Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-19

THE CABINET MEETING this afternoon was
very short, and devoted to routine business.
ANOTHER PLANET.-The Smithsonian Institu-
tion has received from Professor Peters, of Clin-
ton, the announcement OF the discovery by him.
self on the 18th of March, 1880, of planet OF
the eleventh magnitude, In eleven hours, twen-
ty-Six minutes, twenty seconds right ascension
one degree, two minutes south declinaui0n, with
daily motion OF seven minutes north.
HON. JOHN B. HAwLEY Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury, will leave tonight for Illinois to
enter actively into the gubernatorial campaign
He took his leave of the department to-day and
stra1gntened up all his official business. He
was called upon during the day by a large num-
ber OF people to bid him goodbye. MI. Hawley
has been most courteous and affable Official
His departure is universally regretted.
THE PRESS AND THE LoBBY.-The House COM
mittee on rules has reported to the House an
amendment to the rules providing for the ad-
mission of representatives of the press to the
lobby in the rear OF the Speakers stand.
A SPIRITED DEBATE sprang up in the House
this afternoon in regard to the election laws.
Mr.. Ewing, of Ohio, appealed to his democratic
by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr Gar1eld) and
to modify those bad laws so as to make them
non-partfsan in character. II it were not ac-
cepted, the cry OF qualification" would go up in
valley. Mr.. Hawley, of Conn.,, rose and declared
in an excited manner that the republican party
rendered no compromise. 1t repudiated and
execrated the word compromise" Mr.. Spring.
erS amendment to Mr.. Garfield's substitute
providing the general deputy marshals who
perform duties in regard to elections shall be
appointed by judges of the circuit courts, was
adopted, as was also an amendment providing
that deputy marshals shall not receive pay for
longer period than three days during any
election. Mr. Frye, of Maine, in the absence OF
Mr.. Garfield, emphatically denied that that gen
tleman had rendered any compromise.
IMPORTANT NOMINATIONS To-DAY.-The Presi-
dent sent the following nominations to the Sen
ate to-day: Charles Adams, of Col, to be minis
ter resident and consul general of the United
States to Bolivia. To be United States consulS
Bret Harte OF Cal at Glasgow; Joseph S. Pot
ter, OF Mass, at Crefeld; Geo. L. CatIin, OF New
Jersey, at Stuttgart; Paul Lange, of Ia. at La
Rochelle; VIM. P. Mangum, of North Carolina
Nagasaki; B. Odell Duncan, OF South Carolina.
at Smyrna; Harry A. Conant, OF Michigan at
Naples; VIM. Il. Rice, of Mass at Leghorn:
Wm L. Scruggs, Of Georgia. at Canton; Victor
Thompson, OF Mississippi, at st. Thomas; Jo-
seph c. q. Wingate, of New Hampshire, at Foo
Thos 7. Prentiss of VT, at Port Louis: John A.
Halderman, of Kan, at Bangkok. Henry c.
Snowden to be supervisor of census for second
census district of Pennsylvania. Also, a num-
Der OF poStmasterS.
GENERAL GRANT and party will land al Gal
weston; IeXas. on their return to this country.
The collector of customs at Galveston to-day
telegraphed to Secretary Sherman asking II
the steamer from Vera Cruz, on which
General Grant comes, should be allowed to
enter and clear outside the harh0r Sanratarv