Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-26
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue. $685., ,9sO.6s; customs. 81 .2O4, ,3sS. 26.

CoNscIENcE.-The Secretary of the Treasury
to-day received a conscience contribution of s25
from Philadelphia.
SECRETARY SHERMAN to-day transmitted to
the House the copy of bill amending the inter-
nal revenue laws with favorable recommenda
ton.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PATENTS ha
under consideration several bills to make ven-
ders and manufacturers only liable for infringe
ment Of patents and to protect the innocen
users of patented articles. They hav
received scores Of petitions signed +6yy by
psse Of S suah RGRng aR and 0F ase he
numerous letters from attorneys protesting
against any legislation of the kind. The com
mittee has assigned March 18th for the conSid-
Grafton of the question, and have decided to no
tify all parties interested that they can be
heard on that day.
THE BILL AUTHORIZING TRANSPORTATION OF
SUPPLIES TO IRELAND.-The President to-day ap-
proved the bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Navy to use naval vessel to transport supplies
to Ireland. or tc charter any vessel for that pur-
pose. Secretary Thompson has .aS yet made
no arrangements in connection with the pro-
visions of the BILL though he thinks that it
would be cheaper to charter vessel than to
convert man-of-war into vessel OF tranSpor-
tation. The Secretary is not In possession OF
any information as to the nature OF the supplies
to be sent, nor OF the quantity. Until informa-
make any arrangements for transportation. AS
it is evident that the ship should be sent at as
early date as possible, it is suggested that
those interested in this matter should communi-
cate with the Secretary OF the Navy at once.
THE DIsT1LLERs had a further consultation
with Commissioner Raum today. They COM
pleted their bill this afternoon and will have it
printed ready for submission to the committee
on ways and means tomorrow One OF the dis
tillers now in the city in regard to this matter
paid taxes to the government last year amount
ing to nearly two million dollars. There is
money in whisky.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander Robert Boyd as
equipment officer at the Mare Island navy yard,
relieving Commander Louis Kempf, who is
placed ON waiting orders; Master Francis Wins
low to the Saratoga, at Washington, March 1St
next, relieving Master II. L. Green, who is
placed on waiting orders; Master II. L. Green
from the Saratoga 29th instant and placed on
waiting orders; Medical Inspector David Kin
delberger as member OF the naval retiring
board March 1st next; Boatswain j. S. Sinclair
to the training ship Portsmouth, at Washing
ton; BoatSwain Robert Anderson to the training
ship Minnesota at New London, Conn.,, March
1st, relieving BoatsWain Daniel Ward, placed on
waiting orders.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS at their
meeting this morning, received the reports of
the sub. committee in the case of Bradley VS..
Slemens which were adopted and ordered to be
presented to the House. On motion of Repre-
Sentative Manning, resolution was adopted by
the committee, and ordered to be reported to
the House, favor1ng an appropriation of $500 for
the relief of NJ. F: Conway, OF Kansas for ex-
penSeS incurred In cOnteSting his seat in the
House of Representatives in 1859. The Dom
nelly-Washburne case was again discussed, but
without final action.
THE RUSH FOR OFFICE-The bill providing
additional clerks for the War department, the
second auditors Office and the pension bureau
has not yet become law. Some fifteen hun
dred people out of work, however, believe that it
will be passed. for it Is estimated that fully that
number have applied for places under the pro-
visions Of the bill: and the numbeT vi u appIeants
is on the increase. 1t has been discovered that
in one quarter, # failing in another, have cap ap,
piled for prospective places in three offices
where it Is proposed to increase the clerical
force,
THE DEMAND FOR NATIONAL BANKRUPT LAW
The subcommittee Of the House committee on
the judiciary, consisting of Representatives Ry-
an. Hammond and Mckinley, to whom was re-
ferred for investigation and report the subject
OF national bankrupt law, gave hearing to-
day to delegation Of Baltimore merchants.
who expressed their desire to emphasize the
efforts of the trade representatives of Boston
and New York. looking to the passage of a ma
tiOnal bankrupt law by Congress. An informal
discussion Of the general subject took place and
the delegation was requested to reduce their
views and suggestions TO writing and submit
them to the committee. The only suggestions
made this ,oIoord moraing as to the features
law law & Should 0p'eo be @ as Compared comp nA' with It'll
the former law-more simple in its machinery,
sive TO those availing themselves OF its provis-
ions. further suggestion was made, that GER
tain acts should be made to constitute l)ril1la
tdcie case of fraud, and that the burden Of proof
should be changed from the creditor to the
debtor. The subject OF homestead exemptions
was discussed, and the point made that in many
states the exemption covered so large an
to collect debts.
WASHINGTON OPINION UPON THE UTICA Con-
yENTIoN.-The action of the New York republi-
can convention, held In Utica, yesterday, in in
structing its delegates to Chicago to vote for the
denomination OF Gen. Grant as the presidential
nominee does not create much comment among
the politicians, for the reason that the result
had been anticipated a fortnight prior to the
meeting Of the convention. The Grant men
would have been pleased had the resolution OF
instructions been carried by a larger majority
than @ the , pare & 3. oy which I It was carried but
sit will do" because forsooth it delivers the
goods and gives Gen. Grant to New York 20
votes which it casts In the nominating con ven-
OF private adviceS here, that the Blaine men
have acQuieSced in the voice Of the convention
and will make no attempt to interfere with the
unit rule until at least after the first ballot.
Gen. Grants friends say that If he Is nominated
at all he will certainly be nominated on the first
ballot, and hence they anticipate no antagon-
ism against New York'S vote in the convention
for their candidate.
The friends OF Mr.. Blaine say that it was the
superhuman effort OF Senator Conkling which
carried the day, and that had he remained away
from Utica, the delegation would have gone to
Chicago uninStructed The more ardent friends
OF the Maine Senator say that few more such
victories as have been acquired in New York and
Pennsylvania will be the death OF the Grant
boom.
The speech OF Senator Conkling in which he
graphically pictured the threatened dangers of
the political future. receives very general COM
mendation amongst the stalwart republicans.
It is believed to have sounded the Keynote of
the campaign, and that it foreshadowS that
whoever may be the candidates of the republi-
can party, that the campaign is to be fought on
sectional issues. II is noticeable that in Senator
Conkling's entire speech he did not once allude
10 the national FRANCES, which Indicated that
Inc financial question is to play no prominent
part IN the canvass. 1t was thought that IL the
matter OF the spleneid management of the
finances by the republican party was to receive
especial recognition that the Empire State of
all others should have been the first to make
such declaration, and the Silence OF the conven-
tton On this subject Is thought to be trifle, to
say the least, mysterious.
Leading democrats say that to them it now
looks as II the machine intended to force Gen.
Grants nomination. They had anticipated that
IL New York had not pledged for Grant that the
chances were that after all he might be with
drawn from the track, but the fact that the