Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-18
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and GOSSIP.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY-Internal re- /.
enue, S313,S1S75; customs. s4S0,15s 81

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enue, $313, ,S1S.75; customs s4SO.15s 81
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent reru ding
certificates o-day amounted to s1.s,90O.
at TEE WHITE HOUsE.-Senators Teller,
Saunders and Vance called on the President to-
day.
The HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT CT
COLUMBIA met and organized to-day. The only
business transacted was the election of Mr. H.
u. Clagett, OF Virginia, to be the clerk of the
committee.
THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE had under
consideration to- day the question as to whether
the House should surrender original papers,
under the subr@na dnces tecum of a court, It
appears that the Stanley HaZen court. now in
session in New York, has subpOenR1 the file
clerk OF the House to appear before it and bring
had by the House military committee, wherein
Gen. HaZen gave testimony. The committee
will recommend against giving up the original
papers, but will suggest that certified copies be
furnished.
NOMINATIONS TO-DAY.-The President sent
the following nominations to the Senate to-day
Frederick w. Miner, to be Z. S attorney for the
northern district OF Texas; Wilson NJ. Stanley,
OF Illinois, Indian agent Los Pinos agency, Co..
orado; Philip W. Stanhope, to be major of in
and First Lieut.. Frank Parker, 18th infantry, to
be first lieutenants in the Ordnance depart
ment, L. s. A.
AS IT Is PROVIDED In the bill appropr1-
attng money to reconstruct the Patent Office
building that none shall be used for Office rent,
small temporary structure to provide offices
has necessarily been built.
TRUANT INDIANs-Agent Hunt at the Fort
Sill agency, telegraphs to the Indian Office that
he believes that the Kiowas (aoout ~ in num-
per, VINO lett the reservation 10 hunt an Offend
Ing Texan) have returned.
THERE WAS LITTLE BREszE IN THE HOUSE
this afternoon. Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, In a
speech made by him on the legislative biI
quoted from the speech made some time ago by
Mr.. Blackburn, OF Kentucky, and alleged that
the latter had In that speech said the democra-
cy did not intend to stop until it had wiped out
the last vestige OF war legislation. Mr.. Finley
asked Mckinley to quote the full sentence
After Mckinley got through, Blackburn took
the floor, and charged that Mckinley had gar
bled the sentence. He then'rea the excerpt,
10 snow that what he said was that they did
not intend to stop until the last vestige of war
legislation which abridged the liberty of the
citizen should be wiped out" Mckinley said
that he didn't see that the full sentence put any
different meaning upon 1t, but he dlsclaimed any
idea OF doing Mr.. Blackburn an injustice
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS
organized to-day, and took up for consideration
the Choctaw Indian claim. This measure will
probably de disposed OF by the committee
during the present session, the intention being
to devote their sessions to its consideration
until disposed OF.
EXECUTIVE APPRovAL-The President to-day
approved two joint resolutions and an act of
Congress, these measures being the first that
have been passed at the present session. The
painting OF portrait Of the late Joseph Henry,
to accompany the memorial volume heretofore
ordered, and the other ratifying the organka-
tlon OF the National Board OF Health and es-
tablishing the validity Of Its organization not
W1thstanding the fact that the members OF the
BOARD through inadvertance failed to take the
oath OF on1ce. The act approved authorize,
Inc secretary OF the Treasury to contract for
the purchase or construction OF a refrlgeratO
for the disfnfectiOn OF vessels and cargoes an
Ior other purposes, and appropriates $4,000
for that purpose.
LIVELY PASSAGE occurred during to- day,
session OF the Senate committee on privilege
and elections in regard to the Spofford -Kellog
case. Junge Spof1ord, In the course OF his argu
memorial to the effect that kellogg had bribel
members Of the legislature to vote for his elec
don to the Senate. Mr.. Kellogg obtaining leave
denied this asserion and proceeded ss to say that
a committee, consisting of two democrats and
one republican, had been appointed by the
charge OF bribery as long ago as March, 1873.
and failing to find any thing whatever 20 sub.
stantiate 1t, had never, up to this day, made
lieved 1t could be readily proven that the demo-
Gratis had themselves used money to break up
the Packard legislature by inducing its mem
committee, at the conclusion of Judge SpofTord's
argument, adjourned subject to the cali OF the
chairman, and will probably meet again next
Tuesday to hear further argument from Spot
fords counsel on the pending question as to
whether or not the case Is res adjudicata.
acknowledgements Newberry. of Mich
igan, entertained the Michigan delegation at
his residence, No. 8 Lafayette Place, last night
Mr.: NeWberry is probably the wealthiest man
IN congress- his income last year aggregartng
$250,001.
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCEs.-At the
business meeting OF the National Academy of
Sciences this morning, resolutions recommend
ing various measures designed to facilitate the
Introduction OF the metric system Of weights
and measures into general use in this country
were adopted, and their reading at the public
session ordered: Prof. Rogers, the newly
elected president, was present at the opening of
the scientific session, and delivered an eloouent
inaugural address.
REPRESENTATIVE MURCH, of Maine to-day
filed two petitions. numerousIy slgned by citi-
zens OF his state, praying 'that all moneys
used as circulating medium OF exchange
De issued by the government direct to the
people; that all moneys, metallic or paper.
when the seal OF the United States shall
nave been stamped thereon. shall be
full legal-tender for all dues, public and pri-
vate: That said moneys be a unit Of value: that
all moneys now used as a circulating rnedium
OF exchange. not fun legal-tender, be with
draWn az the earliest practicable moment q nd a
iuH legal-tender money take the place there0f :;
IHE NEW kEFUNDING BONDS ALL SUBSCRIBED
FoR.-The Secretary OF the Treasury announces
this morning that In consequence OF the proDo-
sal OF the New York syndicate to take $50 900 0oe
OF the per cent. bonds and So 900 900 of the
TeIundlng certificates, the circular Offering tho
Dchds Tor sale VIII be at once reSciDded. The
SUBSCRIPTIONS made by other parties previous to
the receipt or the syndicate telegram az six
CLOCK last evening amounted to s43 900 900
Inc secretary states that the bonds will all be
divided between these subscribers aud the syn
ulcaIe, Out he is not prepared at present to
stale the nature OF the allotment or-the amount
10 De awarded the respective parties.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. Commander S. l..
wilson 10 the Ashuel0t, Asiatic station per
steamer May Ist. Ensign B, 4. Fiske from the
colorado and ordered 10 the POWhatan Mid
Shlpmen L. NJ. kaz and j. c. Gilmore to the
Jamestown, May ist.
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