Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-11

COLLECTOR WEITzEL REMOVED. - Amor
Smithtelegraphs Commissioner Raum that he
relieved Wetzel as collector of internal reve
nue. at Cincir natl today.
A CENSUS as to the age, date of appoint
ment, by whom recommended, number of rel
ativcs in office, proficiency, &C., is being made
of the employees of the Treasury. A space
about eight inches 3quare is deVoted TO the
items first name, while for proficiency one
eighth OF an inch is deemed sufficient. The
female employees object strongly to being
called upon to give their ages.
GOVERNOR PORTS, of Montana, has been re-
appointed in his position.
The APPOINTMENT of John c. Fremont as
governor of Arizona was at the suggestion of
Secretary SchurZ.
SENATOR MATTHEWS AND THE INvEsTIGA-
TORs-The Senate committee to Investigate
the Stanley Matthews Anderson cOrrespon-
dence met and organized this morning, Sena-
tor Allison actinga as chairman in the absence
of senator Edmunds, who is sick. 1t was dc
cided TO go on and prosecute the inquiry dill
O'Clock this afternoon.
UptO O'Clock Senator Matthews had paid
no attention to the subpoena which had been
issued by the Potter committee. He will de-
cline to obey it. The democrats have not made
up their minds just what they will do, but
there is some talk TO the effect that if Stanley
Matthews can stand it Ito let the matter rest
Just where it is), they can.
THE PRESIDENTS TITLF-The House judic-
iaTy committee this morning agreed to make
an adverse report Oh the Maryland Mont
gOmery Blair'S) resolutions and the Kimmel
quo WarrantO bill. The report will be accom-
panied by the declaration that the title Of the
President is irTefTa@ible.
The report in reference to the Presidents
title was subsequently amended, at the. in
stance OF Gen. Butler, TO merely recte that no
CONGRESS has the right 10 annul the acts con
cerning such title passed upon by preceding
Congress.
GRADUATING EXERCISES AT THE NAVAL
ACADEMY.-Secretary Thompson and prob
ably the President, will be present at the
graduating exercises of the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, Md, on the 10Th instant. The
President is expected to confer the certih-
Gates OF graduation upon the members of the
graduating classes OF cadet midshipmen and
cadet engineers. Secretary Thompson will
deliver an address to them.
THE president, the Attorney General, the
Secretary of War, and Col. Bacon, of Gen.
Sberman's staff, 90 to West Point tonight to
witness the graduating exercises on Wcdnec-
day, returning home saturday.
SENATOR MATTHEWS SCBPGNAED.-Yester
day afternoon a deputy sergeant alarms of
the House Of Representatives served Senator
Matthews in the lobby of the Senate, with a
subpoena to appear before the Potter investi-
eating committee this morning at 10 o'clock.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were Senators Wadleigh, Lamar, Came.
ron, Pennsylvania ;Christiancy and Patterson:
and Representatives Neal, Dwight, Phillips,
Williams, Wisconsin; JOrgenSen, Upton.
ThOrnburg, Gardner, Bro9den and Welch.
The DISTRICT GOVERNMENT BILL SIGNED.
The President to day approved the bill pro-
vidiDg permanent form OF government for
the District of Columbia. The bill was taken
to the White House for his signature by Repre-
sentative Ralney, member of the committee
on enrolled bills.
GENERAL PELOUZE's SUCCESSOR-The law
provides that vacancies in the adjutant gen
erals department in the grade of major shall
be flied from officers of the army of the grade
of captain. 1t also provides that if an ap-
pOintment is not made during the session of
Congress in which the vacancy occurs nc ap-
pOlnrment can be made during the recess
which will not expire at the end of the next
session of Congress. 1t is expected that the
vacancy created by the death of Gen. PeOuZe
will be filed sometime during the present
week.
PBRsONAL.-General Garfield returned from
Ohio this morning. "A delegation of De-
Oit (Mlch.) officials are in the city inspecting
oar asphalt pavementS.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY says that he
knew nothing whatever of the Boulds Baker
telegram until long after Baker had resigned
his position in the department, not, in fact,
until few months ago, when, through Sena
tor COnkling, the dispatch was brought to
light and published.
THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT commenced
to-day to send to the postmaSters at the vari-
Gus fourth class post offices in the United
States Numbering some $4,000 circulars stat
ing that in view of the probable change at the
present session of Congress of the law regulat-
ing their compensation, by making it depend
on the amount of stamps Cancelled instead of
sold, as at present, il is deemed advisable to
notify pOstmaSterS in order that they may
commence from July lst, 1878, to keep their
accounts to correspond with the proposed
change in the law.
CAPTAIN W. Ross BROWNE, librarian of the
Navy department, left the city this morning
for Berkely Springs, for his health, as the
guest of Judge j. w. Wright of this city, to re-
main eight or ten days. During his absence
the duties of librarian viii be performed by
his assistant DR.. III. w. King.
MR. W. W. CoRCoRAN called on the Presi-
dent this afternoon relative to the District
COmmissiOnerships.
THE CABINET MEETING TODAY.-All the
members of the Cabinet were present at the
meeting to-day. Secretary Evarts spoke of
the international monetary conference as a
ers that have already accepted the invitation
extended them TO send a representative to
the Congress, that England would also very
lkely ma Ike similar response. He also said
That the delegates on the part of the country
should be appointed at an early day. Secre-
tary Sherman again referred to the success of
the and Az per cent. loans and the healthy
condition OF national finances generally.
NOMINATIONs.-The President today, sent
the following nominations to the Senate:
Ernst Dichman, Of Wisconsin, TO be minister
resident at the United States of Colombia.
Peter Negley, TO be Assistant United States
Treasurer at Baltimore: Benz. F. Potts of
Helena, Montana, to be governor of Montana ;;
Elias B.eyOOrt. of Santa Fe, to be receiver
pubic moneys at Santa Fe, New Mexico: .Jno
A. Pam, OF Sierra Leone, to be United State
consul at that place.
RECALL OF ARMY OFFICERs.-An order
issued by Gen. Sherman recalls the army
officers sent abroad as military attaches of our
legations ut st. Petersburg, ConStantinople
and Vienna, to observe the operations of the
opposed armies OF Russia and Turkey Major
Gen. w. u. HaZen colonel sixth infantry, who
was attached TO the legation to Austria and
was placed on the Danube at the Hungarian
frontier, is ordered TO return home and resume
command OF his regiment, which is in Dakota.
Gen. Alexander Chambers. lieutenant colonel
twenty-frSt infantry, is ordered to return and
report in command of the recruiting depot on