Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-04

judicial bin and the army bill, were signed by
the President and have become laws. together
with the bill making the requisite appropria-
ton 10 pay the arrears Of pensions The last
named reached the President little before IL
O'CLOCK, and was promptly approved. It is un-
derStOOd that a message vetOlng the river and
harbor appropriation bill was prepared, but,
under the influence Of great pressure the en-
ecutiYe signature was finally affixed to that
bill.
THE EXTRA SESSIOS.-The failure to pass the
legislative, executive and judicial, and army
appropriation bills render an extra session of
the Forty-sixth Congress necessary. The PIE
s1dent and the Cabinet discussed the Suhiect at
the Capitol this morning. and it was decided to
convene the new Congress on the 18th instant
two weeks from to-day. A proclamation to
that effect Will be at once prepared and issued
Senators and members residing on the Pacific
coast. who are elected to the next Congress,
VIII be unable to go to their homes and return
before March L.
STREET RAILROADS MUST EXCHANGE TTCKETs
Congress, in its last stages OF the session. agreed
to bill compelling the street railroad COM
panieS TO enter into reciprocity to the ticket
issued by them; that is that the ticket of any
given road should he a tender for full fare on
tie line Of any other.
THE CASE OF JUDGE BLODGETT.-The House
judiciary committee having made an investi
satinn OF the charges OF official dishonesty and
corruption against l. :. District judge BlOd-
Ittt- Chicago report tilat evidence taken
Is Lot Sul1lc1ent 10 warrant impeachment.
ATPAssED.-The principal measures which
have become laws during the last session. in
addition 10 ten of the regular annual aprrOnri-
alton bills, are the bill reducing TIE tav on
t0h3cco and amending the Internal revenue
laws; the CenG1IS bill: bill TO aid reftlndnr
national deb ny authorizing issue of small
. reasury certificates: the bill to prevent the
hi PRODUCTION OF infectious or contagious diseases
no the blilS providing for the payment of
arrears OF nensiOns for service during the war
OF the rebellion.
lHE DAVENPORT 1NVESTGGATI0N.-Mr Lynde
in the House last night submitted the report of
le 81 t-ludiciary committee which was sent to
New York to Investigate John l. Davenport
ire committee simply recommend the repeal of
all laws authorizing the appointment OF super
" oTS and narShalS Of election because they
"a mat davenport Was an instrument to carry
cut THESE oppressive and partisan enactmant5
CT radical Congresses
The l. s. SCPREHE COURT convened yeStpr-
day, after recess OF four weeks All the ls-
tees We're present except Associate Justice
Hunl, who, It is feared, will never again take
his seat on the bench. \ number OF opinions
prepared during Tie recess were read. j. Han
SyphCr, CT New orleans, and Mrs Be!ya A.
ipchWood OF Washington city, were admitted
TO practice. For The FIRST time in the history of
thls court woman'S lame IOY stands On the
roll Of its practitioners.
PERsoSAL-Donn Piatt. and Henry Waiter
son t0f the Louisville Courier-JauraaD visited
she National last night 10 see Denman Thomp-
son in his famous character OF Joshua Whit
comb, The New Hampshire farmer and JACK
SoIilan wa! democrat Dom looks very little
Tie worse fer NC ;arrahan'S knOck-doWn, and
says that. in fact. the conclusion served 10
rai'E him Immensely from the physical pros
trat!on OF long 1ll-health. Knocking him down
has .et him up.
Pest OFFICE DEPFEDATORs sPUNISHED.-Special
age ht Adams. 7. o. department. reports to
the chef special agent the trial and conviction
at Laramie. wyoming. OF John Irwin and Cha.
Condor. scnteCcef TO hard labor for life, and
FRED Robe. sentenced to hard labor for five
years. a. q. Douglass plead guilty but is not
Hst sentenced. The offense committed was
! hWaT robbery OF the mail on the route be-
tween Fort Mckinney and Fort Fetterman,
" Gl1fn%. Douglass was superintendent of the
stage line lie read guilty as accessory and
the government, Frank Howard was shot at
for' Fettenn2n by 4 government beef con-
tractor to prevent lis appearance as a witness.
Howard Stiil lays az Fetter::au in q critical
NcasrS. NaSSar and Hine are await
Ing trial In injection with the same robbery.
