Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-12
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

THE EV ENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue. s594, ,S71.15; customs, s6!1 ,622.7o.
GOVERNMENT BOND PuRcHAsEs-The Treasury
department to-day authorized the purchase OF
$4,000, 600 of L. S. bonds at the weekly Offering
in New York.
TIE CHANCES of passing the new code of
municipal regulations for this District at this
session now look exceedingly slim.
THE CONTRACT for paper for internal revenue
s amps for the next fiscal year was to-day
awarded to Messrs. S. D. Warren & Co., of Bos-
ton. the present contractors, at 11H cents per
pound for vegetable-siZed and 1218 cents per
pound for animal-siZed.
OPEN AIR CONCERTS BY THE MARINE BAND
Orders have been issuedthat the marine bandwill
play On the grounds of the Executive mansion
on saturday afternoons and at the Capitol on
wednesday afternoons, beginning Saturday
next.
MOVEMENTS OF U. S. NAVAL VEssELs.-The
Wachusett sailed from Mintevideo on the 10th
for the Pacific Station. The U. S. tug May
flower left Annapolis, this morning, for Norfolk
with the Dale in tow.
WHEN THE ENTERPRISE now at the Washing
tOI navy ydIu, SOeS OuJ vi Isl
Lieut.. !. III. Washburn, L. S. NJ c., will be at
tached to the marine barracks here.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE MINT and committee
OF the Philadelphia Board Of Trade appeared
before the House committee on coinage, weights
and measures yesterday to urge an extension of
the vaults of the Philadelphia mint The COM
mttee will visit Philadelphia to see what
changes are necessary.
THE SENATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION to-day con-
frmed the nominations for several navy pro-
motions including Capt. r. L. Lowry, to be
a commodore. The greater part of the eXecu-
tive session was occupied with the discussion Of
the nomination Of RObt. NJ. Wallace, to be Us.
marshal for South Carolina, and, pending the
discussion, 1t went over without action.
MAJOR MCKEE TO BE BROUGHT TO TRIAI.-It
has been ascertained that the military authori-
ties have recommended to the Secretary of War
to bring Major Mckee, OF the ordnance depart
ment to trial on the charges preferred by Ma
lor Breckenridge These charges are based on
the letters sent by Mckee to Breckenridge in
Which the President is referred to.
THE CRUISE OF TIE ECADETs.-The Miles Stand
ish and Dispatch, L. S. steamers, Will take the
cadent engineers from the Naval Academy on
their annual cruise this summer All of the
cadet midSbipmen Will cruise this year, instead
OF the Sd and lst classes as heretofore. They
will be aboard the Constellation now on her
way from Ireland, and the Dale, the parade
ship at the academy.
THE GLOVER REPoRT-In the House to-day
Mr.. Wilson, of W. Va, from committee on
printing, reported resolution granting to that
committee power to send for persons and papers
In investigating the manner in which the
"GlOver' report was taken from the possession
OF the clerk OF the House. The 1fsolution was
adopted after having been ended on motion
Of Mr.. Frye, of Maine. so as to direct the COM
m1ttee to ascertain If the committee on expendi-
rpa n 10
Congress had ever authorized the making of the
report which 1t was now proposed to print.
NoMINATIONs.-The President this afternoon
sent to the Senate the following nominations:
Jas. l.. Dryden, OF ILL.,, to be U. s. attorney for
Montana; Jno. S. Bigby, OF Newman, Ca, to
be I. s. attorney TOR GA. Naval promotions
Lieut.. Col Thomas Y. Field, marine corps, to be
colonel Major Clement D. Hebb, marine corps,
to be lieutenant colonel: Capt. George w. Col
Her. marine corps, to be major; lst Lieut.. Geo.
b od Haycoek @ marine ld1,, corps to be captain; "a
lieutenant. and others.
THE NATIONAL RoARD OF HEALTH, which had
been in session for six days, closed its annual
meeting yesterday. The present officers OF the
board were reelected. A resolution was adopted
urging the importance OF properly vaccfnating
European immigrants who may arrive at ports
OF the United States, in order to prevent the
Introduction of smallpox and other diseases In
the several states, and directing the executive
committee TO ascertain from the quarantine au-
thOritieS where Immigrants arrive to what eX-
tent such vaccinations are made at present.
The resolution. also empowers the executive
committee to adopt such measures as In its
judgment Will best accomplish the object re-
ferred TO. The executive committee of the board
are now engaged in revising the entire system
OF rules and regulations, considering means and
measures to prevent the spread OF infectious
diseases In case OF an emergency during the
approaching summer, etc.
PERSGNn --IuStfoac Clifford and HINT of Z no
L. supreme Court. Senator Cameron, OF Penn
sylvania, Delegate Downey, and Superintend-
ent NimmO, OF the Bureau OF Statistics are In
New ork.---MadaneG Gerster, the prima donna,
has had daughter born to her in Italy.-EX-
Minister L. b. Washburne is in Portland, Me-,
lhe guest OF his brother, Ex-G0v. Israel Wash
burn."Among the passengers sailing from
New York for Europe to-day were Mr.. A. J.
Drexell and his family and Mr.. j. Fl. Puleston,
NJ. p. for DeVonpOrt. District Attorney
Wells and wife are in San Francisco.-Mr. H.
a. Chadwick, so long and fayorably kn0Hn to
all Washington and 10 the travelling public as
well as former proprietor OF Wizards, is to be
General Superintendent or Breslin's splendid
Hotel Brighton" at Coney Island this year.
THE Posi- OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.-The
Senate committee on appropriations this morn
ing received the report of the subcommittee on
the Pest Office appropriation 6llI, and after con-
siderable discussion, instructed Mr.. Wallace to
report the bill to the Senate with a number OF
important amendments. The committee agreed
to strike out the whole OF the House require
ment for reletting expedited star service con-
tracts. The committee add the following
amounts TO the House items for the purposes
named: $3.50, $50 for railroad mail TRANSPORTATION.
$4,000 for steamboat mail service S25. 900 for
payment OF mail messengers and SI5 900 to pro-
vide EeW mail locks.
THE PRESIDENTIAL COUNT.-The Senate select
committee On the presidential count held a
meeting today, at which the first three Sec
tiOnS OF Mr.. MOrpa OrnnoSad inpt ruI,a Uara
substantially agreed TO, but the remaining sec
tions went over for consideration tomorrow.
The latter include the cOntrOverted provision
for the making and sustaining OF objections to
the count or individual names on the lists OF
electors. The preceding sections relate to the
subject Of receiving and opening the lists and
provide In brief that in case there be only one
list OF votes from state, it shall be received
unless both houses concur In rejecting it; but
that II there be more than one list from any
state no one OF said lists shall be received to
Which either house SuStainS an objection