Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-06
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Goss:p.

GOVERNMENT RLcEIPTs sTo-DAY-Internal +. v
ehue, s29s, ll24 40; customs. 1896, 1876
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan To-
day amounted to s9511.15O.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Surgeon J.
w. Ross to duty at the naval hospital a. Wa sh-
in2tOn.
AT TIE WHITE HOUsE.-Among the callers at
the White HOuse to-day were Senator Kellogg,
Representatives IIaish, Bisbee. Kelley. Ward,
Pollard; Dwight, Hungelford, Townsend (Ohio)
and Peddie.
THE BANNING BIIL.-The House, at half-past
two o'clock this afternoon, in committee OF the
whole, adopted a bin for the reorganization of
the army, offered by Gen. Banning, as an
amendment to the army appropriation bill. 4
separate vote Will be demanded in the House.
and 1t is quite questionable whether it will be
ADOPTED ON an aye and nay vote.
BEFORE THE POTTER INVESTIGATING COMMIT
TEE yesterday afternoon, Joseph Ill. Maddox
was examined and denied every assertion made
by st. Martin. and said that he never conversed
with st. Martin previous to his appointment as
Ceputy sergeant alarms on the Louisiana sub
committee. he never gave st. Martin Subpas-
iaS TO serve upon witnesses and did not pre-
rare testimony OF witnesses I'm New Orleans
until after the termination of DIla'S eXamna-
tion. He went to New orleans at the instance
CT MI. Gibson, Of tie \. \. Sun.
SILVER CoIEAGE.-The Treasury department
Yesterday afternoon purchased about 4.O00.010
ounces Of silver bullion at the usual rates.
Though yesterday was the third Wednesday
since II was announced that offers for bullion
TO &c delivered at the New Orleans mint wOuld
he entertained. no such offers were received
The bullion holders cannot afford to sell for de-
nyery at New Orleans for the same figures as at
Philadelphia, and the department Will pay no
nole For the department 10 ship bullion TO
~ afTil -Ny,1I
expense than Is thought WaTTantabIe in cO;ninr
tie dollar Of the daddies. The outlook thee
lore seems to be that the mint at New Orleans
viii have TO depend on the local S,lnnIv of hui
lion. AS this is tIconsiderable. it Will tatCe
long time to collect enough of il at that mini tn
commence coming. The prospects for the re-
oleheu Ne" orleans mint are not very bright
NEFsDIsTRICT LAws.-The President to-day
approved the act declaratory Of the law relating
10 descent and Inheritance in the District OF
olumDla In certain cases IL directs that the
SW or marriages OF colored persons contract
ed ana entered into according to anv custom
prevailing In the state where the marriage was
contrac ed, shall, for all purposes OF descent
aid inheritance and the Transmission of real
ara per- onal property in the District of Colum-
o a, be deemed and held legitimate. The PreSf-
Gent mis- afternoon approved the bill relating to
lax-sales and taxes in the District of Column
bia.
THERE Is A RUMoR IN BOSTON that the l.. $.
steamer Richmond has gone down. The Navy
department has heard nothing to that effect.
ard 1t is regarded only as a c2ck-and bull story
Tie Richmond left New York January 18th for
5ne east, ana IS the vessel upon which General
Grant is to make most Of his eastern tour.
Her first objective point from New York was
Gibraltar. Since her departure noJhing has
Deen heard or her by the department. The de-
parl1nent never hears from United States ve5-
SelS While on passage, except through the reru-
lar shipping eWS published in the newspapers
The Richmond has not been long enough ont,
considering the distance from New York to 9Th,
Taltar. TO awaken any alarm as TO her safety
even If she was not a Slow-going vessel. She
was admirably equipped, and will, the depart
n elt mas ho doubt, arrive at Gibraltar Ia due
time.
THE END OF THE robson INvEsTIG ALTON
The House committee ON naval affairs to-day,
disposed of the long pending investigation of
the administration of the affairs Of the Navy
department under ex-Secretary Robeson.
long time was spent in the discussion of the re-
p lrt prepared by Chairman WhitthOrne This
S lowed there was disposition on the part of
le majority 10 stfll further modify It. With
out taxing vote, Chairman WhltthOrne, of his
own yolition, eliminated from the report the
recommendation for criminal proceedings. and
a, reed to proposition that the clerk OF tn
Ii luse transmit to the President a copy of the
te It1mony taken, together with the majority
and minority reports without recommendation
ore feature OF the reports, which was adopted.
manner in which the Navy department was ad-
ministered under Secretary Robson.
THE NEW ORLEANS APPOINTMENTS made yes
terday-Badger for collector and Mcmillan for
postmaster-were Influenced as much by the
republicans Of the Teller sub committee that
Went 10 New Orleans short time ago as by
Anything else. When that committee left it
was requested by the administration to look
into the condition Of the federal Offices down i'm
New orleans and report accordingly The com
mlttee did so, and recommended the removal Of
collector smith. The committee took look In
vestlgation they came to the conclusion that
Marshal Jack Wharton had been charged with
ol1enceS OF which he has never been guilty.
They recommend against his Threatened re-
moNal. tie will consequently retain his nIare
at least for the present He has been teie
glapI ed 10 come On TO Washington. He WILL
IL Is understood. be Teprimanded apS sent back
home with his head Safe.
Mr.. ALoNZo b. Co sNELL, Of New York. is at
the Arlington hotel He comes here NJ this
tine as director OF the Western Union Tele-
graph TO defeat, If possible, the amendment of
ten Butter 10 the army appropriation bill an
thorfZinS kilograms to be transmitted by rail
road companies which may have telegraph liEes
M lor tHe government and for the public II This
shdInent ahat should become law 1t is estimated
Ilat III VIII curtau the receipts OF the Western
mon Telegraph Company one third
~ Anh iOiILh SOMAITTEE TO-DAY Mr.. Mad
doX asked permission to make brief statement
with regard to the charges contained In the
reports OF his testimony before the committee
Yesterday, as published in the morning papers
with reference to his connection with the sub
committee In Louisiana. He was granted the
opportunity, and said that he was employed by
Mr. A. NJ. Gibson, OF the n. Y. SUM- to 90 TO
New orleans for specific purpose He was
furnished with brief containing an ANALYSIS of
the Louisiana election laws at the same time
being Informed that the laws had been violated
and intimatiOn was given him as to who the
persons were that could prove this fact He did
Lot intend to convey the impression that he
was In any way connected with the sub COM
mittee, which was not the case, his duties being
entirely within the scope OF the brief referred
TO- After his arrival in New Orleans, however,
Weber requested him to assist In corrOborating
his (Weber'sl statement. This he assented to
after Dulas testimony had been taken Wit
less was satisfied there had been Job put up
ON Weber, and consequently advised him not
TO examine any more witnesses but let him
(MaddOx) do IL. He then interview ed certain
witnesses, and gave the points OF their testi-
mOny TO Mr.. Gibson. He never had any deal
iDgS direct with the committee but gave the
memoranda spoken OF to Mr. Gibson. He d Dubted
u the committee ever knew who prepared the
memoranda. Mr.. Blackburn further examined
witness relative to the ST. Martin afiidavit
Every charge embraced therein upon which
witness was questioned was denied eSpecially
that referring to Maddox as having offered st.
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