Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-08

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THE DISTRICT TAX BILL.-Mr Neal introduced
in the House to-day the tax bill, the provisions
of which have already been printed in THE
STAR. The bill was ordered to be printed and
recommitted and will come up for the action of
the full committee tomorrow.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN JULIAN, of Indiana, made an
argument to-day before the House committee
on elections in favor of the claim of Ignatius
DOnnelly to the seat in Congress now held by
Mr. Washburn, of Minnesota.
ANOTHER EFFORT was made to-day by Mr.
Wilson, of West Virginia, a member OF the
House committee on printing, to have the
Glover report printed. Objection was made by
Mr.. Conger, and pending the discussion OF the
question, the morning hour expired and the
matter went over.
THERE WAS CONSTELLATION OF EMINENT LE-
GAL LIGHTS in the United States Supreme Court
room to-day. The case was an application by
the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company
for mandamus to compel the AtchiSon, To-
peka and Santa Fe railroad to surrender possess
sion OF the right of way of the only approach to
Leadville by rail. which the Supreme Court last
May decided belonged to the Rio Grande road.
Senator Conkling and Messrs. Shellabarger and
Wilson, OF this city, appeared for the Denver
and Rio Grande road and ex-Attorney General
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe road
CORN IN FRANCE.-Mr. Bridgeland, U. S. con-
sui at Havre, in his dispatch to the Department
Of State, dated December II, 1879, transmits the
annual report of the trade of that district. The
receipts of Havre of American corn increased
largely in 1873, but have fallen off in a still
larger ratio In 1879. This is owing to want of
proper care in the United States in preventing
the use Of false certificates of inspection. Many
caIgpes OF corn have arrived in Havre from the
Trr,ita fafa in hod n,l1u for
fuel or manure. Importers thereby suffered
loss and became disgusted with the traffic.
Thus the efforts of the consul in 1S1I-'S to i'll
troduce corn into France as food for man and
beast, have been thwarted. The increase in
the importattOns OF American bacon and lard
has been large Protective duties on the arti-
cles are suggested, and commission has been
appointed to investigate the sanitary qualities
OF American pork
THE CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO THE J-TEs,
sent to the Senate yesterday by the Secretary
of the Interior, which was called for by the
resolution of the Senate OF December s, 1879,
shows that mining camps on the reservation
have caused complaints, and that money which
would otherwise have been the UteS, has been
withheld under the act OF March 3, 1875, because
OF their refusal to embrace agricultural pursuits
and as their removal from their present reserva-
tl0n at an early date was thought inevitable.
The only fresh matter of interest is the follow
ing statement telegraphed by Gen. Hatch to
secretary SchurZ few days ago, in response to
the latter's inquiry about the apparent mis-
understanding In regard to the issuing OF ra-
uons for the White River Utes. He says: .'The
understanding was clear with the Indians that
when they turned over the prisoners they and
their families were to be rationed during their
absence. When the Utes made the agreement
certainly supposed it would be kept. 1t is the
only one they have broken with me-" Gen.
Hatch also states in this dispatch that it was
evident that the war spirit was increasing
among the Indians when he left the agency,
and for this reason he brought some chiefs with
him to prevent any demonstration while he was
absent.
GEORGIA REPUBLICANS SAID TO BE FOR SHER-
MAN.-Collector Thos NJ. Blodgett, of st. Mary's,
Ga, is in the city. He says that the republi-
cans of that state are for Sherman for President
all the time, and that but few are Grant or
Blaine men in that state. He believes that Sher-
man could do more towards carrying the state
than any candidate the republicans could put
up. He claims the Georgia delegates to the
republican convention as certain for sherman.
SENATOR HERMAN to-day reintroduced an old
bill that has been up before Congress once or
twice, to enable northern creditors of persons
who were in the rebelliouS states to file their
Claims before the Court of Claims.
THE FREEDMAN's BANK INvEsTIGATIoN.-The
Senate committee to investigate the Freedmans
Bank held meeting to- day and agreed to begin
the examination Of witnesses next Saturday,
There are very many witnesses to be examined,
comprising officers and agents of the defunct
bank and depositors and creditors.
PERsONAL--A. d. Jessup, of Philadelphia, is
at Wormleys. Walt Whitman has returned
to his home in Camden, considerably improved
In health, after his long sojourn In Colorado and
Missouri. Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, of the In
dian board, Is In town. He Is understood to be
feeling around for Commissioner Hayt's SCALP
lock. -. Representatives Crapo and Mason
were registered in New York last evening. -
Sol: C A. X: Mcclure, OF the Philadelphia Times,
After bequeathing his pearl Scarf pin to his
"dear old friend, Charles Banks, of the city of
New York." the late Recorder. Hackett of that
city devised all the rest of his estate real and
personal, to his wife.
NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate to-day: Worthy
S. Streeter, collector of internal revenue for the
18th district OF Ohio. John Collins, collector of
Norway, to be United States consul at that
place. VIM. II. Pancie receiver OF public
moneys, Huntsville, Ala.
THE BOARD OF INDIAN COMMISSIONERS met in
the city to-day. The president of the board,
Mr. A. G. Barstow, was In the chair. W. II
Lyon, g. N. Kingsley, Chas. Tuttle, C. B. Fish
a. Il. Smiley and VIM. stickney, of the board,
were present; also representatives OF various
religious bodies interested in Indian affairs also
COL A.. y. Meacham, Rev. Sheldon jackson.
Rlchard D; Bentley, Rev. s. H. Greene, E. a.
fol- Oh, s. N. Clark, Rev. Clay MacCauley, and
Hon. e A. Hayt, Commissioner OF Indian az
1aiIs The object OF the meeting was to confer
charged with missionary work among the IN
dians, who were present, and also with making
nominations for Indian agents. Reports were
dians done during the year at the different
agencies, and of the progress OF the Indians
Tnere was some discussion on these subjects.
.fp off
was had, after deciding to call on Secretary
SchurZ about five O'Clock to-day and on the
President at 1:30 pm. tomorrow. The meetinr
VIII be continued tomorrow.