Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-16
THE EVENING STAR.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, s434, Al "a; customs. sl,OO5, l56.7O.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Senators Carpenter
and Farley and Representatives Converse,
Downing. Conger. klOlz and Ryan called On
the President to-day.
TIE PRESIDENT approved to-day the bill re-
firing Captain Somerville Nicholson to the
active list or the navy. 10 take rank next after
=. II. Wells, but without aTEearage of pay.
LIGHT HOUSE DssTRoYED-The lighthouse
board gives notice that the lighthouse on
Snarps Island, Choptank river, Md, has been
carried away by the ice.
APPOINTED PAYMASTRR-TheP President to-day
nominated Daniel y. Bash. of Chicago to be a
paymaster in the navy with the rank OF major.
This Is civil appointment and Will fill the
vacancy caused 0y the dismissal OF PdymaSter
Nelson.
PROPOSED EDUCATION FUSD.--Senator Here
ford Will Tomorrow Introduce bill to provide
that all the money due from the Pacific rail-
roads under acts of Congress for their con-
structfOn, to the United States shall ce dStrlo-
uted as fast paid IN TO tho varlo Is states ter
r1tories and the District Of COlumbi In prOpor-
ton to the population Of each, and be applied
hy each TO The purposes OF general education
without regard TO race or color.
tor Logan has returned from Mentor. He is
reticent as to what he learned there, but seems
TO be In rather eXuberant spirits.
SENATOR CONKLING's VISIT TO MENTOR. There
is considerable gossip about the capitol touch
Ing the visit OF Senator Conkllng to Mentor.
II IS said he left New York Yesterday morning
10 Visit Gen. GARFIELD, and that he did not 90
until he was invited. The visit reVtveS the
story that after ALL New York is TO have the
IN do Of t1n
senator declare that this Is the cabinet officer
ne desires TO name or to name no one al all.
The gossip now is that Levi P. Morton VIII go
10 the treasury and Senator Allison TO che Ia
terror department. with a PENNSYLVANIA man
as Postmaster General.
THE Two VACANCIES In the retired list of the
army Will not be filled by President Hayes
They will be left for Gen. Garfield to try his
hand On.
OWING TIC THE EARLY Hour at which the
House convened this morning none OF the COM
mtttees met with the exception OF the appro-
priations committee, who are engaged upon the
sundry civil bill, and will probably report 1t 20
the House this afternoon.
THE COMMITTEE OF nine mem bers Of the House
appointed oy the Speaker TO attend the funeral
OF Hon. Fernando Wood will leave here this
evening. en- route for Ptttsourg, Pa, wnere
they will meet the remains and accompany
them TO this city,
CoNsoLIDATED.-Mr. y. w. Fitzgerald has
purchased the Washington World and consol-
ldated 1t with his paper. The citizen Soldier.
THE House has been dragging along slowly
all OF the day On the river and harbor appro-
pTiation bill The enemies OF the bill are max
ing all kinds OF amendments and demanding
TEDIOUS roll call votes upon them. The prin-
clpal opponents OF the bill are MeSSrs. Cox OF
New York, and Updegraff. OF Iowa. The out
look is not favorable Tor the passage OF the Dill
to-day.
SECRETARY G0FF went to the navy yard this
afternoon ard made an official visit of inspec-
ton. BE will visit the training ship Ports.
mouth, in which there will be spar and sail
drill. The Secretary'S salute OF 10 guns was
fired IN honor OF his visit.
THE ALLIANCE arrived at New orleans on the
10Th, having left Key West On the 55h. During
the passage she encountered heavy gale and
was forced TO lay-to one day under close reefs.
lore storm staysail and storm mtzzen. While
not unusually severe. Commander Yates re
ports that the gale was the heaviest he has en-
countered during his two years command or
the Alliance. The vessel behaved admirably
She do not ship sea, though the crests OF @
few waves came over the rail and the poop:
NO injury was sustained. The health of the
ship Is excellent.
LEGISLATION. The report which has been pub
lished. that the death az Mr.. Fernando Wood
and the loss OF his vote In committee encour.
ages the tariff reformerS on the ways and means
committee to make an effort to get favorable
action upon at least one OF the "tariff-for-reye.
Due" bill, Is without foundation. The truth is
that Mrs. Woods tad health prevented him
from attending committee meetings often dur.
Ing the session and 1t was but seldom that his
vote was recorded. A member Of the com
mittee, himself revenue reformer told a STAR
reporter to-day that he and those who agree
With him are still 1n hopeless minority, and
no attempt 70 report tariff legislation win be
made.
The APPROPRIATION BILLS.-The following is
correct statement of the present condition OF
the appropriation bills: The only bill which
has become law is the Military Academy.
The fortlncatiOn bill has been pending before
lhe senate committee on appropriations for a
long While. The committee will take 1t up to-
day, and hope TO finish its consideration, when
IL Will be promptly reported. The consular and
diplomatic and the naval bills have been In
conference for some time. An agreement was
reached On both yesterday. the Indian bill has
also been 10 conference, and all the disputed
po nts between The two houses have been
reconclied with the exception OF the Senate
amendment apprOpriat1ng so, 900 for the ex-
penses OF the peace commission. 1t IS not
thougnt IL Will take much longer to dispose or
this, although II Is possible that another con
Terence may have to be ordered. The pensions
and the Post Of1ice bills are before the House
with the Senate amendments. The army bill
Is still in conference. The river and harbor bill
Is under consideration ia the House. The
agricultural department bill Is on the House
calendar. The sundry civil and the deficiency
Oils Oils nave not yet been reported to the House
me District or Columbia bill is on the Senate
calendar, with the amendments reported by
the senate committee On appropriations and
tne legislative bill Is now under Consideration
ny lhe senate committee.
THE NEEDED HALL OF REcoRps-Tha Senate
Oh the Sun instant took up, on motion of Mr..
vest. and passed Senate bill No. 1850 proyis,,o
Tor erection OF Hall OF Records In the onnra7
report or the quartermaSter general are MAJ.
or this building, which is plain store no,isa m
oe entirely flIe proof and to be used as a 5eDoa
| 1tory for the vast quantities or public recnrds
which accumulate III tue public departments
and I'LL up rooms which ought TO be available
/ for transaction OF business, but which are now
mere ware rooms. Rooms In such buildings as
| the Treasury and new State, War and Navy de-
pdrtmeDts are too costly 10 be used for ware
| rooms It Is designed TO keep in this building
papers and records which have been acted on
but which cannot be deStroyed-Hhich are
seldom referred TO or handled. but which con-
| tain evidence OF pay ymentS made by the United
States for and against claims amounting to
many millions, which have been examined
acted on and either settled or rejected. Such
also as past census records. Were these de-
stroyed, as they are liable to be by fire. In such
buildings outside the War, Navy and Treasury
departments as are now occupied by branches
Of the adJutant generals Office and by the
quartermaster generals ofice, they could not