Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-03
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY Internal
revenue. 81 ,234 ,59o,5 81; customs, 1868, 27s.O7.
SPEAKER RANDALL made his usual trip to New
York on saturday. Oh the train en- route to
Washington this morning the Speaker said that
Congress would adjourn sine die one month
from to- day. and that there would be no trouble
In getting the appropriation bills through by
that time.
The IMMEDIATE DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION
BILL, which contains the marshal's amendment,
was signed by Vice President Wheeler and for
warded to the President to-day.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BnL.-The House
committee on commerce were engaged upon
the river and harbor bill for several hours this
morning, and expect to complete the bill to-day,
1nwhich event it will probably be reported to
the House tomorrow.
SERGEANT NT-Ar-ARMs THOMPSON has gone to
Ohio to watch the Thurman interest In the
forthcoming Ohio democratic convention Sena-
tor Thurman is expected to return here to-
night.
THE TARIFF QUEsTIoN.-The committee on
ways and means will tomorrow act on the SUBJ
committees report looking to tariff reforms on
small scale.
ANTI THIRD TERM.-Mr. Springer of Illinois,
has an anti-third term resolution which he will
introduce In the House to-day, If the opportu-
nifty is presented In view of this fact under
the call OF states to-day the fail reading of every
Dill was demanded to waste time and keep Mr..
Springer out.
ARMY ORDERs.-Col. n. A. Miles, 5th infantry
having performed the duty for which he was
ordered to this city, will return to his proper
station. Leave for four months. on surgeon s
ceTtiicate, is granted Capt. Lorenzo L0rain, Sd
artillery.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant surgeon
r. S. McCarty to the Norfolk naval hospital, re-
leving Passed Assistant Surgeon Howard
Smith, who is ordered to the navy yard at that
place, Surgeon c. II. White from the Mare
Island navy yard, and ordered to the Lackawa-
ma. Gunner W. c. Seymour to the League
Island navy yard.
COMMODORE &. ii. COOPER assumed command
OF the New York navy yard Saturday last re-
leving Commodore Nicholson. who will wait
orders.
INVALID SEAMEN.-The Pensacola, which al
rived al San Francisco, April 24th had on board
twenty invalids, who were sent to Mare Island
hospital. None of them were dangerously Ill,
but broken down and unit for service. Benja-
min 81. Keen lseamen) died April 2lst and was
buried at sea- The Pensacola had been In
southern Pacific waters about seventeen
months
NoM1NATIoNs.-The President sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate to-day: Edward
L. Johnston, of Denver, to be L. s. district at
torney for Colorado. VIM. E. Blunt, to be post
master at Haven HILL Mass
THE REDUCTION of the public debt last month
was S12,O7S, ,07O.50, not S2,07S, ,010.5o, as mis-
printed In saturdays STAR.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY has extended the
time to Wells, Fargo q Co., to make argument
against breaking up their post Office business to
May 4th. The storms prevented the company's
representatives from arriving here on time.
POSTAL MATTERS IN CoNGREss.-At the meet
Ing to-day OF the House committee on post
offices and post roads, Representative Shelly
called up his resolution relative to ocean mail
service, and offered resolution, which was
adopted, THAT ub-cOmmittee OF five {Of
which the chairman OF the full committee shall
De chairman) be appointed to prepare bill and
report In accordance with his resolution, with
leave to report the same to the full committee
at any time.
THE FUNERAL OF WM HEAPHILL JONES took
place this morning at his late residence, 1Ol5 II
street northwest; Rev. DIR. Elliott, of Ascension
church. and Rev. Mr.. Wynkoop, OF the Western
Presbyterian church, officiating. There were
present at the services the members of the
committee OF ways and means OF the House OF
Representatives, and the members OF the Yale
Alumni Association, and large number of per-
sonal friends. The pail bearers were Senators
Bayard and salisbury and Representative Mar
tin. OF Delaware; Hon. s. j. Randall, Speaker
OF the House OF Representatives; Hon. j. r.
Chalmers, OF Mississippi and Messrs. j. W.
MessrS. Martin, McElhone and Mahon accom-
paBy the remains to Wilmington for inter-
ment
THE TRADE OF AFRICA.-Mr. Lewis, U. S. con-
sui at Sierra Leone, on the west coast OF Africa,
IN dispatch to the Department Of State dated
Mafch ~, 1850, transmits the commercial report
and with the United States is here opened only
ABOUT l3 per cent OF it Is secured. No American
agricultural machines orimplements are known
in that country. Twelve American vessels only
entered the port Of Sierra Leone in 1879. This
seems hardly a creditable exhibit of American
enterprise. The population OF Sierra Leone is
lists, and schools and churches are numerous
and efficient.
In REPLY TO RESOLUTION OF the House call
ing upon the Treasury for an explanation Of the
cause OF delay in paying the bounty and back
pay due the soldiers and why the Secretary per-
mits these claims TO remain unpaid from six TO
twelve months before asking Congress for an
appropriation to pay them, Secretary Sherman
today sent reply, in which he sets forth in
detail the appropriations heretofore made to
pay these claims, and adds that, under the law
requiring unexpended balances to be covered
back into the Treasury. he had such balances
OF these funds so covered back In 1877 and 1878
The secretary shows that his department strict
ly adhered to the law, where it might have
stopped, but, anticipating complaints from the
Claimants, the Second Auditor OF the Treasury
under instructions reported to the Secretary OF
war, as the proper officer having jurisdiction OF
the matter, estimates OF the amounts required
10 pay these claims. In 1878, 1879 and 1880 the
estimates so reported amounted to over s91O 900,
and they were duly transmitted to the Senate
and House and referred to the proper commit
tees, but Congress has not taken any action
upon them.
THE FUNERAL OF GEN. S. p. HEtNrzLEMAN
took place this morning from his late residence
ll23 14th street, and was largely attended
Inc services were conducted by Rev. j. II. Pax
ton. OF the New York avenue church, and the
remains, In casket heavily draped with the
national colors and adorned with floral orna-
ments, were borne to the hearse by a detail OF
ordnance men and taken to the B. & p railroad
depot, where they were placed ON the lO4O
train for Buffalo, being In charge of Lieut.. HUB
bard of the I'd artillery, with a sergeant and
three men. The pall- bearers in this city were