Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-24
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

dSllngLOn NEWS anu UOSSlp'
| GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue 1891 1924: customs. $3Ol, 1929.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the tour per cent. loan to-
day amounted to sl55,55O.
THE SwATARA arrived at New Orleans yes
terday from Vera Cruz. All on board are well
SENATOR WALLACE telegraphed from Pitts
| burg last night to a friend in this city as fol-
lows: Have carr lied everything. The Tilden
men were here in force, but did not prevail.
| All purposes accOmpli he'd"
REPRESENTATIVE FRYE, of Maine, returned
| to his seat in the House today, after a ten
! days leave OF Absence.
PRESIDENT HAYES, Secretary McCrary, At
| tOrney General Devens, Col Rogers, Mrs.
| Andrews and daughter, a son of Secretary
| Evarts, a son of Secretary McCrary, and Mr.
| Crump returned this morning from Hampton,
| Va, where they have been attending the ex.
| animation exercises of tha Hampton Normal
Scfool. They heartily enjoyed the trip, and
were much impressed with the progress of the
colOred race evinced by the examination.
| COMING MARRIAGE AT THE WHITE House.
| General Russell Hastings, of Rockford county,
| ILL.,, formerly marshal of Northern Ohio, and
| during the war lieutenant colonel of Presi-
dent It mHayes,s regiment, and Miss P!att, niece
| of President Hayes, will be married at the
White House the latter part OF next month.
| CONFIRMATIONS AND A REJECTION. The
Senate in executive session yesterday con-
| firmed the following nominations: John H.
Smyth, of North Carolina, to be minister resi-
| dent and consul general to Siberia; Timothy
G. Smith, OF Vermont, consul at Galatz; G:
Ek GaSeS of eusfq9s at Port
for the western district of Wisconsin; Roger
S: Green, of Washington territory, to be asso-
srteTy W E. Of nos
neer Jos. F: Mickey, to be passed assistant
Bran, to be first lieutenant a in revenue sS 'nnn @a
rine service. The Senate rejected the nOmi-
nation OF John B.. rockingham as assistant
| appraiser OF merchandise in the district Of
New York. There was considerable discus
sion over this nomination, but only two Sena-
| tors voted in the affirmative.
THE INVENTORS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
will no doubt be sorry to hear of the stoppage
OF the issuance of letters-patent at the Patent
Office until the 1st OF July because of the fail
ure OF Congress TO supply the money needed
to pint the specifications lor descriptions) of
ment Printing Office. The public printer is
unable to go on until authorized to do so by
that body. When we remember that inventors
have already, to all intents and purposes, de-
posted their money for this work, with the
| withhOldS the funds needed to carry on this
important branch of the government, and we
trust they will grant speedy relief through
an Immediate appropriation.
| NOMINATIONs.-The President sent to the
Senate today the following nominations:
Chas. PaysOn, Mas, Sd assistant Secretary of
State; s. Allen Brown, y. v, to be consul at
at Moscow John F. HazletOn, n. Y, consul at
Genoa: o. M. Spencer, Iowa, consul general
at Melbourn Chester +; jackson, Wis, consul
| Of
settles also number of pOStmaSterS and ma
rlne corps promotions.
SENATOR JUSTIN S. MORRILL, sent letter to
the Vermont republican convention, in which
he says THAT the mission of the republican
party is not yet ended 1t has more work yet
to do, and it alone can preserve what it has
already done. There can be no dispute, should
this party lose its control over national affairs
that many pages OF existing statutes would
soon be miSsed and that the latest amend
ments OF the constitution would be expunged
as northern hereSieS. 1t is not only obvious
that southern democrats claim to largely out
number their northern co-labOrers, but that
they claim to have in intellectual force and
drilled men some other visible advantages
and, therefore, can control their party much
at will. At present they seek credit for great
forbearance, though it is that kind of for6ear-
anCe which never fails to treat itself at the
next opportunity. But the power behind the
southern members which pOurs into the House
of Representatives flood of bills claiming
| from the Treasury sums Of startling magni.
Jude, though the executive branch of the gov
eminent Is known to present barriers, shows
government were known to be i'm harmony
with the confederate tendencies of the House,
| THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
met last evening; thirty-four members were
present. The political situation was again
discussed, and the following resolution
ReSolred. That the action of the House of
representatives in appointing a committee
upon the frauds alleged to have been commit.
ted in the late presidential election, to the end
that tn the ii,d ruth may be known to the people
in the future, meets the approval of this COM
mttee.
Noaction was taken on the subject of issuing
an address to the people, though MI. Prince,
secretary, had one already prepared, which
he was willing to have altered. The following
committee con was appointed to cooperate with
congressional elections this tall: Senator Bar
mum, chairman; Senator Ransom, of North
John e: Thompson, Of Ohio; and Mr.. Scott, of
| Pennsylvania. The national committee then
adjourned sine die
MODE OF ELECTING THE PREsIDENT-Rep-
| resentatives Herbert, House and Hunton of
| the committee charged with the consideration
OF the method OF electing President and Vice
PRESIDENT, dissent from the plan proposed by
| enO AhCy Sds, III CQ6lr
| report: I'VE do not concur with the majority
that there is any widespread demand for such
| plan as they present, or for any measure that
would tend to mar the theory of our govern
ment, obscure it's origin and purpose, DESTROY
the autonomy OF the states, or rob them of any
of their reserved rights"
LOOKING UP THE EvIDENCE.-Dr. Alfred
Morton, of Syracuse, New York, who pre-
pared and fixed up the McLin Florida con.
fessiOn and the accompanying affdavits, left
| the city last evening. It was given out that he
| had gone north, but democratic member is
authority for the statement that he has gone
back to Florida to make the thing more com
| pleIe, as the democrats are not exactly salts
fed with the present shape of the ''new" eyi-
dence which they have to place before the Sc
lect investigating committee. They wan.
more and complete returns. 1t is stated that
| democratic emiSSarieS are also busily at work
in Louisiana, and that Oregon is not being
neglected either.
| The LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDI
CIAL APPROPRIATION BILL, as amended by
the Senate committee on appropriations, gives
&OW-instead of 5000, as Appropriated by the
HouseIior the contingent expenses OF the
White House. The only legislation recon-
mended by the committee in Connection with
the Treasury department authorizes the Soc
retary TO employ eight additional specia