Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-24

mated to act as chief clerk of the Land Office
Will likely he appointed to that place.
THE PRESIDENT APPROVED to-day the bill
legalizing the health ordtrarces Of the District
OF Columbia.
THE TRAINING SHIP PORTSMOUTH left the yard
here at 5:15 this morning and anchored be'oT
Giesboro Point. She goes to Hampton Roads
and from there on an European cruise.
THE TREASURY to-day holds $362, 163, $50 in L.
S. bonds to secure national bank CIRCULATION; U.
$. bonds deposited for circulation, week ended
to-day. s21O,oOo; U. s. bonds held for circulation
Withdrawn, week ended to day, 1855 900.
aTHE House COMMITTEE on elections will, OF
Monday next. begin the hearing in the COR
tested case of Boynton against Loring (Massa-
chrset,sl. b. F. Butler will appear for the con-
teStant.
The NAVAL APPROPRIATION BIII.-It is ex-
pected that the Senate committee ON appropria-
tons viii report to the Senate the naval apprC
pIlhion bin ON Morday precisely as the House
passed Ii, and that it Will go through without
much discussion.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.-H.' Fl. Bryan, of the
Pittsburg EreniHg Telegraph, is In the city. He
ard Representative Bayne, OF Pa, called on TIE
President to-day. Representatives Money AL
drich, Sapp and Valentine also called Oh the
President to-day.
(Of seven) OF the House committee of ways and
means have received permission to sit while the
House is in session. and Will endeayOr to-day to
come 10 an agreement upon some tariff meas
uTe. IL is expected that the committee will de-
vote the entire day TO the consideration of tariff
questions.
SPEAKER RANDAIL's TRIPS EAsT.-Ever since
the political caUldron has been buboling Speaker
Randall has made trip east nearly every Sat
urday. Some say he goes over to New York to
con over the situation with Tilden. Last night
the Speaker left the city, and delegated Con-
gresham Goode, OF Va, to act as Speaker for
t0-Cay'S session.
CONFERENCE.-THE Senate in executive session
yesterday confirmed the nominations of Edgar
NJ. Marble, OF Michigan. to be commissiorerof
patents, to take effect from May 1st 1880, vice
II. E. Paine resigned. NJ b. Willett, to be cer-
sus supervisor for the first district of Ohio. L.
A. Bachelor, of Massachusetts,, to be United
States consul at Zanzibar; also two pOstmaSterS
and number OF naval promotions.
THE EZRA OF GOOD FEELING" IN THE HOUSE.
The bill which passed the House to-day, grant
ing the Paramount Park Association condemned
bronze cannon to make an equestrian statue for
the late Maj. Gen. G. Meade was in the charge
OF Gen. Joe Johnston. OF Virginia, who engaged
Gen. Meade in more than one military encoun-
ter, and Notwithstanding all the confederate
brigadiers" were in their seats, the bill was
passed by the unanimous vote OF the House.
THE SPRINGER INvEsTIGATIoN.-Speak aker Rar-
dali Yesterday afternoon appointed Messrs.
Carlisle, of Kentucky; Reagan, of Texas; Beck
nell, of Indiana; Lounsbury, of New York.
O'Neil, OF Pennsylvapil; Butter worth. OF Ohio;
and Updegraff, OF Iowa, as the committee to ia
yeatigate the matter OF the anonymous letter
sent 70 Splineer and the charges connecting
DOnneny with Ii. The committee 1t is under,
stood, Il begtn the investigation at once.
ARMY ORDERs.-Capt. W. S. Collier, 4th In
fantry, having been found iucapacitated for
active service, and bis ipcapacity not being the
result OF an incident OF Sery 'ce he Is wholly
retired from the army, and his r3me will here
alter be omitted from the army register. Capt.
f. b. Gibbs. assistant quartermaster, will report
for duty In the department OF Dakota. First
Lieut.. F. X. Werd, 1St cavalry, acting signal
officer, Will act as Inspector on certain horses
at folf Mbipple: Leave for six months is
lery.
THE EXODUS INSTRUMENTATION. Thomas
W. Conway. of Brooklyn, n. Y, testified before
the Senate exodus committee yesterday. BE
said be was satisfied that the exodus was caus'
by cruelty heaped upon the colored people, but
after all be th0ugnu the effect would be good.
as it would leave southern planters to educate
theiS sons TO work, and to look out for another
class OF laborerS Other than the pc yro. Gen.
Conway stated. in the course o. bis eXamlna-
ton, that he was connected vita company re-
Gently formed In New York for the purpose OF
buy ing lands in New Mexico aud coionizing
upon them colored people who are able to help
themselves.
PERsoNAL--Speaker Randall is in Philadel-
pbta.-SeDatOr Anthony, who has been on a
visit TO Rhode Island, has returned to WASH
ington.-Representati Hubbell and Gibson
and COL TourteliOtte. OF General Sbefmans
staff, were registered in New York last evening"
Minister Foster sailed for his new post at
81. Petersburg to-day. Judge and Mrs Black
and their granddaughter, Miss Skunk were
passengers by the same steamer.
No vkToEs OF APPROPRIATION BILLS Ey
PECTED.-The army appropriation bill will reach
the President some time to-day There does
not seem to be any prevailing impression at
the capitol that he will veto it. although the
solid republican vote in both branches OF Cor
greSs is recorded against the BILL because OF the
socalied political rider attached TO it. The
marshal deficiency bill will hardly reach the
President before Monday. The very decided
impression Is that the President will also attach
his signature 10 this bill. AS none of the re-
naming appropriation bills will contain any
riders, there is no prospect ahead of a heated
political discussion on sectional issues. The
friends OF Gen. Grant rather deprecate this be-
cause they argue that such discussions inure to
the favor OF their candidate.
THE HARPER's FERRY PRoPERry.-senator
Hereford, of West Virginia, introduced 10 the
Senate yesterday two bills providing for the
disposition OF the proceeds Of the sale of the U.
;. armory property at Harper's Ferry. One OF
lltin apprOprlateS 81, 800 TO pay the emplOye3
who worked in and the contractors who fur
nlShed castings TO the armory from January /.
1851, 10 April l. 1851. The other amends the
present law relating to property. so as to allow
the Secretary OF the Treasury to sell or lease
all real estate and rights owned by the United
States and also to abate the parts of the pur-
chase money due from purchasers who have
made improvements upon lots, IL 1t Is right TO
90 so, and appropTaJes S, 500 TO pay for the
necessary survey and care OF the property and
eAtends tne same rebates TO purchasers OF No.
vember and December, 1852 who paid full pur-
chase money before July /, 1872. The amolnt
OF money now In the Treasury realized from the
sale OF this property is s15659.
SECRETARY RAMSEY AND THR WEST POINT In
vEsTIGATIoN.-A special dispatch from here to
New York paper and which appears also IT,
day In Baltimore paper. is to the effect that
evidences are increasing that the Secretary OF
War is dtspeaSed with General Schofield about
the Whitaker investigation, and has decf1nd TO
relieve that officer from the command OY the
Military Academy as soon as the investigation
Is over. STAR reporter to-day called Secretary
Rarsey's attention TO the dispatch In
question. The Secretary said :: 1T Is
all nonsense; the veriest nonsense.
nave never said or limited such q thing. All
stolfes OF this character are wholly without
iOundatlon." The report OF tie court OF iuQu-
ny, now at work at West Point, will be subl.lit
seu 10 the secretary Of War, and by him tran
netso III, 10 the President, with such remarks as