Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-26


MOVEMENTS OF U. S. NAVAL vEssEls.-The
Tallapoosa left the League Island navy yard
yesterday afternoon for New York. The Nipsc
last evening dropped down from Portsmouth
navy yard TO the naval anchorage preparatory
to taking in power.
THE UTE AGREEMENT.--The House committee
on Indian affairs discussed quite fully this
morning the agreement recently entered into
by Secretary SchurZ with the Ute Indians and
decided to take final action upon the matter on
Tuesday next
THE ACKLEN CAsE.-The judiciary committee
continued the investigation Of the Acklen case
this morning and obtained some further evil
dence bearing upon it. The committee have
made thorough and exhaustive investigation
and are now about ready to formulate report
EN- bodying their conclusions.
VICE PRESIDENT WHEELER contemplates leav-
ing Washington in the etrly part of May, not to
return during the remainder Of the session.
When he leaves Judge Thurman will be elected
president pro tenn.
WORCESTERSHIRE President sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate yesterday: Jacob
Kaufman, OF Iowa, to be agent for the Indians
Of Fort Berthold agency, in Dakota; Arthur L.
Thomas, OF Utah, to be supervisor OF census for
district of Utah Territory.
THE CONSTELLATION will probably sail from
New York tomorrow. Secretary Thompson has
directed that she proceed to Kingstown, turn
over her cargo to the Herald relief committee
and return Immediately.
WANTED TO SPECULATE IN POSTAL CARDS.
The firm manufacturing postal cards for the
government has sent to the Post Office depart
ment letter which A. c. Gentry, OF Illinois,
sent to them proposing to buy postal cards
from the firm, if he can get them at less than
one cent each, and thus make a good thing.
The firm refused the offer.
WAR CLAIMs.-The House committee on war
claims decided to-day to make adverse reports
upon eight bills involving the payment Of
$4,000.
PROPOSED REDUCTION OF SALARIEs.-The
House committee on public expenditures dis
cussed to-day bill providing for general re-
duction in the salaries Of government employees
and postponed further consideration until their
next meeting.
THE ENTHUSIASTICALLY CAsE.-The House
committee on elections to-day again lodged a
vote on the Washburn- Donnelly contest, owing
to the absence Of Chairman Springer. The
committee now threaten to take vote on next
Tuesday.
A CONGRESSIONAL PRIvILEGE-Hereafter the
Post Office department will furnish members of
Congress ito answer to inquiries received by
them from their constituency official envelopes
without cost to themselves.
POSTAL oRDER.-superlntenden Thompson,
of the railway mail service to-day issued the
following general order: Whenever it shall be.
come necessary to change the dispatch or receipt
of mails at railroad stations where mail meSsen-
ger service is performed by the department, es-
pecially when the number OF trips will be in
creased or decreased by such change, division
superintendent will, before ordering these
changes, make the necessary recommendations
to this Office for the action of the second assist
ant postmaster general.
THE House COMMITTEE On Pacific railroads
continued to-day the hearing upon the bill to
resuscitate certain railroad land grants in favor
of Mr.. Morgan's New Orleans and Texas Pacific
Railroads. Mr.. Whitney, president, aud Gen.
j. H. Sypher, attorney of the New orleans,
OpelOusaS and Great western Railroad, ma se
arguments before the committee to-day. The
hearing Will be continued at the next meeting.
THERE WAS A SCRIMMAGE in the Sixth Audi
tors Office yesterday between Messrs j. L. Lake
and j. W. Penn, clerks. The former:is an old
gentleman and the latter man of middle age.
They had previously been talking about the
recent scandal in the Sixth Auditors Office, and
got personal. Mr.. Lake is addicted to s.twitting'
his fellow-clerks. He made some reference
rejecting on Penn's family and himself. Yes
,erday Penn , struck I'M Mr.: Lake unexpectedly,
Lake is prominent member OF the E-street
Baptist Church.
CAPT. JoUETT's NOMINATION REJECTEp,-Tbe
executive session of the Senate yesterday was
wholly occupied by the case of Capt. James E,
Jouett nominated for promotion to the grade of
commodore in the navy. Although reported
favOrably in view OF his conspicuous services
by majority OF the committee on naval affairs'
it met with determined opposition as 1t involved
his advancement sixteen numbers. The oppoSi-
tion was led by Senator Mcpherson, chairman
of the committee, and was finally rejected by 26
to IS. The principal speakers in favor of the
nomination were Senators Williams, Beck,
Whyte and Hamlin.
SEEKING OFFICE IN THE JAWS OF DEATH.-Not
one OF the forty-four applicants for the judge
ship in Kentucky seems deferred in pressing
his application by the knowledge that both of
the two last incumbents of the Office died very
suddenly. The last Judge had held the Office
only about year. One of the applicants as
soon as the telegram came announcing the
death Of the lazt incumbent, rushed to hotel
here at midnight snd reused up a Kentucky
member OF Congress to ask what steps he should
take to secure the appointment for himself.
THE ACCIDENT TO THE OBELIsK-Lieut. Seaton
Schroeder, who is with Lieut.. Commander Ear
ringe In Egypt on the work of shipping the obe-
lisk to this country, has been granted three
months additional leave of absence by the Navy
department. The accident which has occurred
in lowering the monohth has left 1t In such
''"e'ttOn that before the work car ma ,,,s,a5o
lack specially manuIacCuISQ lur the purpose
will have to be made. AS this jack will be made
IN England, there will be considerable delay.
Information through naval sources states that
the obelisk will not reach New York before
october next.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Chief Engineer W. S. Smith
from duty connected with the examining board
at Washington, and ordered to special duty at
Washington. Assistant Engineer L. Wooster
10 duty on the experimental board at New York,
relieving Passed Assistant Engineer j. Fl. Perry,
ordered to the Powhatan. Passed Assistant
Engineer II. B. Hne from the Powhatan, and
ordered to duty connected with the examining
board, Washington, ID. C.
TIE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE at their
meeting to-day instructed Representative Hen
aerson to report favorably to the House the bill
making Indianapolis Ind. port Of delivery.
Representative Ross IN. J.) was instructed to
report favorably Representative Brighams bill
Ito amend the act Of June 15 1873, which pro-
vides for the construction of public building
for the use of the government in the city Of
New York" The object OF Representative
Brighanl's bill is TO permit the landing of pass
engerS arriving by European steamers whose
tefmini are located on the New Jersey side of
the HUDSON river at those termini as at present
under existing regulations. A subcommittee
Consisting OF Representatives Beale, Ross
Deuster Henderson, Wait, Russell (Mass) J
and Clsrdy, was appointed to investigate and
rpDort uDop the proposed system OF reservoirs
at the headwaters of the Mississippi river.