Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-13

lhERE WAS DIsGRACEFUL SCENE in the
House of Representatives to-day. Mr.. Conger,
OF Michigan, had the floor, making speech
on the southern mail CONTRACTS, when Mr..
Dougiass' OF virginia, desired to ask him
chair, and for good and sufficient reasons
owing to MIR. Douglass infrmty-the Occu
pant of the chair did not care to have Mr..
Douglass PROFOUND any interrOgatsrieS. With
a view TO prevent him he raped sharply with
the gave to drown his voice. The Virginia
member took no notice of the efforts of the
Chair to have him seat himself. but said loud
enough to be heard in the galleries. "Oh you
needn't rap: / am not going to be X Knocked
down before l ask my question: Then the
Sergentat-armS went to the rescue, but Doug
lass assumed a belligerent attitude. He was
finally .auieted by the sweet voice of Repre-
sentative Springer, of Illinois, and the House
proceeded to business.
THE STRUGGLE For THE WESTERN MINT
The committee on coinage, weights and meas
ures OF the House to-day heard the representa-
tiveS of several western cities on behalf of the
location of an additional mint in the west.
CInclnnatiS claims were presented by Hon.
Milton Sayler in vigorous speech; Spring
field Illinois, by Representatiye Springer, and
Kansas City by Gen. Ben. Francklin. The
committee will make visit to the several
cities clamOrng for mint before making any
recommendation.
TIE SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIA
TIONs met this morning. and agreed to report
favOrably without amendment to the Senate
fOrtitication appropriation bill. The commit
tee also agreed TO report a bill to the Senate
fixing the salaries of department telegraphs
operators at 81 200 per year. The committee
considered but took no action on the tempo
Tary deficiency appropriation bill. apDrOpriat-
ing $l1l,0O0 for various purposes recently
passed by the House.
Mr.. BLAINE ON SECRETARY SCHURz.-In
the Senate, at O'Clock this afternoon, Mr.
Matthews was accorded the privilege of read
ing the communication sent to the Senate by
Secretary SchurZ on the subject of depreda-
lions upon the timber lands of the United
States TO be printed in the Record as part
of Mr. Matthews remarks At the conclusion
OF the reading Mr.. Blaine made a second at
tack on Secretary SchurZ, repeating with gre ut
eeio4nence e4 ms former charges that Mr.. Schurz
had prosecuted the people of Montana terri
tory by charging them 81 per cord stumpage
instead OF fifteen cents per cord.
IN FAVOR OF ABOLIsHING THE DOoRKEEPER.
1t is understood that the House committee on
reform in the civil service are of the unani
nous opinion that the present system of the
administration OF the dOOrkeeper's depart
ment OF the House is, vicious and discredt-
aDie. lhey Will submit report TO this effect,
and will, in addition, submit plan not vet
formulated, whereby the duties of the door
keeper will be abolished and be transferred to
enc Oh lhe standing or special committee of
the House.
IHE 'LO\ Elk COMMITTEE AND MR.. SIMON
VOLTA reporter of THE STAR this morning
enquired of Register Wolf as to the inward
ness of the charges against him before Mr..
GLOVER Scommittee in regard to pension claims
collected by him years ago as claim agent.
Mr.. WOlf.-"The charge is not new one it
has been made time and again. investigated
and proven groundless, and each time without
my knowledge. The Treasury department in
1870. in 1873, and only last summerh had an ex-
haustive investigation, the secret service di-
vision also the Senate committee on the Dis
triet OF Columbia in 1869: when was to be
an old, stale charge of more than ten years
standing, revamped for malicious purposes.
the main anin1uSbeing the position hold /
the fullest Investigation but strange Mis- that
MI. Glover should listen to discharged Trea-
sury clerk. when the department has aNeadv
TIME and again investigated the same NIB