Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-24
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and GOSSIP.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. Internal
revenue, s42s, ,323.07; customs, s5T9, ,5ss.7s.
COMMISSIONER RAUM returned from Spring.
field last night. He presided over the Illinois
state convention at that place.
PHILADELPHIA MINT.-Tne House committee
On coinage, weights and measures agreed at to-
days meeting to recommend an approprl atton
OF 100000 for the enlargement OF the Phi adel-
phta mint.
The SCNDRY CIVIL BILL.-The House at half
past one O'Clock this afternoon took up the
sunfry s1 ciSil appropriation BILL and the effort
night session to night.
SENATOR LAMAR was In his seat to-day,
having just returned from his home, in Missis-
sippi, where he went to attend his daughters
marriage.
TIE SENATE rushed through pension bills at
railroad speed to-day. Twenty-One of these bills
were passed In forty-five minutes
CONFERENCE.-THE United States Senate has
confirmed the nomination OF N. q. Orlway to
be governor OF Dakota.
WM T. AvORY, who represented the Memphis
(Tenn.) district In Congress for two terms prior
to the war, was drowned by the capsztng OF a
boat while on fishing excursion near that city
Friday.
AT TIE WHITE HOUsE.-Senator Pendleton
and Representatives Gillette, Weaver, Fort,
Aldrich, Errett. Maginnts, Robson and DibreI
called on the President to-day.
POSTMASTER JAMES, OF New York Is in the
City. He called on the President to-day in COM
pany with Representative McCook.
No OUTBREAK.-The Commissioner of Indian
Affairs to-day received a dispatch from San
Carlos, A. T., May Is, saying: "Chiet OF scouts
back. Not an atom OF truth in the reported
outbreak, nor has there been any kind of dis.
turbance in the vicinity of Camp Grant or on
the san Pedro. Signed Chaffee, acting agent"
MINISTER NONINATED-Ine President sent
the following nomination to the Senate this
afternoon: Jas. o. Putnam OF New York. to b.
minister OF the United States to Belgium vice
Nm CasStus Goodoe. resigned.
THE SOLDIERS HOME TO BE INVESTIGATED
The Senate to-day adopted Senator Carpenters
resolution directing an investigation OF the Sol
dierS' Home at washington after amending it.
so as 70 require the military committee to make
the investigation instead OF referring it to Sc
lect committee CT three.
THE HENRY STATUF.-The Senate to-day passed
the bill authorizing the regents OF the Smith
sonfan Institution to contract With WV. Story,
sculptor, for statue in bronze OF Joseph Henry,
late Secretary OF the Smithsonian Institution, TO
be erected upon the grounds Of said Institution;
and for this purpose, and for the entire expense
OF Us foundation and pedestal Of the monu
meBE the sum OF S15 900 is appropriated, out OF
any money In the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated.
OFF FOR THE ARCTIC SEAs.-Capt. Hooper, of
the Arctic relief cutter Thomas Corwin. at San
Francisco, received his sailing instructions from
Washington saturday mOrniag, and went to
sea that afternoon. The COrwfn was accompa-
MED outside OF the heads by the revenue
steamer Richard Rush.
TRADE IN MISUNDERSTANDING. Shaw, United
States consul at Manchester, England, in dis
patch to the Department OF State, dated April
2s, 1850, reports continued increase In the ex
ports 10 the United States. In the first uuarter
OF 1879 they amounted to S2.3SS.5l6; in the same
quarter OF 1880 to a 620,3I0. The sudden and
larger demand for iron which sprung up late In
1879 gave great impetus to trade In England
But the late falling Off In orders for iron has
cast shadow over the future. Notwithstand-
ing me increased volume Of trade, the manu-
facturers complain of low prices The raw
material from which their goods are made Is
out or proportion In price to the manufactured
article.
THE ADJOURNMENT QUESTION.-The venerable
mother OF Speaker Randall died near Philadel-
ph1a On Saturday night. This will delay the
Speakers return until Wednesday. Meanwhile
Congressman Blackburn. OF Kentucky, has
Oeen delegated by the Speaker to act tn th At
capacity during his absence. The fact that
Speaker Randall is away rather cOmDlicates the
question OF adjournment, as Mr.. Blackburn is
not disposed to rush business through a5
speaker Randall. There is some talk that the
senate committee On appropriations Will amend
tne House resolution OF adjournment and nix
tne date at June 10th. 1t is evident that from
The several dilatory motions made in the House
lo-uay tnat there is no disposition to hurry
matters along, or rather that powerful minor
1ty Is compelling the House to go on quite
leisurely.
1HE SILVER NUISANCE.-A letter from Secre-
tary sherman was laid before the House or
Representatives., Saturday, calling attention 10
an 1Dclo5ed communication from the assistant
treasurer in New York city, In which the latter
says: ..After personal inspection OF our silver
vault, am satisfied that the additional amount
we can saiely receive will not exceed 100000 0OO
making with what we now have on hand saw
10000. Though this is much less than the
nominal capacity OF the vault, there are two
corrections TO fllling up all the available Space
FIRST, the lateral pressure (Which cannot be
prevented by the most careful stowtnD would
lorce out the lattice-work partition and precip-
nate . 10 me WI whole mass OF coin into the passage
way or The adjoining compartment If empty:
second, IL would not be possible to make a count
OF the coin With even approximate correctness
time and expense this would Involve NAV h.
judged from the fact that the present stock of
silver weighs over f1Ve hundred tons..' After
GeScTlOlng the present system OF Stowage Mr.
Eillhouse continues: .'If we adhere to this inIan
IL VIII limit the silver we can receive to an
amount much less than was anticipated when
the vault was constructed, but 1t is the only one
consistent with safety and convenience ftake
the loerty or calling your attention to the
matter, as there seems to Oe 10 disposition In
congress 10 stop the further coinage or silver
III IL Is 10 so On at the rate OF two million dollars
month, the question OF how we are to dispose
o1 IL with our present facilities VIII soon be a
pressing one.n
lHE MOONsHINERs, WAR In GEnRGIA -collac