Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-22
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTO-pAY.-Internalr rev.
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AMONG TIE PRESIDENTS CALLERS today were
Senators Maxey, Coke, Mcdonald. Houston,
Pendleton, Logan Representatives Neal, Bar
per Reagan. Converse McCoOk, Prescott, Price
Herbert, Gurney. ButterWortn, Marsh O5iner,
and Justice Swayne
The RECONSTRUCTED SENATE COMMITTEE ON
FRAUDS In the late election (known last session
as the Teller conmtttee) met day. but trans
acted no business beyond authorizing Chairman
Wallace to appoint a clerk and other officers
lor TIE committee. An adjournment was then
taken until next Wednesday.
STEAMER RANDALL is hard at work making I'D
his list OF committees but if il is developed that
the session is to he a brief one he viii not an
Dounce them until Congress IS about ready TO
adjourn which will have the effect OF choking
on general legislation.
TIE CASE OF SENATOR REIL-The Senate
committee on privileges and elections yesterday
afternoon heard the Hon. Charles IL Bell and
Senator Rollins, OF New Hampshire, in arcu-
ment supporting the validity of the formers
hampshire vacancy in the Senate. After some
fn10rnai discussion on the part of the members
cf the committee the fuI ther consideration of
the subject was postponed until next Tuesday.
DISTRICT TTNTEREsT.-Provlsion has been made
for the ray trent of the quarterly interest on the
general registered stock OF Washington and
Georgetown which becomes due April fSt next
THIS interest amounts to Sl4,I62 1t win be pay
SDle by check on The Treasurer or the Assistant
Treasurer at New York.
SENATOR KELLoGG's SEAT CoSTEsTED-Sena-
tor JONAS Of louisiana yesterday presented in
the Senate the petition of Judge Spofford for
the reopening Of his contest for the seat ln the
Senate now occupied by senator Kellogg. The
petition gees way back into Louisiana politics,
and alleges that when Mr.. Kellogg was elected
II was by the Illegal aid CT his predecessor and
Gen. Grant and that Mr. kel,Ogg'S return to
the Senate was not lawful. and was procured
by bis manipulating the legislature while yet
governor. The petition was referred TO the
committee On credentials. Senator Jonas says
Ee1s going to do all he can to secure the un-
seating CT Senator Kellogg and the seating in
LIS stead CT Judge Sp0iord.
THE BoopIE GaME.-The secret service men
arrested on the 1,Jh instant, al Sparta, WiscOn-
sin Con L. Crowley, who has been extensively
engaged for five years In working the ..boode-
game. During the last three years he has been
at the head OF gang which devoted its entire
time to ''boodung." They would, upon receipt
OF advances for counterfeit money, which they
pretended to have for sale, send to the person
nothing but sawd,,st. The specific charge
against Crowley Is using the mails to deiratd.
BE has gone to jail In default OF $1,000 bail.
THE REPORT or TIE FiTz JoaS PORTER BOARD
or INQUIRY has been received at the War de-
paItment. II has been sent 10 the President f,r
lis approval or diSlpprcyal. It Is stated that
The report IS partial though not an entire vim
dcatiOD OF Gen. Porter.
orr TRADE WITH SOUTH AMERIcA-Mr Pei.
let. L. s. consul at SabaRilla, transmits to the
Department CT State copies Of a circular In tue
English and Spanish languages, setting forth
the advantages the merchants OF the South
ct,tG
their goods from the Ditcd States rather than
from Europe. The importers who have adopted
these recommendations already express their
"a satisfaction Win results They are particular
by tie successful resumption OF specie pay
mems. VI Is financial achievement that com
maEds the respect and admiration Oh South
American merchants generally.
OUR EUROPEAN SquApRoN-A dispatch re-
ceiTed at the Navy Department from Rear Ad-
miral john c. Howell. commanding the L. s:
naval forces. European station. states that the
Alliance has been ordered to visit Genoa Leg
hOin, Naples, TunS. Tripoii, Palermo, Malaga
Tai Sier, CadZ, Lisbon, Havre or Cherbury
southampton, Flushing, Copenhagen, Christi
ana Norway, and Spithead. The Quinnebaug
has been ordered to Visit Mahon. Malaga, Tan.
gtelS, Alg'erS, TripOh, TuDiS, Sicily, Naples
l., Sharn, Geneva and Trieste. {AuStral The
nagship, the Trenton; was expected to leave
10 Genoa. The Wyoming has been authorized
TO leave Smyrna when her presence Is no longer
necessary there.
AN ILLICIT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Young
at Raleigh. teiegraphs Commissioner Raum
that Deputy Collector Sorrell captured another
still in Wake county, North Carolina, yestcr-
day.
A DECISION IN FAVOR OF SOLDIERS HONE
PENsIOSERs.-A case OF local as well as general
interest was recently decided in the Court OF
Claims. BY the act organizing the Soldiers
Home ii Is provided that the pensions OF in.
mates are to be transferred to the Home. nder
the Revised Statutes OF 1873 the Commissioner
OF Pensions held that the soldiers OF the array
who contributed from their pay under the law
to its support were not required to transfer
their pensions. The Soldiers Home appealed
TO the secretary OF the Interior, who sustained
tie Commissioner OF Pensions. Tie matter was
then taken before the Attorney General, who
OHerruled the Department or the Interior, hold
irg that the pensions OF all soldiers, inmates OF
the home, must be transferred. suit was then
brought In the Court OF Claims by the inmates
OF the Home against the United States, To test
the question OF the transfer OF pensions and
The court, the chief justice dissenting gives
decision In favor OF the pensioners and SustaiS
the Department OF the Interior. The case viii
probably be appealed.
INTERESTING LAND OFFICE DECISION THE
Commissioner OF the General Land ONCE made
decision to-day in case OF considerable in
teresf. by an act OF Congress In $50 the heirs
OF Luis Malta Baca were granted permission TO
select u quantity OF land equal to that claimed
by the town or Las Vegas. TO be located on
vacant Don-iainerar lands in square bodies nos
TO exceed live in number. The land TO which
they thus became entitled amounted to 49;. 44S
acres. IN 1868 the fourth tract, composed OF
9..,9 acres was selected in Colorado, was pro-
rCuEced vacant ana nOn-m,neral aud was
granted. IL is now alleged that the land is
mineral and cannot belong 10 the grantees
under the act. The commissioner de scribeS
that tie question as the mineral or non-inneral
character Of the land has been passed upon by
competent authority. the title has passed from
The government and vested in individuals, and
he land Office has 10 authority TO open the
question. The land IS no longer 10 be cOlsid-
cred as part OF the pubc domain. II holds.
however. that lie has no authority 10 issue
patents FOR the lard TO the Baca heirs or their
a.: S:I9uecs.
AN iStrfATIOs TO EX-SENATOR SARGENT
COMMANDER Il. -. Exams, commanding the Sa,-
atOga. has invited ex-senator Sargent TO be his
guest III hIs approaching cruise in the Madeira
aid AIOre Islands and vicinity. IT. IS expected
that the ex-senator will accept. The Saratoga
Is GO" lying a! Hampton Roads.
Two MORE PLANEfs.-PToT Peters, Of Clinton
Ny. announces TO the Smithsonian the diSc0F-
Ely by himself. this morning, OF two planets
one OF the tenth magnitude. Ia eleven noura
niiy-eight minutes right ascension. and MIN
degrees twenty-five minutes north deCiinati0n
Inc other OF the eleventh magnitude In twciv-
hours eleven minutes right ascension. and min
degrees thirty-One minutes north decilnatiOn
moving north