Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-22


| a plan for providing enlarged accommoda
tons for the library Of Congress. Making APP
preparations for the consular and diplomatic
| service OF the government for the year ending
| June 81, 1879, and for other purposes. Author.
lzing the issue of passports free TO colored
citizens going to Brazil. In aid of a polar en-
pedi ion designed by Jas Gordon Bennett To
| regulate the advertising O. aaillettings, and
ior other purposes. To Divide for the diStri-
t n;utioh OF the award made under the conven-
ron between the United States OF America
and the republic of Mexico, concluded on the
| ith day of july. 1868. To organize the lie
| titled An act to carry into effect the conven-
| uon between the United States and China,
concluded on Sth November, 1855, at Shang.
| Court of Claims jurisdiction in certain cases
| To provide for the expenses of the select com
mittee on alleged frauds in the late presiden-
tial election. Toprovide penalty for wanton
injury to the public libraries i'm the District of
Columbia and in the territories of the United
States. To legalize the collection of head
zion for the legislative, executive and Judicial
expenses OF the government for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1873, and for other purposes.
Making appropriations for the service of tn
Post ONCE department for the fiscal year end
ing June so, 1879, and for other purposes. Au
| .horlzmg settlement OF the claim of the es-
tate OF The late Rear Admiral John A. Dahl
| gren, In relation to the Venezuelan mixed
commission. Making appropriations for sun
cry Givll expenses of the government for the
| fiscal year ending June so, 1879, and for other
| p rpoSes. To authorize Spencer T. Baird as
| sistapt secretary of the Smithsonian InStitu-
ton. to receive from the King of Sweden
ulpioma and medal constituting him men,
| Der OF the Norwegian Order of st. Olaf. the
| same beng literary and Scenticfic organiza-
ton. Relating 10 claim agents and attorneys
| i'll pension cases.
| JOINT RESOLUTIONS OF THE TWO HOUSES.
! . Authorizing Commander Edmund o. Mat
| theWS, OF the I. 5. navy, to accept gilt tea
pot from the Emperor of Siam. Fixing the
date on which the payment of the twenty one
| clerks TO the committees of the House of Rep
| reSentailves who are paid during the session
only: shall begin. Authorizing payment of
employees of the House of Representatives
their salaries foT time served by them during
| the present session of Congress without hay-
thorizing Rear Admiral William Reynold. of
| the | = navy to accept certain presents len
dered him by Kings of Siam. Filling an exist
lrg. vacancy in The board of regents of the
Smithsonian Institution. Accepting paint
ing rendered TO Congress by Mrs. Elizabeth
thompson Extending the thanks of Con
reduction of the tax on distilled spirits is in
eXpedient. To authOriZ" the Secretary Of War
| TO issue certain arms TO the Washington Light
| Infantry. of Charletron, S. c. To prescribe
the time for the payment of the tax on dis
| titled spirits. and for other purposes. Making
an appropriation for filling up. draining, aud
| grounds south of the Capitol along the line
| Of the old canal, and for other purposes.
Providing for place of deposit for the re
| cords ana proceedings of the commission ap-
| pointed under the act entitled IAN act t. pro
vide for and regulate the counting of votes
for President and Vice President, and the de-
| clSlon OF questions arising thereon, for the
| term commencing March 4, A. ID. ISL ap-
| proved January %, 1877. For the erection of
a monument over the grave of ThOs. Jeffer-
| son. Authorizing Lieut.. T. B. M. Mason. L. S.
| n, to accept medal conferred by the King
| of Italy for eNtinguiShing fire on powder
| ship: Providing for the issue of arms to ter
| ritories- Authorizing the Secretary of War
| to turn over to the governor of North Caro-
| lima such tents, poles and pins as he may re
| qulre Tor the use OF the militia and volunteer
| organizations Of the state at their summer
| Ietary OF War To turn over to the governor of
| Alahama such tents, poles and pins as he may
REQUIRE Ior the use OF the volunteers of the
| state at their summer encampment. To amend
| the act entitled IAN act making appropria-
| lions fer the legislative, executive and Judi
cIai expenses OF the government for The fiscal
| year ending June 30, 1879. and for other pur-
| poses" Authorizing the Secretary of War to
| turn over to the governor of West Virginia
such tents, poles and pins as he may require
! for the use of the militia and volunteer Organ-
| cations OF the state at their summer and fall
| encampment.
| EX-SECRETARY RoBESON.-A reporter of the
| fhiladelphia Bulletin asked eX-Secretary
| Robescn If he had read the report of the com
mlttee on naval affairs which was presented
! in the House OF Representatives on Monday,
and received this reply: Il have seen the reso.
lutions, but not the report" said Mr.. Robe
son. "All 1 can say is that the resolutions
were gotten up without allowing me to saw a
| word in my own defense or to see and examine
anv of the witnesses. 1t is piece of politica
| claptrap gotten up at the last moment for DO
! litlcal effect, and to which not single repub-
| hcan members name is signed. NV time is so
occupied with the great trial here that have
mHse 'me to defend
| where. When the proper time comes the
country will be shown the truth of the whole
| affair." and my acts and those of nv Subordi-
mates will be found to have been for the best
THE IMPORTANCE OF ONE woRD.-The case
| OF Iegetmier against Tegetmier, now pending
| IN the Supreme Court, presents a novel queS-
ton as TO marriage. The lady claims that
both parties vowed in each others presence to
live, and she proves that they did live together
for considerable period of time as man and
wife, under various names. But Mr.. Teget-
| mler CLAIMS that there was one word added to
the pledge, so that the concluding clause was
$50 long as we shall live-tOgetherr That last
word is a singular one.-[N y Sun.
SOCIALISM IN ENGLAND.-A writer in the
saturday Rerfeg discussing the subject of
| socialism, says: The treasure of the Christian
is in heaven, his mission is t O bear the bur
den OF others. To him the cry of suffering
humanity can never be matter of indiffer
ence. He can never think it the end of all
things that a man should make by efforts,
| however honest, big fortune and leave it to
his children. The Christians who belong to a
| civilization all its conditions and conSe-
quences: and, so far as is known TO us at
| present, the prominence of the individual
are among the necessary conditions of civil
cation. But the influence of Socialism is
never extinct. The poor laws are nothing
more than piece of Socialism, and in Eng
land We know how difficult it is to prevent
the operation of the poor laws from becoming
mischieyOLs.
DEATH OF Mrs. WIN. T. PELToN-Augusta
II. PeltOn: the wife of Gov. Tilden's nephew
Col VIM. I. PeltOn, died suddenly on Thurs
day. at Gov. Tilden'S house in Gramercy Park.
\: Y. She was the daughter of James s.
DckeTson who retired from business in New
YORK twenty years ago, and since her mar
rage has been a member Of Gov. Tiden's
family. She assisted at Gov. Tilden's recep-
tions at Albany and at her own house, and ac-
companied her husband to st. Louis in 1876
whenMr. Tilden was nominated for the presi.
| dency, and added not little to the Social
features of the campaign which followed
COUNTERFEIT NOTES FROM GERMANY.-In
order to assist the German authorities, who
are making up case against the brokers
who sold counterfeit United States money to
emigrantS the German Consul yesterday with
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