Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-30

stated that the extreme silver men in the Senate
are still unreconciled to the retention of Senator
Bayard as chairman of the finance committee.
ana claim that further caucus action will be
necessary to settle the question. Eighteen of
the democratic Senators have signed paper
urging Mr.. Bayard to withdraw his resignation,
but sixteen other democratic Senators declined
10 sign II, namely, MeSsrS. Beck, COckrell, Coke,
Garland, Grover, Hereford, Houston, Jones,
Maxey, Morgan, Pendleton, Slater, Vest, Voor.
hees, walker, and Williams. The silver men
Thurman, Mcdonald, Ransom, vance, Jones Of
Florida, Call, Hill of Georgia, Harris and
BAILEY the remaining eight signatures are
oughly, with Mr.. Bayard's financial views. or
the seven democratic Senators absent when the
paper was IN circulation, 1t is conceded that
nxe, namely, Messrs. Gordon, Lamar, Randolph,
the request to Mr.. Bayard to retain his chair
mansh1p, but 1t is said the other tWo-Messrs
Johnston ana Wfthers-would have refused
longation Of the session of Mr. Bayard,s orno
nents Intend to revive the controversy by call
Ing another caucus. -
NEW CHIEF OF ENGINEERS NOMINATED n-The
PRESIDENT sent the following nomination to tie
senate CE1S AFTERNOONS: Col. Horatio g. Wright
10 De cn1er OF engineers with rank Of brigadier
general, vice Gen. Humphreys retired at his
own request.
Mr.. LARK1N G. MEAD, the sculptor now at
Florence, Italy, with orders for the two remain
ing groups for the Lincoln Monument of Spring.
neld, Iu.,-artillery and cavalry scenes-has
sent sent mere photographs Of his plaster cast of
''The surrender OF CORVALLIS one of the for1r
scenes In the NE OF Washington, with which he
proposes 10 acorn the monument, and they have
attracted much attention and favorable com.
menu Oroers nave been sent him by Cincin-
nau and San Francisco for large plaster casts of
the design-3o by 40 feet in size.
CoRBIN's NOMINATION REJECrED.-The Sen.
ate In executive session Saturday rejected the
nomination OF D. T. Corbin, OF s. c., as Chief
justice of the supreme court Of Utah.
PROF. GAMGRK has written q letter to u. 8.
Senator Harris, which was read In the Senate
saturday, proposing, In view Of the obstacles
tnfoWn IN the way OF the construction of his
refrgerating ship, to forego ali profit under the
contract Tor Its construction, on condition that
ne super wise the same, that his experimenting
and that he be projected from actual loss 1E; 6y
the payment of all expenses.
THE SENATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Satur-
day confirmed the nomination of Granville O.
Haller to be colonel of infantry In the U. s,
army, to rank from February 49, 1873. The
confirmation OF Haller, who was formerly a
major OF the 18th infantry in the u s. army.
was MADE 10 carry into effect the finding Of q
% eauy gndsl special act
was that Haller was dismissed for disloyal con-
duct and dfsloyal sentiments, on insufficient
evidence, Wrongfully." The dismissal occurred
during the war. The confirmation authorizes
his appointment to the rank to which he would
have attained had he remained continuously I'm
the service.
"CUPID's YOKEs." The President is receiving
a large number OF petitions asking for the par
don Of d. NJ. Bennett, of New York. editor of
the Truth Seeker. Bennett was recently con-
ter through the mails in the shape of nam.
phlet called "Cupid's Yokes"
NAVAL ORDERs.-Chief Engineer e. d. Robin
from special duty at the West Point foundry.
and ordered to the Pensacola, and also as fleet
engineer OF the Pacific station, per steamer of
the 10th OF July. Ensign J. II. Sears to the
Khtearrsarge, NJ at New York. Cadet Engineers J.
Portsmouth, N. H., July 5th "