Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-17
THE EVENING STAR.
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Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, s342, ,s5s.6O; customs, s679, 1896.
THE PRESIDENT signed to-day the commissions
of E. A. White, collector OF internal revenue for
the I'd district of North Carolina: G. T. Cranner,
collector OF customs, district of Little Egg Har-
Dor, n. j.; and Samuel SpackInan, U. s, consul
at Client.
BACK PAY FOR MEssENGERs.-Secretar RAM
sey yesterday transmitted to the House Of Rep.
resentatives a letter recommending that the
messengers of the War department be restored
to pay which they received before reduction in
1877. AS the matter now stands. the messen-
gers of this department receive less than those
OF any other. Secretary Ramsey also recon-
mendS back pay. The work performed by the
War department messengers is as important
and heavy as that performed by other meSsen-
gers.
The F1Tz JOHN PORTER CAsE-The House
committee on military affairs at full meeting
to-day agreed upon their report to accompany
Representative Bragg's bill for the restoration
of Gen. FitZ John Porter. 1t provides for his
restoration to the service with the rank of colo
mel and awards him SIS, 600 in lieu OF all back
pay to which he may have been entitled
REPRESENTATIVES, VooRHIs REQUESTED TO RE-
SIGN.-The republican executive committee Of
Bergen county, N. j., yesterday adopted a res
olutiOn requesting "HOn. Charles II. Vorhiss,
now representing the Fifth Congressional Dis
tr1ct In Congress, to resign, and that a commit
teeof Three be appointed to confer with Morris
and Passaic counties to ask them to join with
Bergen" 1t was stated at the meeting that as
Bergen county nominated Noorhls 1t was the
duty OF its committee to act first and that the
other counties of the district would follow in
the adoption OF resolutions of the same char
acter.
THE POLICY Of the Interior department as re-
CARDS the Ute Indians now here is one Of delay.
1t is hoped that the conferences that Secretary
Schun is having with the visitors will result in
a surrender OF the prisoners demanded. II there
should be failure then the War department
steps in. Troops could make no campaign
against the Utes during the waiting: they can
not operate until next spring. For these rea-
sons there is no hurry in bringing matters 10
head with the Indians here and their visit is
likely to be long one. Ii the Interior depart
ment is unsuccessful the Indians will be pun
ished by troops. This they are being made to
understand, and ii is expected that before the
time the troops could operate in the Ute coun-
try there will be decision to give up the In
dlanS wanted.
The FOLLOWING SUB-COMMITTEES of the District
of Columbia committee-covering recommenda-
tions contained in the Presidents message
were annouHced by Chairman Hunton to-day
On the reclamation OF the Potomac flats
Messrs. Hunton, Henkle, Sanford, Aldrich and
HaZleton. On the Washington monument
MesSrS. Martin SlemmOnS and Neal.
THE TREASURY to-day holds 1866, 200 400 in
United States bonds to secure national bank Cir
culation. United States bonds on this account
We're deposited by the banks during the week
ended to-day to the amount of 81 ,O06, $50, and
withdrawn to the amount of 81, ,160, 600.
DURING THE WEEK ended to-day 81, ,227, 900 in
national bank notes were received at the Treas
ury for redemption; for the corresponding week
last year the receipts were S2,15s,00
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.
The subcommittee OF the House select commit
tee "on the state of the law respecting ascer-
tainment and declaration of the result of cleo
tfon OF President and Vice President" at their
meeting yesterday decided to report favorably
to the full committee the joint resolution intro
duced by Representative Becknell. providing
fer an amendment to the constitution as to the
election of President and Vice President. A
meeting of the full committee will be called
early next week and the report OF the Sub-com-
mittee will probably be adopted without amend
ment and the resolution Will be fayorabiy re-
ported to the House.
THE INVESTIGATION OF PENSION CLA1Ns-The
Senate committee On pensions held long ses-
sion yesterday afternoon, at which after dis
posing of a large number of private cases they
TOOK up the measure recommended by GommiS-
sioner Bently, providing for the investigation
OF pension claims in the localities where claim
ants reSide.-comm0nly known as 1.-THE sixty
surgeons bills The committee discussed it for
some tfme and then postponed the subject until
next Friday, when the Commissioner OF Pensions
Will be heard In argument concerning it.
THE BILL returning to Charles Clinton late
assistant treasurer at New Orleans, the sum of
$500, being the amount stolen from his in 1871,
and refunded by him to the United States. was
in fhn uTrrcn f,,n
OF the whole, refusing to report 1t by vote Oh
yeas GO; nays, y.
WILL Not Boon FOR DISTRICT SUFFRAGE
Representative Blackburn, OF Kentucky is quite
indignant that his name should have been pub
licly paraded as favorable to the proposition to
restore suffrage in this District. Mr. Blackburn
says: 81 am not In favor OF the movement. |
Del1eVe that the best elements of the Washing
ton people do not want suffrage. an not going
to address any maSS-meeting in favor Of suf-
frage, and If the subject is brought to the atten
M tion OF Congress by suffrage bill reported from
the District committee shall denounce the pro-
position on the floor of the House."
THE INGALLS, INyEsTIGATIoN.-The first wit
ness called by the Senate committee on priyi-
leges and elections, in the ingalls, case, on yes
terday, was ex-Gov. Anthony, of Kansas. Coun-
sci for the memorialists stated that they intend
ed to prove by this witness that member Of
tut hdlSdS IdiIleu MCCllutOCk, udu
told Anthony that he had been offered money
by MIR. Ingalls, friend to vote for ingalls,, and
that he had kept the money Overnight, but
that suffering from remorse, he had retirnn,, =.
the next day, and voted against Ingalls, GOV.
Anthony's evidence on this point was ruled in.
admissible by the committee, majority Of
whom held substantially ..i1ar the charge Of
ori9e,y sSS.insr senator ingalls, could not be
Sustained by hearsay evidence Of this sort ov
Anthony further testified that about the time
OF the election, he was annroached nv g.
, 3aWes, vi who sa..u he had been sent by Senator
ingalls, 10 interview Anthony, and that If An
lhnH1Iy withdrew his his name and retire from
the contest for the Senatorship he would place
the resignation Of the postmaster at Leaven-
worth In Anthony's hands, and that Senator
ingalls, would use his influence to secure the
appointment OF any person Mr.. Anthony might
chose to nominate for the position. Gov. An
thony said he rejected it then and there. At the
conclusion of his examination, Gov. Anthony,
who is now in contempt before the Senate for
refusing to testify before the Senate sub-conl-
mittee, at Topeka, Kansas, explained to the
reason for this refusal 1t was, he said, simply
because he had been competitor in the Kan
sas legislature for the position now held by
Senator ingalls,, and he did not believe it a fair
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