Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-28
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,

SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to.
dag amounted to s96.0ao.
TIE TELLER COMMITTEE has instructed a sub
committee, consisting of Messrs fIoar. Wallace
kirkWoOd. Garland and Mcmillan, to inuuire
INTO the Thurman branch OF the Blaine inveSti-
CATION in Washington, Philadelphia, New York
aid Boston.
The CHARGES AGAINST SPEAKER RANDALL
Mr.. VIM. B. Moore. late supervising special
agent OF the Treasury department, sent letter
TO speaker Randall yesterday. stating that he
investigated the charges contained in the letter
Of A. l.. Williams, dated Baltimore, September
2 le,6, and found them. so far as they related to
Mr. Randall, untrue in fact and inference
IHE PATENT OFFICE INvEsTIGATION-Mr
Frank Burr, who was until last fall manager of
the Patent OHce Gazette AMI Odieid! Aduertiser
appeared before the House committee on ex-
renditures in the Interior department yester-
day and made statement showing the cause of
the variation OF cost in maintaining that branch
Of the department. He stated that many per-
sons were carried on the payroll of the Gazette
VINO rendered little or no service to the govern
ment and cited one particular case where no
outy was performed BY party drawing salary
from that bureau.
CONGREsssBN-ELECT AND THE FRAMING
PRIvTLEGE-The Attorney General, overruling
The opinion OF the p. O. department TO the con-
Tary, has declGed that ''InemberS-eect' are
entitled TO exercise the franking privilege
before they are sworn in.
BRAzTL'S CONTRIBUTION TO TIE WASHINGTON
MOSUMENT.-The stone given by the Emperor
OF Brazil TO the Washington monument has ar
rived in this city, and is now at The b. a. o.
depot 1t Will pe transferred from thence TO
The monument and placed in the laptdarum
The Brazilian minister has formally presented
it TO the Washington Monument Society.
THE ANTI CHINESE Bullion. S. B. Chitten-
den. member OF Congress from New York city
and Mr.. Geo. Wilson. of the New York chamber
of commerce. called on the President this MORN
ing and presented 10 him tie resolutions which
were adopted yesterday by that chamber OF
commerce against the anti-ChineSe bill, and
asking The President not 10 sign it. There was
no conversation Us to the Presidents intentions,
but both Mr.. Chittenden and Mr.. Wilson think
tie chamber OF commerce Will be satisfied with
tie Presidents course in the matter
INDIAN CORN IN ENGLAND.-The consul gen
eral OF the ni1ed States. at London, communi-
Gates some interesting facts to the department
OF that relative, TO the increased consumption
OF lndan corn In that city. It is not used main-
~ "a food for horses. The London General ON
Ilpus company with It's 1000 horses use no
otIer grain. II feeds. from IL to Ii pounds Of
corn Perday 10 each horse. II findS the use.
mixed with other feed. beneficial and economt-
cal The London TramWay Company has ad0p-
worked horses corn is coming 10 be considered
ted similar course, with satisfaction. For hard
the best food. \ market for several hundred
millions OF bushels OF one OF our most abundant
products may, with proper eXertionS be sue
cesSfuily cultivated in Great Britain.
TIE SUSPENDED PENSION CLAIM AGENTS CASE.
Mir. j. {. 5. Burger, clerk in the War depart
ment, has made an affidavit in regard to the
letter OF the Commissioner OF Pensions to the
secretary OF the Interior, published in The STAR
OF the 18th. that wherein the said afliant is
either directly or indirectly charged with being
connected with conspiracy or scheme to i'm.
| properly obtain money from the pensioners en-
Tilted 10 arrears under the act OF January D.
l>'9. ana De the recipient Of a part OF the said
receipts is, In so far as il relates to said afant
untrue and without foundation in fact AfIianf
| further declares that he has no knowledge that
any such conspiracy or scheme ever has or does
bow exist. Afllant further declares that the
address referred 10 in said article OF the Even
lEg star OF the 26th Instant was issued solely
Tor the purpose of securing proper remuneration
Tor services rendered to our fellow DenSjOner
Capt II. A. Dimmick. who is directly Interested
as pensOner and entitled to arrears under
said act OF January 25 1919. and to whose unttr-
ing energy, both OF body and mind. a large
number of pensioners throughout the country.
