Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-14
THE EVENING STAR.

THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-InternaIr rev.
enue. s136, ,6s6. 70 customs. s343, 1888.
THE FOLLOWING internal revenue appoint
ments have been made:-W. II. Morrow, store
keeper and gauger firth distric5 of Tenne 3sea;
j. A. Lyttle, storekeeper and gauger seventh
district of Kentucky, and j. :. Reeves, gauger
22d district Of Pennsylvania.
CoNGREss.-In the Senate yesterday, after
THE STARS report closed, the bill for the relief
of Fitz John Porter was discussed up to the
hour OF adjournment. In the House rasolu-
tion was unanimously adopted extending svm-
pathy to 1.-The unhappy lab0ring class Of Ire
land in Its efforts to effect reform In the pres
ent oppressive tenant system prevailing in That
country" The remainder of the session was
spent on the electoral count resolution.
THE INVADERS OF OKLAHOMA General Pope
telegraphs General Sheridan that Colonel
Payne's colonists are encamped near Hume
well and that the troops are over the line In the
Indian territory. Payne has been depoSed
sent DR.. Robert Wilson to Washington to see
If they cannot get relief. Two companies OF
cavalry have reinforced the military in the
territory.
ARMY ORDERs.-Second Lieut.. w. A. Glass
ford, signal corps, will proceed from Ft. Bowie,
Arizona territory, to the following points, and
carry out such special instructions as he may
receive from the acting chief signal officer OF
the army: Shakespeare, Silver City. Bayard and
Mesilla, New Mexico; FL Paso. Texas; and Fort
Craig, SOCorTo, Albuquerque. and Santa Fr
New Mexico; The extension granted Captain
f. A. Kendall, 25th Infantry, is further ex-
tended SIX months on account Of disability.
Leave for four months Is granted Major c. c.
snifen, paymaster Z. S. army, to take effect
after paymaster shall have arrived at Fort
Lowell. Arizona territory, TO relieve him. Major
d. r. larned, paymaster L. S. army, Will be re-
ieYed from duty In the military division OF the
Atlantic, and Will report BY the 5th OF January.
1881, to the commanding general department OF
the Missouri Fort LeaVenWorth, Kansas, for
duty In that department.
DECISION AGAINST TIE GOVERNMENT IN THE
MCBRIDE LAND PATENT CAsE-The supreme
Court of the United States yesterday rendered
an important decision in land patent case.
Several years ago Thos. Mcbride was awarded
patent under the homestead laws for tract
OF land In Utah. The patent was sent to the
local land Office at Salt Lake City for delivery
but before Il had been given to Mcbride 1t was
recalled by the Interior department. which had
discovered that the land covered by the paten-
was within the corporate limits OF Granville.
and that the municipality asserted title to 1t
under United States laws. I he patent was then
withdrawn and Mcbride entered suit I'm the
District Court here, which sustained the Inte-
rior department. An appeal was taken to the
T. 5. supreme Court, which yesterday reversed
the decision OF the court below, holding that
when a patent for any part OF the public do
main Is duly made out, signed, sealed counter
signed and recorded by the proper officers OF
the United States, the title to such land passes
Beyond recall to the patentee, no matter
whether the patent, which is merely the EVIL
dence OF such title, is actually delivered or not.
WHITE HOUSE CALLERS Senators Plumb.
Morrill,, and Baldwin, and Representatives
Wait, Camp Ryan, Berry, Pound. Bayne Bur
rows, Richardson and Delegate Maginni55
called Oh the President TO- day.
QUALIFICATIONS OF NAVAL GUNNERS-A reg1I-
latton circular issued by the Navy department
In regard TO the appointment OF seaman gun
ners. prescribes that the candidate shall be
familiar with all the duties OF gunner that he
must be seaman or sober and correct habits;
not more than thirty years OF age, and mus,
previous to the professional examination pass
the required ply Slcal examination. Hereafter,
no person shall lie appointed an acting gunner
until he shall have satisfactorily passed an ex-
animation on the subjects here mentioned aC
the Washington navy yard, before duly all-
thoriZed BOARD OF line officers.
NAVAL ORDERS.--Lteut. Andrew Dunlap, 10
the Washington navy yard. for instruction in
ordnance. Lieut.. C. E. Colahan, to duty at the
League Island navy yard Carpenter a. c.
Burroughs, TO the New Hampshire, at Port
IL H.
who VIII be placed on waiting orders. Passed
Assistant Surgeon M. Ii. SImons, from temp
rary duty on the Tallapoosa and ordered to duty
at the Boston navy yard relieving Passed AS
SlStant surgeon j. a. Tanner who is ordered TO
duty With the national board Of health. Assist
ant surgeon j. {. ByrneS, from the naval hos
pital Chelsea, Mass, and placed on waiting
orders.
BROADER GENERAL X. b. MARCY inspector
general Us. army, has been ordered to proceed
to Fort Wingate. New Mexico, and make GER
tain Investigations On completion OF the
duty. he will return to the army headquarters
in this city and make his report. He Will then
pe placed On the retired list, to take effect Jan
uary I'd next.
IT WAS STATED N THE STAR yesterday that
Secretary Thompson said that he had never had
any talk with General Grant about an inter-
oceanic canal. This left the wrong impression.
The Secretary has frequently talked with
General Grant on this subject In times past
The point that ii was intended to bring out was
that General Grant had never spoken to nina
about his connection with the Panama Canal
Company.
mittces on public buildings and grounds was
held to-day, Senator Jones presiding, to con-
slider the resolution in regard to lighting the
Capitol with electric light. Plans showing the
manner IN which the light is designed and ope
rates were submitted. but no conclusion was
reached.
SENATOR BAYARD AND C0EKLING.-It Is not
the intention OF Senator Bayard so far as ca
be ascertained, to take any further notice OF
the controversy between himself and Senator
Conkling and others. He certainly VIII not
bring 1t UP in the Senate, whatever Mr. COnk-
ling may 90.
THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE to-day held
its nrst meeting for the present session. The
only business transacted was the assignment of
work to sub committees. The malt bill was not
taken up to-day, but Will probably be con-
Sidered by the full committee at the next meet
ing. Several kilograms favoring its passage
were received by Chairman Bayard to- day from
Chicago brewers.
THE FRANK1NG PRIVILEGE DURING THE ELEC-
TIoN.-The House to day adopted resolution
to call upon the Postmaster General for any In
formation he may have touching the abuse OF
the franking privilege. The object OF the call
is to get officially before the House the alleged
abuses OF the congressional frank in the recent
political campaign.
THE TAN ON BANK CHECKS, &C.-A very form
liable effort will be made at this session OF
Congress to induce the p assage Of a bill to re-
move the tax on bank deposits and bank cnecks
and drafts. The initial movement has already
been made in the Introduction OF a bill for that
purpose by Mir. Wells OF Missouri which is
now before the committee on ways and means.
In support OF this bill there has been presented