Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-28

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PAY OF LABoRERs.
The bill which Mr.. Phillips, OF connecticut,
proposes to Introduce. in the House OF Represen-
tatives, proposes to amend the clause OF act OF
June 2Oth 1878, apprOpriating SIS, 600 to pay the
workinpmen under the board OF public works
and contractors Under this bill only $4,000
1U 1o hnnn noiG rho 1anomaoe heinG to nav
man1 norm o p", Mas @ tho hoar3 of nubIic works
the nnStroctnrs of the same whose claims for
or vi .no d Nh Ihor are " duo and nnnaid from CON
toasoa anu hoo i @ aSoonnts aooinGt the snvern
t s Nv, E,riot ~ So,n1hia nod baen n1id
nrinr tn the nassaGe of this act Of lime SSd is74
Rhe ,er nronnsed @ amendment is to- add after the
1rnrd nofd last mentioned sin mil mr. in mart
II is thai If this act he nassed there are hun
dra1,s a nf Iohorine men who will pet their nay.
VI 'eo-' '''e- 80 ----- -
THE TAIIAPoosA left the navy yard here yes
terdav afternoon for Norfolk. where she will he
docked for repairs:
NoMINAT1oNs.-The President sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate yesterday: Chas.
Hopkins, United States marshal, Territory of
Washington. j. I. Stanford of North Caro-
lima to be supervisor OF census Sd district of
North Carolina.
,ennhl,can committae left for hts home in
Creenshorongh N r last MONT He GAYS that
Secretary Sherman will not be able to get the
North Carolina delegation to the national con-
yention. He thinks that Grant Is losing ground
III -'0"
OUR SQUADRON IN AsIATIc WATERS. - Rear
Admiral t. II. Patterson, commanding the
naval force on the Asiatic station, reports to
the Navy department his arrival in the Rich
mond, at Annoy, China December 10th, where
he was on the 18th of December The Rich
mond since leaving Shanghai has visited FoW-
chow and was going to Manila and Hong
Kong Read Admiral Patterson has received,
through our diplomatic representative at Siam,
Bangkok. and proposed to do so if possible, The
Palos arrived at Tientsin Nov 10th: the Ashue-
lot ana Monocacy were at Shanghai The Alert
left Shanghai. Dec 1st. for Kobe. Nagasaki and
Yokohama, The health of the SQUADRON con.
tinues good Rear admiral Patterson Teports
that the exportation of tea from Shanghai to the
shinS He rarely meets with An American shin
EXCEPT in Japanese norris. mp
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tba oontaaraa 80 Caroton ~a,,.,t,,. a. ,'t,o.;t,
for the statement that the Now yor,- renuh,,can
convention will not be called until April and
lnat lhe propapnlty Is that the New ofk dele-
siucted tn Vote for Senotnr 10UEltn for Nc the
Presidential nomination..
MISS JOSEPHINE MEEKER appeared before the
House committee on Indian affairs Yesterday
and TODAY. and paye her testimony Ipon the
lite oIthreal and the incidents of the Meat-ar
massacre.
AMERICAN SECURITIES IN NIREIAND-The {. S.
Consul at benast, Ireland IN his dlspatch TO
the department ol etate, oaled January l. lsso,
annual report on commerce. 1t is to the United
STATES tnat one turns with almost unclouded
a Aspieiulu ndrVesI al, over Alnerl
more Iaunched America On the stream nf mos
perify' Railroad securities have advonced 70
an extraordinarv eytent Here in RaIfast there
has been a great deal Of money made in Amers rnI
can Securities and thew VIII continue o. %rnat fa-
Vorltes win local investors. The north OF Ire
cmrities than anv nther nart nf the Tnitad Inc
dom so the advance in these Securities has heen
very gratifying to our community, This ex-
traordinary Improvement in American securi-
advanced nrces in ali hrancbes aitho,n%h Hh''s thss
supplies promise to be ample no marked decline
In prices is pfopaDle.
En,Sop hoe boen orontod j., no,y noton+ tor
,;s e.a,oo+r,o na1 1o, 49, =, s"n'eu ne" p"'en' ioi
HIS elecIric laihp.
Srr,rop P,.,Sp of uo,no orrroa roro ,-os
l.i pLAi'h vi Iu",no, hiifeu nele yeo-
eeIuay aiterhool oh Ine hnitsu express. Ihe
senator's family Is expected to arrive to-day
ber of Callers. who extended their co9pratuia-
tions over his triumph in Maine. The Senator
says tnat ne does not thlnk that three days
@ 9tt feiS az, VII nG oe atsion
is not to az OH seaSed - ~ M anu
J,tt1 Juat t1M 70 ~ l.oen aies0 Ill Ills piesi-
ueh'ial lnleies' LII renllsy wanna.
TIE STAR Ro1rrE INvrsTIc .r,oN will nrohah,v
,o ros,n,aa rr,aaI, A '-0-' WIZ pioo'oi'
oo ieouiAeu lioay.
THE Hor7sE CoNNIT-rrE on most of,icos and
,,os, roods this r,orni +,,oI ~ to,.. 80 ~
po'. ioo .i ,i.oi mug ooi ueh ouo iioii hepie
sentative DlbrelPs Dill, that portion to which
objection was made yesterday on the ground
that 1t involved an appropriation and as amended
1t was ordered to be reported to the House. 1t
simply provides "that all public roads and high
ways shall be post routes"
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oLosiNd ARGUMENTS were maze tnlS morning
before the House committee on public lands
upon the bill to establish titles in Hot Springs.
ogree ,1non a rennrt " ---oo' " "
lHE INVESTIGATION OF INDIAN COMMISSIONER
HAYT.-The committee OF the board OF Indian
commissioners appointed to investigate the
CHARGES AGAINST Commissioner Havt have
rnom in tSe haseroent nT tho ptont os; na,T hI
inc where re- the inVestiSatnn s beine nanduetes
seeretIW he @ ta q oeaS @
is tho syamjnation nf indien denaSat e fs
Gals commssioner HaVt was Repare tbe board o
to-day.
THE src.p oI-rsT,oy Tho oor,r,,t+oo A.
,rays ana rooons oon+tn,,o, +f,,, raonntns. +,,a
anu neano . .on'.uou oin' iiioi iniiis oilo
nearing Oh gentlemen interested IN tne sugar
business and in the proposition to modify the
tariff. Mr.. Searles made some closing eXplana-
tions OF his argument Of yesterday. Mr.. Ma