as well as others. know we are mainly Indebted
for the success so far achieved. Afiant further
declares that he stated 10 Capt r. A. Dimnick
| both bofore and since the issuing of said ad,
dress, that a1flant desired it distinctly under
/ stood that the efforts In behalf OF said Dimmick
/ py afllant We're to be made voluntarily and that
/ said afant would not accept of any recomrpense
| 1of Sald EFFORTS the only recompenSe affiant de-
| sired being the amount that would be due said
! af11ant under the provisions OF the aforesaid
law and that satisfaction produced by the CON
sclOusness that atlantis humble efforts had con-
] tr1Duted towards its enactment. Affiant further
/ declares that 1t was, and is now, his intention
! TO contribcte to said testimonial so soon as he
/ receives the amount due him under said law
! THE GREENBACKERs DECLINE.-The chairman
/ OF the executive committee OF the national
! greenback party yesterday addressed a letter
! TO the secretary OF the honest money league
/ refusing TO enter into a series of public discus
! SionS proposed by the latter OF the financial
| question in controversy between the two asso-
! cations, unless the honest money league can
snow that 1t is authorized to speak for one or
both OF the regularly organized political parties
I CoNFIRNATIoNs AND REJECTIoNs.-The SEN
ate, in executive session yesterday. confirmed
| the following nominations: Robert NJ Douglas
! 10 De l. S. marshal for the western district of
! North Carolina: ID. S. Wade. chief justice of the
/ supreme Court OF Montana territory; Henry
/ RuggleS. OF Connecticut, TO be consul at Malta:
! collector OF customs, David G. Carr. Petersburg
! Va: surveyors OF customs. Wm. j. Smith, Mem
I phiS, Tenn, and Adam Wolff Nashville Tenn
The nomination of E. Platt Stratton to be super
VlSlng Inspector OF steam vessels for the second
(or New 1orh) district, was debated by MeSSrS
burnside and Herman in favor OF confirmation.
and by Mr. COnkllng against it. The nomina-
tlon was rejected by a large majority. The
nomination OF Samuel Hays as postmaster for
81. Louis was opposed mainly on the ground
that HAYS predecessor (Chauncey j. Filleyl
should have been retained in office upon civil
service principles, such being the expressed de-
sire OF practically the entire business comNuni-
~ OF SC. LoGis. Is TFa5 stated in the debate
however, that the President had said that re-
lection OF the pending nomination would not
have the effect OF renstating Mr.. Filley. That
he would not under any circumstances reap
point Ftlley. The nomination was confirmed by
vote OF yeas IS. nays l9, the democrats, with
one OF TWO exceptions voting 10 the affirmative.
The nomination Of Alex. II. Russell, OF Pitts
burg. TO be consul at Monteyfdeo, met with
some opposition, on the ground that no cause
was assigned for the removal Of the present
CONSUL but ii was confirmed almost unanimous
ly. When the nomination OF RfChard p. Stone
TO be collector OF customs at Bangor, Me-, was
reached, Mr. Hamlin said he did not desire to
say anything in regard TO 1t except that the
present incumbent, whose term is about 10
expire, had served the government faithfully
for number OF years, and that the proposition
10 d1Splace him was exceedingly diStaSteful TO
the TWO Senators from Maine. With this remark
be left the case for the decision OF the Senate.
vote upon the nomination was Immediately
taken and resulted in its rejection unanimously.
NOMINATIONS T0-DAY.-The President sent to
the Senate the following nominations of Indian
agents: Benz. +. Brockett, OF Maryland, at the
Iintah agency; Edwin Eells at Skokomish
agency; Chas. ID. Warner, at the NeZ PerceS
agency. Collector or customs-Nealy C. Acke-
ley. for the district OF Michigan. and Plnkney
{. Hail. for the district Of yicksburg. Francis