COM
charged with the commission of crimes, Of
fences, and miSdemeanOrs, in the United
States courts, territorial courts, and courts
martial, and courts OF inquiry, in any state or
territory, including the District of Columbia,
the person so charged shall, at his own re-
quest but not otherwise, be competent wit
ness. And his failure to make such request
shall not create any presumption against him.
The act was approved March 16, 1878.
THE LIFE-SAvING SERVICE. The bill in
relation to life-saving stations, reported to the
House by Representative Roberts, of Mary
land, from the committee on commerce, and
ordered to be printed and recommitted to that
committee, authorizes the Secretary Of the
Treasury to establish some twenty additional
lfe-Saying stations. The bill is accompanied
by report. rt.unfavOrabe to transferring the
hfe-Saying service from the Treasury to the
Navy department.
NAVAL oRDERs.-Ensign A. c. HOdgson, to
the Naval Academy: Assistant Surgeon j. NJ.
Murray, to the Minnesota, at New York AS.
siStant Paymaster Arthur Peterson, to the
Canonlcns, at New Orleans; Assistant Pay
master w. nj. Gwin. from the Gettysburg, at
Palermo, Italy, and granted permission to
return home; Passed Assistant Surgeon ID. N.
BertOlette, from the training ship Minnesota
and ordered to duty at naval hospital, New
York: Assistant Surgeon A. G. Heffinger, from
duty at the naval hospital, New York, but to
continue at the hospital for instruction pre-
liminary to promotion; Passed Assistant Pay
master j. r. Stanton, from the Canonicus.
and ordered to settle accounts Passed AS
sistant Engineer j. NJ. Emanuel, to duty i'm
charge of machinery of iron-cads at Brandon,
Va; Passed Assistant Engineer w. A. Wind
Sor, is detached from that duty and ordered to
the Plymouth: Passed Assistant Engineer T.
j. w. Cooper, from the Plymouth, and placed
on waiting orders