Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-12
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. - Internal
revenue ss46,a3G62: customs. ss46, ,6o1.4l.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to four per cent. loan to-day
amounted to S32S.55O.
THE committee on public expenditure o, the
House OF representatives have resumed tie
Invests alton OF the Government printing Ollie
THE A ADJOURNMENT OVER THE IfoLYDAYs.-TEe
House to-day decided to adjourn from Frid ~
the Goth inst. to January 9th. An amendment
offered by the committee of ways and mea rs TO
ljourn from December Ii9th to January Sth.
was voted down by yeas li2 nays i33.
THE SUGAR QUEsTToN-The committee on
ways and means to day decided to postpone the
further consideration of the sugar question
until after the holiday recess. and meantime the
members Will further inquire into the subject
was elected as an independent to succeed
Garth, democrat. says that he VIII not go into
caucus with the democrats to nominate officers
Of the House for the 4G.h Congress.
SENAToE-ELECT HoUsToS, OF Texas. was on
the floor of the Senate to-day. When he tried
10 enter the Senate chamber he was stopped b.
q dOorkeeper, and had 70 send for Senator Bail
ey. Of Tenn, to come out and identify him.
THE .'CNITED STATES BOARD OF TRADE pur-
poses TO establish in Washington branch Office
of its newspaper published in New York STYLED
the Board Gt Trade Gazette aud JouTnu Of COM
1tfrCe.
THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE. of which Senator
Davis OF West Virginia is chairman, TO inyesti-
gate the accounts Of the United States Treas
~. will meet al the Treasury building on Sat
ulday.
THE SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE at noon on
Saturday next will give hearing to persons in
tere,ted in the bill pending before the commit
tee which provides that the Court of Claims
shall adIudicate all disputed claims against Tie
District OF Columbia.
THE DEBATE on the Blaine resolutions and
Mr.. Thurman'S amendment thereto, will proba-
bly, not be resumed this week. Two apnrOpril- l.
ton bills, the navy and diplomatic, Mr. Ed
mund's bill to regulate the manner OF counting
the electoral vote for President and Vice 81
dent. and the Texas Pacific railroad bill are
pending in the Senate, and the managers of all
ale anxious that they shall be dispose of.
N0MINATIONS.--The President sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate to-day: Jere.
Murphy. OF Alabama. to be L. s. marshal for
Tie eastern district of Alabama; Cyrus W. Rug
gles 70 be postmaster at Brookline Mass: Col
randolph u. Marcy. Inspector General. to BE-
Inspector General, with rank of Brigadte.'
General.
pected to take his seat in the House until next
Monday. Judge Samuel F. Hunt, of Cincin-
natl, who came here to act as best man for Col,
VIM. l.. Brown. OF Youngstown, Ohio, who is to
marry a daughter of Gen. n. L. Jeffries TO-
night; night; was this morning admitted to practice
before the United States Supreme Court
Mr.. W. w. COrcOran will be so years OF age on
the 9th inst, and is in excellent health. 49,
Ex-senator Stockton, of New Jersey, was on the
floor OF the Senate to-day.
EsCAPE OF INDIAN PRIsONERs.-A letter to the
Indian Office states that OF the 230 odd Warm
Springs Indian prisoners, who have been con-
fired year or more at Fort Wingate. New Mex
leo, CT whom 20 were men. 80 men and 10 women
escaped from the military and have Joined tho
hostile ChiricahuaS. The rest including 20 me1
and l52 women and children, were safely deliy
eTed by Capt. Bennett. escorted by one company
OF the 9Th infantry and one company of Navajo
scouts, to the police Of San Carlos agency, In
Arizona.
RE0RGANIZATI0N OF THE ARNY.-At 2:4O D. ~
to-day Senator Burnside submitted to the Sem
ate the report OF the commission on the re1r-
SanRat1On OF the army.
THE INDIAN BUREAU TRANSFER INvESTIGA-
TION.-The Joint commission on the proposed
transfer of the Indian bureau from the Interior
to the War department closed the hearing of
evidence to-day, Mr. Joseph T. Bender, chief
of The finance division Of the Indian bureau
was tie first witness. After detailing the du
ties performed by him. he said with reference
10 the Hour handled by Army Inspector Nash,
referred to in the letter OF General McFeely on
Yesterday, that he had never known of Nash's
rejecting any -four which had been purchased
Dy the Interior department, and if the flour was
unit for use as stated, that is the course the in
sTectOr should have pursued
commissioner Hayt was recalled: Said the
statement OF Gen. Merely that large herds OF
e cat1ie could De purchased much cheaper than
small lots was erroneous; that If proper pains
were taken, there need be no material difference
IN the cost, aud the fact OF the army having
lhelr Deef dressed before shipment, while the
interior department did their own slaughterng,
dld not necessarily increase the amount of eS-
penditlre. because if desired the contra ,tor
would do the slaughtering for the hides
LETTER CARRIERS NEW YEARS ADDRESSES
PRoHlBlTED.-The Postmaster General having
been called on for an expression of his views
respecting the issuing OF New Years addresses
Dy letter carriers and other employees OF post
ofhceS, desires to repeat the views OF his prede-
cessOr on This Sublect-in which he fully con-
curs-1namely, that the soliciting OF gifts or pre-
sents Dy means OF such addresses or otherwise is
prejGdcial to the service and detracts from the
respect carriers and other employees OF the pf s.
tai service should at all times command. 1t is
therefore ordered that the issuing of any ad-
or other postal employees intended or calculated
10 induce the public to make them gifts Or pre-
sents, be forbidden. This order to continue in
torce until repealed or modified By the depai t.
ment.
CONFERENCE.-THE nominations of justices of
the peace Joseph w. Davis, for Tennallytown
ana Hlllman \. Hall, for Washington, w.r
confirmed by The Senate yesterday.
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON FROM EcU ApoR.
The Department OF State to-day received as a
gift from the artist, Mr.. Luis Cadena of Quito
ecuador, fun length portrait of Gen. Geore
washington. The likeness, I'm continental COS.
tune, is said to be an excellent one 1t will lie
framed and hung in the White House.
JUDGE BUCKNER, chairman OF the banking and
currency committee of the House, reiterated tc-
DAY that 1t was not the intention Of the COM
mlttee OF Which he Is chairman to take action
upon any financial bill until after resumption is
accomplished.
THE APPOINTMENT to-day Of EIeazer Jackson
to be commissioner of deeds In the state of New
York for the District OF Columbia is the first OF
the kind made by President Hayes The an
pointnent Is under the act of June last author
iZing the President to regulate the appoint
nent OF commissioners Of deeds and notares
public In and for the District. Mr.. jackson is
appointed TO facilitate business. He can eX-
ecute deeds for this district in New York, which
under other circumstances it would be neces
sary for the parties interested to come I,
washington to have executed. His pOSition is
similar to that of the commissioner of deeds
now In the District for the different states
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