Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-10
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,


Washington News and Gossip,
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, $22s, ,Ss654: customs, $417, ,6Ss 20.
THE HOUSE COMM1TTEEs.-Speaker Randall
did not announce the standing committees of
the House when the House met this morning,
them just before to-day's adjournment.
Ldter.-The standing committees of the House
will be announced at O'Clock this afternoon.
APPoINTED.-G. W. Collision, late clerk to the
Teller committee, has been appointed a clerk
fn the office OF the Superv iSing surgeon OF the
marine hospital, Treasury department.
CLARENCE KING, the new director of surveys
under the Interior department, is at present in
Oregon. The organization of the surveys will
be perfected when he returns to the city.
CHIEF MOSES and his party had an interview
with the Secretary of the Interior and the Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs this morning. Noses
Is man OF fine presence. He seems to have
the powers OF leadership, If not the meekness
OF his biblical namesake.
JUICE TyNER, First Assistant Postmaster
General, and Mr.. A. D. Hazen, Third Assistant
Postmaster General, have gone to New York,
Gen. Brady, Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral, is not yet recovered from recent attack
Of Sickness, but is at his desk.
POSTAL CoNFERENCE.-On the 18th of this
month there Will be meeting of the superln-
tendentS Of the railway mail service, superiE-
tendeDts and inspectors Of mails, etc., at the P.
O. department, TO discuss suggested improve
mentS In the railway mail service and other
matters. On the 18th there will also be a meet
Ing OF the superfntendeutS of registration OF
large clties-like New York, Chicago and Phila-
delphla-to consult la respect to the prepara-
t1on OF new regulations in regard to registered
matter.
THE REQUIsITIoNs On the Treasury for money
under the arrearages Of pensions act, made so
far. cover all the pension agencies except those
at Boston, Pittsburg, San Francisco and New
orleans, and aggregate about SetO.OOO The
agents at the omitted agencies have either not
yet oeen confirmed or have not qualified.
MR. CoNGER, OF Michigan, will be assigned to
the ways and means committee, at the head OF
the republican members OF that committee.
A RESOLUTION Will be offered in the House on
Monday next to forfeit the lands OF the North
ern Pacific Railroad company to the govern
ment upon the expiration OF the charter of the
company In July. The grounds upon which
tne lorlelture VIII De urged Is non compliance
With the charter.
TIE TICoNDEKoGA.-Dfspatc have been
received at the Navy department from Commo-
dore Schufeldt, On board the Ticonderoga, dated
Monrovia, February 2lst. The Ticonderoga ar
rived at Monfov1a on that day, having left
Sierra Leone February 18th. The Boundary
commission has adjourned to meet the 1st of
April.
THE MARION at Norfolk has reported to Rear
Admiral Wyman as part of the force on the
North Atlantic station.
No REGISTERED REFuNDINa CERTIFICATES
have been issued yet. The bureau of engrav
Ing and printing will make the first delivery of
tbs class OF certificates to the Treasurer next
Tuesday. They can then be procured by all de-
string them.
THE TALLAPoosA arrived at the League
Island navy yard Yesterday, from Norfolk. Va.
FINANCIAL DISCUSSION IN THE HoUsE.-The
use Il is after got into an interesting dIs-
cuSsion On an amendment to the legislative ap-
preparation bill offered by Mcmahon, of Ohio.
directing the Secretary OF the Treasury to pay
out on account OF pension arreages claims the
ten million dollars now held as a fluid In the
Treasury, to redeem fractional currency. Mr
Garfield said that the amendment was simply
an entering wedge to break down the main.
tainance OF specie resumption. The greenbsck
members pai tfcfpated In the discussion, favor
Ing the amendment.
THE PoNcAs.-The Commissioner of Indian
Affairs forwarded to-day to the Secretary of
the Interior statement Of facts regarding the
PoIcas Indians, who recently went from the
ILdian territory to Nebraska, were arrested for
beng on their reservation, and whose release is
low sought Dy means OF a writ of habeds corDus
After relating the previous history of the Pom
cas-, the circumstances Of their removal from
Dakota, and the events which led to their loca-
tion on the present reservation, the Commls-
"The removal of northern Indians to the In
dlan Territory was probably not good policy,
Sefore the csme nfa
POWER: There Is no law at present for moving
these Indians back to their old reservation or to
any other place. II the reservation system is
to be maintained, diSc0ntented and restless or
mischievous Indians cannot be permitted to
leave their reservations at will, and to 90
wherever they please. II this were permitted
tionS would soon be entirely broken up all
authority over the Indians would cease, and In
short time the western country would swarm
spreading spirit Of uneasiness and restless.
Less even among those Indians who are now at
work and doing we'll"
AT The CAUCUS OF DEMOCRATIC RspRssrxr..
TlvEs Immediately after adjournment of the
House yesterday, Mr.. kenna, of West Virginia,
submitted a resolution, which was adopted
unanimously: ''That it is the Judgment OF this
caucus that the House shall not adjourn over
Monday next, but that there should be a ses-
sion on that day to allow the Introduction of
bills In the usual manner and the placing of i'm.
poItaLt legislation In the line of progress with
oGI oAAStCoSdfy ucidy. StcQuGQS. or
Georgia, then orfered resolution, with the re-.
quest that it be read and laid on the table for
the action OF future caucus: "That the aims
and objects Of the democracy OF the United
states, as far as we, chosen by them as mem
bets OF the pres ent House OF Representatives,
are entitled to be considered as the true expo
lents Of those aims and objects, are directed
with singieness OF purpose to the restoration
Ct constitutional liberty, and with 1t the
restoration Of peace, harmony, and prosperi-
" throughout the length and breadth OF
the land. They abIure The renewal OF Sc
t1onai strife. They accept all the legitimate
results OF the late lanented war. They are
utterly opposed to the revival In this country,
or any part thereof, OF African slavery, or any
ether LIND OF slavery, or involuntary Seryltude,
except as punishment for crime. They stand
pledged to maintain the union OF the states un-
der the Constitution, with ali its existing
an nendments as they shall be expOunded by the
supreme Court of the United States They are
against all unconstitutional Or revolutionary
methcos. They are Tor law and order, and the
pfo'ecslon OF life, liberty, and property, with
Cut respect OF persons or social conditions. For
tEe recresS OF all grievances they look alone TO
tte peacelul 1nstrurentality OF the Constitu-
lOn-nTSt, the iaW-m making power; second the
law -expoundiDg power; third, the law -eXecut-
iDg power, and finally the ultimate sovereign
poNe OF the ballot box. They are for tree oal-
lot as well as Tor d fair and just count. While
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