Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-27


AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Senators Beck, Davis
and Logan, Representatives Jones, voorhes,
Richardson, Ryan. Mckinley, McCook aud
wait, Prof. Baird and Gen. Schenck called on
the President to-day.
WORCESTERSHIRE President to-day sent to
the Senate the following nominations:-Third
Lieut.. NJ. G. Woodward, of Mass, to be second
lieutenant In the .. 5. revenue service; stephen
D. Horton, jr, postmaster at City Island, N. Y;
Vim. II. Cochran, postmaster at Del NOrte,
Col; Thomas d. Noble, postmaster at Indian
ola, Iowa.
CONFIRMATIoNs-The Senate in executive
session to-day confirmed the following nomina-
tions: Daniel W. Gooch, pension agent, Boston,
Mass; VIM. A. Heron, pension agent, Pitts
burg. Pa; Edward NJ. Netll, Of Rhode Island
secretary OF legation in Mexico; Galen East
man, OF Michigan, Indian agent, Navajo agency.
noct0rs S. NJ. BemiS, OF Louisiana; Henry j.
Bowditch, Massachusetts,; James NJ. Cabell,
Virginia: Hosmer A. johnson, Illinois; Robert
w. Mitchell, Tennessee, to be members of the
national board OF health. (NOte.-Two others
remain to be confirmed.
The Senate rejected the nomination of Wilson
NJ. Stanley, of Illinois, to be Indian agent at
Los Pinos, Colorado.
REFUSED TO REDUCE THE ARMY.-Durinc the
consideration OF the army bill to-day in the
House, Mr.. Turner, of Kentucky, offered an
amendment TO reduce the number Of enlisted
men from 25, 200 to 5000. The amendment was
voted down By yeas 5S nays 119.
THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS to the posi-
tion OF third assistant examiners In the Patent
Office have been made as result OF the recent
competitive examination: James A. Hovey,
Illinois; William II. Seaman, D. c.; Charles F.
Randall, d. c.; and Wallace st. c. Redman,
d. c.
A LONG DISCUSSION took place in the House
this afternoon on motion to strike from the
army appropriation bill provision allowing a
deficiency in one item of the appropriation for
pay to be made up from the excess In any other
lteln under the same general head. Opposition
House as being violation Of existing law and
as dangerous authority to be conferred on
department. Finally the provision was struck
out.
THE OHIO GUBERNaT1oNAL CAMpA1GN.-There
seems to be general and very decided impress
sion among the Ohio republicans in Congress
that Gen. Garfield will accept the gubernational
non nomination lion at the hands OF the republicans, and
that the candidacy Of Judge Taft does not meet
tie approval Of the President and the cabinet,
the fact not having been yet forgotten that ten
Years ago the Cleveland convention, of which
Judge Taft was prominent member, refused
to endorse the administration.
TIE PROVISION OF THE ARMY APPROPRIATIONS
BILL In regard to railroad companies doing
general telegraph business was passed by the
House To- day without question or discussion
1t Is In the same terms as was the last bill after
amendment by the Senate. 1t authorizes rail-
road companies which may have telegraph
lines and which shall file their written accept
aLce OF the restrictions and obligation of sec
ton So OF the revised statutes, to do general
telegraph business for the government and for
the general public at rates to be fixed by the
government.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Spencer has gone ~
California to look after mining interests he Is
interested In, in that state. -. Ex-Congress-
man Hale, Of Maine, is visiting Florida with hi !,
family. -. Ex-COngressman Sayler, OF Ohio
who has been recently Ill with erysfpelas, i
now fully recovered. -. Congressman Lay, o.
organization OF the House, has gone to the Hot
Springs Of Arkansas. -. Ex-Congressman
Bass, OF New York, was On the fioor Of the
House to-day.
HALF MILLION.-Cashier OF the Treasury
Whelpley will tomorrow make the first ship
ment OF the new per cent. certificates. The
amount sent out viii be about $4,000, and will
for them, and which are such distance away
that the certificates will not reach them before
April 1St, the date OF their issue. None of the
registered. So far orders for oniy yery ~ small
amount OF that class have been received at the
Treasury. The total orders for the certificates
foots up to about half million.
Hon. ALoNZO BELL, Assistant Secretary OF
the Interior, has been invited to deliver the
Decoration Day Grafton in Philadelphia where
ne spoke on similar occasion last year. but has
declined the Invitation, not having time to pre-
pare an address.
REGISTERED REFUsDING CERTIFICATES OF
THE UNITED STATES. The Secretary OF the
Treasury, In the circular referred to In yester-
days STAR, calls attention to the registered
per cent. refunding certificates of the United
States to be issued under the provisions OF the
Eaeh viii be- Of the ID non
tion OF $40; will be made nearly OF the form and
size OF [. S. note, and viii be registered on
owner, which name viii also be entered tered on On the the
face OF the certificate. 1t will be negotiable
only upon assignment. Such certificates Will
be sold for lawful money, at par, and accruing
urer OF the United States at Washington,
who will also receive in payment drafts in
WSeh % be e6eeteG a6d oh fSe New eT
If any, returned by check TO the depositors.
The treasurer OF the United States will also ac-
cept in payment certificates OF deposit of any
assistant treasurer OF the United States, Or or
national banks specially designated to receive
deposits on this account, but the certificates
Win not be delivered In the latter case until the
certificate OF deposit issued by the bank has
been paid for by treasury draft. by a deposit
OF like amount OF lawful money with the treas
uIcI UT sUIile dSSiStdut treasurer or the United
States, or until United States bonds Of equal
amount are substituted in their stead. COM
mission OF one-eight of one per cent. viii be al
lowed On subscriptions for the certificates, pro-
vided such subscriptions by the party claiming
the commission shall aggregate not less than
$1,000 within any one calendar month, and
party purchasing at one time 81 600 or more OF
the certificates will be entitled TO receive them
free of charge for transportton to any point on
an established express line. Commissions will be
paid at the department Oy check on New York.
The certificates viii be ady for delivery April
!, 1879, at which date they viii begin TO Dear in
terest, which viii be payable upon the CONVEX
sion OF the certificates into four per cent.
bonds
THE L. S. 5. CoNsTITUTIcN.-The Navy oe-
parment is informed that the Constitution ex-
poets to sail Saturday next from LlSbon for the
United States. She has been docked and
thoroughly Overhauled. and is reported to be
in every way In seaworthy condition.