Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-01
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
revenue, $536, ,33i 30: customs, SITS s.3S323
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent, loan to-
day, $4,000.
COUNTERFEITERs ARRESTED. The Secret
Service division today received information
OF the arrest at Lower Lake California of
Geo. and Frank MOine, two cOunterfeiteTs.
NOMINATIoNs.-The President sent the fol
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day:
Joshua G.. Hall, U. S. Attorney district of
New Hampshire; Milton j. Williamson, U. 5.
Marshal, western District of Pennsylvania;
harry H. McMullen, Y: S. Marshal, district of
Delaware: De Witt Clinton Baker, collector
internal revenue, Sd district of Texas Robert
A: Ridebothom, secretary of the territory of
IdadO: Boyd. H. McEckron, register land of.
hce at COncOrdia, Kansas; also several post
masters.
The COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS has
adjourned until Wednesday, at which time it
IS believed the internal revenue bill will be
agreed upon. There is majority of the mem
bers OF the committee in favor of either the
suspension of payments to the sinking fund
or the relnpOsitiOn of the income tax. 1t is
understood that both propositions win be
reported to the House, with the expectation
that while one or the other will be adopted,
only one can be carried. That is either SuS-
pend the sinking fund OF restore the income
tax.
COLORED TROOPS FOR TEXAS.-By direction
OF the Secretary of War, the superintendent of
general recruiting service will cause so cOlOred
Infantry recruits to be forwarded to San An
tonic, Texas where they will, upon arrival, be
reported to the commanding general, depart
ment OF Texas, for assignment to the 24h
infantry.
PACIFIC RAILROAD MATTERs.-The House
committee on Pacific railroads to-day agreed
to the ILL compelling the Pacific railroad COM
panes to pro rate with one another. The third
NJ cEoev asf o upon RRsne eeH
mission under the bill will therefore be ChaS
Francis Adams, jr; Judge Fink, of Tennes-
see, and l. NJ. Cooley, of Michigan.
PERsoNAL.-Mr Power LIE Poer Trench. of
the British legation and Mr. Archibald Hop
kins,, returned to the city this morning after
weeks absence together in New York. Wash
obeet Of the Visit it, e " cSs bck 81 k"G% ssha the
OF New York, was on the floor of the Senate
eRamPeP eIEa5nf To-Day to , Judge Timer First A..
10 De absent for few days,
SECRETARY SHERMAN TALKS RESUMPTION
TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE.-SecretaryS Sher-
man was before the House committee on
banking and currency three hours to day. He
was subjected to a searching "CroSS- -eXamina-
tom by the members. and emphatically reit-
Grated what he said before the Senate finance
ny legislation, specie payment could be re-
Sumed on the 1st of January next; that the
government would he able to resume in July
next II the banks were ready: that the banks
were accommodating coin reserves, to be ready
on January lst, 1879, and that if let alone re
sumption would soon be fixed fact. Every
retary Sherman promptly rebutted. a men,
Der of the committee-an nflatiOniSt-Said .'he
Is laborlng under .faiacy, but is man of
sincere, and really believes in his ability TO
carry out the resumption law, but don't like
tne way In WHICH he rides rough shod over the
examine Secretary Sherman on Thursday
next.
SEA SoUNDINGs AND SHAD IiATCHING.-The
coast survey steamer A. d. Bache left the navy
yard at $3.50 this morning. The fish commits
sion steam yacht Lookout left the yard Salur-
day afternoon. The Bache goes to the Gulf OF
Mexico on surveying cruise: the Lookout to
AlDemarle Sound, on duty in connection with
the hsh cOmmlsSion-the Matching of Shad.
SIX YEARS TERN FOR PRESIDENT. - The
House committee on electoral count has
agreed TO report in favor Of a constitutional
amendment fixing the tenure of the presi
GENITAL 0filce at SIX years, and declaring the
President Ineligible for reelection. The COM
tt!s mittee also ais voted upon the proposition to
abolish the electoral college, and to substitute
for 1t a prorating of the popular vote, based
| upon the number of Senators and Representa-
tives, with a view to secure minority repre-
sentation: The proposition failed by a tie
vote, but it is thought that the absent member
OF the committee would favor the proposition.
THE REJECTION OF THE NOMINATION of
| Reynolds, as First Auditor of the Treasury.
has inspired MahOn's friends with the hope of
| retaining him in office. He is backed by both
Senator's from Pennsylvania, and they called
SpEn Ie ana Sg
MahOnS resignation be revoked. Mahan'S res
| IgnatlOn was given to take effect April 1St. If
he had resigned to take effect after the appoint
| ment of his successor there would have heen
! more chance of his retention than there is at
| present. 1t is argued in favor of MahOn that
| in his long service as clerk, chief clerk, and
| auditor, there has never been discrepancy of
| cent in his accounts; that if civil service
| reform means anything he should be retained
| 1t is understood that the charge against him
| was Incorporate habits.
JACK WHARTON's BOND ALL RIGHT.-The
| Attorney General has received kilograms from
the district attorney and the judge of the L.
! s. court at New Orleans that the names on the
| bond of Marshal Jack Wharton are in every
| respect perfectly good. Other kilograms are
to the same effect. This, it is understood, set.
ties the matter with the Attorney General sat
lsfactorily for Wharton.
The CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S
The republican Senators decline to make pub
lie the proceedings of the caucus held on Sat-
urday. 1t is said that its object was to make
| hnal effort to induce the President to act
| with the republican party, and if it failed to
| keep up the war inaugurated by Senator
| Howe. 1t was suggested, too, that the repub-
| lican Senator'S who have acted with the demo
Gratis @ to confirm the Presidents appointments
that the time had come for them to act with
\ bound by the action of king caucus.
AMERICAN WINES IN EURoPE.-After the
passage of the bill to organize the commission
| of the United States to the Paris exposition,
| an effort was made to secure the appointment
! Of an expert commissioner from California to
| report specially on the culture of the grape
and the production of wines and brandies
| No doubt such an appointment would have
! been the means of eliciting valuable informa-
| tiOn tending to improve great industry in
| California and other wine producing states,
but especially California, where the foreign
varieties of the vine are largely cultivated.
This proposition, however, failed of approval
| at the State department: but in consequence
| thereof the California State Vinicultural AS,
| tN