Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-02

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and selling counterfeit coin.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
does not expect to have any of the regular ap-
preparation bills ready until after the Christmas
holidays The army bill will be passed with the
restriction as to the use of the army, which were
contained in last years bill. The only extraor-
dinary appropriation to be made is about two
and half million dollars for the taking of the
next census.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES has CON-
pleted it's revision OF the House rules, and will
report next Thursday.
WESTERN REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
continue to criticise sharply the financial por
tions of Secretary Sherman's report and the
Presidents message. 1t is a safe prediction to
say that inasmuch as the majority OF the dem
ocrats oppose the recommendations, and the
republicans are divided on the subject, that
legislation in accordance with the recommended
ti0ns will not be effected, although the subject
promises for the session to be the central figure
of debate.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Senators Hill, Teller,
Paddock, Saunders, Ferry, and Representatives
Morton, Wait, Hawley, Butterworth, Henderson,
Neal, O'Riey, Osmer, White Of Pa, Hiscock,
Conger, Aldrich, Reed, Mitchell, Overton. Davis
of ILL.,, Wise and Townsend, and General Sher
man, In company with Col. COrkhill were
among the Presidents callers to-day.
THE CLERKS Room at the White House has
been closed to newspaper men. The premature
publication of the Presidents message is the
cause OF this
HEREAFTER NO OFFER OF COMPROMISE of any
claim in favor of the United States, in which
specific sum of money is offered, under section
3469, Revised statutes of the United States. will
be considered until such sum shall have been
deposited in some Independent Treasury office.
or National Bank depostary, to the credit of
the Secretary of the Treasury, and the certitl.
Gates therefor received at the department. II
the offer be rejected, the money will be returned
to the prOponent: if accepted, it will be turned
into the Treasury, after deducting any fees OF
per centages due to the United States attorney
or others.
FUNERAL FLowERs.-Senator Thurman does
not seem to take his enforced retirement from
politics much to heart. Yest6day, in the Sen
ate chamber a friend compinented him upon
the receipt of the handsome boquetS that oTn-
amented his desk. "Oh, yeS!" replied the Sen
atOr, ''SOme kind friends have sent these to
decorate my political coffin"
IN THE SENATE yesterday, after the reading of
the Presidents message was concluded, Mr..
Ferry announced to the Senate the death of his
late colleague, Senator Zachariah Chandler.
AS mark of respect, he moved that the Senate
adjourn. which motion was agreed to. In the
House, after the reading OF the Presidents mes
message and the accompanying documents were
referred to a committee OF the whole and Or
dered to be printed, and the House adjourned.
PERsoNAI--Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, and
his family have taken rooms for the winter at
91s 14th street northwest. Mr.. j. H. Pules-
ton, MP, who came to this country some weeks
since, is expected in Washington tomorrow or
next day. Col. Puleston, as he was familiarly
known here in war times, when he was men,
ber of the staff OF Governor Curtin, of Pa, will
be welcomed by many old friends. General
Tom Ewing, OF Ohio, for whom there is much
inquiry as the ''great defeated" Will not arrive
to take his seat until tomorrow. =. Hon Chas.
ONeill, of Pa, has rooms at 1906 & street NV.
There is no doubt that Senator Baldwin, OF
Mich, will be assigned to places on the Senate
committees held by his predecessor.
THE LATE GEN. JEFF. C. DAv1s.-General Or
der No. 104 from the headquarters Of the army
announces the death of Colonel and Breyet Ma
Jof General Jeff c. Davis In feeling terms, and
contains a review OF his brilliant military re-
cord, closing as follows: Though only the col
onel Of the 23d infantry at the time OF DEATH
his fame and history belong to the whole army
and the flags of al military posts will be dis
played at half-maSt the day after the receipt of
this order. General Sheridan will give all Or
ders necessary to mark the respect in which
this honored soldier is universally held by the
army, and. If the family request it, he may Or
der guard of honor to participate in the fune-
raj ceremonies"
INTERoCEANIC TRANsIT.-The Z. s. CONNER
cial agent at Corinto Nicaragua, in dispatch
to the department of state, dated Nov. 7th, 1879
treats Of the construction of railroad, intended
for internal communication, but which may be
made interoceanic by canaliZing and locking the
river Tepitapa. 1t is entirely a government en-
terprise, and will cost less than two millions of
dollars. It's completion depends wholly on the
poiiticai state OF or the country. If peace can be
years. Rails locomotives and rolling stock have
already arrived for sections of the road nearly
completed.
FUNDED INDEBTEDNESS OF THE DIsTRICT.-The
quarterly debt statement OF the funded indebt-
edness OF the District of Columbia issued yes
terday by Treasurer Gflfillan, commissioner of
the sinking fund, shows that during the quar-
ter ended November S0th. the 3.65 registered
bonds have become by exchange larger in
amount than the coupon bonds. The amount Of
the former is S. SD 600, and of the latter Sc 690
500. With this exception there has been no
change during the quarter in the funded indebt-
edness. The following statement shows the
amount of the different classes OF called bonds
upon which interest has ceased. but which have
not been presented for redemption;
Corporation of Washington ten-year
Corporation Of Washington five per ''0' W
cent. general stock k..... 500 90
Corporation Of Washington six per
cent. general stock. .............. 21,74T a
Corporation OF Washington six per
cent. canal stock. 565 90
Corporation Of Georgetown six per
cent. general stock. 5,5l6 81
So, ,sS9 IS
The total reduction in the debt since July 1st,
1878, has been s41S, ,326.61, and the reduction In
the annual interest charge since that date has
been $50, 1I.11.
The Ute NEGoT1ATIoNS.-Several dispatches
have OF late been received at the War depart
ment from Col Hatch, the army officer on the
Ute peace commission. These dispatches have
given the progress OF the negotiations and asked
Instructions. They have Invariably been an
swered 70 the effect that the War department
has nothing to do with the negotiations. but
when 1t may be concluded by the commission
that the negotiations have failed then the mill
taiy arm OF the service will take charge of af-
fairs. No campaign against the Utes could be
conducted this winter General Pope Is ready
nom the South. but General Merritt has with
draWn. No campaign could be conducted dur
ing the winter any way. The probable step, In
case OIL failure OF the commission, will be t.
occupy the agencies, and thus deprive the In
CLANS OF the protection they afford.
1T SEEMS TO BE ABOUT SETTLED that Col. Cork.
MI VIII be District attorney to succeed Mr.
Neils. His appointment has been PRACTICAL
decided upon.
IN THE SENATE's EXECUTIVE SESSION to-da
no business was transacted, except to read tn
NOMINATIONS, that were sent in Yesterday an
10 order their reference to appropriate Commit.
tees when created