Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-17

IeSenuc- SoSo,GSo-iS' CuoIoiho %-'o,f'iof.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL
was reported to the Senate at 40 p. M. oday.
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE on the legiS-
lative, executive, and judicial appropriation
bill agreed this morning to report Substan.
TALLY as outlined in last Saturdays STAR.
THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS to-
day adoptcd a resolution to ask authority of
TIE House to sit during the recess on and after
September lst, in New York city, with view
to examine into the subject of the reOrganiZa-
tlOn OF the New York custom house.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
today were Representatives Thompson, Nc
Kinley, Wait, Loring Harmer, Burchard,
Robinson, Ettner and Williams (Wis.)
THE BUTLER-CoRBIN CoNrEsT.-The Senate
committee on privileges and elections today
agreed to postpone report in the Butler-COr-
bin South Carolina contested election case
until next December. Mr.. Cameron has pre-
pared his majority report in favor of Corbin's
right TO the seat in the Senate now occupied by
Gen. Butler. Senator Hill has not prepared
curing majority report i'll favor of Corbn is
said to be to enable him to secure pay as a
Senator during the time of his contest
THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY BUILDING
Much surprise is expressed at the action of
the Senate committee on appropriations in
reference to the new Congressional library
scheme. The library commission agreed upon
Judiciary Square for the site of the new build
ing, and recommended to be inserted in the
Sundry civil bill an appropriation of $l5O,000 to
begin the construction of a foundation for the
building. The Senate committee has inserted
in the sundry civil bill Dawes and Morrilrs
proposition uth0rlzlng the Secretary OF the
Interior to ascertain what would be the cost
OF land, either through direct purchase from
owners or condemnation for public use ad-
joining the Capitol grounds on the north, east
and south sides of the Capitol for site for the
proposed library building. This provision Of
lay an Improvement which is needed immedi-
ately. Two years time will be required to go
through the legal steps of condemning public
lands necessary for the building. Several
real estate owners on the north side of the
capitol grounds. are chiefly interested in
securing the new building near the Capitol.
The Secretary. of the Interior can give Con
gress no more information at the next session
than he has already given the library com
mission An appropriation to begin the cOu-
Structlon OF new library building some
where, should be made at once.
WAR ON ALABAMA MOONSHINERs-The fol-
lowing dispatch was sent by Commissioner
Raum to Collector d. B. Broth, at Montgom-
cry, Ala; You are authorized to employ 16
additional men for Is days, with an allowance
OF 81 GOO, as authorized in my dispatch of the
18th. desire that you shall test the sincerity
OF the promises TO aid the government in sup
some time since to obtain leniency towards
Illicit diStilers in Clarbourne county. The
leniency extended to Illicit diStinerS hereto
tore was with the expectation that violations
OF law would ceaDe. now desire that the law
shall take its course against all offenders"
This dispatch was brought about by the in
formation that citizens had interfered with
revenue officials in the performance of their
duties.
NAVAL CADETs-The President today an.
proved the bill regulating the appointment of
cadet midshipmen and cadet engineers in the
Naval Academy, and for other purposes The
bill provides that there Shall be allowed in said
academy one cadet midShipman for every
sentatiTes one for the District of Columbia
and ten appointed at large provided that
hereafter there shall not be in the academy at
one time more than ten at large Another
provision of the bill is that any officer of the
navy may, by and with the advice and consent
OF the PRESIDENT, be advanced not exceeding
thirty numbers in rank for eminent cOnductin in
battle or extraordinary herOiSm; and the rank
OF officers shall not be changed except in ac
cordance with the provisions of existing law,
and by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate. The bill precludes the appointment
OF any cadet midshipman at large for three or
four years.
RECRUITS FOR THE INDIAN Wharf.-The Su.
perintendent general recruiting service. will.
by direction of the Secretary of War, cause
one hundred and fifty recruits to be forward
ed to Fort Smelling, Minnesota, for assign
ment to the llth cavalry, in the department of
Dakota.
THE REMAINS OF 1sT LIEUTENANT E. III.
TOTTEN, U. S. A, who was killed on the rail-
road at Cold Spring, New York, last Friday,
arrived in this city this morning. His funeral
TOOK place this afternoon from the residence
OF Major Hunter, I. S. A, retired, lS26I street,
1t was largely attended. The services were
conducted by Rev William Paret, D. D., of
at Oak Hill. A detachment of artillery from
the Arsenal acted as bOdy-bearers The fol
% lowing army officers ;, We're the pa!lbearers:
Col; Audenreid ;an Cox TSnrteette, Major Ben
Mcclellan, Lieut.. Davis and Capt. Howgate.
and Lieut. Brown, of the Navy.
NOMINATION OF DISTRICT JUsTICEs.-The
following were nominated on Saturday by the
President as justices of the peace for this Dis
trict: Observation-Disclosures Walter, E. c. Weay-
er, A s. Taylor, Charles N. Thomas, John D.
kathrop, o. S. B. Wall VIM. Helmlck, George
+. Harms, 4. z. Richards, and C.. S. Bundy
GeOrgetown-H. T. Taggart and VIM. Gordon
Brightwood-A: G. Osborne. TennallytOWn-
lsaIah a,S & Shoemaker. Uniontown-John Moss.
The President to-day recalled-at the nomi-
nee's request-the nomination of VIM Cor
don, of Georgetown, to be justice OF the peace.
and appointed in his stead Matthias " Buckley,
also OF Georgetown. The latterS nomination.
went to the Senate late this afternoon. He IS
justice now, and has the respect and conf.
Qence OF MS fellow cltlZenS.
THE PRESIDENT AND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBu.
TIoNS BY CLERKs-The President has in
formed the members of the cabinet, with re-
gard to the matter of contributions to the CAM
paign funds and assessments for political pur-
pOseS that he desires the letter addressed by
Secretary Schurz to one of his clerks upon that
subject to be considered as embOdying his
own opinions. and the rule governing the ad-
mlnlStratlOn in its different branches This
letter Informed the clerk, who addressed Sec
retary SchurZ, that he was as free as any other
citizen TO spend his spare money in any legiti.
mate way he pleased, and as his political prin-
cipes or public spirit might suggest.
NOMINATIONs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate Saturday
afternoon: Z. T. Hammond, of Tennessee. to
be United States district Judge the western
district OF Tennessee; Captain AZOr H. Nick
erson TO be an assistant adjutant general with
rank OF major; John WasSon, of Arizona. to
De United States surveyor general for Ari
Zona; JOhn 5. McClary, 10 be receiver of pub
lie moneys at Norfolk, Nebraska: jesse r
Wheelock, to be register in land office at Far
go, Dakota. Also, number of poStmasters
and the following Indian agents: Alfred n
Marion, OF Md, at Tulalip agency. Washington
territory; 5. s. Lawson. of Ill. at Mission
agency, California Asa d. Baker, of N. Y. at
Red Lake agency Minnesota; Henry j. King
ID. ii. WaSson of Ill.,, at Flandceau. Dakota
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