Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-01

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lay amounted to S194.650.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internalr rev.
enue, s9z9, 'o5 05; customs. s35" ,43l.2J.
THE NUMBER of post offices in tn United
States touched 10000 yesterday.
THE COMMISSION OF GOV. Hartranft az n,c. :
master at Philadelphia was issued esterdav.
THE DEFEAT in the House of the sugar. nat
en-, , ana Northern Pacific railroad bills demor-
allZed the lobby.
ANOTHER ONE KILLED.-The House today
Killed the bill providing for a revision of the
patent laws, by refusing to suspend the rules
duu pass IT, IL VIII never get another consider
alton this session.
THE BERLIN MISSION-There is very cood au
thority for the statement that Hon. Stanley
Matthews is to be given the Berlin mission
SUBSCRIBERS TO THE Four PER CENT. LOAN.
The secretary of the Treasury says he has re-
ceiEed number OF le terS and kilograms which
Indicated an excitement and some fear among
the subscribers to the per cent. bonds: thai
the llouse bill shortening the period OF the call
womb require ne payment CT subscriptions in
80 days instead OF in 80 DAYS He says tn At the
bill on its face applied only to future calls aud
did not allect IN the slightest degree either the
outstanding calls or subscriptions made pre-
EiouS TO the approval OF tie bill The bill in is
terms excerpts all existing contracts. anO if it
Should pass. as proposed. would not arD!y 10
any subscriptions made under the outstanding
circulars and contracts. Tine Secretary has re-
commended that the biz be so amended In the
senate as to expressly except rom its opera
tiouS the balance Of The so bonds abITt
5"2"unno", and that ir apply only to the refund
ing of the 1910 and subsequent bonds.
NOMINATIONS. Ss.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations 10 tie senate to-day
Andrew BUrnham, of Mass. to be supervising
Inspector OF steam vessels. "a district: Lorenzo
trUuHsc, 10 be collector OF internal revenue
Gis1licl CT NtbIaNna; Geo. II. Bishop, - be
receiver OF pubic moneys at C0ncOrlia, Kansas:
James NJ. iiaWortn. OF Kansas, to be Indian
agent. PdWuee Agency. Indian territory. f. I;
Iuher, McA. White and \. i. Norton to be
:. district judges. northern district or Teya>:
also number VI posjmaSierS. among them cT-
senator feaSe at NiCkSburg.
TIE RECENT New ORLEANS AProIvr,lesTs
have produced a complication. NcMil!ea. the
neWly-appointed postmaster is pension agent
and cannot we'll take charge OF tie post Office
until the PENSIONS for the present quarter are
PAID, OF until about the 18th OF March. Badger
The present postmaster. who has been anp0Int-
ed collector OF Gust ems. is needed in his ppgy
Office Immediately. The Interior department
hoid5 McMilien. the Treasury department de-
lnardS Badger, and the question is what is -
necome OF The New Orleans post Office? Et is
likely that Badger Will be called Upon to ru1
two Offices. until McMilien is ready to acr as
postmaster.
DEoFPFD.-S. Todd Perley, OF Erie, Pa. who
has charged corrupt practices in the admins
trati0n of the Pension Office. has. BY order OF
the secretary Of the Interior lust been dr1oylp |
from the list or agents allowed to practice. be-
lore that Office, for alleged Illegal acts III con-
Lection With pension claims.
\ GRAB AT THE PUBIIC PRIETTNG.-Tne talk
at the Capitol TO- day is that the item inserted
III tie sundry civil appropriation bill before the
Senate giving out the government printing t0
private contract covers one OF the biggest lobby
schemes OF the session; the Gibson Brother, be-
ing only figure heads put forward by the raa,
operators.
The VETO OF TIE ANTI CHINESE BILT-rhe
President and Secretary Eyarts have been
busily engaged this morning and afternoon at
the White House in the preparation of the
Presidents message to Congress returning the
Ahti-Chinese bill without the executive ap-
proVal. The message was being copied 1t
O'CLOCK lnlS afternoon. IL viii be sent in this
p. H., and VIII reach the House to which il
gees. the bill having originated in that branch
ABOUT o clock. Ii IS 4 rather long d1cuneut
it reviews the Chinese question at length ANA
gives with pariculartty the Presidents rea-
sons Tor not approving the bill. The principal
reason stated is understood to be The irnnro-
p1ieiy CT abruptly aDrOgat1ng a solemn treat
WITH China, as the measure in question would
GO II Ii became Il law.
THE House AGAIN REFUSED. by a decided vote
to-day, to even set aside time for the consd-
Grafton of the Robson report agreed uooD bv
the democratic members OI the committee on
laval affairs.
SERGEANT ALARMS THOMPSON. or the House.
was presented by his friends in Congress with
an elegant watch and chain last night. Re.
Gently he had handsome watch aud chain
stolen from him, and his friends replaced it
with one equally as valuable.
THE FRIESDs OF THE pp.2u,.x C,~ps,n,. NOT
Withstanding their slaughter in the House yes
terday while somewhat diSmayed have not vet
given up all hope. The matter is now with a
conference committee. Speaker Randall has aU-
POINTED three anti-subsidy members on the part
tf The House conference. Baker Clymer BloiInf
The senate confIereS, however. all favor the
subsidy. they are Dorsey, Blaine. and Wal
lace. The committee as constituted can never
agree, ana the Post Office appropriation DILL is
endangered.
The AMENDMENT in the sundry civil bill ap-
rropriatlng s,5,0 900 10 extend the Corcoran Art
Gallery was passed by the Senate this after
noon.
THE REPORTS FROM THE POTTER COMMITTEE
The democratic members of the Potter commit
tee, at a meeting held to-day. agreed to the re-
port submitted by Chairman Potter and by
agreement OF all the members ii Will be submit
tea on Monday to the House. The republican
members have been caught mapping. To-day
WhereaS Chairman Potter has been engaged for
Two months on the majority report. Gen. But
ier VIII make a report on his own account
THE LEGISLATIVE, Etc, AprROPRIATIOS Rim
The Senate committee on appropriations last
night completed their consideration of The
legislative, executive and judicial approximation
Dill, ana Will report it to the Senate with mn
merous amendments. the purpOsed effect of
Wlnch is 10 make the bill substantially conform
10 The corresponding bill OF last session. as il
nnally became law for the current fiscal wear.
IEe committee strike out the House sections
Mn!ch provide Tor repeating the federal election
Id" Id" ana tne test-oafh requirements OF the re-
aSeo aiS statutes, and the House provision for
changes IN the law concerning the method OF
uIaWlhS jurors Is likewise omitted. The COM
4lltee also Strike out the clause by which the
iiouse proposes to consolidate the various Scien-
llilc surveys OF the territories.
iht 'REENBACkERS.-At the meeting OF the
Sreenpack Congressional committee yesterday.
was decided inadyiSable to call any national
tttUn'th'lon before the holding OF the presltien-
tldi nominating convention in 1SSn.
TKo1EST FROM fUBIIC PRINTER DEFREES-
MI. John d. Defrees, public printer. writes to
Hon. II. B. Anthony, chairman of committee on