Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-13

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ST0-DAY.-lnternal rev.
enue, s1T7, ,S69.1s; customs, $500, ,34o39.
sIGNEp.-The President to-day signed the bill
making appropriations for the payment of inva-
lid and other pensions for the fiscal year ended
June S0th, 1851. The bill appropriates S32, ,404,-
600.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senators Logan, Dawes, Plact, Saunders and
Representatives Garfield Valentine Stone, Up
degraf and Miles.
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES yesterday
by a vote OF 115 to 49, refused to suspend the
rules to pass bill providing for the importation
of salt lree of duty. Mr.. Henkle presented a
resolution of the corporation OF Annapolis, Mo;
for the erection there OF monument 10 the
memory OF Baron DekalD.
COMMODORE BLAKE's NOMINATION CONFIRMED.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the nomina-
tion of capt. Homer C. Blake to be a commo-
dore in the navy. This action was reached after
two hours debate, in continuation OF the dis
cussion commenced last Thursday, upon the
legal questions involved in the opposition to
Capt. Blake's promotion, and to that of Capt.
Barrett, made by friends of Capt Eybert Thomp
son. Of New York, now on the retired list, who
claimed that he is entitled to restoration and
promotion on the active list in preference to
either Barrett or Blake.
WANTS PENsIoN.-Senator Withers present
ed to the Senate yesterday petition from The
widow of eX-President Tyler, Mrs. Julia Card
her yer, asking lOf pension.
ALI THE MATERIAL POINTS Of the correspon-
dence between Col. Mosby. US. consul at Hong
Kong, and the state department, touching the
alleged malfeasance at the Hong Kong consul
late, transmitted to the House yesterday by the
Secretary OF State, were printed in The STAR
some days ago.
COMBINATIONS. The Senate in executive
session. yesterday confirmed the nominations
of L. S. AttoTneyS-Chas. S. Varien for the dis
trict of Nevada: John X. Valentine, for the
easern'diStrict OF Pa; also to be captain in the
revenue service of the United States, 1St Lieut..
John c. Mitchell.
THE KELLoGG-SPoFFORD INvEsTIG ATIoN.-The
Senate committee on privileges and elections
yesterday resumed the taking of testimony in
the Kellogg-Spofford case. Gen. j. Ii. Sypher,
bseX-COngreSSman from louisiana was called in
further rebuttal Of the testimony of Barney
Williams given before the subcommittee at
New Orleans, one of Williams statements being
that Sypher was present in Senator Kellogg's
room at Wizards Hotel on the night OF June
4th last, and witnessed a distribution of money
by Kellogg to five specified witnesses whom he
(Wnliams) had conducted thither. Sypher yes
terday testified that he was in Kellogg's room
twice during the evening, between the hours of
| and 5. and about IL O'Clock, but Swore posi-
lively that he did not see any of the five wit
nesses and that neither then nor at any other
time had he seen Kellogg give money to these
or any other witnesses. He also testified
that he saw nothing of aay drinking
in progress at Kelogg's room on this same eve
ming. He had no knowledge of Randalrs going
to the depot to meet the witnesses. and had not
himself ever had any conversation of conse-
quence with any of them On examination by
Judge Shellabarger with reference to Williams
assertion that Kellogg kept him (Williams) well
| fed that Williams said he was out OF money and
wanted to make a loan from Sypher in July, but
| didn't get it. John A. Walsh Saturdays wit
! neSs) was recalled and croSS-examined by Judge
! Merrick, with the result OF eliciting statements
| that the object of his visit to New Orleans in
November was to attend the trial of criminal
| suit brought against him under several indict-
ments, which charged him with having defraud-
ed the government that he had defeated the
government in a civil suit for $23, ,OOO and also
In coincident criminal action for refusing to
produce certain books; that he had been In the
diStillery business. but since Mr.. BristOw made
it illegal to manufacture whisky he had retired
from the business on high moral grounds and
not because he was hopeless of conceang it
from Mr.. Bristow laughter; and that neither
IN this business nor In his two mall contracts
had Mr.. Kellogg ever had any interest.
The committee at it's meeting to-day examined
five witnesses for Senator Kellogg. Their tesJi-
mony was further rebuttal OF testimony taken
before the subcommittee at New Orleans.
MOVEMENTS OF US. NAVAL vEssELs.-The
US. steamer Lacllawanna, Capt. Ralph Chan
dler commanding, arrived at Honolulu. Sand
wich Islands December 11th last The Wachu-
setts was at Rio de Janeiro, December 18th.
THE TRADE OF GERMANY.-Mr. Kreismann, L.
s. consul general at Berlin, in his dispatch to
the Department of State, dated Nov. 30, 1879,
transmits the annual report OF the trade OF
Germany. There has been great rise i'm rail-
road stocks, owing to the action Of the govern
ment in purchasing several lines of road-one OF
B1smarckS schemes for revenue. The crops OF
Germany have equalled the average OF previous
years. The falling Off in other parts OF Europe
however, has raised the prices of wheat and rye
materially In Prussia. There has been a great
increase in the cultivation of beet-root sugar.
movement is on foot to hold an international
fair in Berlin In 1856. Bismarck inclineS to an
earlier exhibition, confined to the German and
AuStro-hungarian empires. 1t Is also proposed
to hold during the ensuing year an international
fishery exhibition, to which the United States
is expected to contribute Mr.. Kreismann in
subsequent dispatch notes the unusually warm
reception given to the Presidents message by
the German press.
NAVAL ORDERs.-EnSign S. c. Lemy to duty
at the nautical almanac Office Washington
Gunner J. A. Mcdonald to the Colorado at New
York. Chief Engineer C. Ii. Loring has reported
MS return home from the ASiatic station, and
mas been placed On waiting orders. Assistant
surgeon w. G. G. Wilson has reported his re-
turn home from the Asiatic station and is
placed on waiting orders Gunner G. L. AIbro
from the Colorado, and placed ON waiting orders.
SENATOR LANAR's IILNEss.-A dispatch from
Gen. E. c. Walthall to Senator Gordon, dated
jackson, Miss. this p. m., states that Senator
Lamars physician says his condition is serious,
but not dangerous. His attack Is believed to be
vertigo, not paralysis.
BILL TO PAY U. s. MARsHALs.-The House
committee on appropriations at their meeting
to-day accepted the report Of the sub-commit-
tee to whom was referred the matter of U. s.
marshals pay ana agreed TO report to the
House bill approprlating 5000, 600. as desired
oy the attorney general and suggested in his
annual report.
THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE had under
consideration to-day bill providing that in
all cases OF transfer of causes from state to
federal courts, the amount involved shall exceed
two thousand dollars. The present law allows
such transfer in cases involving $500: also that
the plaintin shall not have the right OF appeal
lor transfer at ALL and the defendant only
Where issue is joined
NicE-FREsIDENT BLANCHARD, of the Erie rail-
road company, made an elaborate argument this
morning before the House committee on COM
Leree AGAINST the passage OF the Reagan-Foster
state commerce DILL He also spoke on the rem
resentation OF several of the trunk lines. lie
favored commission to inquire into the sub
lect In practical way in advance of leglsla-
uon. He thinks the pending bill is In the in
tprpSt of making New Orleans the exnort COVE.