Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-26

der provisions of the acts of Congress of June
hereafter any OF the certificates heretofore is
sued until the regularity Of their issue can be
inquired into by Congress
Political Notes.
In the election in the congressional districts
Of Indiana for delegates to the republican con-
known to favor Blaine, Sherman, and several
Washburne for second choice.
A census in progress OF the preferences of
prominent New England democrats so far indi-
Gates that the large majority OF them favor
Tilden.
A convention of German republicans at Syra-
cuse. n. Y. on Tuesday, unanimously adopted
antithird term resolutions.
If Senator Bayard were as strong with his
party as he is with the students in the different
colleges and universities h8could easily get the
presidential nomination. Trinity College, of
Hartford, has given him 80 votes to 29 for Grant
The New York Herald to-aays says of the
Utica convention that the resistance to the third
term has proved altogether stronger than any
body dared to hope or ventured to predict twen-
ty-fOur-hOurS ago; that 'if the third term
schemers should get Illinois they will have gone
to the length Of their tether, at least in the
of the New York machine renders Illinois
doubtful that, "of course, the New York dele
gates will not be bound by their instructions
after the ex-President is practically out of the
field. 1t is competent for the national conven-
tion to release them, and it win release them If
there is an anti-third term majority, or If the
convention il close enough to annul the tnstruc-
tions with the votes Of such Pennsylvania and
New York delegates as desire to be released"
The Tribune says Mr.. Conkling and his associ-
ates, seeing how small was their majority, acted
with fairness and courtesy towards the minori-
ty. They refrained from instructing the dele
gates to Chicago to vote for Grant; they re-
frained an RON adopting the unit rule; they did not
wishes of the congressional districts, and forcing
upofi them delegates selected to misrepresent
their views. Nor can any complaint, the Tribune
their preference for General Grant ana pledging
New York to support him, as far as it affects the
delegates at large. The resolution is objection
able because it has the color il not the ffccITI OF
positive instructions. AM. seeks to do what i the
convention haS1 no right to do-compel a portion
OF The district delegates to vote at Chicago
against their conscienceS and against the known
Of the majority to instruct their delegates at
large, or to pledge their vote, which amounts to
the same thing: But here the power OF the con
The Times says: ssNo effort was made to set
aside the choice of delegates made by the repre-
sentativeS of the congressional districts. There
Their oppesiton iee to cen GRANTS candidacy and
men who are known as supporters of MI.
Blaine. There was no attempt to enforce unit
rule by which the individual preferences Of the
delegates could be trammeled, in the event Of a
failure to secure the nomination of Gen. Grant.
The delegation will have passed beyond the
control OF any OF its members, In the somewhat
the claims of other candidates"
District Government Affairs.
District Commissioner Morgan was detained
| at his home to-day by recurrence OF his old
mplaint-rheumatism
WATER RATES.
The Commissioners to-day issued an order:
THAT under the authority invested in the Com
| missioners of the District of Columbia by the
| schedule of annual water rates appended to the
water bills now in use Is adopted, to take effect
from January !, 1880, and will continue in force
until otherwise ordered"
DRAWBACK CERTIFICATES.
The District Commissioners received to-day a
request from the House District committee to
| suspend for the present the issue OF any more
certificates OF drawback on rev1sions OF special
assessments and their acceptance by the COL
]ectOr in payment for taxes until the matter Of
their regularity OF issue be inquired into. The
District commissioners at once issued an order
that 1.-THE issue of drawback certificates under
provisions of the acts of Congress Of June 10,
1878, and June 27, 1879. is hereby suspended,
and the collector OF taxes will not receive here
after any OF these certificates heretofore issued
until otherwise ordered"
This action has caused considerable of a f1ut-
ter among the dealers and SPECTATORS in draw
back certificates, and the opinion is general
that it will have but temporary effect upon
their value, as they are all issued In strict con-
formity OF law. The question has been referred
for an opinion as to the power to receipt for
certificates, etc.
DEATH OF MINIsTER.-Rev. John Bayley, a
prominent minister in the NJ. E. Church South,
brated book, Confessions of a Converted Infi-
del,n and numerous other books died in Lynch
burg, Va, yesterday, aged 65 years.
BLAINE DgLEGATEs.FRoM INDIANA-Delegates
to the republican national convention were
elected in all the Congressional districts in Iu-
diana Yesterday. A majority
but 12 are known to favor Blaine, Sherman,
and several Washburne for second choice.
A VETO BY THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.
The governor OF Virginia yesterday vetoed a bill
lature, changing the system Of appointing sub.
ordinate officers and guard at the penitentfary
ny requiring such appointments to be made by
the executive, with the consent OF the senate,
whereas the appointing power has heretofore
been vested solely in the governor.
In CONTEMPT OF LOUISIANA LEG1sLAToRs.-
In the Louisiana senate yesterday the republi-
can senators Cohen, Demas, Stewart and Semmes
memorial in favor of Kellogg to the U. s. Sen.
ate, in which gross charges were made against
the II leg t@egatafre tSsn On being at re bar
was intended. Further action was postponed.
CUMBERLAND MINERS AND BoATMRN.-A spe-
cial to the Baltimore american from Cumber-
land, Feb 25th, says: The latest intellipence
from our mining region Is that the Maryland,
pan1es have decided to resume work at the ad-
vanced rate Of IS cents per ton. The Companies
that first acceded to the increase were the New
The American company is the only one at Iona.
coming that is idle. Rum0rs are rife that a ner
feet understanding exists between our min
gard to the advance OF wages. HE boafmen
yesterday passed resolution Demanding s.. .25
from Cumberland to Georgetown and Sf.so to
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