Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-29
The Florida Confessions.
BELIEF THAT AN INVESTIGATION WILL BE Or
DERED

THAT An INVESTIGATION WILL. BE OK
DERED.
Whatever may be the purpose of those man.
aging the movement for an investigation
touching the Florida disclosures, it is kept
very quiet, and but few know when the
demonstration will be made. The feeling is
Investigation will be ordered Many demo-
Gratis say that inaSmuch as the preceding
democratic Congress declared that Hayes was
fraudulently elected, that not to investigate
it now, in the light of the recent confession.
would be tantamOunt to the assertion that the
previous declaration was merely game of
brag. In other words the democrats have as
serted that Hayes was not honestly elected,
and the republicans say that he was. The
issue is thus Joined, and it is now the duty
of the democrats to have an investigation to
see which party is right. it is not Thought
that any resolution for an investigation Will
one of the Florida confessors oafss arrived here
Tfloay nlsht last and kept himself so quiet at
the Washington House that he was not found
oy the newspaper men until Saturday night.
All attempts to interview him have shown him
10 De a poor pump. This he does say. however,
that when he made his statement he expected
That an investigation would follow, and that
he can substantiate all that he has said in that
statement and good deal more, too, before
any Congressional committee which calls him
before it.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to
day amounted s2l1.2OO.
INTERNATIONAL CoURTEsIEs IN THE MATTER
OF FISH CULTURE.-A communication has
been recently received by the State depart
ment from Sir Edward Thornton, acknOwl-
edging the great favor extended to the New
Zealand government by the Y. S. Fish COM
mission IN supplying eggs of the California
salmon. New Zealand has been for many
years endeavoring to accimatiZe the European
salmon, but without success, although many
thousands of pounds sterling have been eX-
pended in the effort. Attention, however,
having been drawn to the adaptabilitv OF the
California salmon for the purpose in question,
mission for some of their Ova This was
granted, on condition that the expenses of
pcR1 packing e; and and shipping SHOULD be met by the
larger number of eggs We're produced at the
McClOud river establishment than the funds of
the commission could transport to the east,
distribution throughout the United States.
Owing to the. extreme care with which the
eggs eggs were packed, nnder the direction of the
hiin Gommission SsG they were successfully
factory result OF about 95 per cent. of live fish
was obtained. The ministry of the colony
este eealied the e. attention of the governor to tue
says III conclusion that the ministers venture
to think that so generous an action on the
part OF foreign nation is worthy of being
therefore respectfully ask His ExcelIencv to
nIlng the matter under the notice of Her
MaJeSty'S government, through the Secretorv
OF state for the colonies, in the hope that Her
Majesty's government will permit a cOmmuni-
cation to be made to the government OF the
United States of the thanks of the Colony of
New Zealand Tor the generous and valuable
glft OF million salmon Oya to the colony"
The course suggested was followed, and the
thanks have been received in due form at
the State department. Much credit is thus
reflected on the L. S. Fish Commission of
which Prof. Spencer +. Baird is the efficient
head.
NATIONAL QUARANTINE.-Th President to-
day approved the act III. r. 3739, Ito prevent
the Introduction of contagious OF infectious
diseases into the United States This act
cOntemplateS the prevention of the impOrta-
tion OF cholera and yellow fever. 1t places all
quarantine matters on the part of the govern
ment under the Immediate direction of the
surgeon general of the marine hospital SER
vice: but does not interfere with the author
lly or operations OF local quarantine or health
authorities, where such exist. The act has no
reference to internal sanitary regulations.
which are reserved for state and municipal
authorities. The consular officers of the
United States are required to furnish infOrma-
tl0n TO the surgeon general of the marine hos
plta service OF all outbreaks of cholera vel
low fever, etc, in Order.tO enable him to give
timely warning to the health authorities in
this cOuOtry