Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-20
THE EVENING STAR.
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Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue. 1896 ,455 16; customs $3.50, $685.
THE ACCOUNTS of Minister Seward are chung
up in the Treasury department.
BY LATE ORDER Of the Secretary of Var,
the Rev. DIR. Willis is stationed In Atlanta, Ga,
to perform duty at Mcpherson barracks till
April 1St. 1851, when he will proceed to join his
station, in the Department OF Columbia
THE SENATE ExoDTs COMMITTEE yesterday ex-
amined John II. johnson, secretary of the COL
ored refugees board of st. Louis, Mo. Mr. john
son explained at length The object OF the board;
which was to encourage migration from the
south by assisting emigrantS before their arr1-
val at ST. Louis The sentiments of colored emf
grants generally was that they were done with
the south, as they had nothing to encourage
them to live there and everything to cause them
to leave.
CONTRIBUTIONS AND REFLECTIONS. Senate
remained in executive session nearly three and
a half hours yesterday afternoon, and devoted
most of that time to the further discussion of
the long pending case of the Rev. Thomas j.
Simmons nominated as census supervisor for
the first district OF Georgia. Messrs: Hill.
Cameron (Wis.) and Morrill, advocated his con-
firmation, and Messrs. Gordon, Morgan and
Pendleton opposed it, The nomination was
finally rejected by vote of yeas 10, nays 90.
terday-those OF George W. Atherton, second
district of New Jersey; Elias o. DoremuS, first
district OF New Jersey, and B. r. Jaubert, first
party votes and after very little discussion CON
cerning them; the majority baSing its action
upon the same ground that was taken 10 the
Ohio cases, VIZ, that the appointments in
question should have been accorded to the de-
mocracy in order to comply with the n-parti-
san spirit Of the census law. The Senate con-
firmed the nominations of VIM. H. Daniels to be
collector OF customs for the district OF OSwe-
gatchie, N. y, and two country postmasterS.
THE WAsHBURNE- DoNNEILY CAsE.-The mi
nority report in the contested election case OF
Donnelly VS.. Washburne (Minn.) was received
from the printer yesterday and placed in the
hands of the committee A final vote will prob
ably be taken by the committee next Tuesday.
The minority report cites the fact that the re-
turned vote gave majority of 3,0l3 for Mr..
WaShburne; that the district was created by act
of the legislature OF Minnesota. February %,
1872, and has always been republican by large
majority. The report impeaches the character
of the testimony relied on by the majority, and
especially in regard to alleged briberies it is
held that very little OF 1t rises even to the dignity
Of he arsay evidence.
Mr.. SPRINGER JUBILANT.- Representative
Springer, of Illinois, is jubilant over the pas
sage by the House yesterday OF the amendment
to the federal election laws. He says OF it, ''This
is the greatest victory for the democrats we
have yet won. We have regained all we lost
don't want any more riders now. The republi
cans are completely demoralized, and don't
know what to do. 1t is a sad blow to the Grant
boom, too, because there can be no more talk
this amendment the court must appoint the
election marshals and they must be taken from
the different political a. parties That will pre-
democrats in strong position before the coun-
try. We have the republicans in full retreat.
and they are blaming Garfield for his bad man.
agement Of the matter. We (the democrats)
have got all we want now
Mr.. HuRD NOT JUBILANr. - Representative
Hurd, Of Ohio, takes a very different view OF
the matter from that entertained by Mr,
Springer upon the election law amendment
He said to a STAR reporter tc. day: ''The amend
ment originated with Garfield, and it was
sprung upon the House, apparently without
who voted for it will regret their action. With
regard to these election laws the democrats had
taken two positions. First, that they would
never vote dollar to enforce them and second
that the laws were unconstitutional We
planted ourselves firmly upon these PROPOSE
tons at the extra session. Nothing has occurred
since to cause any change OF these views ex-
court that the laws are constitutional. Now
that decision Is binding only upon the inferior
courts of the judicial department; it is not bind
Ing upon o9 t Congress we are coordinate
to determine for ourselves what is constftu-
tional. II we had maintained our position and
refused to vote any money to enforce these
laws, we would not only have preserved our
consistency but would have prevented the ex-
ecution of the laws. 1t Is the power OF the
ruling party to pay political strikers with gov
fustng to appropriate the money we could have
prevented the appointment OF election mar
shals- This amendment does not strike at the
root ff fhnn nvyil oil V,lHn lou ol.;@4
uonable as ever. The amendment does not
restrict the number of deputy marshals or
their power to do partisan work. The demo-
Gratis have surrendered, and for what? Why for
half the marshals appointed to interfere with
elections, and, if democrats are appointed at
all-Which dOubt-they will not be such demo-
the republican party for five dollars day. The
democrats have, by this amendment, recognized
the law-tor they voted money to pay marshals
employed last year in California-and have
made 1t permanent, with all its evils. am SOr-
ry now that did not speak against 1t. Had
Blackburn, Knott and myself presented our
reasons for voting against 1t we might have de-
feated 1t. AS 1t Is, our only hope is that 1t will
be beaten in the Senate"
THE IMMEDIATE DEFICIENCY BIIL.-The House
late yesterday afternoon passed the immediate
deficiency appropriation bill. The item with
reference to special deputy marshals, which led
viding the appropriation OF $1,000, and restrict
ing the appointment Of such OFFICERS hereafter
to the judges OF district and circuit courts to be
appointed equally between the parties, and to
be OF good moral character. This emandmont
accepted by the democrats was the amendment
offered by Gen. Garfield, and which was men
toned yesterday by the democrats as the Gar
field compromise The bill will be sent TO the
Senate on Monday, and the consideration
promises to evoke heated sectional debate. for
the reason that the stalwart republican Sena-
tors declare that to pass the bill with the mar
shals anne amendment -, as the democrats
yield all that was contended for
by the republicans at the special session OF
Congres. In view Of the likelihood that the bill
will be subjected to heightened debate, the
House Yesterday passed blll to anticipate
$4,000 OF the 100000 appropriation for the pub
lie printer, SO that the employees Of the
work without waiting until the politicians
bill will be passed by the Senate, undoubtedly,
on Monday, and the Public Printer in that event
will resume work on Tuesday. The payroll Of
the Public Printer aggregates S35 per week.
THE UTE WITNESSES oN-CoMM1rrAL--The
House committee on Ineian affairs resumed the
examination Of Ouray yesterday, but failed to
elicit any satisfactory information in regard
to the fight with Thornburgh, the Meeker mas
Sacre, or the subsequent ill-treatment OF the
captive women Of the agency by the Indians.
He did not deny that they might have been
treated as alleged, but asserted that he knew
nothing OF IL. Mrs. Ouray was still more nom