Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-26
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal rev.
nue., $4O9, ,O99. .26; customs. s694.47O so.

|
enue, $403, ,O99.25; customs. s694, so.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent refundlng
certificates to-day amounted to s516,12O
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-secretary Thompson
Senator's Logan and Davis and Representatives
ONeill, McCook, Keifer, Carter (Wis) and Ham
mond, General Hazelton and Paymaster Geners
! Alvord, Y. 5. A., and General Tom Thumb were
among the Presidents callers to-day.
POSTMASTER JAMES, of New York, is making
much more money as an agent for placing the
four per cent. refunding certificates than his
salary amounts to. At The present rate that the
| certificates are being taken at his Office his
commissions foot up to about s126 a day.
THE CHARGES AGAINST HON. CARTER HARRI
soN.-Ex- Doorkeeper Polk. Of the House of
Representatives, has been summoned before
| the grand jury to appear on Monday; when
| they will take up the charges against Hon.
| Carter Harrison, Of having altered the records
| of committee Of the HOUSEHOLDS, etc.
THE SPEECHES of Ewing and Garfield, In the
House to-day, ELECTED much applause on their
respective sides. Each Of them spoke Is min
uteS by unanimous extension of their time
Garfield declared that it had been In the power
of the humblest or the greatest Of the demo-
Gratis, to have ruined him and proved him to be
traducer and slanderer, by simply rising and
saying dn contravent1On of his assertion as to
its being the purpose OF the democratic party to
Ot0A SC UlIC SOSCIuAuCut,! we uO HUI pTOUOSc 10
refuse to vote supplies to the government, we
wish to get our legislation through in reference
to elections and everything else If we can con-
stltutionally, but II we cannot get it through
under all constitutional sanctions we will pass
the appropriation bills like loyal representatives
and go home." But though 45 democrats had
spoken, that sentence had not been uttered by
single democrat.
U. s. TREASURER GILFILLAN has received let
tiers protesting against his recent request to
the District Commissioners to carry out the
law In relation to the sale Of property to satisfy
the holders of tax lien certificates assessed on
account OF special Improvements. The Treas
urer made this request as the holder OF most of
these cert1ncates. He has answered the letters
stant in regard to special assessments, beg to
say tnaG =! regret that the performance Of a
duty required by law should result in hardship
missiOners Of the District OF Columbia. by act
OF congress approved June 10, 1878, are author
Hed TO revise the assessments of special inn
provements, and rebate where such are found
to be excessive"
ANOTHER ARMY REPREsENTATIvE.-Secret
McCrary has designated an additional officer to
represent the medical department of the army
Association, at Atlanta, Ca, May 10th next in
the person OF Surgeon w. II. Forwood.
THE LOUISE WILL VOTE on the legislative bill
by agreement this afternoon some time. The
political sections have all been retained. Gen.
Garneld moved to strike them out but the mo-
ton was defeated by vote OF yeas 1874, nays
1So. lApplause on the democratic stde.] It is
tne intention OF the democrats to vote down all
already in the bill.
THE CONTRACT for wrought and cast; iron
work on the north and west wings of the Patent
ONCE building is awarded tosthe Phoenix Iron
company, Trenton, N. j., the lowest bidders at
$oO.Se96 69, on condition that they finish the
MorK IN lo0 Gays instead OF in 15o days as onered
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES ON THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA to-day Instructed subcommittee to
present to the House on Monday next Dill to
give the District Commissioners power to regu
late the rate OF water tax in the District. Tn
Dill Will empower them to make such euuftabI
regulations as they deem best, with the prOvis
that whatever regulations they may adop
the Y. 8. Treasury to enable the Commissioners
TO relieve Capitol Hill, which is to be reimbursed
the United States by the collection of unpaid
m1Itee was also directed to draft bill to en-
able the Commissioners to redeem such per
cent. bonds as may be due, or which shall b.
Gae eeFeaee Se on bond bearing per
yet been settled. The sentiment Of the COM
mittee Is that new bridge should be construct
ed across the Potomac to connect at High street,
Georgetown.
NEW HUMORIsT IN THE HOUSE After the
two serious speeches of Ewing and Garfield to.
day, the House was entertained with hunaor-
Sns %ic oseaom Ha from ne new member Horr Of
cule the greenback Representatives and Gre
ated great amusement BY the assertion that ii
an the greenback money demanded by the bills
greenbackers would have to get their Clergy.
man (De La Matyr) to ask the Deity to vary the
miracle mir OF the deluge, to open again the doors
for forty days. He then turned on the Southern
democrats, and told them what their section
wanted was more corn and cotton, and less
CONFIRAED-The Senate In executive session
yesterday confirmed the nominations of Edwin
w. Keightley, of Michigan, to be third auditor of
Inc treasury, ana w. Elwell GOldsbOrough, of
BaItlmore, 10 De U. s. consul at Annoy.
THE CONTRACT for cut-stone work granite.
sandstone and bondstone,) on the new National
well and Lloyd, the lowest bidders In the ag-
gregate.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Medical Director j. G. Tay
lor to duty In charge OF the Washington naval
hospital, May 1st. Assistant Surgeon G, P.
Lumsden from the Fortune and ordered to the
Norfolk Nal naval hospital: Passed Assistant
j. N. Amber from the Norfolk naval hospital
and placed on waiting ORDERS
PROTECTION OF INDIAN TERRITORY-In conse-
quence OF the decision at the cabinet meeting
yesterday that none OF the lands In the Indian
Territory are subject to entry under the home
stead and pre-emption acts, and that no author
lied settlement can be made there except under
the intercourse acts, letter has been addressed
to the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs by the
Secretary of the Interior stating the law In the
case and its construction, and fnstructing the
commissioner to direct the agents and officers
OF the Indian service to use their utmost vigil
lance IN the removal of all such unauthorized
persons as may attempt to appropriate Dy set
tlement the land In question. By the revised
statutes the Indian department is empowered
TO remove from the Indian country all persons
FOUND therein contrary to law, and the Presi-
dent Is authorized to direct the military force
10 De employed In such removal.
NAVAL BOARD APPoINTED.-Rear Admiral
VIM. E. LIE Roy has been appointed president
and Rear Admirals s. B. Trenchard and G. B,
Balch members OF the board of officers U. S. NJ,
convened under the joint resolution approved
EeDruary 5th last, to examine into the case of
commander Bushrod B. Taylor and other off,
GERS VINO claim to have been un1ustly passed
over In the process OF promotion. The board
Will meet at the Navy department May 1st.
FIRST LIEUT.. ANDREW STEVENSON T. s. Ma
rlne corps, has resigned his position