Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-16

cCSeShlfliONS 10 TIE Tour PEI cent. loan IC-
day amounted TO S1.3>S, 900.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE-Senator Morrill,, JUS
tice Swayne. Attorney General Deyens, Repre-
sentativeS Neal, Lindsey, Wilson w. Va y. Hen
deIson and Browne called on the President To-
day.
THE ONLY PERSONS entitled to reserved seats
at the Henry memorial services. this evening
are the officials and others designated in the adj
'ertsement in to-day'S STAR.
PERsoSAL-Chaplain Harrison. of the House
Of Representatives. is i'll. During his illness
Rev. Dir. Tudor OF st. Louis. performs his duty.
Mr.. John Il. Clark. appointment clerk OF The
Interior department. is Iy ing seriously i'll, with
paralysis OF the left side, at his residence. ol
Maine avenue.
THE vacancy on TIE DISTRICT SUPREME
COURT BEECH.-A delegation OF the Washing
ton Bar association called on the President TO-
day. The delegation. headed by 4. A. Birnev
H. consisted OF that gentleman ana three
Others-McSSrS. ThOS. Wilson and Newman and
another. They remained with the President
quite while They asked the President that
IN selecting a successor to Judge 0lin he WOE Id
carefully consider the position that the new
official would have to occupy. and nominate
man that would be thoroughly acquainted with
the people Of the District as wei as a GOOD
iurist. They urged the prOpriety of the new
Judge being resident Of the District. Ii they
suggested any particular naTe for the place il
il.
seemed To be satisfied with the result OF their
Interview.
Two IHroRTANT FINANCIAL MEASURES were
passed b. tie House last evening. After Il pro-
tracted debate, the bill reported from the ways
and means committee by Mr. Wood authoriz-
ing the iSSIt OF certificates OF deposit in aid OF
refundng the public debt. went through By "a
House also passed bin reported from the com
Hiittee on ways and means making United
states notes receivable for duties on Imports
The INST mentioned bill (which has been called
tie National savings bank bilD provides for the
issue OF certificates OF deposit OF the Treasury
OF the nited States OF the denomination OF ten
collars. in exchange for lawful money Of the
United States. The certificates TO bear three rnr
cent. interest, and To be convertible at any time
with accrued interest, into the 4 per cent. bonds
described in the fulding act the money so re-
telVtd TO De- applied only to the payment OF the
go bonds. some such legislation as this was
recommended both Ill the President s last mes
sage to Congress and i'll Secretary Sherm ms
IaSt annual report.
THE BOARD OF INDIAN COMMISSIONERS met in
tie Interior department building last night
President BarStOC in the chair. Col Meacham
orened the meeting with a speech on the re-
cent affair az Camp Robinson, after which Chief
Joseph was introduced He made a brief
speech through his interpreter. His sub-chief,
Yellow Bull, was also present. The UteS were
present as spectators. The meeting was de
voted TO general discussion OF Indian matters.
THERE Is CONSIDERABLE TALK at the Capitol
concerning the extraordinary speech OF Senator
ConkliDg liz the executive session OF the Senate
yesterday. Even those not inclined to be with
senator tonkling III his warfare against the
New ! 0rk appointments think that Secretary
sherman should have sent the communication
concerning Collector Arthur's management OF
the New York cUstOIn-hcuSe TO the committee
OF commerce, which asked for the information
the commerce committee. OF which Senator
tonkllng IS chairman. The burden OF Senator
Conkling'S speech yesterday was that the ad
rnlnstratioh was prosecuting Collector Arthur
only because OF grudgeS ii seemed to owe him
ttonkllng.) Georgia Senator said that C0nk-
nnS S speecn was cle,er appeal to the sympa-
he had more than half the Senate with him.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE on PENSIONS met this
morning and agreed 10 report favorably num-
Among the bills reported favorably TO the Sen
ate was one granting an increase of pension to
Ann NJ. Panlding, widow OF the late Rear Ad-
miral Paulding.
TIE NEW YORK APPoINTNENTS-It has been
stated that If the Senate rejects the nomina-
tiOnS OF Merritt, Graham and Burt, to be re-
spectively collector, surveyor, and naval officer
OF the port Of New YOrk, the President will re-
appoint them as soon as Congress adOurnS
such action, if not entirely without precedent
is most unusual, and it is not thought that the
President will attempt anything OF the sort II
the custom house appointments are rejected
President Hayes may possibly send them in in
reverse order, making Mr.. Graham collector
Mr. Merritt naval officer, and Mr. Burt sur
yeyOr.
THE PRESIDENTS INDIAN PoLICY.-Samuel
Norris, Charles Roads, and Thomas p. Cope, a
delegation from the religious society of Friend )
of PENNSYLVANIA were at the White House
TODAY object N
pay their respects to the President and partly
ON business. They expressed the hope that
the Indians would be fairly dealt with, and that
the COntrOl OF them should not be given into
the hands OF the army. The President, in re ply,
ifdicated that he did not think it at all probable
III II such tran Sfer v Ould be II ade, and stated
tBat ii was the object Of the government TO
always deal fairly with the Indians.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION S-Yesterday eve
ming, at 5 o'clock. Jacob NJ. Tr0th. vice presi-
dent OF the Universal Peace Union, Phiiade,-
phia, and OF the Worlds Brotherhood and
NofnanS Mission OF Peace, London; halkley
Gillingham. one OF the commissioners appointed
by the Baltimore Yearly Meeting OF Friends:
and BelVa A lockwood, OF the International
Peace Ion had an interview with the PreSi-
cent. by appointment, to memoraliZe the Ex-
eeutiSe on the SUBJECT OF international arbitra-
ton and 10 ask that the joint resolution passed
by Congress June 1Ith, 1874, and which reads as
. follows, be made operatlye:-"T That the PreSi-
dent Of the Inited States is hereby authorized
and requested TO negotiate with ali ciyilize i
powers who may be willing to enter into sHcn
Negotiations for the establishment OF an inter
national system whereby matters in dispute be-
tween the governments agreeing may be adj
Justed by arbitration, and. IL possible, without
recourse 10 war" A similar resolution by the
British House Of commons in July 5th, 1919
which passed by vote Of 9S yeas TO IS nays
was referred TO, and also one by the Italian
Chamber OF Deputies. The President listened
with patience and manifest interest TO the rea-
SONS that the memorialiStS had to offer, and has
promised TO give the subject careful considera-
ton.
RENiSISCEECE or THE WAR OF lS12-
Among the cases now before the committee on
claims OF the Senate is the historical one con-
cernlng the l. 5. private brig Gen Armstrong.
dcStrGye6 Dy British fleet in the neutral port
OF Fayal belonging TO the Kingdom OF Portugal
III september, lsl4. The Armstrong was COM
manded by the late Commodore Samuel &.
Reid, OF New York. and his son, Col. Sam. C.
Reid, is now prosecuting this claim In behalf OF
himself and the heirs OF the officers and crew.
IL Is alleged that the battle of the Armstrong
SO crippled and delay ed the British fieet which
was destined 1or New Orleans, that IL was the
means or saving Louisiana from capture by the
British as Gen. JacsSOn'5 forces only arrived
| four days previous TO the English neet, which
was DELAYED over ten days at Fayal in refitting
and Durying their dead Their loss was nearly
500 IN Killed and wounded, while the loss of the
Americans was only two killed and seven
/ wounded.
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