Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-04

THE SENATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION to-day
transacted no business, except to refer to ap-
prOpriate committees the nominations tnat
were received from the President yesterday.
TIE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS held
their first meeting to-day, and arranged for
distribution of the Presidents message.
THE BILL introduced to-day by Senator Nor
rill Ito facilitate the refundfng of the national
debt, !" is duplicate of the Treasury depart
ment bill, introduced in the House yesterday by
General Garfield
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES has agreed to
recommend the passage of resolution consti-
tuting new committee to be composed Of nine
members, which shall have referred to it al
questions relating to woman suffrage.
THE KEARsAGE arrived at Port Royal, s. c.,
on the 1st.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE HAYS family
will not come to Washington for some time. In
the meanwhile Mr.. Hay will occupy quarters at
Wormley's When his family arrives he intends
taking house.
SCENE IN THE HOUSE To-DAY.-"I object to
the reading of the memorial, said Mr.. Garfield,
when Mr.. Aiken, of South Carolina, desired to
have paper sent to the Clerks desk read this
Aiken, II will withdraw it." "What is it, any
way?" said MI. Garfield. "Why," replied Mr..
Aiken, 'it is a memorial from the Patrons of
HuSbandry." ooh! ah! ahem! / withdraw the
objection said Mr.. Garfield, and the memorial
was read.
THE Washington columns of a number Of the
papers Of the country continue to show large
amount of STAR matter taken without credit.
The matter thus appropriated without credit
costs THE STAR labor and money to procure,
and 1t is not pleasant to see 1t going the rounds
of the press credited to the papers that steal 1t
from us.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES IN THE House.
The House committee on elections will go to
work at once on the contested election cases be-
the committee four are ready to be heard, the
briefs all printed, and the parties in attendance.
These are the cases of Bradley Tep) VS.. Slemens
(dem.), second Arkansas district; BiSbee (rep.)
VS.. Hull {dem.), second Florida district; DOnnel-
ly (dem) VS., Washburne rep), third Mime
sofa district. and Curtin (dem.) VS.. Yokum rep.),
Holmes (dem.) VS.. Sapp (rep.), eight Iowa, and
Wilson (dem) VS.. Carpenter Tep.l. ninth Iowa,
majority report will be made that the sitting
members are entitled to their seats. Aminority
report will also be made that under the consti-
tuition of the state of Iowa no legal election was
held and that therefore neither of the contest
cided by the committee just before the close Of
the last session OF Congress, but no report has
yet been made. In the cases Of Haralson (rep.l
vs.. Shelley ldeml; fourth Alabama; Herbert and
Merchant vs. Acklen (dem.), third Louisiana, and
Mcdowell VS. Whitaker DENY, Oregon, no
briefs or evidence OF any kind have been fur
and they will probably be dropped by the COM
mittee. The remaining cases before the COM
m1ttee are in abeyance on extensions OF time
granted to one or other OF the respective parties
in the interest Of the purpose of obtaining fur
ther evidence.
REPRESENTATIVE WEAVER, the greenbacker of
Iowa, has presented an imitation scheme to the
House, which authorizes an appropriation Of
flfty-fve million dollars, so that soldiers and
sailors OF the late war shall be paid the differ
ence IN value between the currency which he
received and the standard gold coin of the
United States, in which he should have been
paid, together with six per cent. per annum
from the date said soldier or sailor was mustered
out of the service OF the United States up to the
date of the payment of the sum found due him
by the provisions of the Weaver act.
THE MORGAN RAID CLAms.-Judge New, of In
diana, has obtained the consent Of the Secre-
tary of War that the claims on file in the oaric,
of the adjutant general Of Indiana, known as
the Morgan raid claims, may be transferred in
bulk at once to the War department roll. This
will prevent these claims from being barred by
the Statute of limitation,
RESOLUTION NOT TO NEEDLE WITH THE F1NAN-
CIAL SYsTEM.-Senator Carpenter to-day sub
mitted his resolution against entering upon any
legislation affecting the finances. 1t was as
follows:
Whereas, The resumption of specie payment,
the circulation OF gold, silver and greenbacks as
lawful money OF the United States under exist
ing laws, and the reasonable expectation that
the present condition OF the finances of the
country will not be disturbed by precipitate leg
islation, have been followed by restoration OF
business confidence, revival of all the Industries
of the country and Inauguration of general
prosperity; and whereas, stability of financial
policy is essential to the successful conduct OF
business affairs; therefore bel it
Res0lred, That In the opinion of the Senate,
1nfriC OF ir(rf fhC
gress changing the existing system OF finance
would be ineXpedfent
The resolution was laid on the table to be
called up by Mr.. Carpenter, who will address
the Senate in its behalf
THE PROPOSED NEW DISTRICT CoDE.-The Dis
trict commissioners to-day transmitted to the
Senate for the consideration Of Congress '.a
civil code of law and procedure for the District
or Columbia, prepared under the direction Of
the attorney for the District In accordance with
provision in the act OF Sd OF March, 1S79 max
ing appropriations for sundry civil expenses OF
the government" The Commissioners accom-
pany the code with a communication saying
This code, together with the code OF municipal
law submitted to the House of Representatives
on the !th Of January, 1879, completes the re-
vision of the laws contemplated by act of 11th
OF June, 1878, Section 12) and by the act above
referred to. The early enactment Of this code
greSS may approve, is matter of so much i'm
porance to the best interests OF the District,
anu W all tluCleut anu vigorous administration
Of its affairs, that the Commissioners venture to
express the hope that it will receive the prompt
and favorable consideration Of Congress-"
REAR ADMIRAL r. II. WYMAN, commanding
the South Atlantic station, will transfer his flag
from the POwhatan to the Tennessee at New
York, on the 10th instant.
THE RESIGNATION of Passed Assistant Pay
master r. P. Paulding, U S. N, has been ac-
cepted, to take effect from yesterday.
SILKS AND VELvETs.-Bret Harte, q. s. COM
mercial agent at Crefeld, Germany, in his dis
patch to the department of state, dated Sept.
30th, 1s79 transmits his annual report Of the
trade in his district. The chief productions are
silks and velvets. There has been a great in
crease In the manufacture and sale of these
goods, owing mainly to the returning prosperity
OF the United States The trade with England
has fallen of. VelyetS having again come into
fashion, and demand for them has been create
than the supply. There was great advance in
raw silks in the months of May and June, but
since June there has been continuous decline.