Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-06

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WHITE HOUSE CALLERS. - Senator's Plumb,
Baldwin, Ferry and Paddock, and Representa-
tives Pierce, Lindsay, Hawley and MCGOWAN
were among the Presidents callers to-day.
THE NOMINATION of Julius A. Wayland to be
postmaster at HarTisonville, Mo-, has been with
drawn.
GOVERNMENT PURCHASE OF SILvER.-The
Treasury department yesterday purchased S75,-
600 ounces OF silver bullion for the Philadelphia,
San Francisco. and New Orleans mintS.
QUARANTINE IN THE GULF OF MEXICo.-Under
instruction of the executive committee of the
National Board of Health. DR.. T. j. Turner, sec
retary of the board. left Washington last night
for Ship Island, Gulf OF Mexico, to superintend
the permanent location OF a quarantine estab-
lishment at that point, to be used for inspecting
and disinfecting vessels bound to ports east OF
Mobile
CONFIRM MATIoNs.-The Senate, in executive ses-
sion, yesterday confirmed the following nomina-
tions: Henry W. Leonard, OF New Jersey, to be
consul of United States at Campeachy; F. G.
Gade, OF Bergen. Norway, to be consul OF United
States at that place; P. P. Kidder, OF New York,
to be collector of customs for district of Dun
kirk at New York; James A. Connolly, of Illinois,
to be district attorney of United States for south
ern district Of Illinois; NJ. G. Brown, Of Wyo-
ming territory, to be attorney Of United States
for territory OF Wyoming; f. A. Stone, to be
agent for Indians Of the Lemlie agency in Idaho.
Also, number of postmasters.
THE FREEDMAN's BANK INvEsTIGATIoN.-The
Senate select committee on the Freedman's
Bank yesterday examined Chas. w. Hayden
manager of the Seneca sand Stone Company who
testified that he had no knowledge Of the pur-
chase by the bank of $4,000, first mortgage
bonds OF that company, and the purchase OF the
same by the company and substitution Of Sec
ond mortgage bonds therefor. He admitted that
the Sand Stone Company owed the bank s51 ,O00
The property of the company is now in the
hands OF the trustees OF the court in Montgom-
cry county, Md, the mortgages having been
fOreclOSed on 1t.
ARMY ORDERs.-The following general court
martial will meet at David'S Island, New York
harbor, for the trial of such prisoners as may
be brought before it, Lieutenant Colonel L. r.
Bliss, 10Th infantry: Second Leutenants w. E.
p FrenchE4t. j. c. Irvine and S. L. Siocum, 18th
infantry, and F. ID. Rucker. 18th infantry, with
advocate of the court. The station of Post
Chaplain David Wills is changed1rom McPher-
son Barracks to Atlanta, Ga.
OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY who attend
the reception of the President next Tuesday
evening by invitation are expected to appear in
full dress uniform.
NAVAL ORDERS.-PaSsed Assistant Surgeon E.
z. Derr to the receiving ship Colorado, relieving
Assistant Surgeon E. H. Marsteller, placed on
waiting orders. Gunner Joseph Smith to duty
at the New York navy yard, relieving Gunner
T. p Venable, placed on waiting orders.
THE ACKLEN CAsE.-The House committee on
foreign affairs have postponed further consider
alton of Representative Acklens case until
Tuesday next.
EX-GOVERNOR HENDRICKS, of Indiana, is here
to argue railroad case before Justice Harlan.
Incidentally he may give testimony before
voorhees, exodus committee.
AN EDUCATIONAL FUND.-The House commit
tee on education and labor to-day agreed to re-
port favorably Senator Burnside's bill to apply
the proceeds of the sales of public lands TO edu-
catiOnal purposes.
SEVENTEEN YEARS LONG ENoUGu-Flnal ar
guments were made before the House commit
tee on patents this morning upon the applica-
tion of Ezra Miller for an extension OF his car
doupling patent The committee, by vote of
to 3, decided adversely to his petition on the
ground that II years-the length Of time his
patent has run-is the limit contemplated by
the act OF 1861, and that the general policy OF
the government is adverse to extending patents
beyond that period.
THE ACTION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA REpUB11-
CAN CONVENTION is still the interesting theme
of gossip among the politicians. Speaker Ran
dali said to-day that there was not single
Grant delegate in the Philadelphia delegation.
Russell Errett thinks that Grant will be the
nominee. He says that there was not single
Sherman man among the delegates. senator
Don Cameron still remains at Harrisburg, and
will not return to Washington until Monday. 1t
is represented that he is not particularly happy
and a dispatch received from one of his Harris
burg friends says he 'fs quite feeble" Gov.
Tom Young, of Ohio, who was In attendance at
the convention, says that there were over one
hundred Shernen q
INTER STATE CoMMERcE.-The House commit
tee on commerce to-day devoted another session
to the subject of regulating interstate railroad
bill were ready to report 1t back without mate
rial notifications, but the subcommittee On
the McLane bill had not fully completed their
consideration of that measure. 1t was, how
ever discussed at some length In connection
with the Regan bill and the McCOid proposition,
and finally the whole subject went over for pos
sible action at the committees next regular
meeting On the 10th inst.
In THE CAUCUS OF DEMOCRATIC SENATORS held
yesterday afternoon for the purpose of deter
mining whether the subject Of the construction
of an interoceanlc canal should be placed in
charge Of one Of the senates standing COM
don'S resolution last week, a special committee
of nine Senators shall be appointed to take that
subject into consideration, with authority to
committee Of the House of Representatives the
discussion lasted about an hour but no decision
was reached upon the question at issue, and the
question went over for determination at future
caucus. There was entire agreement concern
ing the importance of the general subject, and
the discussion turned merely upon questions as
to the best means OF securing for it prompt and
adequate attention. The resolution was passed
by the Senate, but motion to reconsider was
made by Senator Davis, of West Virginia, and
that is now pending. There was some decided
opposition to the resolution manifested in cau-
Gus, Messrs. Davis and Hereford, of West vir-
ginia, and Groome, of Maryland, contending
that the regular committees OF the Senate could
do all that is required in the way Of 1nyestiga-
ting the question OF fnter-oceanic communica-
tions. Senator Gordon and his friends believe,
however, that his resolution will be adopted.
PUNISHMENT OF CRIME ON INDIAN REsERvA
TIoNs.-The House committee on Indian affairs
have agreed upon the terms OF bill to provide
for the punishment Of crimes upon the various
Indian reservations. At the meeting OF the
committee this morning chairman Scales was
instructed to report 1t to the House. 1t provides
that the laws of the respective States and ter
ritorieS In which are located Indian reServa-
tionS, relating to the crimes OF murder, man.
slaughter, arson, rape, burglary, and rob-
berry, shall be deemed and taken to be the
law and In force within such reserva-
tions; and the district courts of the United
States within and for the respective dis
tr1ctS In which such reservations may be located
in any state, and the territorial courts OF the re-