Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-28
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

The EV ENlNG SIAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, s317, 1851; customs. ss12, ,s4s.os.
WHITE HOUSE CALLERs.-Secretary Evarts,
Senator Hereford and Representatives Shallen-
barger, Miller and Bingham called on thePresi-
dent to-day.
RETIRED.-An army retiring board having
found Captain Thomas ii. French Ith cavalry,
incaracitated for active service he has been by
direction OF the President retired from active
service, to take effect February 5th next
THE OBSERVATORY BILL PAssED.-The House
to-day passed the bill establishing the site TO-
the new naval observatory. The full text OF
the bill has heretofore been printed in IHE
STAR
THE HOUSE committee on military affairs
adopted a resolution yesterday calling on the
Secretary of War for information upon the name
and character of service being performed by all
army officers who are now absent from thelr
regiment. They also agreed to report favorably
Representative PreScottS bill ''to conSummate
the resolution of the Continental Congress and
erect monument to the memory OF Brigadier
General Herklmef." Ine Dill appfOprlaCeS S4, ,loJ
for that purpose.
THE HOUSE committee on commerce has
closed arguments which have been pending for
over week in relation to the Ragan Interstate
commerce Dill.
COPIES of the double-sheet STAR of Saturday,
containing a corrected list, to date of the resi-
dences of L. S. Senators and members of Con-
greSS in Washington, can be had at the count
ing room for two cents each.
THE Wool TRADE-The consul at Buenos
Ayres in his dispatch to the Department of
State, dated December 10, 1879, reports that dur
ing the week several vessels had cleared from
that port for Boston and New York with car
goes of fine wool. Owing to our high al r1l-
0reni duties it has heretofore been impossible
to ship these woods TO the United States. Only
the low-prced carpet woods have found mar
ket, there. The present shipments are made
under the stimulus which an improved trade is
giving to prices in the United States.
THE GENEVA AwARp.-The House judiciary
committee has resumed the hearing on the
Geneva award question. Arguments have thus
far been made by Messrs Manning and Spot
ford, of Boston, and Wilson, OF this city, in ad-
vocacy of the claims of the war premium men.
Several bills have been referred to the committee
providing for the establishment of the court
Of claims with a view of securing the distribu-
tion OF the balance of the Geneva award, and
the committee Will undoubtedly report favor
ably upon some of teen. The present hearing
in the matter viii continue several days
SENATOR LOGAN, of the subcommittee of the
OI lllliltdly W NuOul WIS IT.
ferred the bill providing for the equalization of
the bounties of soldiers, sailors and Marines is
engaged in preparing an elaborate report in adj
vocacy of the measure. which will be submitted
to the full committee at an early day.
THE CONSCIENCE FUND.-Secretary Sherman
to-day received, in an envelope postmarked New
York, TWO mutilated $40 United States notes,
with the following statement: Mrs Brown de-
SireS to cancel her obligations to the government
by returning to its Treasurer the enclosed can
celled securities" The notes will be redeemed
by the Treasurer, and the amount-Si0-placed
to the credit Of the conscience fund.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS yester-
day took up the case of Boynton VS.. Loring,
sixth Massachusetts district, on petition of the
contestant to file additional evidence. John A.
Logan made an argument in behalf of Loring
against the petition. This morning B. F. Butler
was heard for the contestant, BoyntOn, who
is greenbacker.
F. CoNFIRMATIoNs.-The Senate, In executive ses-
sion yesterday afternoon, was occupied with the
nomination of Norman Buck for judge of the
territory of Idaho. Nh. Buck was nominated
for the same position last summer, but his nom-
ination was not acted on. In the discussion
yesterday 1t was stated that Mr.. Buck had been
at one time insane and it was alleged that he
was in imminent danger of becoming insane
again. His nomination was confirmed The
Senate also confirmed the nomination of Eli II.
Murray, of Kentucky, to be governor Of Utah
territory.
INDIAN TERRIToRY.-The subcommittee, con-
sisting of Messrs. Muldrow of Miss, Humphreys
Of Wis, Cannon of Utah, and Frost of No., to
whom was referred the bill to organize terri
torfal form OF government in Indian territory,
have reported it to the full committee. the last
named CMr. FroSD advocating its passage and
the other three advising that its consideration
De Indefinitely postponed; This bill has been
for the opening up OF the territory for settle
ment, the division of the lands among the
Indians, and permitting their sale.
ANOTHER AMERICAN ARCTIC ExPEpIrIoN-Pre-
liminary arrangements have Deen made and
preparations are under way for new American
Arctic expedition under the direction of DIR.
Emil BeSsels, late chief of the scientific staff of
the PolariS. The expedition, which Is to be
fitted out by private enterprise will sail for the
north next year via Jones' Sound, where DR..
BeSsels intends to establish meteorological
station, to cooperate with those of the interna-
tional congress. At this station yacht will be
kept TO maintain communication, while the
principal ship OF the expedition, powerful
steamer will explore the unknown regions to
the northward and westward.
THE CENSUS SUPERvIsoRs.-The Senate COM
mittee on the census, which has before it all the
nominations Of supervisors, met yesterday, and
the nominations were apportiened among the
committee according to locality. Senator Nor
rill has the New England nominations; Senator
Herman those OF the Middle States; Pendleton
takes Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky; Morgan has
Alabama and the other Gulf States; Harris has
Tennessee, the Virginias, the Carolinas and Ar
kansas; Davis, of Illinois, has his own state Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Texas and the Pacific coast and
Cameron, OF Wisconsin, has in charge the nomi-
nations for the northwest. These gentlemen
are directed to inquire into the fitness of the ap-
pontees so far as is possible, to hear complaints,
and report upon qualifications The President
withdrew the nomination OF Walker Mears as
census supervisor for the third district of North
Carolina.
STATE AGAINST STATE.-An original bill was filed
yesterday in the Supreme court Of the United
States in which the state OF New Hampshire is
complainant and the state of Louisiana is de-
fendant. The object OF the bill Is to compel the
payment by the state OF Louisiana of its right
fal obligations which it has repudiated. The
bill sets forth the history OF the Indebtedness OF
Louisiana on which it has defaulted. and recites