Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-08
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal rev.
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTO-DAY.-Internal rev.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. refunding
certificates to-day amounted TO 81 .O91 230; total
10 date, S9,462,51O.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE on military affairs
will hold their first meeting during the present
session tomorrow,
AT THE WHITE HOUSE Attorney General
Devens, Senator'S Logan, Platt, Carpenter and
Kellogg, Representatives Hiscock. Butterworth,
Richardson OF 5. c., Robson, Thomas OF H..
Reed, Wait and Young, and Admiral Porter
called Oh the President to day.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
met to-day and appointed sub committee con-
sistiDg of Messrs Wilson, King and Robson to
CONSIDER the practicability of entering into ad-
ditional treaty regulations with Mexico.
l[THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON EPIDEMIC DIS
EASES held a meeting to-day for the purpose of
considering and if possible obviating the OBJ
jectiOnS which Influenced the Senate recently
to recOmmit the bill enlargng the powers of
the National Board OF Health, and providing
for tie establishment Of national quarantine
regulations to be paramount to local authority.
After an informal interchange of views it was
arranged that each member shall present the
draft OF an amended bill at a meeting. when
the committee hope to agree upon an accepta-
BILE measure. to be reported to the Senate and
urged for prompt enactment
SECRETARY SHERMAN will return to the city
tomorrow from his farm in Ohio. His friends
here say that he is in earnest when he asserts
that he does not want and would not take the
Ohio gOvernorsh1p, There are others, though,
who believe that fences were not all that called
him home.
THE EIGHT HOUR BILL LAID ON THE TABLE
The House this afternoon practically defeated
1,XII
eight hour law) reported yesterday from the
committee on education and labor. The friends
OF the measure could not get the yeas and NAYS
On direct vote On the bill, but 1t was defeated
were then had on a motion to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was laid on the table,
Dut 1t failed by a vote OF 127 yeas to 81 NAYS
The effect Of to days action is to let the eight
hour law remain dead-letter on the statute
DOCK. The vote was non partiSan-thOSe repre-
senting navy-yard districts voting to have it
passed, and those representing agricultural
districts voting against it.
VERY DECIDED IMPRESSION prevails among
the republican Senators that the President will
veto the bill which the House passed day or
two ago to prevent military interference at
elections. Senator Logan is quite emphatic in
this belief. The republican members of the
House, though, are generally OF contrary
OPINION, Whlie the democrats feel quite conf
dent that the President will sign it. It will
probably pass the Senate on Friday and be sent
to the PRESIDENT on Saturday.
CINCNNATI's PosTMAs1ER.-D. W. McClunc.
assistant postmaster at Cincinnati, is In the
city. His arrival here is believed to be the
Inauguration Of a new movement to induce the
PRESIDENT to remove Postmaster Loge The
complaint against LOge comes from the CinciD-
nau congressman, who have reported to the
President that they haven't Influence enough
with Loge to get letter-carrier's appointment.
AFrc Tnhr
OF the Secretary OF the Navy during Filmore,s
administration, and Miss Gray, of Baltimore
are amongst the latest arrivals at the Riggs
House. .-.CongresSman Wilson, Of West Vir-
gin1a, returned to the city this mOraiDp He
has been called home several times during the
extra session In consequence OF the serious sick
ness OF Mrs. Wilson, who is now convalescIng.
mrs. >. W; Heron, OF Cincinnati, is guest
OF Mis- president Hayes, at the White House.
Mr. K. r. HIT, secretary OF legation at Paris.
Is In the city on oldcial business. Heis well re-
memDered as having been the private secretary
OF the late Senator Morton.
THE GREATER PORTION OF the Navy deoart
ment was moved into the new department
building to-day.
NEWS FROM THE INDIAN CovgrRv-Tha In
dian bureau has information from the Quapaw
reservation, In the northeastern corner of In
dian territory, on which the Modocs and seve-
raj other tribes are situated, that suuatters
from Kansas and Missouri have been coming
In, stalking OF 100 acres each, and then leaving
In all haste. The agent is confident that with
territory.
The bureau also has information confirming
the report that Carpenter, the leader OF the
proposed invasion, has fled northward.
ARMY PROMOTIoNs.-The subcommittee of
the Senate committee on the judiciary, to whom
was referred the question whether last years
rVnU v,r0 onffn
OF captain Is still In force, have decided to re-
port In the affirmative The Judge Advocate
General at the beginning OF the present session,
In response to call from the Secretary OF war
for his opinion, reported that the question was
sufficiently doubtful to warrant its submission
10 tne senate by sending to that body for con-
ssaa s,ne[aeion ana actlon the nominations OF all
case 1t should be held that the negative action
OF the last congress on the report OF the "Burn-
slde commission" constituted such action as
was contemplated by Congress in prohibiting
promotions until that report should be present,
ed to the FOrty-nfth Congress and .sacted
upon" The sub-judiciary committee held the
view That although the bill reported by the
BURNSIDE commission was allowed to expire the
report is still subject for action by this CON
gfesS and that the prohibitOry law referred to
is still in force. ~
MILITARY PROJECTION OF INDIAN TERRITORY
General Sheridan is acting promptly in distrib-
utlng troops to prevent the invasion of Indian
toIii.CIy. Inc war department. Is Informed
that detachments of troops are being sent 70
the points where their presence Is necessary
rom Fort Supply. Fort Sill, Fort Elliott and
Fort Read all in the Indian Territory General
rope mas been ordered TO assume In person the
command and direction OF troops to be used in
the DUTY or protecting the lands In the terri
tory. Authority has also been given General
SGer1dan, VINO commands the military division
IN which indian Territory is embraced to stop
Ine 22d ln1an1ry, now on its way south IL
necessary, and employ it to protect the terri
tory. This regiment is under orders to ex-
change positions from the lakes to Texas with
the 10th Infantry. General Sheridan telegraphs
10 General Sherman that there will be no diff
Guilty In keeping proposed settlers out, and In
ejecting those already in the territory.
AMERICAN PORK.-Our Consul at Bremen, in
his last dispatch to the Department OF State, re-
fers TO the reports circulating In Europe rela-
tive to diseased American pork During 1873
more than 100000 pounds OF pork were i'm
ported into Bremen from America Generally
1t arrived In excellent condition, the packages
IN good order. American exporters have always
Shown readiness to accept any reasonable
suggestions In the matter, and the importers
admlt that there Is nothing TO complain Of in
the manner OF packing. But there are Occa-
sional cases OF frichina, reports OF which great
~ hinder the sale and use OF pork In Bremen.
Some measures OF preventing such cases are
vitality important.
The HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE met