Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-15

Revenue. SIS, l2l. IS: customs, s3l6 202,52
AMONG TIE CALLERS to-day at the White
House were Senators Window, Bruce Mitchell,
Cameron (Wis) and Representatives McCook,
Elam' wait Mckinley and Dwight.
The CUBAN SURRENDER.-The State depart
ment received this morning news confirma-
tory OF the surrender OF the insurgents in
Cuba.
MOVEMENTS OF L. ;. NAVAL VESSELS
The Navy department has received infolma-
tion that The Trenton, flagship of Rear Adm-
raj lie Roy. was at Smyrna, February 22d,
having been there since January lst. The
lst. The Alliance was en- route from Vile
franche TO Smyrna. The Vandalia arrived in
Smyrna harl or February 22d.
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY has such a
quantity of work on hand that in order to get
rid of it he has detailed Chief Clerk Hogg to
assist him. The work being done by Mr. Hogg
Is similar o that which would be assigned an
such an official. As soon as the Secretary gets
his work up TO date Mr.. HOgg will return to
the chief clerks desk, which is in the mean
time occupied by Mr.. Jesse E. Dow, Mr.. HOgg'
assistant. Secretary Thompson (aS heretofore
published in THE starr intends to ask of
Congress the establishment of the office of
assistant secretary of the navy.
DESTRUCTION OF BANK-NOTE PLATEs.-The
committee appointed TO Superintend the de
Struction Of the plates OF some three hundred
defunct national banks have divided up into
three subcommittee, and have witnessed the
defacing of the plates and taken an inventory
Of them. The Plates. which weigh about fif-
teen tons will be melted in he furnaces at the
navy yard neAt week. on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday.
SILVER CERTIFICATES FOR CIRCULATION.-
The committee on banking and currency this
evening directed Mr.. Hartzell TO report a bill
for the issue of certificates from $40 upwards
Tor all silver bullion, counting the bullion at
its equivalent in silver coin dollars less cost
OF mintage ard transportation to points where
the certificates are redeemdble. The deposit
is 10 lie made AMI the certificates issued ar any
mint or assay oiiice-tO be reedemable in sill
Yer coin or bullion at San Francisco. where
certificates We're issued west of the Rocky
Mountains and New York, where issued east.
These certificates are 10 be legal tender for
al public dues.
INVESTIGATION OF THE INDIAN QUESTION
The Senate committee on territories was en-
gagged to-day in making out list of witnesses
TO be summoned IN the investigation recently
ordered by the Senate on the voorhees, reSOlu
ton TO inquire into attempts to create q terri
f0rial government for, the Indian territory.
The resolution alleges that if territorial gov
ernment is created in the Indian territory,
certain land grants made TO railroad corpora
tiOns in the territory will become operative,
committee is also empowered TO investigate
the alleged expenditure of school moneys be-
longing to the Indians TO maintain delegates
in Washington To defeat attempts 10 create
civil form OF government in the territory.
Mrs. PRESIDENT HAYES left here this morn
ing at o'clock. for ChillicOthe, Ohio, and will
be absent a little over two weeks. She was
accompanied by Miss Platt, Miss Mcfarland,
Miss Scott. Miss Andrews. and her two sons
CWebband Burchard Hayes Miss Me Farland
ana MISS Scott accompanying her to Ohio,
after which they leave for their home in Lex
netOn, Kentucky. and will not return with the
rest Of the party.
JUDGE TYNER AND Mr. BLACKFAN. the rep
resentatives of the Post Office department OF
the United States at the postal congress to be
held i'll Paris, will leave New York, April 18th.
on the City OF Richmond, Inman line. and will
return by way Of the North German Lloyd
line.
AMONG THE NEW FEATURES of the naval
appropriation bill it is provided that in future
there shall be no appointments made from
civil life of secretaries or clerks to command
erS OF SquadrOnS nor clerks to commanders of
vessels, and a line officer not above the grade
of lieutenant shall be detailed to perform the
duties OF secretary, and of not above the grade
OF maSler to perform the duties of clerk to
rear admiral or commander, and one not above
the grade of ensign to be clerk to a captain.
commander or lieutenant commander when
by the bill l. Sl4.nfS.64.
THE PUBLIC LANDS AND PUBLIC EDUCA
TION.-The committee on education and labor
has instructed Mr.. Goode, the chairman
to report the bill providing that the
net proceeds of sales of public lands shall for.
ever be cOn>ecrated and set apart for the edu-
cation of The people. The bill provides for the
appOrtiOnment OF the proceeds of the sales to
the states, territories, and District of Column
bla, on the basis OF population between five
and twenty-one years of age Mr.. GOOde will
offer an amendment that One-fourth of the
amount be given to the agricultural colleges.
and institutions of learning established under
the act of July I'd, 1862. unless in any case the
state legislature shall otherwise direct.
THE TOTAL ST BSCRIPTIONS to the four per
cent. bonds since the date of the Treasury cir
cular of January l6, advertising the loan, is
three and one half millions. The subscriptions
Tor the present month to date aggregate q half
million.
REPRESENTATIVE KELLY IN ANSWER TO
SECRETARY SHERMAN. - Judge Kelly has
written reply to a letter recently sent by
secretary Sherman, to an Ohio newspaper
editor, with reference to the condition Of the
L. S. Treasury and the gold on hand for Re re-
sumption purposes. Mr.. Kelly says: Let
me briefly refer to your statement as to the
s9ndltlSn d Gna OF the Treasury You say that the
sumption are now nearly $9O.OOO,0OO. In this,
though you should be better informed as to
the condition of the Treasury than 1, hes-
tate not to say that, if your allegation refers to
metallic gold, you are grossly wide of the
mark. The monthly debt statement issued by
you on the 1st of this month showed but
s65,2l4.7s3 of gold, against which there were
no current coin obligations How much of
this S65.00O,0OO is book keeping gOld," or
what the late Colonel James Fisk spoke of as
phantom gold" consisting of coupons paid
and bonds called and exchanged which have
not gone into the books and been cancelled. l
do not know, nor probably do you. The COM
mitfee OH banking and currency of the House
OF Representatives is now engaged in inyesti-
eating the question; and when, after careful
scrutiny OF the facts, it shall make its report,
II the country does not discover that your
SU,O6,Ct0 embraces less than $50, 0O0OOO of
metallic gold, it will be well for your reputation
as man and public officer"
RAILWAYS IN THE NORTHwEST-The e. s.
consul at Winnipeg writes to the Department
of State that there is much activity in Manito.
ba In relation to railway matters. Canadian
and English parties have purchased the first
mortgage bonds of the st. Paul and Pacific
railroad. heretofore held in Amsterdam and
propose to construct the northern extension i'm
Minnesota from the Red lake region to the
Manitoba frontier, distance of 80 miles, and
! have it in running order during the coming
summer. They also propose to lease and COM
plete the Pembina branch of the Canada Pa
cific railroad, TO connect with the Minnesota
extension, and by the 1St of next November il
is expected that trains will be running from