Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-05
1o-DAY's CABINET MEETING was devoted to
routine business. All the members were pre-
sent except Secretary Eyarts.


routine business. All the members were pre-
| sent except Secretary Evars.
CoNFIRMATIONs.-The Senate, in executive
session, yesterday. confirmed the following
nominations: Bayard Taylor, of Pennsylva-
MIA, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
iitnlpotentiary to Germany; Jehu Baker,
Sf OIL iih2ols, Minister Resident at Venezuela: ::
| GUM; Stillwell H. Russell. u s. marshal for
| the western district of Texas; Anthony ..
heasDy L. s. district attorney for New .Jer-
| s.ey: Samuel Blatchford of New York, to be
| York.
THE REPORT that Mr.. Thomas p. Cheney
the New England mail superintendent now
| belng investigated by Congress, has been dis
| missed by the Post Office department, is with
out foundation: To dismiss an official while
thn umaer ertfo ntt would not be in accordance wi
! me practice of the department, and might in
| tnls case be construed as diSreSpectful to
congress. which has taken charge OF the mat
| ter.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE on FINANCE met
to-day and discussed the bill to repeal the re-
peal the resumption act, but, as Senator Ali
son predicted, no action was taken on the
measure Dy the committee.
COMPETITIVE ExAMrNArIoNs.-The commit
| tee, consisting of Messrs. Mitchell. BabSOn
and HOweS appointed to hold a competitive
nee, made necessary by discharges and trans
| iers. has handed its report to the Secretary of
tne INTERIOR The Secretary will combine the
| cheney marks furnished by the Commissioner
| of Indian Affairs, and the promotions will
probably be announced tomorrow.
! ENJOYS FROM CUBA.-M. J. de RoiaS and
! j. NJ. MeStre, the bearers of the official dis
patches announcing the downfall of the Cuban
rebellion, arrived here today. They will see
mic ,i,,irf
| State.
IMPORTANT DECISIONS OF THE P. NJ. GENE
RAL.-The Postmaster General rendered de-
| ciSiOn to-day in the matter of the awards of
| the two mail contracts argued yesterday be
| fore him. He decides that Mr.. ChidiSter'S bid
of 1874 600 for the long star route shall be
accepted: He does not consider that section
3,I:}9 OF the Revised Statutes, which provides
! that no member of Congress shall directly or
indirectly! have any part in a contract or agree
nent made with the United States, prevents
| COngressmen from becoming sureties on
| bonds. Tie statute intends that members of
| congress shall not be parties to or interested
IN CONTRACTS cts with the government. In this
| case, II is held. the SuretieS of ChidiSter have
no interest in the proceeds arising from the
contract or benefit from it, The contract is
not for them or for their use or benefit in
whole or in part, and therefore their under
ute, which is penal in its provisions
and must be strictly construed SO Mr.. Chi
dlster gets the contract, the department saves
| some S2uV,0O0 on the preceding contract for the
performance OF the same duty and Senators
| Barnum and Jones are not found guilty of a
misdemeanOr. In the case of Mr.: J. B. Price,
whose wife was on his bond, it is decided til 1T
! his bid is valid. and the contract will be
awarded to him. But hereafter it Will be made
| q, rule OF the department tnat in no case can
| the name of a married woman be received as
| surety on bond.
CIRCULAR TO ToBAcCo MANUFACTURERS
| Commissioner of Internal Revenue Raum to-
day issued circular directing that OF and
| after the first of May next all manufacturers
| OF tobacco: snuff and cigars will be required.
upon concluding business, to render closing
| inventories, as provided by the revised stat
| utpS: to pack and stamp all manufactured
goods on hand at that time, and close up their
| accounts as manufacturers with their general
| collectors. By renewing from year to year
| their special-taX stamps, and Keeping them
| posted, conspicuOusly in their places of bust
ness; by rendering monthly reports of stamp
| purchases, sales and removal of goods: BY
| ketping their business and themselves legally
'ualfed as manufacturers, though not actll-
ally engaged in manufacturing they can en-
10y al the privileges the law accOrds to manu-
facturers, and keep their stock of goods un
stamped at their factories until they are sold
or removed.
PACIFIC RAILROAD BoNDs-Mr. Thurman
yesterday reported to the Senate the bill to
provide a sinking fund for the liquidation of
the principal and interest of the Pacific rail
road bonds endorsed by the government, as
stated in THE STAR. The bill provides that
the net earnings are to be ascertained bv
deducting from the gross earnings the expenses
OF operating and keeping the roads in repair,
and also the payments Tor interest and the
first mortgage bonds. No deductions are to
Of Rhss of
ment is to retain the total amounts earned
from time to time Tor government transporta-
with applied to the liquidation of the amounts
paid or to be paid by the government for
interest on the companies bonds, and the the
other aaf to be placed to the credit of the
the net earnings, rs above defined, are to be
Rsid, into the u s. Treasury to
addition to the foregoing sums the Union
Pacific company is to pay to the government.
IN Seml-annual payments, not less than $3.50 900
per year. and the Ge9tra mt Pacific in the same
to take effect on the 1st of June next.
THE HURON VICTIMs.-The act of Congress
making an appropriation for the diSinterment
of the bOdeS-siXty to eighty in number-of
those whe perished by the wreck of the Huron,
which are now buried along the North Caro-
lima, ard their reinterment in the Naval GENE
1Mery Ter y at AbnnaPolls, Annapolis Nd having been approved
making arrangements for carrying out its
provisions. The work will be begun about the
middle of the present month.
Society.
The high wind of yesterday discouraged
visiting, yet some of the ladies who receive
Mondays had numerous calls.
Mrs Miller and Mrs. Strong did not receive.
but the families of others of the Justices of the
Supreme Court were at home to visitors JUS
| tice Clifford received with his wife in her par
| lOr at the National Hotel.
There was pleasant matinee from to 6 D.
m: yesterday at the residence of Mr. George
| Riggs, which was largely attended.
A german was given by the Misses Freeman
| last evening, and a limited number of her
friends were entertained by Mrs. Hickok at
| the residence of Mr.. Fernando Wood That
gentleman will give dinner party today.
The wife and sister of Senator Jones will
start for Nevada the middle of the present
week.
As many appear to be desrOus to converse
| on the question of the enlargement of the
franchise, Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker has
decided to see any one who desires to talk
| with her on the subject, any day between
twelve and two, in the parlOr at the Riggs
House, for the next fortnight There seems 70
be an increasing interest shown in this sub
| lect. All who have met Mrs. Hooker in private
have hppn attracted " har nd A.,