Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-25
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY--Internal rev.
euue, SPAS, ,ss6.lI; customs 1916, ,26s.sO.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senators Williams, Allison, Mcdonald, Booth
and Bruce, and Representatives Page, Sapp
and Pacheco.
NoMINATIoNs.-The President this afternoon
sent TO the Senate the nominations OF severa
pOStmaSterS and several army promotions.
TIE ADJOURNMENT QuEsrIoN.-An idea of
adjonrnlng Congress On the 31st Inst. has about
been abandoned by members of both Houses.
1t is generally regarded now as utterly imprac-
ticable. The appropriation bills cannot be dis
posed OF by that date. In the Senate to-day the
prevailing opinion is that Congress will adjourn
by the 18th OF June at the latest and quite
probably by the 10th. It is believed now that
both houses will continue to push forward the
most important bills, and Will not be influenced
TO any considerable extent by questions or
the national conventions. The desire to get
away as soon as practicable Is very general,
and while the republicans may not De so eager
10 adjourn after their national convention shall
have been held, it Is not believed they Will at
tempt TO obstruct the way to adjournment.
Leading democrats say that they intend to
month, and ii necessary to carry it through
they will hold a caucus and bring the party
vote up TO 1t. Then the republicans could only
prevent 1t by filibuStering, and there is not any
desire apparent among them to do so. They
want to get away before extreme hot weather.
senator Davis, chairman OF the Senate COM
mittee on appropriations. says the committee
have agreed not to consider the House adjourn
ment resolution until towards the end of this
week, as they will then be better able to esti-
mate the length of time il will take to wind up
the business of the session. senator Davis said
further that the House was not getting along
with the appropriations bills as fast as had been
expected. He expressed The opinion that both
houses would be ready to adjourn by the 10th
of June, and that an adjournment on that day
Will be carried, notwithstanding the national
conventions.
OFF FOR CHICAGO.-The members OF Congress
(at least the majority of them) who are dele
gates TO the Chicago convention will leave for
that city on Thursday night Gen. Garfield Will
leave tomorrow for Ohio, to prepare, at his
home in Mentor, the speech In which he Will
present Secretary Sherman'S claims for the
Presidency.
CONGRESSMAN A. III. SMITH, OF the lancaster
(Pa> district, has been renominate1 for the
Forty-seventh Congress. This is Mr.. Smiths
fifth nomination.
PERSONAL.-SenatorS Saunders and Vance are
in New wYork.-Ex-Senator COnover, republ-
can candidate for governor OF Florida, is In the
city.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.-The fiIlibusters who
delayed progress on the sundry civil approprla-
tior bill yesterday yielded to-day, and allowed
the consideration Of the bill to go ON without
factiouS opposition. The appropriation CON-
mittee have hopes that the bill will be passed
to-day.
AT THE CABINET MEETING this afternoon, a
request from the Southern Pacific railroad, in
California, for military aid In executing the
marshal'S process to secure their lands was con-
sidered. After some discussion the question
was referred to the Attorney General for a de
ciSion as to what could be done in the premises
CoMMUTATroN OF SENrENcE.-The President
to-day commuted the sentence of Capt. G. A.
Armes. sentenced to dismissal from the army
by eourt-rnartial. He will. instead, be deprived
of his rank and put on half pay for year. and
also be compelled to remain during that time
within the limits of his station or post.
THE AGRICULTURAL AUTHORIZATION BILL.-The
Senate committee on appropriations to-day au-
thorized Mr.. Window to report back the agri-
cultural appropriation BILL with amendments
providing $4,000 to purchase machinery, ETC.,
for experiments In the manufacture of sugar
from sorghum and cornStalkS and other sugar
producing plants, appropriating $, 600 to enable
the department OF agriculture to employ three
additional assistant chemists, adding $1,000 to
the House item for labor, ETC., In the depart
ment's grounds In Washington and increasing
the salary OF the commissioner from s. 900 to
"a GOO per annum.
ARMY ORDERs.-By direction of the Secretary
Of War, Captain j. c. Clifford, ordnance de-
partment, is relieved from duty at the Rock
Island arsenal, Illinois, and Will report in per-
son to the commanding officer, WaterVliet ar
senal, New York, for DUTY.
NAVAL ORDERs-Commander J. w. Philh,
from the command Tuscarora, and ordered to
special duty In bureau of navigation In con-
nection with preparation OF his recent survey
Lteutenants Frank Curtis and c. T. ForSe, Mas
tiers w. 2. Ray, c. F. limerick, j. B. Milton aud
F. Fl. Lefavor, EnsIgns j. NJ Helm and G. H.
Strong, Passed Assistant Surgeon Hampton
Aulick, Chief Engineer G. w. Magee, Passed
Assistant Surgeon Robert Crawford, BOatswan
Thos. Savage, Carpenter Isaac Cooper and Sail
maker Joseph Wilson, from the Tuscarora aud
ordered home and wait orders. Ensign Lucen
Flynne, from Vandalia, and ordered to New
port, X. l.. for torpedo instructions, June "a.
Cadet Engineers j. NJ. Pickrell and II. S. Elsef-
fer, from the Tuscarora, and ordered to the
Pensacola. Cadet Engineers W. S. Sample and
f. 5. Manning, from the Naval academy, on the
Passed Assistant Engineer c. F. Howell, from
the TuScarOra, and ordered to the Mare Island
navy yard. Paymaster II. G.. Colby, from the
Tuscarora, and ordered to settle accounts Pay
master a. w. Bacon, from the naval depot,
at Rio Janeiro, and ordered home.
MOVEMENTS OF US. NAVAL VEssELs.-The
Tallapoosa and Rescue returned to the navy
yard yesterday evening from the mouth of the
Rappahannock. The Powhatan got off on the
evening OF the 23d inst The repairs on the
Fandaila have heen completed. and she has
dropped down from the New York navy yard
to Ellis Island to take in powder. She goes to
the banks OF Newfoundland and the fishing
grounds, as stated some weeks ago In The
STAR and denied In certain quarters.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE on foreign relations
to-day agreed to offer as an amendment to the
Sundry civil appropriation bill, the Joint reso-
luton introduced by Senator Morgan, which
proposes an appropriation OF Sl4 900 for correct
ing. preparing and publishing. more frequently
the consular and other commercial reports OBJ
tained and issued under authority of the State
department.
been caused In shipping circles In New York by
reports of the presence, in unusually large
quantities, OF floating masses OF Ice from Polar
laIitudes IN the track of ocean vessels. 1t is
thought by some people that the loss of the
training Shtp Atalahta was due TO this cause
and two vessels were recently reported to have
been disabled by collision with fcebergS The