CONTRIBUTIONS AND REJEcrroSs.-TheS Senate
in executive session yesterday confirmed the
nominations: Collectors of customs
VIM. L. Hitler. district Of Nantucket Mass:
Geo. w warren, district OF Cape Vincent Ny;
" IN. T. Simpson, district OF GeneSee, N Y;
Heaiey {. Ackley, district OF Michigan; ChaS
u. Manning. district OF Albcmarie, N c.; Pink
Ley G. Hale. district OF VIcaSburg. Surveyors
OF customs Edward T. Moore Patchogue, N
\; VIM. \. ;. Sanders. Albany. Appraiser OF
nclchandise-l.- 5. Metcalfe, st. Louis Indian
aGfrtS-Edwin Eeiis, OF Washington territory.
hoAomlsh agency. Washington territory; Chas.
rlssey. OF New York. SiSseton agency Dakota:
4. VI. thomas, OF New Mexico Pueblo agency:
New Mexico: J. NJ. Haworth, OF Kansas, Pa;ynee
agency, Indian territory; VIM NJ. Garvey, of
ner. or New York. Nez Perce agency, fdaho
Eenj. F. BroCkett, OF Illinois, Uintah agency,
Utah; Geo. Allin, Of New York, Union agency;
Indian territory; John \. S!nnlS, or Washing
ton territory. CciNiIe agency, Washington ter
ritory; John Smith, OF Oregon, Warm Springs
agency oregon; Henry c. Linn. OF Kansas,
Great Nelndha agency. Neb. Registers OF land
Cfces-J q Callahan, at Eau Claire, Wis; II.
l.. Waller, at Nachita- Kan. Receivers OF
pubic mOneyS-TheOdOTe Z. SingiSer, OF Penn
sllVaEia. at ONfo!d. Idaho; John W. Watts, Of
oregon. al oregon City. oregon. United States
cChsuls-Asa {. Prindie, OF New 0rk, at Para;
dWaId Z. Lane, CT Illinois. at TUrnStaI: James
/. Montgomery. OF New York. at Leip5ic; Lycn
Il. dams, Of New York, at Geneva; John ii.
SiCuart, or pennsylvania at antwerp; Warren
L. sutton. OF Michigan. al MatamOras; William
T. Thomas of South Carolina. at st. Paul de
LoaLda. Also, large number OF poStmasters,
army promotions. etc.
The senate in executive session last night
confirmed the following nomiEationS:-Lucus
Ii. FOote, OF san Francisco, TO be consul OF the
United States at Valparaiso ChaS. Ray,
Chas. Mcdonald. Geo. NJ. Allen, John Carwln
aid EpSiace Il. Rogers to be assistant pay
masters i'll the United States navy
The following nominations were rejected
William ScGuSchardt. 10 be commercial agent
3t Pietir25 NeGraS: William NJ. Wheeler OF Wis
CuISin. To be Indian agent al Green Bay agency,
Wis: Edward W. W!lIett, OF California, to be
receiver OF public moneys at La MeSilla, New
Mexico; Porter Warner, 10 be postmaster at
Dc2dN God, OAK.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED AND NOT.-The SEN
ate. in executive session. just before adjourn
ment. confirmed The nomination OF Dennis Egan
TO be collector OF internal revenue for the dis
trict Of Florida. and Paul Sirobach to be post
master at Montgomery. Ala. The following are
The nominations which Tell for want OF final ac-
ton :-GcOrge Holmes, 10 be collector Of customs
II Beaufort, ). C.; James Pollock, naval olficer,
Philadelphia; David II. SJrother consul general
al the city OF Mexico; David IL. Bailey, consul
general at Shanghai: James X. Weaver, consul
general at Vienna; Henry Dithmar, consul ar
RiesIau; John VI. Wilson, consul ar Panama:
Geo. Scaggs, consul at Hamburg f. r. Turner,
= nudge, a. Banning Morton, L. S. marshal,
ard Alexander White, L. S. attorney, for the
northern district OF Texas; sherman Conant, L.
y mai hal gOrt bern district OF Florida; Lorenzo
CTnuDse. collector or internal revenue district
of Nebraska: Thomas :. Tree, Indian agent Sac
and Fox agency. Iowa; Elias Ii. Webb, Indian
agent, Fort Peck, Montana; ROlin V. Aukeng,
receiver Of public moneys, DeS MoineS, Iowa
a t1O Ei.bpp ypapiypr Of nnbiir