Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-21
Important Nominations.

francis A. Walker, Of Conn.,, superintendent of
Ine p census; Daniel W. Gooch, pension agent at
4, Boston, st91 Mass VIM: A: Heron, pension agent
va, 10 be Z: S. consul general at Mexico: Ste
phen X. Kirby, of New York, to be SUPERVISING
,specGor OF steam vessels for the second dis
trlct; James Pollock naval officer Philadelphia
"a; George Holmes, collector OF custom. Beau
fort, S. c.; James H. Durkee. u = marshal
nnTtne[n Min ] district Florida; Horace Austin, of
MINI, register of land office, Fargo Dakota:
Jacoo a. Stewart, L. S. surveyor general for
Minnesota. Postmasters-Wi II. Dunn. At
N,,i NM,aservlLe, Me-; Elias A. Mead, Moravia, N Y.
w. Davis, Northeast, Pa; Sallie A. Robinson
Butler Pa: Indian agents-Wflson M. STANLEY
VI ILL.,, IL tor p1mos agency Colorado; Salem East
man, OF Mich, Navajo agency Also number
OF army promotions. The appointment OF
francis A. Walker as superintendent of the last
census, t was limited in the terms OF appoint
ii iienI 10 lhat census. Hence the necessity Of
his reappOintment u
The House Democratic Caucus.
A caucus of the democratic members of the
house OF Representatives was held Immediately
aIter the adjournment yesterday, for the pur-
pose OF considering the order of business and
Ihe measures to be taken during tie present
extra session OF Congress. Mr.. House, Of Ten
heSsee' hTSe' was CHOSEN chairman OF the caucus by
@ @pallot, receiving u votes, against Mr. Clymer
the chairman OF the former caucus, who received
a. sir votes. MesSrs. Covert, Of New York, and
Miils; OF Iexas, were appointed secretaries
speaker the appointment of the standing com
MlIIees. ns Durlng the debate on this subject Mr.
Noou sald that 1t was proper to appoint the
committees, in order that the respective mem
GERS OF them should study the subjects which
probably they would be called upon to consider.
Mr. Knott, or KY, offered resolution with
session to the objects for which it was called,
Mr. stephens. OF Ca, opposed the passage of
me resolution, and said that as the people were
deeply suffering all over the country there
Of bo
Iency, The tariff and internal revenue in order
that relief might be afforded them He de-
claIed, as one OF the means OF alleviation, that
he was IN favor of aboishing the internal reve-
nue. nue. system, the people being already taxed to
tne point OF oppression. Messrs. Ewing, of
tna ono, a1d Bright OF Tenn severay opposed
favored the resolution, giving their reasons
why legislation should be confined exclusively
10 tne passage of the army and the legislative,
eXecutlSe G. 1n and judicial appropriation bills.
llon OF Mr.. Knott by adding thereto a clause
proposing the repeal of the existing laws to
naGn mda ahey OBJECT by the passage OF bills indie
penuent OF L1e appropriation bills and sending
them to the President, and In the event Of The
fresl0ent Vetolng the bill, then placing the
ls measures upon the appropriation bills with
sotn otia acalon Incorporated In them, that their
action be adhered to until further advised by
tHe caucus; The sentiment OF the caucus las
!ar as developed was in favor of combining the
!,,S business OF the session to the appropriation
ever 70 the adoption Of the provisions similar to
IIlose i neIetoIore attached to these bills name
Goti ~: me pnohioltlon OF troops at the polls on
eiectlon Gays, the repeal of the Jurors test oath
an and the employment of supervisors of elections
Ihe resolution OF Mr.. Knott and amendment of
SnItC MT; cox were not acted upon, but the entire
provisions should be attached to the approp1Ia-
tlon bills or embodied In independent bills. to-
gether with the order of business was, on mo-
oon OF MI carlisle, OF Kentucky, referred to
ha nfo hxy
chalr, who will confer with the caucus com
mlttee OF nine OF the Senate and report tn an
adjourned meeting of the Caucus suhiert In tho
call Of the chairman. ~
PERsoNAI.-R;chard Smith, editor OF the Gin
cinnati Gazette, is in the city.
THE FRENCH EDUCATIONAL BUREAU. - The
bureau OF education has information OF an i'm
important change which has recently been
made In the French ministry Of public instruc-
tlon. Monsieur Boutan, director OF the section
o! primary education, has been replaced by
Monsieur Buisson, who made an interesting re-
port respecting education In this country which
LED to the establishment OF French bureau OF
eaatan education o similar to that OF the United
states. Monsieur BOutan resumes his for.
mer duties as inspector general. According
TO the "Annuatre de PInStruction Publfuuen
there are three sections In the ministry OF pub
nc instruction Each section has chief or df-
rector, who has great powers The present
directors are: NJ. du Mesine, section of superior
tuucatlOn, NJ. MOuf1er section OF secondary
instruction, and BuiSSOn, section of pri-
mary education.
THE SENATE OFFICERS selected by the Senate
at yesterdays caucus will not be elected until
Monday next. Meanwhile COL Birch and Ser
geant- alarms Bright are almost overwhelmed
with appeals for Office.
PACIFIC RAILROAD CASES IN THE L. S. ST.
PREME COURT.-After the question OF the con-
stitutionality OF the Thurman funding act, now
pending in the Supreme Court, has been decided
there WILL yet remain two important cases
anect1Dg the Pacific railroads before that court.
one involves the question whether the govern
ment has the right to fix the rates Of trans
portatiOn on these railroads. The other is the
suit against the Central Pacific, to recover the
penalties provided by the act creating the
bureau to audit railroad accounts In the Inte-
rl0r department for failure to furnish the re-
ports required by the auditor While the
decisions OF these cases WILL to some extent,
determine more definitely the status OF the new
bureau, lts position Is now pretty well fixed
The Central Pacific seems to have accepted the
Clc1s1on In the five per cent cases. Ii Is furnish
Ing some OF the information asked for by the
bureau OF railroad accounts, and 1t is thought
that whatever the decision OF the remaining
cases. the railroads will find 1t to their interest
10 make up for the bureau the reports required