Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-12

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four per cent bonds which is due January 1st.
There will be 1900 of the checks sent out.
CONGRESSIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE IRISH
RELIEF FUND.-Nearly every member of the
House has subscribed five dollars to relieve the
Irish sufferers. 1t is expected that 81 800 will be
raised from members Congressman Kenna, of
w. Va, has charge of the. subscription list.
PERJURERs BouNcED.-Attorney General De-
vens has directed the dismissal of two of Mar
shal Fitzsimons, of Georgia, deputies for swear
ing to false accounts.
UNDER Mr.. WALLACEs RESOLUTION adopted by
the Senate yesterday, submitted for the appoint
ment of three additional messengers-one each
for the committees on private land claims,
revolutionary claims and engroSSed billS-the
republican chairmen of those committees will
have the appointment of the messengers.
TAX ON BANKS AND BANKERs-Mr. Plumb in
troduced a bill in the Senate yesterday to
amend the Revised Statutes relating to tax
upon banks and bankers. It provides that no
association shall be liable to the tax imposed by
section 5214 of the Revised Statutes upon any
sum under the name OF deposits which may be
deposited with any other association, bank or
Mch Is Sa saoeHt 3 ssd to WITH tn
exempt from taxation deposits in provident as
sOciations, savings banks, savings fund inStitu-
tions, except where any deposit to the credit OF
one person, firm or corporation exceeds $4,000.
In such cases the excess above that amount Is
to be liable to tax.
Mr.. GOODIES BILL, introduced in the House, to
aid the education of colored people by appro-
priating unclaimed bounties and pay of colored
soldiers, was brought up in the House commit
teeo education and labor yesterday. The COM
mittee listened to remarks by Prof. Payntor, of
the Fisk university at Nashville, and by DR..
Harvey, OF the Howard university, in advocacy
of the bill 1t is probable that final action on 1t
will not be reached until after the holiday re-
cess
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE, after our re-
port closed yesterday, adopted the resolution
advocating legislation to regulate Interstate
commerce by railroads. The proposition sub
mitted by the Philadelphia board of trade, ad-
vocating the adoption of the central system, was
then considered, resulting in the adoption OF
resolution recommending to Congress to pro-
vide by law for the adoption Of the central sys-
TEN in the purchase Of supplies by the govern
ment, &c. The board then reaffrmed action
previously taken In favor of the establishment
of department of commerce as branch of the
government. under minister or secretary, who
shall be amember of the Cabinet, and adopted
resolution calling the attention of the govern
ment again to the light dues collected by Great
Britain on shipping. with view to opening
diplomatic correspondence looking to their dis
continuance. Congress was memorialiZed to
take steps toward reciprocity treaty with
Canada.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS yester-
day referred several OF the pending measures on
its docket to sub committees as follows: The
bill for extending the time for the completion
of the Northern Pacific Railroad to Senators
Ransom, Coke and W1ndom the bill introduced
by Senator Saunders to grant lands in aid Of
the construction OF railroad from Omaha to
the Y Yellowstone national park, to Messrs. Eaton
Saunders and Jonas; Coke'S ''Mexican border'
railroad bills to subcommittee consisting Of
Messrs Jonas, Window and Grover.
THE FREEDMAN's BANK investigating commit
tee resumed its session yesterday, and devoted
several hours to examining transcripts and re-
ports made from the books of that institution
by the committees experts.
A GENERAL ORDER was issued by the War de-
partment yesterday, grading the pay Of clerks
and other employees under the staff department
of the army whose salaries are not fixed by law.
There are to be. after January 1st, $780, six
classes of clerkships, with 5000 per annum addi-
tfonal pay to each grade; the first grade to re-
compensation greater than this must receive
the special approval and sanction Of tie secre-
tary OF War;
REMOVAL OF THE UTEs,--,fhe full text of the
resolution for removal Of the Utes passed by
the Senate yesterday is as follows: ''Reso1red,
ETC., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and
he1s hereby, authorized and empowered, through
by the President, or by direct negotiation, as he
may deem best, toenter into an agreement with
such OF the Ute Indians in Colorado as have not
by acts of hostility against the United States,
or otherwise. forfeited their rights under exist
ing treaties, for the extinguishment Of their
title to their reservation in said state, and for
their removal and settlement in some suitable
place not in the Indian territory, and the said
Secretary OF the Interior shall report his pro-
ceed1ngs under this resolution to Congress for
It's consideration and approval. The expense
Of such negotiation to be paid by the United
States. for which purpose the sum of ten thou
sand dollars. orso much thereof as may be ne
neys in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
pf1ated."
THE PROPOSED TRADEMARK AMENDMENT
The subcommittee of the House committee ON
manufactures, consisting of Representatives
McCoid Hall and Beale, yesterday reported
favorably to the full committee on the joint reso-
luton OF Mr. McCOid, which proposes an amend
ment to the constitution to give to Congress-
'for the promotion Of trade and manufactures
and to carry into effect international treaties,
with power to grant, protect and regulate the
exclusive right to adopt and use trademarks;
this amendment to be valid when ratified by the
legislatures of three-fourths of the states" The
report was unanimously adopted by the full
committee and MI. McCoid was instructed to
report the bill in the House at the earliest Oppor-
tunity.
PERsoNAL-GeorgeA Augustus Sala, the English
author and journalist, and Mrs. sala are at
Wormley's. -. Ex-Secretary Robson appeared
In his seat in the House yesterday, for the first
of Ex- Governor H. D. Cooke, and formerly of the
firm of Jay Cooke & Co., died at his old home In
Sandusky on Tuesday last, after an illness of
several weeks duration. MI. Cooke was in his
s1Xty-hrst year. Mrs. Gov. Pound Of Wis
consin arrived in town yesterday from New
York, and is at her residence, 1915 X street.
...EX-Governor Hartranft. of Pennsylvania, is
at the Metropolitan, and ex-Representative
Morrell, OF the same state, is at the Riggs. ....
MI. BluhdOrn, OF the Austrian legation in this
city, was registered in New York last evening.
Senator Lamar writes that the illness of his
son at Oxford, Miss, may detain him there un-
til after the holidays.
JUDGE EDMUNDs, city postmaster, had COM
Portable sleep OF about seven hours last night,
and was able to sit up some time this morning
His friends are now hopeful of his recovery, but
he is not regarded as out OF danger yet.
OHIO RIVER IMPRovEMENT.-A delegation rep
resenting the Ohio River improvement COM
mission, had hearing before the House COM
mittee on commerce to-day. An appropriation
OF SIS, ,0C0 for the immediate completion of the
Davis island dam was asked, and general ap-
propliatton of 5000 for the further improve
ment of the river.
THE House COMMITTEE OF COMMERCE hear
extended arguments this morning, presented by
Messrs. Fraley, of Philadelphia, and Thurber,
OF New York, members OF a committee ap-
pointed by the National Board Of Trade, to pre-
sent to the House committee some suggestions
concerning national legislation relating to inter
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