Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-08
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY-Internalre rev.
enue, $139. .15S. .6,; customs. s4S9 321OS.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Senator Rollins and
Representatives Carpenter. Urner Morse and
Ballou called On the President to day.
SENATE OFFICIALs-It Is stated that the Sec
retary OF the Senate will retain r. B. Nixon,
financial clerk; c. C. Simpson, enrolling clerk;
c. NJ. Richards, assistant keeper of the station
cry, and II. B. Mcdonald, clerk, and the son OF
the late chief clerk OF the Senate, Wm j. Nc
Donald. 1t is possible that others OF the en-
ployes In the secretary's office may be retained,
but not certain. 1t is understood that some
changes will be made In the Office within two
weeks.
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL UP.-At twenty min
utes of two o'clock to- day, the House went into
committee Of the whole on the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill; Mr..
Blackburn in the chair. Debate was limited
to flve minute speeches until the clauses per-
tanning to political legislation are reached.
when an arrangement for general debate will be
made satisfactory to both sides. When Mr..
Blackburn took the chair, he said that he
would refuse to recognize any list OF speeches
made up before he was selected as chairman OF
the committee, but only such one as was
made up afterwards; whereupon upwards Of
fifty members rushed at once to the Clerks
confusion that the SergeaDt-at-ArmS was d.
reoted to tell them to take their seats. Judge
Kelly is first Oh the new list.
TIE VIRGINIA CONFLICT OF JUR1sDICrIoN.-
Chief Justice Waite announced in the L. S.
Supreme Court to day that the court would
hear the Attorney General Of Virginia on Mon
cay next In support OF the petitions for habeaS
corpus and certlOri in the Rives-Coles case, and
especially upon the question OF the power OF
this court to issue the wrts prayed for.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS
to-day reconsidered their former action In re-
gard to the various questions involved in the
per ding nominations for promotions and ap-
pO1btmentS In the army. and agreed to refer
the whole matter to the Senate for instructions
or Gil ect and final action by that body.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE FOUR Per CENT.
LOAN WHICH CANE Too LATE.-A dispatch
from New York last night says that "notHith-
standing the reported further acceptance Of
syndicate subscriptions to he four per cents,
1t Is authoTitatively announced that S2S 900 900
OF the Continental banks subscriptions OF April
and So, ,co0, ,G0e Of the Hanover bank have been
Treasury department."
The Treasury department announced that
subscriptions received up to three O'Clock on
the 4th inst. would be received, although suf-
Tcient amount to wipe out the outstanding 500
bonds had been subscribed before that hour
he subscriptions mentioned in the dispatch
from New York were not on hand at three
o'clock last Friday, and were therefore declined,
TIE House GOT INTO A WRANGLE this morn
ing with reference to construction of the
rules. The practice has been for years that
those who desired to speak on an appropriation
bill In committee OF the whole should give their
names TO the chairman; he makes a list and
recognizes members in the order in which their
names are On the list. Already seventy-eIght
q nembers are on the list to speak on the legisla-
tive BILL Those who are not ON made desperate
effort to-day to break up the existing custom
JUDGE KELLY, Of Pennsylvania, to day in an
incidental discussion said that Congress was
here to legtslate and he hoped 1t would go
ahead on general legislation, and let the coun-
try know how thoroughly Pickwickian the cry
OF revolution Is.
TEE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE today
decided to intermit their regular weekly meet
ing during the remainder of the present session,
ard adjourned subject to the call OF the chair
man.
TEE CABINET MEETING Assistant Secretary
Hawley represented the Treasury department
at the Cabinet meeting to-day. No business OF
general interest was transacted.
YELLOW FEVER ON THE EPLYMoUTH.-The Navy
department to-day has Information from the
Plymouth. at Portsmouth, n. H., that the two
cases Of yellow fever On board her are conva.
lesctDg. and that there is no further danger OF
an outbreak. 1t is thought that it will be un-
necessary TO remove the sick to the marine hos
pital.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
today, by strict party vote, decided to report
back the army appropriation bill without any
amendment, and to recommend its passage Ia
all particulars precisely as 1t came from the
House OF Representatives.
BIDS WERE OPENED to-day at the Office OF the
architect Of the Capitol for the brick work OF
the halls, piers and arches OF the Government
Printing ONCE extension. The bids were az
follows:-Richard Morgan, s12, 100; w. E. Wilson
raids, S1O,521; James G. Sprigg, So, ,542; j. 8.
Clarkson, sl2,5OO; Geo. Boswell ana A. Gleason,
81, 400: David Z. CsSell, 50, 74S 50; Sam1 Strong
sell, $4,000: Joseph f. Collins, sl0,4s3; II. F.
Cissell and Shugrue, s9,34s; George o. Cook,
$4,000.
DECISION OF THE CHICAGO WHISKY CASES.
In the L. s. Supreme Court yesterday decision
was rendered in the cases OF the United States
vs- B. N. Ford ct al, from the T. S. Circuit
Court for tie northern district OF Illinois,
kLOwD as the whisky cases. The defence was
based on an alleged agreement made bY the
OwLerS CT the spirits with the district attor-
ney guaranteeing the former immunity from
prosecution II they would plead guilty and fur
nish evidence TO convict their accomp!ces.
Court holes that the district attorney had no
authority to make such an agreement, and that
when an accompIice discloses the guilt OF HIM
self and his associates lie merely establishes an
equitable title to the mercy of the executive,
and can ask the court only for postponement
Of the trial in order to give him time to make
application for pardon. Judgment reversed,
ard causes remanded for further proceedings
In conformity hereto.
NAVAL ORDERS. - Commander VIM. White
head from the navy yard, New York, and
granted SIX months leave. Assistant Surgeo On
W. X. DuboSe to the receiving ship Wabash.
Passed Assistant surgeon Robert Whiting to
temporary duty On board the iron-ciadS at
Brandon,Ea.
Some New Books.
Fl0n j. {. Chapman we have the following:
Voices from Babylon; or, the Records OF Dan
iel the Prophet; by Joseph A. se,ss, D. D. Phil
sCelpbia Porter & Coates This is course OF
lectures designed as an introduction to the
bcok or Daniel and to review and yindicate the
views OF the early Christians with regard TO Vt.
TIE "ork embraces critical revised tfanSla-
t1Cn Ct the Baby lonian prophet. -
AS II May Happen; Story Of American Life
ard Character: by Trebor. Philadelphia: Por-
ter & Coates. A story located mainly in the
Village OF "Slowville," somewhere In Pennsyl-
vania.
Tie Life and Letters OF Frances Baroness
Bunsen; by Augustus j. c. Hare, author OF
memorials OF a Quiet Life" New York:
George Routledge & Sons. The life 0l
n nGhlp IOyeaDle woman admirably told