Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-10
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT REcE1rTs sTo-DAY.-Internal rev.
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ABSENT FROM CABINET acknowledgements
McCrary and Thompson and P. NJ. G. Key were
absent from the Cabinet meeting this after
noon. The meeting was very short, and Only
routlne business was transacted.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY was absent from
the Cabinet meeting to-day attending the clos
Ing exercises Of the Naval Academy.
SECRETARY McCRARY left this morning with
Representative Ward to attend the exercises at
the Chester Il az Mill y Inst lite. General
Sherman and Coils. Tourtellotte and Poe leave
this evening at 1910 for West Point. The Sec
retary iay w VIII very likely join them at Philadel-
erc1seS at West Point.
THE WARNER SILVER BILL DEFEATED IN THE
SENATE.-In the Senate this afternoon Mr..
Coke moved to take up and consider the resolu-
tion dfscharg1ng the committee ON finance
from further consideration OF the House bill 564
Senate for action. The vote on taking up the
resolution Was-yeas 81. nays %, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Bailey, Beck, Call, Coke, Davis
m2, Garland, Harris, Hereford, Hui {Ga.),
Slater, Thurman, Vance, Vest, voorhees,, Wal
ker and Wallace-21. Nays-Messrs. Allison,
Booth, Burnside, Cameron (Wis), Carpenter,
Groome. Hill (Col), Jones tFla.), kellogg, Kirk
wood, Lamar, Logan, Jefferson, Morrill,, Platt,
Rollins and Saunders -22.
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH, In session
In this city, expects to continue its sittings
week or ten days longer. The principal busi-
ness before the board is the adoption Of rules
and regulations under the act approved on the
20 1nSt. TODAY there was fJ11 TnQptfnr q
board.
REDEMPTION OF SMALL COINs.-The Treasury
department will in a day or two issue circular
quoting the bill approved yesterday by the
President, fixing the legaltender character of
fractional silver, and providing for It's redemp-
ton. The circular will direct that all officers
of the government affected by the bill comply
with its provisions, and VIII contain instruc-
Of the department to be observed In connection
with such compliance.
THE LETTER CARRIERS DEFICIENCY BILL
The Senate committee on appropriations to-day
had under consideration the letter carriers de-
ticiency bill, which was received from the
House yesterday. Without taking action upon
1t the committee adjourned until o'clock this
afternoon.
JUNE nth THE DAY OF ADJoURNMENT.-The
House, almost unanimously, this afternoon
adopted resolution reported by Mr.. Morrison
from the ways and means committee, fixing the
date OF final adjournment at noon on the nth
inst, cruesday next) It is probable that the
Senate will concur.
SENATOR KELLOGG's TROUPE of seven swear
ers left New Orleans on Sunday night and are
expected here tonight or tomorrow morning
They Will be ready for the first performance
immedlately on their arrival, but iG is impossi.
pie to predict in exactly what role-whether
Two additional performers for the Spofrord
troupe left New Orleans last night In charge of
special messenger, who is to insure that they
essay Sponord role; but doubts are enter
tanned as to exactly how stable the special mes
seDger himself Is
A NAVAL COURT OF INoUIRY.-By direction
OF Secretary Thompson board of officers viii
be detailed to inquire into the matters of the
grounding Of the Constitution off the Isle of
WlgnI, some. time ago, and her subsequent
9lsaDiement curing gale at sea, necessitaJing
object Of this inquiry is to ascertain if the
officers in charge OF the vessel were responsible
Tor the mishapS referred to.
THE CLASSES OF CADET MIDsHrPMRN and
cadet engineers at the Naval Academy, which
after the closing exercises at Annapolis to-day
Will be known as the first and sec md classes,
VIII leave that place In few days on practice
cruise. Tne mldSh1pmen will cruise In the
practice ship Constellation, Commander Nc
Nair, and will go along the eastean coast, stop
Ping at newport, New Bedford and New Lon
Qon, and also cruising in Gardeners Bay and In
BuZzard's Bay. The engineers viii be aboard
the tugs Mayf10wer and Standish. The May
flower win be commanded by Lieut.. Comman-
mander F. w. Dicktns. The tugs will visit the
different navy yards and the machine shops at
chester, Pa, and on the Hudson. The cruises
OF both the cadet midsh1pmen and cadet engi-
neers Will continue for about three months
THE NOMINATION OF SECRETARY McCRARY.-
The Senate judiciary committee has referred
the nomination Of Secretary McCrary to the
sstiDg OF Senators Bayard, Garland and Car
penter. The composition OF this committee tS
regarded 1 as ray layorabie to the Seerstary; re-
meeting next Monday, and favorable report Is
confidently expected.
IMPORTATION OF CATTLE, as the law now
stands can only De allowed by proclamation OF
the President or by official action OF the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury throwing our ports open
to wholesale or general importation from some
tangling conditions. A bill passed by the House
yesterday permits special importation of foreign
annas am aa for breeding purposes upon the orderof
ulations as he may establish.
THE SENATE CAUCUS ON THE WARNER SILVER
BILL.-The democratic Senators met in caucus
soon after adjournment yesterday afternoon,
and remained In conference three hours consid-
ertng whether 1t would be desirable to procure
final action upon the Warner silver bili during
the present session. 1t was not proposed to
make the bill caucus measure except to the
extent OF securing action, but the discussion
developed such immovable opposition and such
irreconcilable differences OF opinion as to the
eXpediency Of present action that no PROPOSE.
tiOn was pushed to vote, and the caucus ad-
jOurned without action. The speakers In favor
OF the bill were Senators Thurman Beck. VOor
hees, Garland, Maxey, Hereford, Coke and PEN
dleton. Senators Bayard, Eaton and Herman
were the principal speakers in opposition
From the sentiment OF the caucus it appears
that eight or nine Senators will vote against
Mr.. COke's pending resolution in the Senate
looking to present action on the bill
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Paymaster
j. F. Tarbell has reported his return home,
having been detached from the European sta
t1on, and is ordered to settle accounts. Passed
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