Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-06
THE LOCAL SALES of refunding certificates at
the Treasury to-day were s96.Oeo.

TH8 NEW POSTAL CODE now in preparation
at the Post Ofice department., will in It's classi-
fication OF mail matter do away with many
OF the restrictions upon matter of the lower
classes, winch ,d nave ~ been constant source Of
nnent. The nature of the changes Is indicated
by one Of the instructions to pestmasters,
which precede the codifcation of lows, which
is as follows =" Many classes of matter which
under the old law were rated with letter post
age are, under the new cOdif1cation, to be rated
as fourth class matter merchandise. Such are,
paintings in oil or water colors etc. Matter
which Is wholly In writing or printed matter,
containing written inscription in the nature OF
personal correspondence, and matter which Is
sealed against inspection are alone by their
nature and the intent of the law first class mat
ter. Printed matter, partly in writing, may be
ture OF the written inscription thereon. If the
inscription is of the nature of personal corre-
spondence the matter must pay first class rates.
correspondence may be written upon third class
matter without subjecting it to letter
pt postage; e.. Fourth class matter includes
elsss exleythpg gg,c, not s I'M included @ in the other
excluded from the mails. Postmasters should
CONSIDER the presumption to be In favor OF the
to inspection, at third or fourth class rates and,
unless the matter is wholly in writing, when it
must pay letter postage, should not rate it up
on account OF written Inscriptions thereon,
personal correspondence"
TIE OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL has
been requested by the War department as to
the status OF the land in Indian Territory, which
is claimed by settlers to be open to settlement
under the pre-emptiOn and homestead laws
but which is pronounced by the Interior depart
ment to be open to settlement only under the
intercourse laws.
PERsoNAL-Gen. Garfield, who has been In
Ohio since Saturday last, returned to his seat
In the House to-day. Mr.. Fernando Wood,
who has been absent from the city for two
weeks, has returned. Judge James, of New
York, is lying quite Ill at his residence in this
city, threatened with paralysis. The San
trell has arrived at his home In SOnonia county
from Washington and is engaged stumping the
Third Congressional District against the new
constitution
THE CHECKS OF THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS
were honored at the Treasury to-day Before
twelve O'Clock S2O,O 600 had been paid out through
further acquisitions on the Treasury and there
is now no hitch in their getting the money.
THE PRINCIPAL AMENDMENTS made by the
Senate committee on appropriations to the leg
islative, executive and judiciary appropriation
bill as reported to the Senate to-day, are those
which were agreed upon by the committee yes
terday AFTERNOON and including the omission of
a.
serve to be issued In payment OF arrears OF pen
sions.
PROJECTION OF INDIAN TERRIToRY.-The War
Office to-day has Information from Indian terri
tory concerning the threatened unlawful occu-
patton OF the lands there which belong to the
six Indian nations by treaty stfpulations.
Troops numbering between three and four hun
dred have been so stationed as to warn of
squatters and remove those who may have en-
tered the territory. The advices to the War
ONCE Indicate that there will be no serious
trouble, and that the intending settlers viii
leave peaceably so soon as they are made to
understand that 1t ID against the laws for them
to seize the Indians lands, and that the govern
ment is determined to prevent their so doing
General Sherman cOncurS In this view, and does
not anticipate any trouble.
AT THE WHITE HOUsE.-Senator Carpenter
and Representatives Aldrich, Martin, Valentine
and ke1fer called on the President to-day.
THE LEGISLATIVE, ETC., APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. Beck reported back, this morning, to the
Senate, the legislative appropriation bill. There
are very few amendments. The Senate insists
on Its anf1ent privilege Of paying its own OFF,
GERS such 6alarieS as it thinks sufficient and re.
fuses to permit the House to dictate what its
Mahon's amendment appropriating the
900 reserved for the redemption OF frac-
uonal currency for the payment of arrears OF
twenty y-two dollars and twenty-five cents is
appropriated to pay the additional Judge OF the
supreme Court OF the District for the fiscal year
gressmen Is restored. The bill prohibiting the
military interference with elections was also
reported back with two amendments of q
form more nearly to the language OF the Con.
StitutiOn. This bill will be taken up and dis
posed of, probably, before the legislative bill.
HON. GEO. W. MCCRARY, Secretary OF War,
will deliver the annual address to the cadets of
the Pennsylvan Military academy, at Chester,
Pa, on June 18th.
COIN IN TIE MAILs.-The registration OF third
class mail matter is growing to large proper
tions. On the Pacific coast the registration Of
this kind Of matter is catching up With that Of
nrst-class matter, and at some places, as, for
Ga It sready exceeds it
on the Pacific coast Is coin, which Is now sent
In large quantities through the mails. REQUEST
has been made from some Of the Pacific coast
posi- m Gnces on 8 tnat special facilities be provided
lor the transmission Of coin and of bullion to
the mlnts The adoption of leather box or
pouch to hold the mail is suggested The post
Onlce department has the request under CON
sideration.
A JOINT CONFERENCE OF THE REPUBLICANS
of both houses of Congress was held last night.
The meeting was called to consider what action
should be taken by the republicans on the bill
introduced IN both houses yesterday ''TO pro-
hlDit military interference at elections" There
was general expression OF views by Senators
Conkllng and Edmunds, Representatives Robe-
son, HaWley and others. Distrust was ex
pressed by them as to the sincerity OF the dem
ocrats, as IL was not known by what other
measure this bill was to be succeeded and hence
they were suspicious OF the present as well as
Ihelr future movements. Mr.. Conkling held
ana ne was supported by many others-that
the presentation OF this measure In advance Of
The army appropriation bill was a cOntriyance
70 coerce the President and only differed in
dorm l % from attaching it as "ridern and not at
should be resisted on that ground Finally it
was unanimously resolved that 1t was the sense
OF Ihe caucus that the proposed bill should be
son were appointed a committee to prepare a
substitute TO be offered, which Wilt give to
every person an opportunity to exercise the