Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-21

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-internai rev.
enue, s299, 1871; customs. sSS5.9ll.2+.
No BUSINESS of public interest was transacted
at the Cabinet meeting this afternoon.
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan
since yesterdays report amounted TO S4',85o.
DIRECTOR OF THE MINT BURCHARp has left the
city, first to go to Illinois. He will be absent
about two weeks, during which time he viii
visit the mintS at New Orleans and Philadel
ph1a, and probably other offices under his di-
rectorShfp.
HORACE AUSTIN, CT Minnesota, who was nonl-
mated to-day by the President to be register OF
the land ONCE at Fargo. Dakota territory, is at
present Third Auditor OF the Treasury.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Senators amar, Kirk
wood, Hill, Ferry, Morrill,, Call, Butler and Lo-
gan, and Representatives Price Uowa), Lam
nam. Ward. Brewer, Van NOorh1S and Bennett,
were among those who called on the President
to-day.
SPEAKER RANDALL will proceed at once to
arrange the standing committee of the House.
II viii be ten days or two weeks, however,
before they will be completed and announced.
1t is thought.
\ SHORT SESSION PREDICTED Senator Wall
lace is of the opinion that the present session
viii be short one. He does not construe the
action OF the House caucus yesterday, re-
queSt1ng the Speaker TO make UP the standing
committees, as an evidence that general legiSla-
ton IS to be entered upon: but simply the
natural desire OF members to know speedily
how they are to be placed without waiting
Until next winter TO find ont.
TIE OHIO ELECTION Observation-Disclosures
Randall has not yet announced the select COM
mittee to investigate the alleged election frauds
nthe first and second districts Of Ohio but the
challma Will be Mi. Mcmahon and the demo-
cratic members, Messrs. Carlisle and New. 1t
is thought an agreement will be reached, where
oy tne committee VIII be reduced from seven to
i've members.
COMPROMISE TAtk.-Leading lawyers of the
House, of both political affiliations have had
frequent conferences recently in the matter of
tEe supervisors laws. which gives emphasis to
the rumor that a compromise over the disputed
Iolltlcal points between the two parties will
probably be brought about.
THE FREEDNANs BANK BILL.-Senator Dawes
re1ntroduced this morning the bill introduced
by him at the last session of the Forty-fifth
Congress, to amend the charter Of the Freed
mans Savings and Trust Company The act
provides that In case Of the resignation, disa-
bility, or death OF any Of the commissioners the
possession and legal title to all the property of
the company Shall go to the survivor or slIrvi-
vors; and, In case OF the death of all the COM
QlsslOnerS OeTore the execution OF their trust
the trustees Of the bank shall select commits
sioner to perform the duties imposed by law.
The bond required OF commissioner so ap-
provided by the act shall impede or delay any
causes be gun by or against the commissioners.
A suggestion OF the change is to be made on the
dOckets OF the court.
JURISDICTION OF JUsTICEs.-In the Senate TO-
day MI. Rollins offered bill to extend the
jurisdiction OF justices OF the peace, so that
they shall take cogniZance OF all cases in which
the amount claimed does not exceed 5000, eX-
cept where the title to real estate is In ISSUE
and actions for malicious prosecution, actions
against justices Of the peace, or other officers
for misconduct In Office and actions for SANDER
Ihe Dill also gives justices jurisdiction over
constables and their bondsmen In cases where
they refuSe TO pay over moneys which they
have collected; also to compel copstables to
make returns OF process placed in their hands
stables are to be subject to the same fines and
penalties as are witnesses for refusing to obey
SubpRnaS.
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS DURING THE EXTRA
SESSION. oN.-Representative House, the chairman
Of the democractic caucus, to-day appointed
the following committee, to confer with caucus
committee OF the Senate, with view to deter
during the % extra m session. Messrs 1e
missy, chairman; Carlisle (Ky.), Cox On. W,
Ewing SOhio), Springer glls.), Tucker (va), At
91ns R,nS cIex@asa, M @ C1ymer lyme Pal, Reagan ETexas),
Immediately after the adjournment OF the
House. met In the room OF the committee on
ways and means for the purpose OF holding
preliminary conference previous to their Joint
session with the Senate committee.
NOTIFICATIONS OF THE COMPETITIVE ExAMrNA-
TIoN on the 25th, 26th and 27th instant, for ap-
pointments in the Pension off1ce have been
sent to over 400 applicants. 1t is thought that
not all OF these Will enter the examinations, as
they are notified that some knowledge of the
law and rules OF evidence Is required. Enough,
the examining board from being q sinecure.
The names OF the members of this board, who
have been already designated, are withheld
from the pubic, to the end that their lives may
not be imperilled by the rush upon them OF the
four hundred.
CHEFS Moses AND SMoHoLLA and three Una
tillas with Agent Conoyer and two Interpreters
constitute the party now getting ready to start
for Washington and expected here in about a
fortnight Moses is now at Vancouver, Wash
iDgtOn Territory. We came much nearer hay-
ing war. recently. with this chief and his fol-
lows than is generally known. The character
OF the negotiations with him On his present
visit will be OF importance as affecting his
future relations with the gove nent.
POSTAL DECIsION.-The assistant attorney
general for the p. o. department, Judge Free
man, has made a decision reversing part of rul-
ing -, OF the postal guide OF 1878, limiting the
application OF the franking privilege He de-
cides that 1t is competent for Senators and
Representatives and other persons entitled to
the ranking privilege to send when properly
ranked under the provisions OF the law, unad-
dressed packages OF free matter in bulk, to any
person by mall to be separately addressed and
remailed from another post Office. But such
Temailing can only be done once, unless it be-
comes necessary to forward In order TO reach
the party addressed. Hitherto unaddreSsed
packages thus sent could be addressed and re-
mailed as free matter only TO persons within
the delivery OF the post Office at which the
packages were remaied
CONTESTED SEATS IN THE HOUSE.-The prop
osition submitted by Mr. Ellis, OF La, in the
House this morning to increase the committee
On elections from eleven to nineteen members,
was referred to the committee on rules. There
Is a disposition among good many memcers
TO favor the appointment OF two election COM
mitteeS so that cases in contest can be more
speedily seItlei, rather than be held over until
the last days OF the session.
THE SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS, yesterday
after cur report closed, nominated the Rev.
Joseph G. Bullock, OF Alexandria, Va. as chap
lain OF the Senate by vote on the third ballot
OF 2l against II for the Rev. DIR. Addison, OF
Trinity Episcopal Church OF this city. The queS-
ton Of going into election for assistant dOOf-
keeper (the position OF dO0rkeeper having Deen
merged into that of the sergeant at-armS) ana
the general subject OF Inquiry as to which OF tne