Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-12
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS STO-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, $SOs, So; customs. $3.50, 1924.

enue, $5os, So; customs. $500, 1924.
NoMINAT1oN.-The President nominated to
the Senate to-day Isaac N Hawkins to be post
master at Chillicothe, Ohio.
SECRETARY THOMPSON retul ned from Aunapo-
lis yesterday afternoon.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were senators Anthony, Burnside and Pendle-
ton, and representatives Lounsbery, Haskell,
Townsend. Willis, Lowe, Garfield, Rice His
COCK, ketcham and Joyce.
SENATOR EDMUNDs, OF Vermont, and family
sailed from New York yesterday for Europe, on
the Scyth1a.
The NOMINATION Of ex-senator Conover to be
collector Of Florida has been withdrawn from
the Senate, Dennis Eagan having qualified for
that position.
GENERAL A. V. RICE, now in this city, says
that as he was unanimously nominated lieu
tenant governor OF Ohio, he has no choice but
to accept.
THE ARMY PROMOTION L1sT.-With the excep-
ton Of few assistant army surgeons the sew
eral hundred army promotions recently con-
f1rmed by the Senate stand, and the Presidents
commissions may be expected forthwith,
BILLS APPRovEp-The President to-day ap.
proved the following acts Of Congress:-To es-
payment Of pre-emptions on certain public
lands In the state Of Minnesota and In the terri
tory OF Dakota; to extend the time for special
postal service until service can be obtained by
advertisement; to amend the act creating the
Texas northern judicial circuit, and to change
the eastern and western judicial districts OF
that state, and to fix the times and places OF
holding courts in said districts.
BATH ROOMS vs.. WHISKY VAULTs.-Mr. KIM
mel, Of the committee on public buildings and
grounds, this morning brought up the bill to
enlarge the House restaurant Mr.. Conger OBJ
1ected, because 1t involved an appropriation
and added that he ''WOuid like to read the re-
port OF committee that favored the removal
OF the bath rooms to make way for whisky
vaults"
THE SITUATION To-DAY.-Members of the Sen
ate say that 1t Is the intention to try to pass all
the appropriation bills and send them to the
President by the end of the present week
should @ this intention succeed, there Is no rea-
son why Congress cannot adjourn by Tuesday
next at noon. 1t is not now believed. In view
OF the decisive vote by which the House yester-
day passed the army bill, that the Senate VIII
make serious opposition to It, There were only
thirty-on negative votes In the House against
the bill - nineteen democrats and twelve
republicans. The Presidents friends say that
leaders OF the Senate to fight the measure would
only end In division of the party on a bill
which is bound to become law any how Late
tnls ,a afternoon members OF the House say that
Whlle the outlook Is not iiattering for final ad-
lournment on Tuesday next, there is every
reason 10 nope that the adjournment Will take
place on the following Saturday.
STANDARD DoLLARs.-Hereafter the Treasury
department will receive and fill orders for
standard silver dollars to those desiring them
In as low sum as $500. Under regulations
heretofore existing not less than 81 900 could be
procured on orders. The person who desires
$500 in standard silver dollars can procure them
by deposlting their equivalent with a national
depositary, and In due time the money will be
Sh1pped.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES ON CIVIL SERVICE RE
FORM threw bombshell into the camp this
morning by reporting bill prohibiting any en-
Dloyee OF the government, great or small, from
contributing money for election purposes. The
republicans saw at once that this was almed at
the system OF voluntary contributions" in-
augurated by Chairman Gorham, OF the Con-
gresslOnal committee, and fillibu5tered away
! Ine morning hour TO prevent its consideration
The Dill Is now In the nine ho!e," and will be
kept there by the republican members.
PERSONAL Ex- Congressman Durham, OF
Kentucky, was on the floor OF the House-to-day.
THE PAY OF POSTAL CLERKS in the railway
mail service will be cut S in each case for the
month OF June In order to bring the expenses OF
TINS TINS branch OF the service within the appropria
agents has already been mentioned. 1t is found
that no reduction will be necessary in the other
classes OF employees.
THERE is GOOD JOKE told OF Hendrick B.
Wright, the Pennsylvania greenbacker He was
one OF the absentees when the House held the
recent all night session. Finally he was found
aa Dat dd respond Next DAY two OF his colleagues
way OF pleasantly bill for services they had
rendered as professional lawyers In having him
excused: Wright, caught up the spirit OF the
them IN new suit OF clothes. The sequel Is
that Mr. Blackburn now appears In brand new
SUIT OF confederate gray, and the recepted bill
Is In Hendrick 3. Wright's pocket Gen Hun
ton has not yet received his new suit.
THE LARGEST INsTALLMENr OF BONDS ever
received at one time by the Treasury for re-
demption was forwarded Tuesday by the War
wick National Bank OF Boston, and aggregated
eleven million dollars.
DEPREDATIONs ON FRIENDLY INDIANs.-In-
dian Agent Glllycuddy, at the Pine Ridge
agency, reports to the Indian Office a number
or recent cases OF cattle and horse stealing from
the Indians. He says that prior to these recent
nearly 600 head OF ponies, and In other bands
the losses have been proport1onately heavy. He
ADDS, 1.-The evil, great as it has been, Is now in
e ereasing, and although parties with stolen
stock pass In the Immediate Vicinity Of the q
5. troops, they are prevented from interfering
or assisting IN the recovery OF the property as
is aleged, Dy the tposse cOmitatuS" act So
called. The Indians are with reason excited
and greatly discouraged by these constantly re-
curing losses and their inability to obtain re-
dress, and 1t is but just that they should receive
military aid In suppressing these Outrages. The
continuance OF this state of affairs will render
null and void all efforts to quiet or advance the
Indians, II 1t does not force them to take the
matter IN their own hands. l would, therefore,
respectfully and earnestly request that some
measure be devised by which the Indians may
be protected In their property, and known Of
lenders against the law be speedily and surely
punished
NAVAL ORDRRS.-ASSistant Surgeon S. II.
Dickson to the Norfolk (Va) naval hospital,
relieving Assistant Surgeon G. p Sumsden, who
is ordered TO duty on board the lax ald other
monitors at Brandon, Virginia.
ARMY ORDERs-The following first lieuten-
ants having been found by retiring board In
capacitated for active service, and are granted
leave or absence until further orders: IL. NJ.
henson, .th infantry; ID. A. Griffith, Sd infan-
Try; L. Il. Brlggs, l4th infantry, and Nelson
Bronson, 9Th infantry. The following changes
In the stations OF officers OF the ordnance de.
partment are made: Major W. A. Marge, from
the Benfc1a arsenal, Cal, to command the
arsenal at Augusta. Ga; First Lieut.. NJ. w.
Lyon, from the Allegheny (Pa) arsenal to the
Benicia arsenal, and Capt. A. s. NJ. Morgan,
ordnance storekeeper, from Rock Island Oil J
arsenal to the Allegheny arsenal Lieut.. Col.
Roger Jones, assistant inspector general, Will