Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-01

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NOMINATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE Pres
ident sent the following nominations to the
Senate tc-day:-U. s. Consuls-Oscar Hatfield,
OF n. Y, at Batavia John Harris, of Pa at
Venice. Also, number of army promostons.
The Senate, in executive session, to day COZ
frrned the following omnatiOrS:-Franc.s A.
Walker, OF Connecticut, to be superintendent Cf
the census; Drs. Stephen Smith, Of New York
city, and 7. s. Verdi, Of Washington, D. c., to
Horace Austin (now Third Auditor OF tie Tree:
ury) to be register OF the land Office at Fargo
Dakota.
THE CABINET MEETING To-DAy.-There was
some little financial discussion at the cabinet
meeting this afternoon. Secretary Sherman
called attention to the large increase In the
public debt during the last month-an increase
large appropriations made by the last Com
gress, and the consequent deficiency. OF the
total increase over $75o,0OO OF it Is due to the
appropriations made by the last Congress
sWelled the increase up to $S92, ,7N17. It is
thought that there will have to be suspension
OF the minor works provided for in the river
river and harbor bill or that some new source
OF revenue will have to be provided by Con-
gress.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE On public lands, this
morning decided TO report favorably upon the
nomination OF Clarence King to be director OF
the geological survey.
"THE SPRING CAMPAIGN against Illicit dis
tilers is being vigorously prosecuted The dis
tillers seem also to be vigorous In resistance
Commissioner Raum to-day received a number
Of OF teiegraphlc reports from his agents giving
the results OF recent raids. Collector Cooper
telegraphs from Knoxville, Tenn, as follows
MY rald1ng party in Hancock county has re-
turned. They were fired upon by party of
nine men Sunday afternoon. The fire was re-
turned and the assaultlng party put to flight.
Illicit distilleries, two coppers and large
since my last report. Collector Young tele-
graphs from Raleigh; Pennington's raid In An
son county captured four distilleries. and had to
captured eight In Orange county. They were
attacked and fired at eight or ten times No
Poo n3ay Rn Rart he acted With courage and dscre
patch from Morristown, Tenn: Returned last
night from raid in Hancock county. Captured
n Wo mash snb eop5 gsons s1s asn anS no
gallons singlings and 26 gallons whisky. Cap
tured yiolators and rode 900 miles on horse
back. We were ambuShed at three different
times and upwards OF 40 shots fired at us with
out serious effect. We succeeded In arresting
them bound over to court. Collector Clark
from Atlanta, Ca telegraphs as follows: Seized
three distilleries on the goth instant. Stills
brought out, 5000 gallons mash and beer de-
Stroyed and three men arrested.
A CIRCULAR has been issued at the Land Of
flee to carry into effect the provisions OF the
act OF Congress approved March 3D., 1879, put
tlng clt1ZenS On the same footing as soldiers In
regard to homesteads inside of railroad limits
Mr.. GARFIELD's SPEECH OF saturday is con-
stderably toned down in the Record and does
not read in that Official compendium of debate
Ia nearly SO staiwar words as 1t was delivered.
1t is said that republican member OF Congress
waited upon him and told him II he did not
take back that portion Of his speech in which
ne SAID the mortal gage OF battle offered by
The south to the north in 1861 was honorable
and Eeroic, that he {the membe1 would de-
nounce such utterances from his seat on the
lloor. Accordingly in the Record Gen. Garfield
CARRIED said on the floor: 1.-The last act of the
democratic domination In this House eighteen
years ago was stirring and dramatic; 1t was
heroic and high. sou'e1." sYour leaders
did the heroic thing IN Withdrawing from their
seats and flngtng down to us the mortal gage
OF battle. We called it rebellion, but we ad-
nit that 1t was honorable; that it was cour-
age0us, and that 1t was noble to give us the
iell gage Of battle and fight it out In the open
neld." What the Record now says he said in
neu OF the above sentences is as follows: "The
last act OF the democratic domination in this
House was striking and dramatic, perhaps
heroic" "Your leaders, though hold
Ing majority In the e-Other branch of Congress,
were heroic enough to withdraw from their
seats and fing down the mortal gage Of battle.
we called 1t rebellion but we recognized 1t as
courageous and manly to av0w your purpose
10 take all the risks and fight 1t out In the open