Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-21
THE EVENING STAR.
DOU BILE SH E E 7.

THE EVENING STAR.
BILE SH EET.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-}nt ,rnal rev.
enue, s377, ,2s4.37; customs. $40, 1855.
THE ADJOURNMENT QUEsTIoN.-The Senate
committee on appropriations at to days meet
Ing agreed to postpone action on a resolution
for final adjournment until Monday next.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Secretary Thompson,
Secretary McCrary. Attorney General Devens,
Secretary Schurz, Senators Allison, Kirkwoi d
and Burnside. and Representatives McC. I'D,
VOOIhis, NOrcrOss, Mckinley, Garfield, Willets
Hammond and Richmond called on the Presi
dent to-day.
GEN. EWING will leave for Ohio next week to
be present at the meeting of the Democratic
State Central committe, which organizes a
Columbus next week.
THE BILL introduced in the Senate to-day (by
request) by Judge Davis proposes to authorize
the state of Illinois, in her own behalf or as
trustee, to commence and prosecute In the U. S.
Supreme Court an action for the recovery Of
any moneys or land which may be due to that
state by the United States on account of the
disposal OF swamp and overfloWed lands, and
requires the court to advance the case on its
docket and render Judgment on the merits,
without regard to the opinions heretofore en-
tertained by the Department OF the Interior"
NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate to-day:-Joseph
S. Smith, to be collector of custom for the dis
trict Of Bangor, Me. Charles Wesley Rush, OF
New York, to be an assistant surgeon U. 5.
navy. Passed Assistant Surgeon Robert A.
Marimon, to be surgeon. Indian Agents
Jno. C.. CritchloW, OF New York, for Mtntah
agency, Utah; VIM. D. Andrews, Of Illinois, for
OF Iowa, for Sac and Fox agency. Post1last.
ers-Mrs. Elizabeth j. Cook, at Arkadelphta,
Ark, and Julius A. Wayland, at Harrisonviile,
Mo-; Granville o. Haller, to be colonel OF infan-
try, U. s. A.
Mr.. LAMAR having become satisfied that Mr.
Conkling will not send him a challenge, left for
Mississippi this morning, not to return this ses-
sion. This is regarded as the end Of the Conk.
hng-Lamar sensation.
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL Ap-
PRovED.-The President this morning approved
the bill "making appropriations for the legis.
lattve, executive and judicial expenses OF the
government for the fiscal year ending June
aoth, 1850, and for other purposes"
THE LETTER-CARRIERs' deficiency bill has
been reported back to the Senate. The appro-
prtatdon committee struck out the entire amount
C$71, 1,0O0) voted by the House of Representatives
for the payment OF increased salary to letter.
carriers car Tor the current fiscal year. and reduced
1Or the payment OF increased salaries and the
extension OF the free delivery service during the
next next aseal d year, to s4eo eco: The committee
Court Of Claims. WV
SECRETARY MCCRARY's NOMINATION.. The
Senate committee on the judiciary having deci-
ded not to act upon the nomination of secre-
taTy McCrary, state that their action Is not one
OF power, but policy. The republicans on the
committee themselves had some doubts as to
he the
that the nomination had better 90 over. The
committee state that there Is no personal ob.
lecuon 10 MS continuation, and that while there
Tas 10
pracLlce, as 1t would enable an outgoing to
handicap an incoming administration. A post
master or other officer might be nominated in
advance, and subsequently be removed, but a
judge is life officer
The Nomination Withdra,cn-The President to-
day sent to the Senate the following: 'Doubts
In advance Of the actual vacancy to occur sen
tember 1st, 1879, person to I'LL the office OF
Judge OF the circuit coul 1t OF the United States
10r the eighth circuit, hereby withdraw the
nomination for that Office ,of George W. NC
Crary, af Ohio"
relieve the churches OF the District OF Columbia
and to clear the title of the trustees of such
property; and the Joint resolution repeating
certain clauses In the sundry civil bill. The
Dill In relation to the churches of the District
provides that 80 much OF the act of June 2Oth,
missioners OF the District to set aside former
exemptions from taxation OF church property
which was actually held and used for the pur-
pose OF divine worship, and to enforce q tax
nh ho 10
OF such property Is declared to vest in the
trustees, or such other perSOns as held the title
10 @ tne ne same san at the time OF the passage Of the
Wltnstan01ng the sale OF such property for nom
payment OF taxes. The COMMISSIONERS of the
District OF Columbia are required to refund to
churches as have paid the taxes assessed against
them under the act Of June goth, 1874, such
sums, respectively, as were paid by each upon
vine worship The joint resolution repeal
Ing certain clauses In the last sundry civil
Dill and Tor other purposes are the fol-
Iowing 1v iT provisions: Twenty thousand dollars
lines to Helena, Montana territory, and the
new post on Milk River and such other points
as as may De necessary; 800 for the extension
OF the military telegraph lines to Fort Elliott,
Texas, and westward as may be necessary:
repeating the legislation authorizing the Secre-
tary OF War to lease the water power at Moline
$4,000 additional to Col. DeAhna, late collector
at Alaska; granting the widows OF the late Rush
Clark and Gustave Schleicher $4,000 each; 81, 500
Tor deficiency in the pay OF cadets at West Point:
appropriating So, 900 for expenses in completing
tne elgnth census; s. O.69 for expenses in COM
P,eL,tng tne ninIn census; to pay Semmes q
BaIDour, or their legal representatives in full
ssaton building, when occupied by the pension
iund OF the pension office for the year 1s77;
making the appropriation for the geological
survey Immediately available, ana repeating
the publication OF the geological survey the fol-
lowing WOrds:-"Undert the direction of the Sec
retary Of the Interior, one hundred thousand
dollars"
AMERICA FOUR GAMES AHEAD.-Eugene Del
mar, OF New York city, has won another game
In the international postal card chess tourney,
from II. Brewer, of Bournemouth, England;
VIM. Olcott, OF Hartford, Conn.,, scores two
games against 81. Williams, OF WreXham, North
Wales, and Williams scores one against Olcott
completing the series OF four games between
the TWO players-Olcott winning three out OF
four; Total score-America, %; Great Britain,
10; drawn,
MOVEMENTS OF U. s. NAVAL VRssELs.-The
| Powhatan arrived at New York Thursday eve.
ming The Vandalia left Hampton Roads on
| the 18th for Long Island Sound and anchore
| OF the New York navy yard yesterday; she VIII
| go to Huntington, New London, New Bedford