Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-11
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internalre reve-
nue., s4O4, ,s21.46; customs, s74s,172.T.
CAPT. WALTER W. QUEEN, U. S. N, has been
detached from the navy yard, New York, and
ordered to command the Trenton, European
station.
SENATOR GORDON intends to call up his reso
luton to create special committee on the sub
ject OF Jnter-oceanic communication, tomorrow
or next day.
PARDoNED BY THE PREsIDENT.-The President
to-day pardoned Nathan Brown, who was con-
victed In the Criminal Court of this District on
the 4th OF February, 1878, for an assault ana
battery with intent to kill, and was sentenced
to three years in the Maryland penitentiary.
PAY OF U. S. MARsHALs AND DEPUTIEs.-The
House committee on appropriations at their
meeting to-day resolved to incorporate In the
special deficiency bill the item OF 600 for the
pay of United States marshals and deputies
without any prOviSo or reStr1ct1onS), and In
structed Representative Mcmahon to report the
bill at once to the House.
AMONG TIE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senators Morrill, Dawes, Hoar, Plumb and
Logan, and REPRESENTATIVES, Upson, Blount.
Miller, Robinson, Updegraf, Shallenbarger,
Thomas, Lowe and Dwight
IhE DUTY UN l1lo-
cock and Hoar made arguments before the
House committee of ways and means to-day in
opposition to the removal of the duty on salt.
There are four bills now before the committee,
providing for the repeal of the duty, and those
n favor OF the measure will be heard at sub
sequent meeting OF the committee.
ARMY ORDERs.-Lieutenant Col. A. J. Dallas,
22d infantry, (recently promoted from major
2Sd infantry,) will, on expiration of his present
leave OF absence Join his regiment in the de-
partment of Texas. Major j. S. Fletcher, jr.,
23d infantry, (reCent]y promoted from captain
10th infantry is relieved from recruiting duty,
and will report to the department of the Mis-
souri, for assignment to station.
THE BILL TO EMPLOY ADDITIONAL CLERKS
The bill which has now passed both Houses
authorizing the employment of additional de-
partment clerks, provides an appropriation OF
S4S, goo for the employment Of additional clerks
in the Pension Office at salaries not exceeding
800 per month: also, an appropriation OF $500
for the employment OF twelve additional clerks
in the Office of the Second Auditor at a salary
not to exceed 500 per month, for the balance Of
the current fiscal year.
THE PoNCAS-The Senate committee on the
removal OF the P0ncas heard statement from
White Eagle yesterday, the chief OF the tribe, in
which he claimed that of $1,000, half cash, half
goods. only the goods had ever been received.
II being suggested that probably the whole
amount had been invested ia goods, White
Eagle said he hadn't thought of that and would
reflect on it. The committee will Investigate 1t,
however,
COMBINATIONS AND REJECTIoN.-The Senate
in executive session, yesterday confirmed the
following nominations:-John A. Chestnut, to
be supervisor of census for the 9Th district of
Illinois; Henry S. French, postmaster at North
field, Minn.; Elliott s. Morgan, OF PennSylVa-
MIA, to be secretary of Wyoming territory; ChaS
Raley m Of Fne FTna to Ssons sefr e Of snas aSs
rejected the nomination of William r. Brown
as census supervisor for the Sth district Of 1lli
nofS.
CONTRACTS FOR STAR MAIL SERvICE.-The
Post Ofllce department last night concluded
contracts for the star mail service in the fol-
lowing ten states: North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Tennessee Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. These
contracts are for the four years from July 1st
next. The total amount OF contracts as awarded
is about SSs500 The routes included In this
letting are 5000 in number There were 62,2O0
were G. NJ. SnodgraSS, Virginia. A. E. Boone
Washington, D. c.; Sawyers d Wyatt, Ken
tucky; j. H. Wilson, Kentucky; w. L. Argue,
Washington, D. c., and j. D.. Colegrove, Mis-
souri,.
THE EIGHT HOUR LAw.-Senator Wallace to-
day submitted joint resolution providing that
according to the true intent and meaning of
laborers, workmen and mechanics in govern
ment employ, shall hereafter receive full
days pay for eight hours work. and all heads OF
departments are required to carry out this con-
struction OF the law. An effort was made in
the House at the extra session to pass similar
resolution, it being urged that it would help the
oiasses It Was defestes though the aGSyns Sy
large vote, and there are leading democrats
who hold the opinion that their party did suffer
in the elections last fall because Of that action
of the House. The Government employees are
diligently urging the adoption of the resolution
by This Congress.
THE BILL TO ESTABLISH A L. S. COURT in the
Indian territory is attracting large share of
attention in both houses of Congress. The alle-
cation, that its ultimate object is to secure for
railroads running through the territory tue
possession of large tracts OF land, has been
Stoutly denied by the friends OF the bill, but
that has not, by any means, overcome the oppo-
sit1on. This morning the Senate adopted reSo-
luton submitted by Mr.. Cockrell, calling
upon the Secretary OF the Interior for copies Of
all land warrants issued to the Indians wi hin
the Indian territory, and for copies OF all claims
OF railroads to land in the territory Under
grants OF Congress or otherwise, and the action
OF the department upon such claims. The rep
resentatives OF the civilized Indians now In
Washington are bitterly opposed to the bill, and
they maintain that If it becomes Law 1t will
eventually deprive them of some part of their
lands The interest now manifested In the bill
indicates that it Will occupy considerable time
QUESTION OF JURISDICTION question of
the jurisdiction Of its various committees has
frequently agitated the House of Representa-
uves, but 1t has rarely ever invaded the staid
and dignified Senate with the unYielding spirit
that was displayed yesterday. The dispute was
over the bill to establish a court in the Indian
territory, which had been reported favorably by
the committee on territories 1t was insisted by
members OF the judiciary committee that the
bill should be referred to the latter as 1t in
v0lved questions Of law. This was resented by
the Senators composing the committee on terri
tories as an imputation upon either their ability
or their integrity, and the reSentments created
Dy the debate have not yet cooled down. The
subject was freely discussed among Senators to-
day, and several Senators declare they will re-
sign from the committee on territories If the
motion 10 send the bill to the judiciary commit
tee shall prevail. No question has arisen during
the present session which has aroused so much
personal feeling between Senator'S and it threat
ems to break up some long established friend
ships.
The SENATE EXODUS COMMITTEE yesterday
examined Mr. Geo. j. Ruby (colored), editor Of
the New Orleans Observer. He testified that a
convention of colored citizens of Louisiana as
sembled In New Orleans in April, 1879. and.
after session OF four days, aScertained thai
this exodus movement originated among plan
tation laborers and was the result of persecu-
ton OF the political mob5 OF 1874 and 1916. The
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