Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-30


The President will hold his last evening recep
tion on Saturday, February T. from s to 10.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAy.-Internal rev.
enue, 1917, 26.S3; customs. s629, ,23O.I4.
THE REPORTS and papers from the several
Boston mercantile associations regarding a
bankrupt law have been placed in the hands of
q subcommittee of the House judiciary COM
mittee, consisting of Representatives Ryan of
Pennsylvania, Hammond of Georgia, and Nc
Kinley Of Ohio.
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES in the stations and
duties of officers Of the corps of engineers, U. S.
Army, are made in orders just issued: Capt. A.
n. Damrell is relieved from duty as engineer of
the Sth lighthouse district; Capt. W. II. Hener
will report by letter to the Secretary of the
Treasury for duty as engineer of the sth light
house district, in addition to his present duties,
under the Treasury Department, taking station
at New orleans, La.
INTHE CASE OF MAJOR RENO. recently tried
by court martial, the court recommended dis
missal from the army. 1t is rumored that Gen.
sherman will recommend instead of dismissal,
as recommended by the court that Major Reno
be suspended from the army for one year.
THE DISTRICT CoDE.-Mr. Hunton this after
noon introduced in the House the municipal
code of regulation for the District, and it was
ordered to be printed and recommitted.
THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE of the House on the
aScertainment of the law respecting the Presi-
Dental count held a meeting this morning and
discussed at length Representative Bicknell's
joint resolution providing for an amendment to
the Constitution to secure an election by the
people. No decision was reached, however.
NOMINATION REJEcTED.-The Senate yester-
day rejected the nomination OF Howard NJ. Kut-
chin, Of Wis, appointed during the recess collec-
tor of internal revenue at Fond du Lac, vice AL
bert X. osborn, suspended under the tenure-of-
Office act. The Senate for the first time this
session divided strictly upon party lines. The
opposition OF the majority (democratS) was based
on the alleged undue violence of kutchn's par
tisanship as displayed in his newspaper.
THE MAJORITY REPORT of the subcommittee
in the contested election case Of Mr.. Yocum,
from the goth district of Pennsylvania, recon-
mends declaration that the election of the
sitting member was null and void and that a
new election be ordered.
CONFERENCE.-THE Senate in executive session
yesterday confirmed the nominations of VIM. II.
Sancre, of Ala, to be receiver of public moneys
at Huntsville. Ala; Luther Harrison, of Pa, to
be principal clerk on private land claims, in the
General Land Office; and number OF post
masters.
EDUCATION OF CoLoRED PEOPLE.-At the meet
ing yesterday Of the House committee on edu-
cation and labor representatives of some fifteen
colored schools and colleges urged the claims of
their respective institutions to share of the
fund for unclaimed pay and bounty of cOlOfed
soldiers, for the distribution OF which several
bills are now pending before the committee No
decision has yet been reached, and the matter
will be further considered at the next meeting
On Saturday.
ANTHONY CoMsToCK WANTED AS WITNESS
The House committee on post Offices and post
roads, at their meeting yesterday, discussed the
IN;1I s,+rO d.
clariDg certain kinds of matter unmailable and
defining the duties of the Postmaster General
in connection Herewith" After adopting
resolution inviting Anthony Comstock, of New
York, to appear before them and give his views
On the subject, further consideration was post
poned until future meeting of the committee.
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL SoCIETY.-The
House committee on agriculture gave hearing
yesterday on the memorial presented to Con-
gress some days since by the American Agri
cultural Society, praying for an act ofincorpO-
ration. The society was represented before the
committee by its president John Merryman. of
Maryland, and Colonel Sprague, of Vermont.
General n. VI. Curtis, of New York. Colonel w
s. King, of Minnesota j. T. Henderson, of Geor-
gia, Robert Beverly, of Virginia, and A. l.. Ken
mittee of the agricultural committee, consisting
OF Representatives Steele Hatch and MCGOWAN,
was appointed to consider and report the mat
ter. The delegation subsequently appeared be-
fore the Senate agricultural committee in sup
port OF their appeal for national charter.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS BILL. - The
House committee On appropriations virtually
completed the Indian appropriation bill this
morning, and will probably have it in shape to
report tomorrow.
THE UTE INvEsTIGATIoN.-GOver Pitkin. of
Colorado, resumed his testimony before the
House committee on Indian affairs this morn
ing. He related incidents of his interview with
Jack and other Indians, going to show that
Ouray had gradually lost his influence over the
younger UteS, and that feeling of disaffection
and war spirit had for some time past been
gaining the aScendancy with them. He said
that the settlers OF Routt county had, previous
to the ThornbuTgh fight, known that the In
dians would attack the troops at or near Bear
river. and that the general opinion among the
people OF Colorado was that the outbreak was
premeditated on the part of the Utes.
Gov. Pitkin did not testify yesterday as pub
llshed that the UteS desired, if possible to drive
out the whites from Colorado but that they did
desire to drive them out from the north and
middle parks of that state, and had been en-
deaVoring for years TO do so.
THE SANDWICH IsIANDs.-Mr. Morton, U. S.
consul at Honolulu, in his dispatch to the
Department OF State, dated November 25, 1879,
presents an extended report of the trade of the
Sandwich Islands. There has been marked
improvement under the reciprocity treaty with
the United States. The influx of Chinese labor
ers continues and other immigrants are desired
to aid in the development of the sugar, rice
and coffee production. About forty six millions
Of pounds OF sugar were exported last year, an
increase OF ten million pounds over the preced-
ing year. 1t goes almost entirely to the refiner-
les OF San Francisco. The crops this year is
large. The great want of the islands is rail-
roads for the transportation of sugar. The
rice raised Is mostly for home consumption.
Its expectation is decreasing. The coffee crops
have been seriously injured of late by blight.
It's production has decreased OF the POI YES
sells entering the port OF Honolulu, I3I bore the
United States nag. The public debt of the
islands amounts to S402, 200, bearing l. 8 and f2
per cent interest.
A LETTER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREAS
URY, in regard to the repeal OF certain perma-
nent and indefinite appropriations, has been
sent to Hon. II. G. Davis, chairman OF the Sen
ate committee on appropriations. 1t says: Re-
ferTing TO Senate bill No. SS6, for the repeal of
certain laws relating to permanent and indefi-
mite appropriations, recently submitted for an
expression OF my views regarding its provisions,
and for statement OF the appropriations which
Will be affected thereby, l have the honor to
state that while the system OF annual apprOpri-
at onS which gives TO Congress proper Supervi-
sion OF all appropriations and expenditures, Is
undoubtedly correct, its general adoption should
not be enforced without allowing sufficient time
for proper consideration OF the estimates OF
amounts required to replace the appropriations
to be repealed especially so as the estimates OF
the various departments for next year have been
already submitted to Congress, and In many
cases reported upon by the committees having