Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-28
THE SENATE at 2 35 O'Clock proceeded to the
consideration of executive business.

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consideration of executive business.
AMONG THE CALLERS on the President to-
day were Secretary McCrary, Justice Strong
Senator Rollins, and Representatives Aldrich,
Rice (Ohio), Mckinley, Peddie and Pugh.
THE NEW WHISKY REGULATIONs.-The Pre-
sident to-day signed the joint resolution pre-
scribing the time for the payment of the tax
Oh distilled spirits. Commissioner Raum i'm
mediately issued regulations providing new
form of diStillerS warehOuSing bond condition
for the payment of the tax within three years,
with interest. The regulations further provide
for a form of request and acknowledgment ex
tending the time on the old bonds to three
years from the date of entry of the spirits for
deposit in dstillery warehouses, etc.
ONE VOTE THAT SETTLED THE MAssACHU.
sETTS CONTEST To-DAY-After the reading
OF the journal today, the republicans at once
demanded the regular order, which was roll
entitled to the seat held by Field, republican,
from the Sd Massachusetts district. The re
publican side was full, but the democratic
: side was out, and in order to give the demo
Gratis a chance to drum up the laggards,
Springer interpOsed a diatOry motion to ad-
lOnrn This was voted down, and the vote
of the election committee, that Dean is entitled
to the seat. The result of the vote was yeas 124,
nays l23. The Speaker voted in the affirmative.
Mr. Jones, of Alabama, in announcing his
vote in the affirmative, said that under his
construction of the law of Massachusetts, he
yesterday voted that Field, the republican
the House having decided otherwise he would
to- day vote that Dean was entitled to it. This
sudden change OF front ELECTED applause,
which the Speaker rebuked when COnger, of
Michigan, in his most sarcastic vein, reminded
the Speaker that the applause over Jones' con-
version did not come from the republican side
Of the House. Jones' vote gave Dean his seat.
He was sworn in as soon as the result was an
nOunced
THE PENNSYLVANIA UNPLEAsANTNEss.-
Regarding the reported stormy interview be-
tween himself and Representatives Thompson
and White, of Pennsylvania about the noml.
nation of MI. ScOfield for Register of the
Treasury, Secretary Sherman says: No such
language was used by the gentlemen as stated.
At the time the gentlemen called upon the
President Mr. ScOtield'S acceptance had not
been received by him. The Secretary informed
the gentlemen at once of the acceptance which
he had just receiYed.'
Representative Thompson says the account
OF the interview is mainly true, but nothing in
the conversation justified the words tricky,
lying, and hypocritical,n reported to have
been applied by him to the administration. l.'''0
Secretary Sherman said to a STAR reporter
to-day that - the story was manufactured out
whole cloth. and that Thompson has written
a letter to him about the matter to which he
has replied.
q SIMPLE SIMoN.-Unhappily for jokes con-
TO absorb office, based on the fact that a Simon
Cameron has been offered position in the Z.
Q. d., said Simon declines the appointment.
nOORKEEPER POLK.-Chairman Harrison
OF the committee on reform in the civil ser
vice. to-day endeavOred to call up for c0nsid-
Grafton the report of that committee recon-
mending Doorkeeper Polks dismissal. BY
almost strict party vote the motion was voted
doWn-yeaS 107, nays l23.
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VERTIsING. The Senate committee on post
Offices and post roads to- day agreed upon a
bill to regulate the advertising of mail lettings
andf0r other purposes. The bill provides that
before making any contract for inland mail
transportation other than by railroads and
steamboats,, except for temporary service, the
Postmaster General shall cause to be pub
lished in not more than ten newspapers pub
llShed In the state or territory in which such
service is to be let notice, in displayed type,
OF the letting of the contract. No contract for
mail service can be sub-let without the con
sent, in writing, of the Postmaster General
and any contractor who Sub-letS his con
shall be considered as terminated. When
any persons, under, contract for carry
ing the mails shall sublet any contract or en-
plOy any person or persons to perform the ser
vice by such contractor agreed to be perform
ed or any part thereof he or they shall file in
General a copy of his or their contract. The
Second Assistant Postmaster General is to no.
THY the Auditor OF the Treasury for the Post
Office department of the fact of filing in his
Office of such contract. On the receipt of said
notice by the Auditor, it is made his duty to
retain out OF the amount due the original con-
such notice. as agreed to be paid the Subcon-
tractor and shall pay the amount on the certi-
ncate OF the second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral to the subcOntractOr under the same rules
governing payments to original contractors
provided that the original contractor has paid
on and discharged the amount due under his
eontract TO the su6c0ntractor, when the audi
tor shall settle with the original contractor as
provided for by existing laws. Hereafter all
advertisements notices, proposals for con-
tracts, &c, &c, required for the executive and
be paid for al prices not exceeding commercial
rates charged to private individuals, but the
heads OF departments OF their authorized
agents may secure lower terms at special
rates Wheneverthe public interest demands it.
|. All newspapers and other publications in
which said advertising shall be inserted shall
ME with each department certificate of their
commercial rates for advertising, and all ac-
counts against the United States for adver-
t1sing shall be audited and paid at not to
exceeding said commercial rates; provided
that all advertising in newspapers since April
10th, 1877, shall be audited and paid at like
rates.
RAILROAD BI1Ls.-On the 4th of February
Mr.. Spencer introduced bill in the Senate to
incorporate the National Pacific railroad and
Telegraph company. Mr.. Spencer is largely
!htClcS "a III pioptlly Ill Tie BLACK Hills. 1ne
line of the projected road is from Cheyenne,
wyoming territory, to the Pacific, by the way
OF OF ReadWood, Fort Laramie, Fort Fetterman.
the yellowstone river, near the mouth of the
Big Horn, and Helena, Montana. To-day the
committee on railroads agreed to report this
bill favOrably. 1t was also agreed to report
faverably, with amendments, a bill introduced
by Gen. GOrden to build narrow guage rail
road from Bismarck to tine Black Hills.
REMOVAL OF INDIANs.-Some 400 Apaches
and 800 Utes, now at the Cimarron agency, in
New Mexico: and 800 Apaches and 900 Utes
now at the Abiquin agency, in New Mexico,
are to be removed in April to other reserya
tons The Apaches win be sent to the Mesca-
lerO Apache agency, in New Mexico, and the
SteS TO The southern Ute agency, on the Los
PinOS river, in Colorado.
THE GALLows-Thomas p Fisher, noto.
rlOus Molly Mcguire, and murderer of Morgan
P0Well, is under sentence to be hanged at
Mauch Chunk, Pa, to-day. McEvoy, who was
to have been hanged next Friday at Aiken, S.
G., has been respited until the 18th of April.
The object is to allow time for resentencing.
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