Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-21

MISS Vi NpN 1UIk, dIt Will Wis. DUS,
of 4th street. sister of the former
TIE KELLOGG -SPoTFoRD INvEsTIGATIoN.-In
the Senate committee of privileges and elections
nearly the whole OF yesterdays session was
occupied with the cross-examination by MIR.
SpOfford'S counsel OF the witness j. ". Elder,
who gave his direct testimony Monday. Several
telegTams were shown him that were signed j.
w. Elder, and that had passed between New
Orleans and Washington, at the time he was in
New orleans engaged in procuring at1ldavits in
behalf Of Mr. Spotford, none OF which he could
remember positively to have sent or received.
Elder in Washington, that ''Kellogg had bought
the ID rascals up,'-referring to some wit
ress that had been brought here to testify In
Spoffords behalf-he felt quite positive he had
not made, because he never used profane lang
uage. Without the profane word, he did not
think he made it; 'but II he had, he would take
animation, Chairman Salisbury and Mr.. Hoar
both criticised quite severely the character OF
the testimony given by this witness. Mr.. Logan
intimated that 1t was on par with the testi-
mony of some OF the other witnesses who had
testified before the committee. The committee
decided the question held under adviSement
since last week, whether to strike from Off the
record the testimony OF E. L. Weber, or to sum-
mon him again for cross-eXamination by voting
to strike his testimony from the record.
AMONG THE NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED by the
Senate yesterday afternoon was that OF Satter-
lee Plummer to be I'd lieutenant in the army.
The captain was graduate of West Point and
his restoration TO the army was made upon the
recommendation OF General Sherman, General
Crook, his former commander, secretaries Nc
Crary and Thompson, and large number OF
officers of the army.
THE YORKTOWN CELEBRATIoN,-The House
select committee on the Yorktown celebration
appointed subcommittee this morning. and
instructed them to draft bill making an ap-
preparation OF 800 900 for the erection OF suit
10 ,f.rblVI amt of Nnrlyf 10
THE SENATE COMMITTEE on naval affairs to-
day authorized favorable report to be made on
the nomination OF DR.. Philip s. Wales as chief
of the bureau Of medicine and surgery and sur
geon general Of the navy. The committee also
took favorable action on the contested case of
surgeon John w. Ross for advancement eight
numbers in his grade for heroism during the war
OF the rebellion. This nomination was reported
to the Senate favorably during the extra session
but was recommitted in June last.
PIuTEs AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Old Winnie
mucca. the Piute chief; Natchey, his son, and
two others of the Piute delegation had an inter-
view with the President, at the White House,
This afternoon. The Indians called to pay their
respects to the Great Father before leaving, and
expressed great satisfaction at the results OF
their interview with Secretary SchurZ, yeSter-
day afternoon, mentioned elsewhere. The
President was glad to see them contented, and
hoped they would remainSO. He was confident
that the PiuteS in their new homes, would
make good progress in the arts Of civilization.
The Indians were dressed in citizens clothes.
THERE WAS REPORT circulated about the
Senate Chamber to-day that the President had
decided to withdraw some of the nominations
for census supervisors. He has been visited by
democratic congressman, who protested against
the appointment of number Of the men
chosen. and it is very likely that the President
will by tomorrow withdraw a dozen or so of
the nominations and send in other names in
their places.
PERsoNAL-Mr. and Mrs. Geo. NJ. Pullman,
who have been in the city for some days past,
left for New York this morning in Mr.. P.'s spe-
cial private car attached to the limited express
.fEX-Representative Jones, OF New Hampshire,
is at Wizards. Mrs G. A. Gasttn, who has
been suffering from heart disease for ten days
PAST, is now Slightly better. with prospects of
farther Improvement. The crypt or tomb
built for the late A. T. Stewart in the cathedral
at Garden City, cost $4,000. Mr.; John p
Green, private secretary to Colonel Thomas A.
Scott president of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, is in the CITY,
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CENSUS LAWS
Senator Harris, from the census committee Of
the Senate, to-day reported a bill to amend the
census law which is intended to prevent fraud
uent enumeration should that be attempted.
The bill requires that the enumerator Of each
county duplicate Of his work, and shall give
five days notice by advertisement that the re-
turns nave Oeen nleu 1Of cOffecll0n, UnaC Une re-
turns shall be open to inspection and correction
by any citizen for two days. and then the cor
rected returns shall be forwarded to Washing
ton to the superintendent OF the Census who
shall file copy of all returns in the State de-
partment, where they can be Inspected. du-
plcate of the enumerators returns has to bere-
tanned by the supervisor.
SENATOR VOORHEES, EXODUS COMMITTEE to-day
examined o. s. B. Wall, OF Washington, the
president of the Emigrant Aid Society,"" He
estimated that the number OF colored men.
women and children already transported from
North Carolina through Washington to the west
principally to Indianal is between $500 and
5000. 1t was also further developed that the
original purpose OF the North Caro-
lima agents of these emigrants was
to have them go TO Kansas, but that
the tide was diverted to indiana BY
their agents perry Williams) on the strength
OF representations made to them by members
OF the washington society, based on circulars
received from j. Il. Walker, a mail agent and
active republican politician at Terre Haute, to
the effect that there was q great demand for
farm labor in Indiana, and that the colored peo-
pie would readily ind employment there at ex-
cellent wages, together with the best OF treat
ment ana Schools for their children re