Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-01

revenue. s2i2 1864: Gus -oms. s322,61973.
SUBSCRIPTIONS 20 the four per cent. loan to-
day. s1S0.9OO
REPRESENTATIVE SPRINGER, of Illinois, has
been appointed a member of the Potter inves-
tigating committee in place of Mr.. Cobb. OF
Indiana, who declined to act in consequence
of ill-health.
THE TEXAS PACIFIC BILL.-The Senate com
mittee on railroads met tO-day-and agreed to
report back without Recommendation the
johnson compromise IeXaS-SOuthera racine
r..ilrOad bill
Mr. j. F. WELLS, who was drowned in the
Potomac on Thursday last, was a shorthand
report in the Senate gallery. He VS. a
young man of promise, and esteemed al ie for
his intelligence and modesty.
SECRETARY SHERMAN AND PoTTER.-Cha' =
man Potter of the Florida investigating COM
mittee, addressed letter to Secretary Sher
man as follows: / submitted your letter of the
10Th Instant, directed TO me as chairman OF
the committee of investigation, &c, to the
committee at its first meeting, and | am now
unanimously directed by the committee to in
form you that, until further order, thev will
permit any person named in the resolution
appointing a committee to be present when
evidence affecting him is taken, and to be at
tended by his counsel and to offer evidence in
his own behalf, but that all questions to wit
neSSCSS shall be addressed by member OF the
committee.
Secretary Sherman to-day sent a communi-
cation to Chairman Potter saying: Il have
the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter OF yesterday advising me that the COM
mittee of which yOu are chairman will permit
me, as person named in the resolution, to be
present when evidence affecting me is taken,
and to be attended by my counsel, and to
offer evidence in my own behalf. My official
duties will not permit me to attend the meet
ings, but avail myself of the consent of the
committee rpnrPSpntpu
ShellabarSer as my counsel, who will hand
you this. He is instructed to assist you to
make the investigation thorough and COM
plete, and, through a member of your COM
mittee, TO examine witnesses who will prove
the allegations stated in my letter of the 10Th
ult."
Mrs. HAYES contributed quite large num-
Der of flowers to the services on Decoration
day. Two beautiful wreaths were ,ent ler
direction to Cleveland, Ohio. to be plscc on
members of the 23d Ohio Volunteers, (the
Presidents regiment,) who fell during the
War; large n4mter mi ,G, Of flowers = @ We're SO sent
Congressional Cemetery a number of resi-
dent families of fallen Union soldiers Were
beautifully supplied; and large basket of tie
choicest floral productions of the hot house
at the Executive Mansion was sent to GettyS-
burg.
THE SENATE, IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, yes
terday confirmed the nominations of CO c.
tors of internal revenue: Amor Smith, Jr.,
fl st district of Ohio, vice WeitZel removed:
James I. Rapier, second district of Alabama,
vice Booth removed, and several pOStmaSlerS
and rejected the nomination of Wn N Berke-
ley for reappOintment as postmaster at Alex
andTia, Va.
IN THE PREDICTION OF CABINET CHANGES
the two officers who are always, according o
report about to retire are P. NJ G. Key and
Secretary ThompsOn-the former because he
is democrat, and there sOre dtstaSs2 III to tie
repub' lean parry, and the latter on account o
ill-health and OverwOrk. These rep0roS are
started on an average once week. A mem
Der of the Cabinet to-day said to reporter of
The STAR that he had never heard in all the
Cabinet discussions any mention .0r anything
whatever that would indicate that it was
thought that P. M: G: Key should resire. On
the contrary, the Cabinet had always been and
still was perfectly harmonious. AS to the re-
ported retirement OF Secretary Thompson Oh
account of overwork and ill-health, it can be
ever been, and that though he has great deal
of work to do, he has no idea whatever of
quitting it and retiring from the Cabinet Oh
that or any other account.
EFFECT OF THE AUTHORIZATIONS BILL
The immediate effect of the passage of the
bill to prevent the further contraction of the
the previous action of the HOuse) will be that
eighty per cent. of the additional national
bank currency, issued during May, being 3D.
ury department. will be allowed to remain in
circulation. This amount is about the aver
age, sum retired each mont by the Treasury
und der the law. Its being outstanding will in
terfere but slightly with the resumption of
specie payments. This monthly retirement of
legal tenders was calculated upon by Secretary
sherman as so much aid to resumption. The
disposition OF United States bonds by the Sec
retary for gold and the accumulation of the
gold realized thereby for resumption purposes
has not, however, been interfered with. The
of NTNfI is
legislation, especially as this bill is tactly un-
serstOOd on all sides TO be the last measure
affecting the finances to be framed during the
present session of Congress. The President
will undoubtedly sign the bill.
THE REBELLIoUs BANNoCKs.-The War de-
partment to-day received dispatch confirm
ing the fresh report of the uprising of the
verely two settlers. Seventy five troops have
gone to the rescue to protect settlers, but will
not make any attack on the Indians, as the
troops can be sent to aid them there, the near.
est being those on the Upper Colombia river,
whose presence is needed among the Indians
there as much as it is among the Banuocks
COMMODORE VIM. F. SPICER, u s. N, is Or
dered to command the Boston navy yard, 18th
June next.
The Public Debt.
The recapitulatiOn of the statement of the
public debt of the United States for the month
of May, 1878, just issued, shows:
Debt bearing interest in coin:
Bonds 6per cent. nt...............$ $73S, $4,000 90
Bonds al per cent. 703.266,650 90
Bonds at Az per cent ............ 235.000.000 90
Bonds at per cent. 9l,S50090 90
$1,76S, ,735, $50 o.
Debt bearing int in lairful naoneu:
Navy pension fund at per cent. $l4,OOOOOO 90
Debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity. $6,143,5OO 26
Debt bearing no interest:
Old demand and lega[tender
notes. .......................S S34S, 1888 l35O
CertihcateS OF depOslt............ So, 700 90
fractional currency. y.............. 16,65S,69S IS