Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-16
The District in Con-ress.

The District in Congress.
THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT BILL
Another meeting of the Senate committee
ON the District of Columbia was held this
morning for further consideration of the
House District government bill. Another
meeting OF the committee will be held this
afternoon, at which it is expected that the bill
VIII ne hnlShed. 1t is the present intention of
the cOmmlttee not to report the bill to the Sen
ate before Monday.
BACK FAY UNDER THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW
Mr.. Hamlin by request, presented in the
Senate TO day bill for the relief of certain
government employees in the District of Co
lumbia. The bill directs the accounting Off
GERS OF the Treasury to pay the sum of twenty
per cent. upon the gross amount of cOmpensa-
tiOn received by certain employees of the gov
eminent t who have not been paid and are enti-
greSS approved February 2S. 1867. under the
construction given to said resolution by the
|. ). Supreme Court
THE RECORDER OF DEEDS.
Mr.. COckerll Introduced in the Senate tC-
day bill to amend section 467, &C. chapter
-, OF the Revised Statutes relating to the Dis
trict of Columbia. The amendment provides
that the recorder OF Deeds. before assuming
the duties OF his office. shall take an oath for
the faithful discharge Of his duties: that he
shall give bond, with two or more sureteS.
TO be approved by the chief Justice of the
$4,000, to record all deeds and other writings
according to law, and to return all fees which
may come into his hands, as hereinafter pro
vided No person shall be appointed to the
recorder OF Deeds who shall not Save been a
resident of the District for at least three years
previous TO his appointment. On the first days
thirty days thereafter, he Shall make TO the
chief officers of the District a written state
ment OF al the fees and emoluments of his
ONCE, and OF every name and character and
pIlSpS nj finn in,
cludlng clerk hire, with vouchers for the pay
nent OF the same for such half year. or the
lees OF rs Office for his personal cOmDensa-
tlon the Recorder shall not be allowed to re
tam any sum exceeding 5000 per year over
and above the necessary expenses of his office.
lncIudIng necessary clerk hire, to be audited
and allowed by the chief Justice, or in case of
his disability by the senior associate Justice
OF the Supreme Court of the District The
recorder, at the time of making his half-year
iyreturn, shall pay into the treasury of the
District any surplus of the fees and emou-
mentS, OF his office above the compensation
and allowances belonging to himself.
NOMINATIONs-The President sent to the
Senate today the following nominations:
John II. Smyth, of n. c., to be Z. S. minister
and consul general to Liberia: Amor Smith.
collector Internal revenue, lst district of Ohio:
James T: Rapier to be collector internal reve,
nue.. I'd district of Alabama: BeniC ludlow.
collector internal revenue, Sd district of Texas
Gustayus st. Gem, surveyor of customs, port
toms. Portland and Falmouth, Me- Roger S
Green, associate justice of the supreme court
OF T the territory of Washington !; Francis H.
weaver, OF VIVA, to be agent of the southern
Ute Indians in Colorado.
PROMOTIONs.-Mr. e. B. BrOokes has been
promoted to clerkshp of class four, in the
office of the Secretary of War vice TbOS Lit
tie, recently elected librarian of the AstOr
Library, New York city; and MI. w. H. Nor
rlS0n to clerkShip of class twO in the same
office.
TIE UTEs.-The commissioner of Indian
affairs has received dispatch from U. S.
Indian Agent Russell, at Ubiquia Indian
agency, which says that all the Utes have
g9ne f1 TO to Southern ON! at Ute agency except about
selves: 1t is also stated tina issues of supplies
have been stopped in obedience to insiruc
tions OF March 18th. 1t was intended to use
the military to effect the removal of the Utes.
put II seems that the agent has removed near
ly ali without this aid.
PROMOTION-Mr Robert J. Fisher. ir.. has
been promoted from second to first assistant
examiner OF the Patent office.
PERsoNAL.-Ass't Quartermaster General
Rucker (well known in Washington during
the war as chief depot quartermaster in this
city, and his wife have arrived in Washington
and are the guests of Acting Quartermaster
General Van Vleet and wife, 1919 18th street
returned from the north, and will be at home
to friends on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
MAJOR c. H. CARLTON is at his own request
relieved from duty on the board appointed to
convene in. this city for the examination of
candidates for appointment as superintendent
OF national cemeteries.
MOVEMENTS OF u. S. NAVAL VEssE1s-The
Constellation, expected to be ready to sail on
the llth instant from Havre, France, for New
YORK and Annapolis. The Tennessee, flag
snip OF the Aslatic station, was at Port Said.
Egypt, April 26th, Oh her way to the United
states. The Powhatan, flagship of the North
Atlantic station, expects to leave Norfolk.
Va, OH the 10th instant for New York.
THE GALLOws.-Gev. Williams, of Indiana.
mas cOmmuted the death sentence of VIM O.
Greenley colored. convicted of the murder of
woman, to imprisonment for life. Gov.
Michol!s, OF Loulsiana, has signed the death
warrant OF Jesse Walker, convicted OF the
murder OF Violet Simmons, Il colored woman.
and the execution will take place at Farmer
vile. Union parish. May q.
- a MoLL1E MAGuIRE TO BE HANGED-The
iehnSylNama board OF pardOns has refused to
Interfere with the decision OF the court i'm the
case OF Dennis Donnels, the Schuylkill county
M9llle Mcguire, who is to be hanged on the
I'D instant
IHE Music FESTIVAL AT CINCINNATI YES
tefday had fair weather and an immense
crowd. The city was decorated with flags and
evergreens. Mrs. OsgOod made her first aD
pearaEce in the ofatOriO Of the Messiah last
night. 0'
The EASTERN AMATEUR PRESS AssocIA
TloN met in Philadelphia yesterday, and de-
clded TO protest to the Postmaster General
against the order preventing amateur Jour
mails from passing through the mails as period
icals. Delaven w. Gee, OF Washington, was
elected president.
As-P Philadelphia fenians pronounce the re.
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