Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-12


A NEW ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL-Gov.
Young. OF Ohio, to-day introduced bill, which
was referred to the appropriation committee,
making appropriation for the support of the
army for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1880.
The bill Is Identical in all its provisions with
the vetoed army bill, With the exception OF the
9th section and the omission OF the political
riders.
THE vRro MESSAGE was received at the House
at 22O o'clock. Hon. Fernando Wood asked for
its reading, but several democrats cried "no,'
"no," and a yea and nay vote was taken on a
proposition to restore the income tax. The
message was laid before the House at ESQ
O'Clock and was read.
LOCAL SALES OF refunding certificates at the
Treasury to-day amounted to 100000.
PAY DIRECTOR CUNNINGHAM, of the Navy,
who is under orders to the navy pay Office at
Philadelphia, has, In addition, been designated
by the Treasury department as U. s. depositary
Of public moneys for the sale OF the four per
cent. refunding certificates.
Ex-REPREsENTATIvE RA1NEy having declined
the position Of assistant appointment clerk, the
Secretary has appointed to the place John FL.
Eaton, of Massachusetts, who was recommend
ed by the entire Massachusetts delegation.
Rainey will get special agents position.
THE RESOLUTION to impose an income tax did
not receive the necessary two-thirds of the
votes Of the House this afternoon so the rules
were not suspended, and the bill failed. The
vote was yeas 104 nays 81.
THE CITY PosT OFFICE QuEsT1oN.-The House
committee on public buildings and grounds will
tomorrow further consider the letter OF the
Postmaster General with reference to build
ing for the use Of the city post Office. 1t Is prob
able that the subject viii be referred to the
Secretary of State, the Postmaster General and
the city postmaster Judge Edmunds)
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. refundIng
certificates to-day amounted to $747, 7,2s0; total
to date $11 1886, $40. The deliveries from the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing were to-day
$6SOO The force In the bureau was at work
all day yesterday. orders for $4,000, 900 in cer-
tif1cates from depOsitarteS designated to-day
could not be filled. Other orders were filled.
TIE ARLINGTON EsTArE.-A bill was intro
duced in the House to-day by Mr.. Cabell, Of
Virginia, giving the consent Of the United
for the recovery Of the Arlington estate. AS
the law now Is, the United States cannot be
sued without consent, and to obtain that con-
sent is the object OF the bill.
YOUNG AND DE La MATYR.-Representat
Tom Young wanted to go to Cincinnati on Sat-
urday, and tried to get Mr. De La Matyr, the
greenbacker from Indiana, to pair with him on
the silver bill. Mr.. De La Matyr declined to
pair and with good deal of warmth told Gov.
Young that he thought the bill one OF the most
important which would come before this Con-
be In bis seat on Tuesday and vote for tbs Dill.
SO GOV; Young didn't get his pair and didn't go
! DISTRICT INTERESTS IN CONGREss.-Chairman
Harris, OF the Senate District OF Columbia COM
mttee, has assigned all the bills referred to the
| committee to sub committees, with instructions
that early reports be made, SO that II action @ be
not taken at this session, the District bills will
| be well advanced on the calendar for early ac-
ton at the next.
| FUNDING OPERATIONS LF TIE GOVERNMENT
| The following Is an exhibit OF the funding ope-
rations or the government since March, 1877
| Amount OF ~ per cent bonds sold for refunding
nve-twenties SOS, 600 600; annual interest saved,
1877 for refunding five-twenties. $50 900; an
nJ1al interest saved. 81 900 900. Amount of four
per cent. bonds sold In 1878 for refunding five-
| twenticS, 500, ,000, 600; annual interest saved.
81, 100000 Amount OF four per cent bonds sold
In 1879 for refunding 620's $313 26s, 400; annual
interest saved, 81, ,465, ,sss. Amount for refund
sl,s46,e6s Amount sold for reminding flve pei
cent. loan OF 1858, $260, 600; annual interest
sayed g co. Total bonds sold since March
annual interest saved, sls,ess.651.
ANKws S. COUNTERFEIT NorE.-Informatior
has been received by the secret service division
that new counterfeit S. note on the Nationa
Bank OF Pawling, New York, made its appear
ance in New York city this morning. It is
From the ana sch an
mense circulation few months since. Thes'
plates were cut by Charles Ulrich, the notorious
counterfeit engraver, before his arrest last No
vember.
THE IRoN-CLAD CANoNICUs arrived at Pensa
cola, Fla, this morning and was kept at quar-
antine. She will be put out Of commission a
the Pensacola navy yard.
c.,p ov rup n Curvrvoprun Tho Now dono RI
ment is informed that Rear Admiral Howell
was at villefranche April 3Oth, and expected tt
leave there soon after for Genoa, in the Tren
ton, where the sale OF the Gettysburg woult
take place on the 10th OF the present month
The Gettysburg Is small steamer something o.
the order of the TallapO0sa. She was to be solt
at auction, being 50 far used up as to be uni
eng or Of the 10
Lieut.. Com. Gorringe her captain, ana passcs
Assistant Paymaster Tarbel, will return to tn
| United States by mail steamer. The other Off
GERS and the crew VIII come home In the Des
patch, which is under orders to return.
INVESTIGATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL BU
RKAr.-The resolution introduced by MI
Lefevre, OF Ohio, IN the House, Saturday, TO
the appointment Of q special committee +
investigate the system and workings OF tn
sit tp during the recess, which was referred to th
, | committee on agriculture, apparently looks +
an enlargement OF the operations OF the depart
l
templated by the proposed inquiry which VII
include an investigation into alleged irregu
lartttes.
A COMMITTEE OF RECHABITEs consisting Q
T. B. Marche and M. L. Alderman, Of Eagl
Tent, waited upon the President..this morning
with the request that all members OF that orde
in the departments be allowed One-half day
leave OF absence on the. 18th inst, to partic
pate in the annual parade of that order. Th
President said he would consider the matter.
THE INFORMATION FROM INDIAN TERRITOR
received yesterday and to-day by the War az
partment, Is still OF peaceable character an
to the effect that the lands in that territory WI
be protected without any difficulty. The pan
OF SquatterS seems TO have pretty nearly los
every thing OF It's promised formidable chara(
| ter.
= ANOTHER NOTARY.-The President TO- day al
pointed Frederick L. Williamson notary publ
for the District OF Columbia.
LIEUT.. A. E. BATEMAN, of the U. s. revenu
marine service, stationed at Savannah, isin tn
ctty-not dead, as has been published two {
three times, but on the contrary In excelien
health.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Cadet Midsh1pmen HE
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